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After Desert Storm: Baghdad, and the aftermath (Part 3)

After Desert Storm: Baghdad, and the aftermath (Part 3)

FromThe Take


After Desert Storm: Baghdad, and the aftermath (Part 3)

FromThe Take

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Length:
29 minutes
Released:
Jan 29, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In the final episode of our series on Operation Desert Storm, we’re telling the story of the war in Baghdad, and where this military operation has left the region 30 years later. Has it all gone to ashes, or are there a few things that have survived? We speak with the people we’ve met through this series to hear what they saw and felt during those tumultuous weeks of war, how it's affected their lives today, and impacted the region and the world.In this episode:Odai Al Najjar, Al Jazeera news editor; Salah Nasrawi, former Baghdad correspondent for Associated Press ; Nasser Al Hussainan, Retired Vice Admiral of the Kuwaiti Navy; Abdulwahab Al Qassab, Retired Major General, Iraqi Armed Forces; Eric T Olson, Retired Admiral, US Special Operations Command; Kate Adie, former BBC chief correspondentConnect with The Take: Twitter (@AJTheTake), Instagram (@ajthetake) and Facebook (@TheTakePod)
Released:
Jan 29, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Making sense of the world, one story at a time. Host Malika Bilal and journalists from Al Jazeera's international bureaus and beyond share their take on the most important stories every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.