The Most Tragic Victims of the Iraq War
by Dr. César Chelala

The Iraq Education Survey, carried out by the Iraqi government with support from UNICEF, describes how children educational opportunities have been affected by the war. In the most affected governorates, more than 70 percent of primary school buildings lack water service. The survey shows that since March 2003, over 700 primary schools had been damaged by bombing, more than 200 had been burned and over 3,000 had been looted. After a year and a half of hostilities the suffering of civilians seems to increase, rather than decrease. Even more poignantly, that over half of the deaths caused by the occupation forces are women and children is a severe indictment against this senseless war.

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