IRAQ: NO FUTURE FOR AL-QAEDA’S CHILDREN

from IRIN

BAQUBA — Near a swamp of sewage in a slum in eastern Iraq, six-year-old Amir plays soccer with friends, unaware of a fact that may continue to affect him for the rest of his life: His father—killed four months before he was born—was a senior leader within al-Qaeda.

Like dozens of other children of insurgents in Diyala province, Amir’s birth was not registered. He has no documentation, no citizenship, no access to government services and, his mother fears, no future.

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