A landmark two-part documentary series that sheds new light on the dramatic story of Iraq after the fall of Saddam

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Awakening

2/2 Iraqi insurgents describe how they turned against Al Qaeda's brutal rule.

Mon 6 Dec 2010 03:05 BBC One

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