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Politics : Stop the War!
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To: zonder who wrote (6169)4/1/2003 12:33:06 PM
From: Bill  Read Replies (1) of 21614
 
Is this good behavior, or evil behavior? In your view?

IRAQIS 'SHOOTING CHILDREN'

Fanatical pro-Saddam Hussein fighters are shooting children in and around Basra, fleeing civilians told British forces.

One mother told British medics her 12-year-old son was among dozens of youngsters gunned down by death squads.

He was shot in the liver and several times in the stomach in Al Zubayr, just outside Basra, and is now being treated on the British hospital ship RFA Argus.

The ship's interpreter, Lieutenant Commander Nigel Bassett, said: "His mother says he was definitely shot by Iraqis and there were another group of children in the same place who were all gunned down by Iraqis.

"It seems there was an area of the town where people were leaving or going to get food to assist the coalition and there was a group of tearaways who came in and started indiscriminately shooting, trying to teach people not to co-operate."

British forces are surrounding Basra. The 7th Armoured Brigade - the Desert Rats - has taken up key positions outside the city.

British forces have already made gains in the outskirts of the city, including a major operation involving 600 Royal Marines from 40 Commando.

They have also been making radio broadcasts to locals, playing western pop music, Arabic music and anti-Saddam messages.

sky.com
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