Baghdad Boy - Part One

Published: Nov. 3, 2010, 10 a.m.

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Seven years after an American rocket attack destroyed his home, killed 16 members of his family, and left him without arms, Ali Abbas returns to Baghdad. Now 19 years old and with loved ones looking to arrange a marriage it\\u2019s time to become an adult but, with his childhood stolen, adapting is a struggle and the future uncertain. In part one, the BBC's Hugh Sykes joins Ali just before he leaves for Baghdad.

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