Five years after the invasion, Channel 4 News anchor Jon Snow examines the brutal reality of life inside post-invasion Iraq, meeting a variety of its citizens, from victims of bomb blasts and war widows to human rights activists and politicians. While the coalition forces herald its burgeoning democracy, Snow ties together reports and unseen footage of recent violence and human rights abuses from beyond the Green Zone, which paint a picture of a fragmented state on the brink of anarchy and collapse.

Jon Snow’s Hidden Iraq ventures behind the rhetoric to uncover what life on the ground is really like for Iraqis.
The Happy Birthday Iraq season continues tomorrow night with Ghosts of Abu Ghraib.

Tuesday 18 March 2008
11:05pm, Channel 4