Scenes From An Iraki Childhood - Special Bonus Edition
| Sattar Jumma was twelve years old. He was one of the two civilians killed in the American Airstrike which also wounded six civilians.
Sattar died of his wounds on arrival at hospital.
The photo shows a paramedic closing the dead child’s eyes. |
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| Hussein Hussein was one of the six civilians wounded in the American airstrike that killed 12 year old Sattar Jumma.
The photo was taken after he and his father, Ali Hussein, shown holding his head in grief, returned from hospital. |
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| This boy was injured during the American attack on Fidhailiya May 8, 2008.
The attack started late Wednesday. Three civilians were killed and eight were wounded during the American attack.
With the complete disregard for human life, especially Iraki civilian life, that the Americans have always shown, they fired several missiles from an attack helicopter at homes in the densely populated area.
The photo shows the child crying outside what is left of his home.
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American air attacks on civilian areas,
American Assault on Sadr City,
American attacks on civilians,
American War Crimes,
Child Killing,
Children,
Civilian casualties,
Poverty,
Sadr City,
Sadr City (Hospital),
Scenes From An Iraki Childhood Posted on May 9th, 2008 under Children, Iraq, Photos, Politics and Security, Postcards from Iraq, Society And Economy, War Crimes, Women and Children. Tags: American air attacks on civilian areas, American Assault on Sadr City, American attacks on civilians, American War Crimes, Child Killing, Children, Civilian casualties, Poverty, Sadr City, Sadr City (Hospital), Scenes From An Iraki Childhood. RSS 2.0 feed. Leave a response, or trackback.