Iraq: Over 400 women kidnapped, raped in post-war Iraq
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Daily Times - Pakistan More than 400 Iraqi women have been kidnapped and raped amid the lawlessness gripping the country since the ouster of Saddam Hussein, the Organisation of Women’s Freedom in Iraq said Sunday.
Submitted on Mon, 08/25/2003 - 23:00
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