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Every hour that passes here
brings yet more violence. We are now hearing about a massacre
on the outskirts of Baghdad - but that's just one of many,
many incidents. And, Jonathan,
in terms of the military response, what are the British
and American troops doing? The Americans have told
all of their troops here in Baghdad and the surrounding regions
that they should not travel - they should stay in their barracks
unless absolutely necessary. And it's the same in the south. We've had no reports
of British troops trying to calm the situation down. It was like the worst thing
ever happened to Iraq, because normal civilians fighting
normal civilians and for no reason. They were just like,
"Let's go, let's fight." Just because they are Sunni
and they are Shia and that's it
brings yet more violence. We are now hearing about a massacre
on the outskirts of Baghdad - but that's just one of many,
many incidents. And, Jonathan,
in terms of the military response, what are the British
and American troops doing? The Americans have told
all of their troops here in Baghdad and the surrounding regions
that they should not travel - they should stay in their barracks
unless absolutely necessary. And it's the same in the south. We've had no reports
of British troops trying to calm the situation down. It was like the worst thing
ever happened to Iraq, because normal civilians fighting
normal civilians and for no reason. They were just like,
"Let's go, let's fight." Just because they are Sunni
and they are Shia and that's it
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Every hour that passes here
brings yet more violence.
00:00:04.036 --> 00:00:07.096
We are now hearing about a massacre
on the outskirts of Baghdad -
00:00:07.096 --> 00:00:11.056
but that's just one of many,
many incidents.
00:00:11.056 --> 00:00:14.000
And, Jonathan,
in terms of the military response,
00:00:14.000 --> 00:00:16.998
what are the British
and American troops doing?
00:00:16.998 --> 00:00:18.072
The Americans have told
all of their troops here in Baghdad
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and the surrounding regions
that they should not travel -
00:00:21.044 --> 00:00:24.004
they should stay in their barracks
unless absolutely necessary.
00:00:24.004 --> 00:00:26.036
And it's the same in the south.
00:00:26.036 --> 00:00:28.012
We've had no reports
of British troops
00:00:28.012 --> 00:00:29.096
trying to calm the situation down.
00:00:32.004 --> 00:00:35.999
It was like the worst thing
ever happened to Iraq,
00:00:35.999 --> 00:00:39.092
because normal civilians fighting
normal civilians and for no reason.
00:00:39.092 --> 00:00:43.068
They were just like,
"Let's go, let's fight."
00:00:43.068 --> 00:00:46.084
Just because they are Sunni
and they are Shia and that's it.
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With unique personal archive from civilians and soldiers from both sides of the conflict, this series takes viewers closer to the realities of war and life under ISIS than they have ever been before.
