After 20 years, Iraqis still suffer from impact of U.S. use of banned weapons

STORY: After 20 years, Iraqis still suffer from impact of U.S. use of banned weapons SHOOTING TIME: March 12, 2024 DATELINE: March 20, 2024 LENGTH: 00:03:05 LOCATION: FALLUJAH, Iraq CATEGORY: POLITICS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Fallujah 2. various of local people 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): KHALID IBRAHIM, Fallujah citizen 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): NOUR, Ibrahim's daughter 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): ABDUL QUDDUS HAMEED, Medical analysis specialist STORYLINE: Twenty years after the U.S. military offensive in the Iraqi city of Fallujah, locals are still suffering from the lasting impacts of the use of internationally banned weapons by U.S. forces. In April 2004, U.S. occupation forces launched an offensive in Fallujah, 50 km west of Baghdad, but they encountered strong resistance from anti-U.S. armed groups, which prompted the U.S. forces to sweep the city in November of the same year. According to local doctors and citizens, the U.S. forces employed internationally banned weapons in their operation,

Foreigners experience charm of ancient culture in China's Xi'an

STORY: Foreigners experience charm of ancient culture in China's Xi'an DATELINE: Oct. 28, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:59 LOCATION: XI'AN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of relics in Xi'an 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): RANA MOH'D MUSTAFA ALNEMRAT, Tourist 3. various of relics in Xi'an 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): MOHAMMED FAREED HAMEED, Tourist STORYLINE: With over 3,100 years of history, Xi'an in China's Shaanxi served as the capital for 13 dynasties in Chinese history. Today its charm has continued to draw more and more foreign tourists. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): RANA MOH'D MUSTAFA ALNEMRAT, Tourist "The relics I see record the historical events and showcase the history of the unification of China by Emperor Qinshihuang leading the armies over two thousand years ago. They are very important." SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): MOHAMMED FAREED HAMEED, Tourist "I'm delighted to be able to visit this place, as it has been included in the World Heritage List, which is very important. I am glad to be here and learn about histor

Muslim communities across world celebrate Eid al-Adha

STORY: Muslim communities across world celebrate Eid al-Adha DATELINE: June 30, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:51 LOCATION: Baghdad/Bishkek/New Delhi/Khartoum CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Iraqi people at al-Zawraa Park during the Eid al-Adha holiday in Baghdad 2. various of people celebrating the Eid al-Adha holiday in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan 3. various of people celebrating the Eid al-Adha holiday in New Delhi 4. various of people celebrating the Eid al-Adha holiday in Sudan STORYLINE: Muslims across the world are celebrating Eid al-Adha, or the Feast of Sacrifice which marks the end of the annual Hajj pilgrimage. In Iraq, some people including 40-year-old Khalid Hameed's family, are celebrating the four-day festival with family in a park. "It is very important to have such amusement areas like al-Zawraa Park because we enjoy the feeling that life has returned after many years of chaos and violence that we wish will never come back," Hameed's wife told Xinhua. In Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, a festive prayer was

Iraqis slam U.S. for lying about Iraq War

STORY: Iraqis slam U.S. for lying about Iraq War DATELINE: March 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:06:36 LOCATION: Baghdad CATEGORY: MILITARY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP 1 (English): YANG YIRAN, Xinhua correspondent 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): ALI MUSA, Iraqi political analyst 3. STANDUP 2 (English): FAN SHUAISHUAI, Xinhua correspondent 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): KHUDHAIR AL-ASADI, Head of Medical Department, Imam Hussein Hospital 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): MOHAMMED SHARIF, Cleaner at Imam Hussein Hospital 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (Arabic): NADHUM AL-JUBOURI, Iraqi political expert 7. SOUNDBITE 5 (Arabic): RAZZAQ HAMEED, Shop owner, Baghdad 8. SOUNDBITE 6 (Arabic): ABU REDHA, Citizen, Baghdad 9. SOUNDBITE 7 (Arabic): HAIDER SAAD, Oil worker, Halfaya oilfield, Maysan province STORYLINE: Firdos Square Baghdad, Iraq STANDUP 1 (English): YANG YIRAN, Xinhua correspondent "In April, 2003, the statue of Saddam Hussein that had once stood here was toppled, with the U.S. soldiers waving American flags and promising peace, freedom and prosperit

(SP)SERBIA-BELGRADE-WORLD ATHLETICS-INDOOR-CHAMPIONSHIPS-MEN'S 60M

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(220319) -- BELGRADE, March 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Umar Khayam Hameed of Pakistan is disqualified during the men's 60m heat at the World Athletics Indoor Championships Belgrade 2022 in Stark Arena, Belgrade, Serbia, March 19, 2022. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)