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Traumatized Iraqi child struggles to overcome hardships after years of war

STORY: Traumatized Iraqi child struggles to overcome hardships after years of war SHOOTING TIME: Earlier footage DATELINE: June 1, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:56 LOCATION: SALAHUDIN, Iraq CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Hathal Sabbar herding sheep 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): HATHAL SABBAR, Iraqi child 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): OUD, Local resident STORYLINE: Iraqi children have been struggling to escape the impacts of violence, displacement, and terrorism that swept the country following the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in 2003. 10-year-old Hathal Sabbar living in the town of al-Dhuluiya in north Baghdad is one of them. Sabbar has suffered from poverty and insufficient education after his father was killed and his three uncles kidnapped by the Islamic State (IS) militants days after his birth. Not long after the death of his father, Sabbar's mother left home, which made his life even harder. He is now in the third grade of primary school, which is about 7 km from his home. Sabbar also needs to herd t

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IRAQ-BAGHDAD-DATE FESTIVAL

(220910) -- BAGHDAD, Sept. 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A visitor looks at different types of dates displayed at the sixth annual date festival in Dhuluiya, Iraq, on Sept. 9, 2022. (Xinhua/Khalil Dawood)

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IRAQ-BAGHDAD-DATE FESTIVAL

(220910) -- BAGHDAD, Sept. 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A boy takes pictures with his mobile phone during the sixth annual date festival in Dhuluiya, Iraq, on Sept. 9, 2022. (Xinhua/Khalil Dawood)

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IRAQ-BAGHDAD-DATE FESTIVAL

(220910) -- BAGHDAD, Sept. 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Visitors taste different types of dates displayed at the sixth annual date festival in Dhuluiya, Iraq, on Sept. 9, 2022. (Xinhua/Khalil Dawood)

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IRAQ-BAGHDAD-DATE FESTIVAL

(220910) -- BAGHDAD, Sept. 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A boy poses with a cluster of dates at the sixth annual date festival in Dhuluiya, Iraq, on Sept. 9, 2022. (Xinhua/Khalil Dawood)