US claims that the military surge is bringing stability to Iraq. By traveling through the heart of Baghdad its easy to see by enclosing the Sunni and Shia populations behind 12ft walls, the surge has left the city more divided and desperate than ever. Video by Ghaith Abdul-Ahad.
One Baghdad's killings fields on the edge of Sadr City. The scene of thousands of sectarian murders over the last three years, It is a desolate and evil place: 'Only the killers and the killed ever come here' says Abdul-Ahad. Here in the thousands of unmarked graves lie the victims of militia gangs. Video by Ghaith Abdul-Ahad.
An orphanage in Sadr city, where children speak of their hatred of America. A generation of Iraqi children have been radicalised and anti-westernised by the war. Video by Ghaith Abdul-Ahad.
A Chinese man recovers from surgery that removed part of his facial tumours, which weigh more than 20 kilogrammes in total.
A Chinese man says he is relieved after a part of his facial tumours, which weighed about 23 kilogrammes, was removed. Yet doctors say the surgery has caused him to lose his balance.
At least three people were killed and 277 wounded in the United Arab Emirates when dozens of cars and buses collided in thick fog.
It's thought the accident is the country's worst ever. Up to 20 cars were burnt out in the pile-up that took place during the morning rush hour on the main motorway between the UAE trade hub of Dubai and the capital Abu Dhabi.
Mills Match 2.
This match was played between the students and teachers on the last day of tearm, in memory of Ollie Milles. Please visit the Teenage Cancer Trust
https://www.teenagec ancertrust.org/
Residents of Saddam Hussein's home town reflect on life under his rule five years after his downfall.
The town of 900,000 people thrived under Saddam as many of its residents held army or senior government posts but five years after his removal from power by U.S.-led forces a large proportion are jobless.
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