Graves found in Iraqi pomegranate grove; USA/Terrorism/Jordan & Refugees
Richard Tomkins; 7/4/08
Villagers digging in an abandoned pomegranate grove northeast of Baghdad have unearthed more human remains in an al-Qaida killing field. The remains of seven people – all appeared to have been executed late last year – were found in two graves in the orchard on the outskirts of Zahamm village on Sunday. One contained three bodies, the other four. Similar to previously unearthed decomposing bodies or skeletal remains, the victims showed signs of having been bound and then shot in the head. Nine remains were found on Wednesday in the orchard.
See: http://www.metimes.com/International/2008/04/07/ graves_found_in_iraqi_pomegranate_grove/6986
50% of displaced Iraqis need psycho-social support - report
Linda Hindi; /7/4/08
The findings of two recently released reports suggest that over half of the Iraqis living in the Kingdom are suffering mental distress and in need of psycho-social support. Conducted separately by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and the International Medical Corps (IMC), the two studies found that Iraqis in the Kingdom were under “high levels of emotional and psycho-logical distress”. The IOM report, “Psycho-social Distress Common Among Iraqi Refugees”, which interviewed 200 displaced Iraqi families in Jordan and Lebanon, revealed that more than half exhibited distress symptoms including panic attacks, anger, tiredness, sleep problems and fear. Psychological distress was considered “overwhelming” for 21 per cent of the sample in Jordan, who witnessed assassinations of relatives and friends, torture, rape or kidnappings, according to the IOM.
See: http://www.jordantimes.com/?news=6964