New series Every minute, two people are killed in conflicts around the world, but little is known about those fighting and dying. Here, starting a new run of the This World strand, film-makers follow 16 different people on a single day in war zones, from the jungles of Laos to the Black Sea, revealing the human stories behind the conflicts, including battles over disputed homelands, power and deeply held convictions. We hear from 24-year-old Maoist rebel Shusila who learns how to lay a pipe bomb and goes on her first active mission in Nepal, while Somalian orphan Muktar is a teenage "gun for hire" following an upbringing at the hands of one of the country's numerous militias. One Day of War: Frontlines follows on BBC4 at 10.30.
Producer Will Daws; Editor Karen O'Connor A snapshot of global conflict: page 18