Journey In The Danger Zone: Iraq

In a two-hour mini-series for BBC Two from leading UK producer October Films, journalist and former British soldier Adnan Sarwar returns to Iraq to explore how the country has changed since he served there during the Iraq war.
　　Adnan Sarwar arrived in Iraq in 2003 as a 24 year-old soldier with the British army. He initially viewed his mission as liberating the country’s people from Saddam Hussein, but when parts of the population turned against the allied forces, Adnan’s life was changed forever by an ambush which killed one of his friends.
　　Sarwar saw first-hand how driving Saddam from power led to more violence and ultimately the creation of ISIS. Now, with ISIS gone, he is travelling back to Iraq to discover the country afresh, beyond the headlines and wars to meet everyday people rebuilding their lives.
　　On a journey from the top to bottom of Iraq, from its snowy peaks to its arid deserts, Sarwar will venture through ancient hilltop villages, ISIS tunnels, magnificent gorges; and sleep under the stars with the locals. He'll walk with mine clearing teams in Mosul, where people are returning to their homes, join wildlife conservationists releasing bears near one of Saddam Hussein’s old palaces; meet pop-singers, all-female fighting units, archaeologists, oil-workers, LGBT activists and ordinary Iraqis from all walks of life.
　　But with sectarian violence, ISIS sleeper cells and deadly bomb attacks still a daily reality, Adnan explores whether the country can break its cycle of violence, and forge a better future.