Journey in the Danger Zone: Iraq

Adnan's journey begins in Kurdistan as he accompanies the Kurdish Peshmerga militia on a very special convoy up to Mount Gara. He's with animal activist Blen Brifkani to witness the release of two brown bears, previously held in captivity, back into the wild. Brown bears are native to the mountains, but hunting and habitat loss mean there are hardly any left, and Blen wants to change that.

Adnan travels in a pilgrim minibus to Iraq's number one tourist attraction, the Holy Shrines of Kerbala. Around 14 million visitors from 60 different countries came here in 2017 for the Shia pilgrimage, Arbaeen, five times as many as attend the Hajj in Mecca, making it one of the largest gatherings anywhere on earth. Adnan joins 8,000 pilgrims at the Mosque of Imam Husayan, Shia's holiest shrine.