Iraq War 2003
In 2003 I was commissioned to work unilaterally covering the conflict in Iraq with journalist Chris Hughes of The Daily Mirror. Together we exclusively broke the story of a dreadful 48 hours in Fallujah and were present for the second of two 'massacres' by US troops. These events are largely seen by many as being the birth of the insurgency in Iraq and indeed the beginning of a history of troubles in the Middle East. We also witnessed the tragic 'reclaiming of the dead' where relatives exhumed the remains of their loved ones who died at the hands of regime murderers in Abu Graib prison. Chris and I cam under fire and worked in extreme danger for 6 weeks. We finally left the country after an attempted car-jacking made operating impossible. Our work was achieved, and indeed our welfare secured by our brave and tenacious Iraqi fixer and driver Adil and Nebras.
