What does one say to the mother and father of a 14-year-old girl who was
killed a month ago in shelling along the border? We faced this question
on July 6, when members of our team sat with these parents in their
home in Rania, Iraq, to express our sadness for their loss. We spoke
briefly about our work monitoring the cross-border attacks, assisting
families who are the victims, and visiting Weza, the village where their
daughter, Basoz, was killed by Iranian shelling. Soon her family
brought out pictures, and we felt drawn together in our humanity as they
talked sadly but lovingly about her.