Turkey’s Hidden War: The Forbidden Zone
BBC (2025)
This investigation reveals the untold story of Turkey’s military expansion in northern Iraq. For decades, Turkey has fought to root out the PKK, a Turkish-Kurdish militant group, from its refuges in the mountains of Iraq's Kurdistan region. This vast area, spanning almost the entire length of Iraq’s northern border, is known to locals as the Forbidden Zone. The film shows how in recent years the conflict has undergone a significant shift as Turkey has ramped up its military presence. Evidence in the film suggests that Turkey's war on the PKK is turning into an occupation of Iraqi land.
Role: Correspondent, Producer
Israel’s Toxic Legacy
Channel 4 News (2024)
As Israel fights a devastating war in Gaza, a second conflict is causing death and destruction further north. Along the Lebanese border, Israeli forces trade fire with Hezbollah. One of Israel’s weapons - white phosphorus: a chemical that produces fire and toxic smoke. For Channel 4 News, I traveled to southern Lebanon, where people believe it’s being used to drive them off the land for good
Role: Director, Correspondent, Producer
Iraq’s Water Wars
Al Jazeera English, People & Power (2023)
The year 2023 marked the worst drought recorded in Iraq’s modern history. It accelerated an existential struggle in Mesopotamia, the cradle of civilization, pitting water-stressed communities against one another as they fought for the survival of their crops and livestock. Rather than addressing the root causes, authorities reacted the way they always have in times of crisis - using force. The government slashed water allocations for farming, with security forces cracking down on violations. Meanwhile, the oil sector continued to thrive, with oil companies injecting millions of barrels of water into the ground every day to produce oil.
This two-part documentary investigates the government’s response to the water crisis, while shedding light on its devastating impact on rural communities.
Role: Director, Correspondent, Producer
Iraq Human Trafficking
Al Jazeera English, People & Power (2022)
For more than a year, I investigated the sex trade in Iraq, a growing phenomenon fueled by deeply entrenched socioeconomic factors and enabled by a tangled web of corrupt officials and armed groups, a toxic mix that has become the hallmark of the United States’s post-2003 legacy in Iraq.
Role: Director, Correspondent, Producer, Cinematographer
Iraq’s Joker
Al Jazeera English (2021)
Through the eyes of one young man, this documentary tells the story of Iraq’s largest protest movement since the 2003 US-led invasion, shedding light on what drove young people to the squares, and why they failed in their quest for systemic change.
Role: Director, Correspondent, Co-producer, Co-editor
Baghdad Revisited
France24 (2018)
With the defeat of the Islamic State Group, Baghdad is experiencing a mini renaissance. The violence and suicide attacks which had become commonplace are diminishing, with people once again flocking to outdoor cafés, art galleries and book markets.
Role: Director, producer, camera and editor
Sinjar Revisited
France24 (2019)
In August 2014, the Islamic State group swept through Sinjar, home to Iraq’s Yezidi minority, in what the UN later labelled a genocide. We revisited Sinjar to document the Yezidi’s ongoing struggle to return, rebuild and process the trauma.
Role: Co-director, producer, camera and editor