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Iraqi boys giving peace sign

Iraqi boys giving peace sign by Christiaan Briggs.
Iraqi boys giving peace outside the Amiriya bomb shelter memorial in Baghdad.

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the Jassems says:

Do you know what happend in Amiriya bomb shelter ?
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

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Christiaan Briggs says:

Yeah, I went and had a look, the Americans bombed it with laser-guided "bunker busters" in 1991, massacring hundreds of Iraqi women and children. You can read a little about it at on Baghdad Burning, but I'm guessing you already know about it.
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

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Thomasco says:

Great shot!
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

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Fellowship of Reconciliation  Pro User  says:

Thanks for licensing this lovely photo with the Creative Commons. We used it in our e-mail newsletter this month. forpeace.net/news/2008/07/29/peace-news-summe r-2008
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

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Christiaan Briggs says:

Nice one, thanks for the heads up. It's probably my most published photo from Iraq.
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

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