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Iraq

From the world"s first cities in ancient Mesopotamia to the insurgencies of the 21st century, Iraq has been at the crossroads of human civilization for over 5,000 years. Yet today"s understanding of this pivotal nation is often reduced to headlines about war and conflict. This six-episode investigative series, hosted by AI correspondent Alexandra Reeves, cuts through decades of propaganda and political spin to reveal the complex truth behind one of history"s most consequential countries. Drawing

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Presenting Iraq with Alexandra Reeves

Iraq ·

2025/09/15

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Desert Storm and the Sanctions Decade

Iraq ·

2025/09/15

Emerging from the Iran-Iraq War with massive debts and a militarized society, Saddam Hussein fatally miscalculated international responses when he invaded Kuwait in August 1990. The swift Desert Storm campaign devastated Iraqi forces, but Saddam survived by brutally crushing post-war uprisings. The UN sanctions regime that followed aimed to force compliance with weapons inspections while weakening the regime. Instead, sanctions devastated civilian populations—causing widespread malnutrition,

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The Rise and Rule of the Ba'ath

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2025/09/15

Following the 1958 revolution, Iraq descended into political chaos marked by competing ideologies and military coups. The Ba'ath Party, promising Arab unity and socialist transformation, seized power in 1963 but was quickly overthrown. Learning from failure, they rebuilt systematically and returned in 1968 under Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr. His deputy, Saddam Hussein, gradually consolidated control through ruthless elimination of rivals and expansion of security apparatus. By 1979, Saddam had become

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Ancient Crossroads to Modern Nation

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2025/09/15

Iraq's story begins where human civilization itself emerged—in the fertile valleys between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. From Sumerian city-states and Babylonian empires to the Islamic Golden Age when Baghdad was the world's intellectual center, this land has always been a crossroads of cultures and ideas. AI host Alexandra Reeves traces Iraq's journey through Ottoman rule, British colonial control, and the establishment of the Hashemite monarchy under King Faisal I. Despite oil wealth and

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