Vlog: My 21 years as Xinhua reporter in Iraq

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Vlog: My 21 years as Xinhua reporter in Iraq

STORY: Vlog: My 21 years as Xinhua reporter in Iraq DATELINE: March 20, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:03 LOCATION: Baghdad CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Iraq related footage 2. SOUNDBITE (English): JAMAL HASHIM AHMED, Xinhua reporter 3. various of U.S. related footage STORYLINE: Xinhua reporter Jamal Hashim Ahmed had been covering the Iraq War since its beginning on March 20, 2003. He shares what he has witnessed during the past two decades. SOUNDBITE (English): JAMAL HASHIM AHMED, Xinhua reporter "My years as a journalist have been filled with disappointment, depression and anger. This is because I documented many tragedies: conflicts, gun battles, bombings, terrorist attacks and poverty. Twenty years ago, the U.S. government invaded Iraq on the pretext of the so-called 'Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction,' in spite of the widespread opposition of the international community. It brought countless deaths and injuries to the Iraqi people. However, they did not find the 'weapons' in Iraq, which ma

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