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The Invasion of Iraq
A compilation of stories marking the 20th anniversary of the American led invasion of Iraq in March 2003.
Caroline Hawley, who was the Baghdad correspondent for the BBC at the time, speaks to Max Pearson about reporting on Iraq.
Contributors:
Lubna Naji - schoolgirl in Baghdad when the war broke out.
Yasir Dhannoon - became a refugee when he fled Iraq.
General Vincent Brooks - first revealed the playing cards to help US troops identify the most-wanted members of Saddam Hussein's government.
Muwafaq al Rubaie - was asked to help to identify Saddam Hussein after he was captured.
Banwal Baba Dawud - brother to Ammo Baba.
(Photo: US Marines help Iraqis take down a Saddam Hussein statue in Baghdad. Credit: RAMZI HAIDAR/AFP via Getty Images)
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A compilation of stories marking the 20th anniversary of the American led invasion of Iraq in March 2003.
Caroline Hawley, who was the Baghdad correspondent for the BBC at the time, speaks to Max Pearson about reporting on Iraq.
Contributors:
Lubna Naji - schoolgirl in Baghdad when the war broke out.
Yasir Dhannoon - became a refugee when he fled Iraq.
General Vincent Brooks - first revealed the playing cards to help US troops identify the most-wanted members of Saddam Hussein's government.
Muwafaq al Rubaie - was asked to help to identify Saddam Hussein after he was captured.
Banwal Baba Dawud - brother to Ammo Baba.
(Photo: US Marines help Iraqis take down a Saddam Hussein statue in Baghdad. Credit: RAMZI HAIDAR/AFP via Getty Images)
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