Archive - Apr 21, 2009

IRAQ: CPT visits family of baby killed by Iranian shelling

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On 4 April 2009, Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT) visited the family of a one and a half-year old boy, Mohammad Ahmed, killed when Iran shelled their village, Razga, on 10 March 2009.  The shelling violated an agreement Iran had made with the KRG (Kurdish Regional Government) to stop attacks on villages in the Pshdar district.  A mortar hit the roof of the family’s home while they slept at 9:00 p.m.  Four rockets landed inside the village the same hour.  Fifty families fled on foot to neighboring villages: Tutma, one-and-a-half hour away and Cuzina, three hours away.  The attack also injured the boy’s father, Ali Hamed Ahmed, in his head, back and leg, rendering him unable to walk.