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Simpson's World

19/03/2010

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC NewsLatest broadcast: on BBC News

After the US and British invasion of Iraq, Baghdad experienced some of the most brutal sectarian violence in recent times. It made many parts of the city inaccessible to western journalists. Seven years on, John Simpson has been able to return to one of them, Rasheed Street, in the heart of downtown Baghdad, to see how life has changed. Show less

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