Displaced in Baghdad
By MARYAM ISHANI
Published: April 10th, 2010
- BAGHDAD, IRAQ: We are a few blocks from the Green Zone, on a street that is walled off from the rebuilt steps of the National Theater of Iraq, and this is one of the many makeshift settlements where people displaced by sectarian violence have sought refuge. Click on the photo to view this photo essay.
- BAGHDAD, IRAQ: We are a few blocks from the Green Zone, on a street that is walled off from the National Theater of Iraq. This is one of the many makeshift settlements where people displaced by sectarian violence have sought refuge.
- BAGHDAD, IRAQ: In settlements like this one, public services like water, electricity and sanitation are almost non-existent. Children live and play among the rubble of what were once homes and businesses.
- BAGHDAD, IRAQ: In settlements like this one, public services like water, electricity and sanitation are almost non-existent. Children live and play among the rubble of what were once homes and businesses.
- BAGHDAD, IRAQ: In settlements like this one, public services like water, electricity and sanitation are almost non-existent. Children live and play among the rubble of what were once homes and businesses.
- BAGHDAD, IRAQ: In settlements like this one, public services like water, electricity and sanitation are almost non-existent. Children live and play among the rubble of what were once homes and businesses.
- BAGHDAD, IRAQ: In settlements like this one, public services like water, electricity and sanitation are almost non-existent. Children live and play among the rubble of what were once homes and businesses.
- BAGHDAD, IRAQ: In settlements like this one, public services like water, electricity and sanitation are almost non-existent. Children live and play among the rubble of what were once homes and businesses.
- BAGHDAD, IRAQ: In the trash, children can find bottles, plastic bags, and other objects that they might be able to sell for a few dinars. The trash, however, is a major hazard as it can spread diseases and even catch fire if ignited by flares launched by military helicopters.
- BAGHDAD, IRAQ: Despite the repeated promises of the Iraqi government that reconstruction is underway, for the time being these families are still largely on their own.
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