Inside Saddam’s Fall: Untold Iraqi Voices of the U.S. Invasion | Documentary - AT

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00:00 – Prelude to War: Iraq Under Pressure
01:41 – Inside Saddam’s Strategy Rooms
04:32 – American Forces Prepare for Invasion
07:00 – Iraqi Army: Starved, Outdated, Unready
13:01 – Total Control: Life Under the Ba'ath Party
19:17 – Warnings Ignored: Saddam's Delusions
24:58 – An Isolated Nation: State Media and Misinformation
26:58 – Recruiting for Jihad: The Fedayeen Rise
30:43 – God Will Save Us: Saddam’s Last Speech
33:48 – Sons of Saddam: Uday and Qusay’s Roles
38:51 – Digging In: Baghdad Fortifies for War
42:41 – Shock and Awe: The Bombing Begins
46:18 – The Thunder Run: McCoy’s March to Baghdad
51:07 – Combat Chaos: First Clashes and Civilian Toll
54:57 – Colliding Worlds: Tribes, Tanks, and Trauma
57:23 – War Ethics and Civilian Fear
01:00:05 – Blood and Poetry: The First Casualties
01:07:18 – Target Baghdad Airport: The Final Battle Begins
01:13:32 – Defections and Desperation Inside Saddam’s Circle
01:17:43 – Saddam’s Final Public Appearance
01:24:03 – The Fall of the Statue: A Regime Topples
01:28:51 – Post-War Chaos: Looting and Power Vacuum
01:35:33 – Green Zone Politics: Jay Garner and Bremer’s Mistakes
01:43:39 – Creating an Insurgency: Bremer's Fatal Orders
01:46:51 – The Resistance is Born
01:53:28 – The Rise of Al-Qaeda in Iraq
01:57:30 – The Manhunt: Closing in on Saddam
02:05:23 – December 13: Saddam Hussein is Captured
02:06:37 – Reflections on a Broken Nation

From the American preparations to the capture of Saddam Hussein, this documentary takes a fresh look at the invasion of Iraq through the accounts of Iraqis.

From previously unaired accounts of Iraqis, including former soldiers and leaders, civilians, future insurgents, journalists and opponents in exile, the film retraces, in minute detail, the critical year of the invasion, with as its counterpoint, the tales of members of the US military and reporters who were present during the intervention.

In these previously unaired images, we discover US military operations from the inside, but also - and more importantly - scenes of splendour of a dictatorship caught up in lies and unprepared for war.

By counterbalancing the official media scenario put forward by the Americans, this documentary provides an understanding of how, from an easy war in the face of a depleted country, the United States found themselves entangled in a civilian insurrection led by a disillusioned people, who they did not even attempt to understand and who they drove to revolt.

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This documentary was made for educational purposes and may contain images that could be disturbing to some viewers. If you are sensitive, you are advised not to watch this documentary.

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