Archive for September 16th, 2007

Parents and Children

September 16, 2007
By Editors
Parents and Children

Al Amil Baghdad September 15th 2007 A suicide bomber detonated his payload in al-Amil close to a bakery shop, and a petrol station. There is also a police checkpoint in the area. Nobody actually knows who or what his target was — whether it was people queuing for bread, people queuing for petrol, or...
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IRAQ: Diyala the worst province for basic services

September 16, 2007
By Editors
IRAQ: Diyala the worst province for basic services

BAQUBAH, 16 September 2007 (IRIN) – Diyala province, on Iraq’s eastern border with Iran, is the scene of some of the worst violence in Iraq today, making the province’s shortages of basic services worse than anywhere else in the country, according to the local council and non-governmental organisations (NGOs). Other IRIN Reports on Diyala...
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IRAQ: Ethnic violence forces more Arabs to flee Kirkuk

September 16, 2007
By Editors
IRAQ: Ethnic violence forces more Arabs to flee Kirkuk

KIRKUK, 16 September 2007 (IRIN) – Iraqi Arab residents of the northern oil-rich city of Kirkuk, some 250km from Baghdad, say scores of Arab families are fleeing the city as ethnic violence increases there. “The attacks on our community have worsened since February 2007. We are being forced to leave the city almost empty-handed...
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جواد رضوان، العراق "لقد فقدنا كل شيء…"

September 16, 2007
By Um Thalit

فقد جواد رضوان، 34 عاماً، زوجته وولديه في هجمات متفرقة، وهو اليوم عاطل عن العمل ويصارع لرعاية ابنته التي أصيبت بإعاقة قتل اثنين من أبناء جواد رضوان، 34 عاماً، في هجوم أدى أيضاً إلى إصابة ابنته بإعاقة مستديمة. وقبل هذه الحادثة كان رضوان قد فقد زوجته وهو اليوم عاطل عن العمل ويعيش في...
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العراق: سكان بغداد يطالبون الحكومة بحمايتهم من هجمات المسلحين

September 16, 2007
By Um Thalit

طالبت بعض الأسر في بغداد الحكومة العراقية ببذل المزيد من الجهود لضمان حماية منازلهم من الغارات التي يشنها المسلحون، والتي تزايدت داخل الأحياء السكنية ولم تسلم منها حتى نقاط التفتيش نفسها. ووفقاً لسكان العاصمة، فإن الأحياء المعرضة للهجمات بشكل كبير هي اليرموك وبغداد الجديدة والعامرية وباب المعظم. أما خارج بغداد، فتعد بابل وديالا...
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Cholera Sitrep_8

September 16, 2007
By Ali Ibn Hussayn

Summary: As of 12th of September 2007, twenty one districts of Northern Iraq have reported laboratory-confirmed cases of cholera putting over 3.5 million people exposed to risk from this ongoing outbreak. Fourteen out of sixteen districts of Sulaymaniyah province, all five districts of Kirkuk province and two out of seven districts of Arbil governorate  are...
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