First in our world, bbc journalist basheer al zaidi, who grew up in mosul, returns to the city as it is liberated from the islamic state. Mosul, iraqs second city, home to over a Million People and the scene of the greatest victory of the so called islamic state. Allahu akbar. In just four days is fighters managed to seize this entire city. It was a National Disaster for iraq and declared the start of the self styled islamic state. Almost three years later and mosul has once again become a battleground. The iraqi forces have regrouped and are now fighting back. Street by street they are moving closer to capturing the city, but the threat of is remains. I am bbcjournalist bashir al zaidi, born and raised in mosul. Today i am returning home. I want to find out what life is like in the city and how people have coped with the past two and a half years. And the question, whether the Iraqi Military that collapsed only a few years ago can really bring lasting security to the city. It has been
First in our world, bbc journalist basheer al zaidi, who grew up in mosul, returns to the city as it is liberated from the islamic state. Mosul, iraqs second city, home to over a Million People and the scene of the greatest victory of the so called islamic state. Allahu akbar. In just four days is fighters managed to seize this entire city. It was a National Disaster for iraq and declared the start of the self styled islamic state. Almost three years later and mosul has once again become a battleground. The iraqi forces have regrouped and are now fighting back. Street by street they are moving closer to capturing the city, but the threat of is remains. I am bbcjournalist bashir al zaidi, born and raised in mosul. Today i am returning home. I want to find out what life is like in the city and how people have coped with the past two and a half years. And the question, whether the Iraqi Military that collapsed only a few years ago can really bring lasting security to the city. It has been
me brother and part of the seal community. grew up in mosul, you knew the area. and when did you join our side and how long did you go for? in 2003, after i try so hard to work with americans and i couldn t find any chance. by accident i start work with military police and from there we have a lot of successful mission and the seals, they hear about my name and they let me join them. how did you get the name johnny walker? johnny originally was called walker and the americans don t want to use the real iraqi names cause it s very dangerous for the interpreters. so they started calling him walker, which is just kind of a basic name. i think one night someone saw that maybe johnny was having a few drinks or some sort of liquid refresher and said you re not walker, you re johnny walker and the name was born. you ve served in the military in 1987, right?