Out of Iraq - Softcover

Alsamari, Lewis

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ISBN 10: 055215539X ISBN 13: 9780552155397

Publisher: Transworld Publishers, 2008

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The astounding true story of one man's struggle to free himself and his family from Saddam's Iraq

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From the Back Cover:

‘Riveting’ Esquire In his eighteenth year, Lewis Alsamari was conscripted into the Iraqi army. Once his superiors discovered his ability to speak English, things went from bad to worse. Lewis was selected for Saddam’s elite, top-secret intelligence service, an offer he literally could not refuse. Only one option remained – to flee from his native land, leaving his family behind...

Making his escape from the army compound where he was posted, Lewis was shot in the leg. A gruelling journey ensued, across the desert at night with a group of Bedouin and at the mercy of ravenous wolves. Against the odds, Lewis made it over the border into Jordan and eventually...

Now Lewis had to work out how to rescue his mother, brother and sister, who had been left behind in Iraq and jailed once his escape...The only thing that could help was money – and lots of it.

About the Author:

Lewis Alsamari was born in Iraq and spent a few years of his early childhood in the UK. He is now an actor and recently starred in Paul Greengrass’s massively acclaimed film United 93, in which he plays an Al Qaeda hijacker. He now lives in London.

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