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Joseph Assad, a CIA officer in Iraq, attempts a bold plan to call a top insurgent leader, Abu Walid, to propose a ceasefire, aiming to reduce violence and facilitate a U.S. withdrawal.

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It's 2007, and Iraq is in a state of chaos. Factions of armed insurgents clash with Coalition forces, and the USA is looking for an exit strategy. 32 year-old Egyptian-American CIA officer Joseph Assad is a new face in Baghdad's Green Zone. He's got an idea that could help to end the slaughter - one so crazy, it just might work.

Daisy Ridley joins Joseph as he tells his story publicly for the very first time in a True Spies exclusive.

From SPYSCAPE, the home of secrets. A Cup And Nuzzle production. Series producer: Joe Foley. Produced by Ashley Clivery. Music by Nick Ryan.

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