'We have become accustomed to the fear'
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Source: International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC)
Date: 13 May 2008
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Life inside Iraq: 'We have become accustomed to the fear'
Baghdad (IOCC) - Before the war came to Iraq, humanitarian worker Samuel* traveled from his home in Baghdad to his office in 15 minutes, but today he passes through six checkpoints in only four kilometers on his morning commute. Baghdad is divided by concrete walls and countless checkpoints.
'We enter through one gate and go out of the same gate, so this makes it very hard to get around,' says Samuel. 'Parents can't always take their children to school or go to work because a street will be closed off if they suspect a bomb. Some parents have stopped taking their children to school altogether.'
Samuel works for International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC), which recently delivered food and hygiene kits to nearly 3,000 vulnerable families in Baghdad and Mosul in partnership with Action by Churches Together (ACT) International. Most Iraqis are dependent on the government's food rationing program, but the availability of food in Iraq today is worse than under Saddam Hussein's regime, says Samuel.
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Adding shame to humiliation
Source: International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC)
Date: 13 May 2008
ReliefWeb
Life inside Iraq: 'We have become accustomed to the fear'
Baghdad (IOCC) - Before the war came to Iraq, humanitarian worker Samuel* traveled from his home in Baghdad to his office in 15 minutes, but today he passes through six checkpoints in only four kilometers on his morning commute. Baghdad is divided by concrete walls and countless checkpoints.
'We enter through one gate and go out of the same gate, so this makes it very hard to get around,' says Samuel. 'Parents can't always take their children to school or go to work because a street will be closed off if they suspect a bomb. Some parents have stopped taking their children to school altogether.'
Samuel works for International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC), which recently delivered food and hygiene kits to nearly 3,000 vulnerable families in Baghdad and Mosul in partnership with Action by Churches Together (ACT) International. Most Iraqis are dependent on the government's food rationing program, but the availability of food in Iraq today is worse than under Saddam Hussein's regime, says Samuel.
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