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Iraq: Generation Invasion

Young Iraqis recall life under US-occupation and speak of their hopes for the future.

Twenty years after the US-led invasion, four young Iraqis recall life under foreign occupation and share their hopes and fears for the future. Shedding a light on post-Saddam Iraq are: 26-year-old Dima who rebelled against religious extremists in her native Basra and has rediscovered a love of singing; Bassam, an enthusiastic environmentalist helping re-green the city of Mosul; Ahmed, a Kurdish graduate struggling to make ends meet in a local barber shop; and Baraa, a female publisher, whose message to the world is β€œIraqis need a second chance.”

Producers: Rebecca Kesby and Mona Mahmoud in Baghdad
Executive producer: Mike Lanchin
A CTVC production for the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ World Service

(Photo: Iraqi children stand in front of an American tank on patrol, Baghdad, April 2003. Credit: Getty Images)

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50 minutes

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Wed 24 May 2023 23:06GMT

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