“The only thing these sand niggers understand is force and I’m about to introduce them to it.”
WHO report 4467 laboratory-confirmed cases of cholera This represents an increase of 111 laboratory confirmed cases of cholera since the last situation report on this cholera outbreak from the WHO (Sitrep 29).
Editor’s Notes: This posting is part of the series of postings on the most current cholera outbreak in Irak. All of these postings are […]
BAGHDAD, 9 May 2007 (IRIN) - The increase in drug abuse among children and youths in Iraq is worrying specialists who say continued violence is responsible for the rising number of users - something that is compounded by the easy availability of different narcotics.
Photo: IRIN
Specialists say the main reason for the rise in the […]
DAMASCUS , 7 May 2007 (IRIN) - The European Union (EU) is preparing to boost its assistance to Iraqi refugees in Syria by a further €6 million, building on the €10.2 million it gave regional partners in March.
Photo: J.Wreford/UNHCR
Young Iraqis play soccer in a district of Damascus. At least 500,000 Iraqis are currently living […]
NAJAF/BASRA, 7 May 2007 (IRIN) - The increase in the number of displaced children in the southern governorates has left hundreds of students out of school, according to education departments in the south.
Photo: Afif Sarhan/IRIN
Poverty has forced children to work on the streets to help their families
“The most affected governorates are Najaf, Basra and […]