Sanctions take toll as Iraqis face famine risk
In Saddam City and across Iraq two million people struggle with hunger after five years of UN sanctions. Health officials warn about rising infant deaths, low birth weights, and medicine shortages while Iraq defends sovereignty and West’s embargo. Wealth gaps widen as many work two jobs but still cannot meet basic needs.
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United Nations
Kuwait
Basra
Saddam Hussein
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Iran
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Daughters of Saddam seek return as rifts widen
Saddam Hussein's two daughters Baghda and Rana, living in Amman with their husbands, push to return to Baghdad amid family conflicts and Iraqi exile politics. A letter from Saddam Kamil to his father in law sparked talk of clemency and possible homecoming, while Hussein Kamil faces exile criticism.
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Sadar Kamil
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Iraq
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