On August the 10th, 2005, an innocent eight-month pregnant Iraqi woman fell victim to the ever so familiar barbaric indiscriminate shooting by the American forces in Mosul. She was shot several times in the stomach. The American soldiers who had shot this innocent woman did not appear to feel any remorse to what they had done. Instead of rushing to help her as she fell into a pool of her blood on the ground in front of her doorstep, they simply walked away.

It was down to the family of the shot woman to pick up the pieces and rush her to the nearest hospital, the Mosul Republican Hospital, for emergency treatment where a team of doctors immediately performed a caesarean in their attempt to save mother and baby. However, it soon became obvious to the medical team that the baby had died in his mother's womb after a bullet had entered his chest and departed from his back.

As for the poor mother, she miraculously survived this crime. The doctors are of the opinion that the baby had acted as a 'shield' which protected the mother from certain death. The mother has been moved to the Maternity hospital for post-operation care.

The Iraqi League will conduct a full investigation into this crime. The Iraqi League will also launch a campaign in support of this poor woman who lost her baby to the criminal indiscriminate shooting of American soldiers, and other like her.
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The Iraqi League has launched a campaign to collect messages of condolences from all those who wish to write to this bereaved lady. You may forward your message to

info@iraqirabita.org

or follow this link

http://www.iraqirabita.org/english/contact.php