“The only thing these sand niggers understand is force and I’m about to introduce them to it.”
Abu Muhammad, a Baghdad resident, found it difficult to let go of his daughter’s hand but he had already convinced himself that selling her to a family outside Iraq would provide her with a better future.
“The war disgraced my family. I lost relatives including my wife among thousands of victims of sectarian violence and was […]
This excerpt from the report "State of the World’s Street Children: Violence" was written by:
Amy Price, Security Coordinator, War Child (www.warchild.org.uk)
The report in full [PDF] can be downloaded from here: State of the World’s Street Children: Violence.
The security situation in Iraq continues to deteriorate rapidly as a result of increased sectarian violence. Violence which […]
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 […]