Bahmed
08-05-03, 17:03
Meantime, the world Health organization announced that 17 Cholera cases were reported in southern Iraq.
The spokeswoman for WHO Fadila al-Shayeb said "we do expect a vast spread of Cholera and we fear that hundreds of cases are there." She added "so far 17 Cholera case were admitted into two hospitals in the city," noting that analysis was made on many persons and the results will be annouced today (Thursday).
Meanwhile, local doctors and officials said yesterday that at least three persons were killed in fighting between Arabs and Kurds in al-Khales town ( 40 Km to the north of Baghdad ) during the three past days. Doctors at al-Khales hospital said that the fighting erupted after Arabs started opening fire at Kurds while heading from Karkouk to the Iraqi capital.
Ahmad Muhammad, the doctor at the local hospital said that large number of gunmen are deployed in the streets and are doing revenge acts against each other." I can confirm that three persons were killed but I assume that the number of killing is much larger." The American occupation forces entered the city on Tuesday evening to help establish peace but it left immediately and promised to send other forces in the coming days.
An eye witness, Ahmad Muhammad, said that "any car carrying plates from the north ( Kurdistan) is a target for launching a random fire and the city is not subjected to any law."
On Tuesday, the American occupation army said that gunmen opened fire at his soldiers in five separate attacks in the past three days, including an attack outside a presidential palace in Baghdad used as a headquarters for rebuilding and the US humanitarian aid.
The US central leadership in Qatar said that no one was killed in these incidents which also included a missile shell attack against a helicopter. One American soldier was hit in the knee.
The spokeswoman for WHO Fadila al-Shayeb said "we do expect a vast spread of Cholera and we fear that hundreds of cases are there." She added "so far 17 Cholera case were admitted into two hospitals in the city," noting that analysis was made on many persons and the results will be annouced today (Thursday).
Meanwhile, local doctors and officials said yesterday that at least three persons were killed in fighting between Arabs and Kurds in al-Khales town ( 40 Km to the north of Baghdad ) during the three past days. Doctors at al-Khales hospital said that the fighting erupted after Arabs started opening fire at Kurds while heading from Karkouk to the Iraqi capital.
Ahmad Muhammad, the doctor at the local hospital said that large number of gunmen are deployed in the streets and are doing revenge acts against each other." I can confirm that three persons were killed but I assume that the number of killing is much larger." The American occupation forces entered the city on Tuesday evening to help establish peace but it left immediately and promised to send other forces in the coming days.
An eye witness, Ahmad Muhammad, said that "any car carrying plates from the north ( Kurdistan) is a target for launching a random fire and the city is not subjected to any law."
On Tuesday, the American occupation army said that gunmen opened fire at his soldiers in five separate attacks in the past three days, including an attack outside a presidential palace in Baghdad used as a headquarters for rebuilding and the US humanitarian aid.
The US central leadership in Qatar said that no one was killed in these incidents which also included a missile shell attack against a helicopter. One American soldier was hit in the knee.