Schools, Kids Becoming Targets in Iraq
In just two days, at least 150 people have died in the violence threatening to tear apart Iraq. One of them, Hussein Fadhil, was just 13. The teenager was in front of his school in the southern Iraqi city of Basra, getting ready to walk into the building when a bomb exploded Sunday, the start of the school week in Iraq. “He was so happy that morning, as usual,” said Hussein’s brother, Mohammed. “As I turned my back, I heard a huge explosion and found my brother on the ground screaming.” Full Story