“The only thing these sand niggers understand is force and I’m about to introduce them to it.”
The lines between Sadr and the Iraqi government are now clearly marked, writes Nermeen Al-Mufti
Baghdad marked the fifth anniversary of the onset of occupation with gloom, curfew and mortar fire. Turbulent events in Basra and the south were far from reassuring. Reports spoke of bloody clashes between government forces and the Mahdi Army […]
Vulnerable groups:
It is extremely difficult for the population to get health care provisions in an environment that is short on supplies and limited when it comes to facilities because of buildings that are too old. The problem is even more acute for vulnerable groups such as children, pregnant women and injured persons. For a pregnant […]
Sunnis stay clear of hospitals for fear of being targeted by Shia death squads.
By IWPR reporters in Baghdad (ICR No. 233, 19-Sep-07)
For Sunni Arabs in the capital, getting medical treatment can be a death sentence. Public hospitals here are operated by Iraq’s Shia-run health ministry and allegations are common that hospital staff have helped […]
Iraq violence: monitoring the surge
This week saw the lowest number of violent deaths reported in Iraq since the US troop surge began: 283 people were killed, compared with 400 last week.
Links to Previous Reports In This Series:
Surge report 22 August
Surge report 15 August
Surge report 1 August
Surge report 25 […]
“They prevented us from helping the injured and moving the bodies of the dead. They opened fire on us as if we were their enemies. They killed my friend Mansour who was taking an injured person on his bike to the hospital,”
I read in Aswat Al Iraq today that the American war minister was […]
The Katyusha rocket attack on the Palestine Street Boys School today killed one of the pupils, a six year old boy and wounded 17 other people. Two teachers and 15 pupils. the school is close to close to al-Mustansiriyah University where a bomb also exploded today. That bombing killed at least 6 people and wounded […]
I am posting two photographs tonight both of which show what America has done to Irak and her people. In line with our standard operating procedure when a team member dies or suffers bereavement comments will be closed until Sunday.
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Look at his ribs
This photograph is of a boy in a hospital in Hilla. He lost […]
There was a major coordinated attack in Baghdad last night. By early morning the toll as reported by the Al-Kandi, Ibn Al-Nafees, and Imam Ali hospitals was 69 killed, 160 injured. Seventeen hours later that toll is still going up.
This baby was wounded during Thursday night’s rocket attacks on al-Amin. The photograph was taken […]
There are others for whom it is even worse:
An Iraqi Mother’s Most Dreaded Mission - Search for Missing Son in Baghdad Only Adds to Loss and Uncertainty
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