Gorilla’s Guides

BAGHDAD, 17 June 2007 (IRIN) - Scores of Iraqi men, women and children gathered on the pavement of Baghdad’s central Salihiyah area waiting for the big grey bus to take them to neighbouring Syria and help them flee their country’s violence.

Photo: P.Sands/UNHCR  click here to see full size photo.An Iraqi refugee looks out over Amman. […]

Posted on June 17th, 2007 under Children, Human Rights, Iraq, Middle East, Politics and Security, Women and Children. Tags: Child Poverty, Children, IRIN, Jaish al-Mahdi, Jordan, Lebanon, Mahdi, Mahdi Army, Militia, Refugees, Syria, Turkey, Women and Children. Comments: 3