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What the media doesn’t show you about BAGHDAD, IRAQ | S8, EP29

Itchy Boots 27:53 January 2025

EDITORIAL SUMMARY

This episode follows a motorcycle ride from Jassan, near the Iraq–Iran border, to Baghdad, Iraq’s capital. There, Aya—whom the rider previously met in Kurdistan—shows her around the city.

About this film

Part of Season 8, “To the FAR EAST,” this is an episode of an ongoing motorcycle journey through Iraq. Its central movement is from Jassan to Baghdad, shifting the focus from travel between locations to time spent exploring the capital with someone the rider already knows. Aya’s earlier connection with the journey, made in Kurdistan, gives this meeting a place in the wider series rather than presenting it as an unrelated city visit. The title raises the question of what media coverage leaves out about Baghdad, while the available description establishes the episode’s route and guided visit without specifying particular news stories or conclusions.

The journey

The ride begins in Jassan, identified as being at the border of Iraq and Iran, and ends in Baghdad. The description does not give a road-by-road itinerary, distance, riding conditions or stops along the way, so the film’s documented travel context is the border-to-capital journey itself. In Baghdad, the episode’s progression changes: Aya takes the rider around the city, providing a personal introduction to the capital. This combination of a motorcycle leg and an accompanied visit makes the film relevant both to viewers following the Iraq journey and to those interested in seeing Baghdad through the perspective of someone the rider met earlier in Kurdistan.

People, places and moments

The two places named in the description mark the episode’s scope: Jassan, near the Iraq–Iran border, and Baghdad, Iraq’s capital. Aya is the key person in the city portion; she has appeared in the journey before, through the earlier meeting in Kurdistan, and now shows the rider around Baghdad. The description also notes that Aya can arrange visits for people planning to travel to Baghdad or other parts of Iraq. No other people, specific sights, encounters or challenges are identified in the supplied information, so the film’s clear point of interest is this transition from riding into the capital to exploring it with a familiar guide.

What to expect

A motorcycle journey from Jassan, near the Iraq–Iran border, to Baghdad.
A city visit with Aya, previously met in Kurdistan.
An episode in Season 8’s ongoing journey, focused on Baghdad.

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