The situation in Iraq continues to worsen, with more than 2 million Iraqis now believed to be displaced inside Iraq and another 2.2 million sheltering in neighbouring states. Calls for increased international support for governments in the region have so far brought few results, and access to social services for ...
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BAGHDAD, 24 May 2007 (IRIN) - Mental health specialists say there has been an increase in domestic violence against children largely a result of the violence that has gripped Iraq since the US-led invasion in 2003. They say the violence has affected people's behaviour.
Photo: IRIN
Mental health specialists say there ...
BAGHDAD, 22 May 2007 (IRIN) - The centralized distribution of medicines in Iraq has meant hospitals have not been able to stock sufficient quantities, some doctors and analysts say.
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A woman sells stolen medicines in Basrah market
At present, every drug entering Iraq has to be tested by Kimadia, the ...
"Inside Iraq" is a blog updated by Iraqi and U.S. journalists based in Baghdad and outlying provinces. These are firsthand accounts of their experiences. Leave We are happy that we got rid of Saddam but we will never be happy to give away our country in return. Sorry if ...
DIYALA, 14 May 2007 (IRIN) - Thousands of Iraqis have been fleeing Diyala province - and others fleeing villages from within the province - over the past week after an increase in attacks by armed groups and a major offensive by US and Iraqi troops.
Photo: Afif Sarhan/IRIN
Because of violence, ...
This photograph is of a lady giving alms to a beggar in Kadhimiya before Friday prayers. It was taken yesterday.It was unimaginable to me that sights like this — and worse would become an every day ocurrence in Irak. But they are. Thanks to the Americans we have no ...
