Civilians and children’s lives at risk in Baghdad

Title

Civilians and children’s lives at risk in Baghdad

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:02:23

Description

Report on the effects of the bombing of Iraq by the allied forces. Momentary calm has returned to Baghdad after a night of bombing. The highways from the Jordanian border point of Trebil to Baghdad are more dangerous at the moment. Two male doctors from the Alwa(?) Children’s Hospital in Baghdad are interviewed and say children are dying because of bombing and the trade embargo. (North American?) male reporter not identified.

Contributors

None Identified

Keywords

Deaths; Hospitals; Economic sanctions; Children (age group); Jordan; Wars (events); War casualties; Iraq; Civilian war deaths; Gulf War (1990-1991); Baghdad; Air raid damage; Trebil; Alwa(?) Hospital (Baghdad)

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