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Study: 70% of Baghdad Children Suffering Trauma

HeadlineApr 16, 2007

In other Iraq news, a new study from Iraq’s Health Ministry has found close to 70 percent of Baghdad schoolchildren are showing symptoms of trauma-related stress. The symptoms include stuttering and bed wetting. The International Committee of the Red Cross reported last week many Iraqi children are forced to pass dead bodies on the street as they walk to school.

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