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Ade's Baghdad blog
Major Ade Clewlow
Major Ade Clewlow

Major Ade Clewlow commands the Gurkha Signal Squadron in York.

While deployed on Operation Telic, based in Baghdad, Ade kept us up to date with his thoughts and experiences through these pages.
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Major Ade Clewlow spent July, August, September and October 2004 in Baghdad, deployed on Operation Telic.

He's written a revealing diary, which shows what life is like in post-war Iraq. Read his entries for a remarkable insight into the country.

You can now listen to Ade's audio diaries too.

 

Ade's diary entries
Ade's early July diary entry Early July
"I left York bound for Baghdad on a sunny summer's day on 1st July. Little did I know then that the journey would become an epic."
Ade's mid July diary entry Mid July
"One particularly interesting excursion involved a tour around a palace that had been struck by a number of missiles during the war in 2003."
Ade's late July diary entry Late July
"One of the first things that any new visitor to Baghdad must do is military tourism."
Ade's early August diary entry Early August
"There are so many different nationalities it is easy to forget that I am living in the heart of what should be a beautiful capital city."
Ade's mid August diary entry Mid August
"Leaving Baghdad seemed very strange. It had become my home but seeing the ground eventually rush away brought a deep sense of relief."
Ade's late August diary entry Late August
"Ever since arriving here, I have been looking for an opportunity to get out of the Green Zone and explore the 'Red Zone' - the real Baghdad."
Ade's early September diary entry Early September
"Today was an interesting day. I had to visit my soldiers on the other side of Baghdad. It is always a hazardous journey, but so far we have been lucky."
Ade's Mid September diary entry Mid September
"The need to have a break from your immediate surroundings means that everyone qualifies for Operational Stand Down or OSD as we all call it."
Ade's early October diary entry Early October
"It is not often that the opportunity to fly to Babylon comes along. When would I ever get the opportunity to visit the cradle of civilisation again?"
Ade's late October diary entry Late October
"My time here has been the most uniquely challenging, dangerous and yet rewarding periods of my life."

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