Revealed: how Iraqi rebels tried to kill Saddam's son

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It took two years before a successful assassination attempt could be made on Uday Hussein, the son of Saddam Hussein, according to Ismail Othman, one of the leaders of al-Nahdah, the group which claims responsibility for the attack. The group first considered kidnapping Uday Hussein, and then saw an earlier assassination attempt fail because he did not appear in the place where they were waiting. It was possible to make a successful attempt on his life mainly because of the use of information from an inside source.

Planning, Behavior, Family, Assassination, Hussein, Saddam, Hussein, Uday Saddam

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British war heroes lie forgotten under Iraq's decaying city

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The cemetery where the bodies of 500 British soldiers killed in the siege of Kut, Iraq, in 1916 are buried has fallen into a state of serious disrepair since the Gulf War in 1991. It is lower than the modern city by around eight feet, and has become almost completely flooded because spare parts are not available for pumping machinery. Local people are very keen to have the cemetery repaired, as the flooding is causing their homes to subside and represents a health risk.

Iraq, Soldiers' bodies, Disposition of, Military graves

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British nurse running country's only modern hospital braces for new war

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The Emergency Surgical Centre for War Victims in Afghanistan's Panjshir valley is the country's only modern hospital. It was constructed in very difficult circumstances by Italian surgeon Gino Strada, and is run by British nurse Kate Rowlands.

Hospitals, Afghanistan

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