I've watched Baghdad descend into chaos. But it's the city where I feel most at home

I love Baghdad. It's the city where I feel most at home. I can't quite explain it, perhaps it's because it's the place whose people, whose story -- tragic as it is -- has had the most influence on who I am today.

source https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/26/middleeast/baghdad-iraq-war-go-there-intl/index.html