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BATTLE FOR BAGHDAD
By Reid Webber

GENRE: Action, War
LOGLINE: A Saudi teen, inspired by al Qaeda, makes his way to Baghdad while the US military increases counter insurgency methods and special operations to counter the growing suicide bomber threat.

SYNOPSIS:

Fahd has a goal in life, fight for al Qaeda to kick the Americans out of Baghdad. Ignoring his father, he flies to Syria and joins hundreds of other recruits on the terrorist pipeline to Iraq. He is shuttled to a safe house run by Amir in the Euphrates River Valley to Amir’s safe house. An ex-Saddam Special Operations Officer fighting for survival against the American Marines and Shiite militias. As a Sunni, he knows that Iranian backed Shiite militia groups can be more dangerous than the Americans. To counter the growing sectarian war between Sunnis and Shiites, the American military plan a surge effort and shift Army battalions to stabilize Baghdad. LTC Waters’ battalion is one of the lead units into the city, but are they the predators or the prey? The Army patrols in the city put LTC Waters and his soldiers in the line of sight for Fahd and his friends as well as Shiite militia attacks with deadly new Iranian made improvised explosive devices.

BATTLE FOR BAGHDAD

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