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180 Days in the Green Zone
180 Days in the Green Zone
180 Days in the Green Zone
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The book covers actual experiences and reflections through the diaries of a UN Staff Member stationed in the Green Zone/ also called the International Zone in Baghdad-Iraq. The original staffs mission was planned for 180 days, yet it was extended later to cover a longer period from January 2006 to September 2007.
It is a story about the daily life of the author, colleagues, and counterparts, national and international staffs working with the UN, other International Agencies, Diplomatic Missions, as well as officers, parliamentarians and employees of the Iraqi Government during tough times in an unstable country.
While all international staffs were not allowed to leave the well fortified and safe grounds of the Green Zone, except in very limited cases and when given prior security authorization always escorted with heavily armed professional military force, the author had the advantage and flexibility of residing inside the Green Zone, yet having at the same time the freedom, as an Iraqi national, to leave unescorted to the dangerous Red Zone. Therefore, he was in a position to reflect the tough and risky daily life of suffering Iraqis bearing the brunt due to security deterioration as well as other hardships and lack of basic needs and services.
Mentioning real names of certain, UN and Iraqi, high ranking national and international officials was necessary for the true credible sequence of events with no intention of compromising any one, but just to reflect the genuine happenings during that period of time, in the Green Zone, the Red Zone, and in Iraq, from the authors perspective about what actually happened in a story worth to be told.

LanguageEnglish
Release dateJul 25, 2014
ISBN9781496986429
180 Days in the Green Zone
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Latif Al-Bayati

He was born and brought up in Baghdad, Iraq, where he finished his education and first university degree; BA in English Language and Literature, 1st Class Honours . Then, he worked with national and international private sector companies and international organisations. He later pursued his postgraduate studies in London, where he obtained his MA Linguistics& Translation from SOAS- London University besides another degree, a Diploma in International Relations, from the same university. He worked for few years in London with the international trade companies’ sector before returning to Baghdad, where he worked with the United Nations. His work with the international organizations took him to various countries and cities including Baghdad, Amman, Tripoli, Sirte, Khartoum, Darfur, and to Europe. Despite the author’s numerous travels outside Iraq, he spent most of his life in Baghdad and witnessed the good and bad days including the years of Embargo, Conflicts, and Wars until the last Gulf War of 2003, which ended with the invasion of Iraq by the US and Coalition Forces. The author is residing presently in Switzerland and has previously published a short stories collection, in Arabic, and preparing to publish a similar collection in English. This book tells a story about actual experiences and life inside and outside the Green Zone of Baghdad during recent troublesome times in the Country and the Region. Author's contact e-mail: latifalbayati@yahoo.com

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