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10 - 6 - 2007
CBS NEWS
Young Iraqi boys, some tied to their cribs, lie on the floor at a Baghdad orphanage on June 10, 2007, after they were discovered by U.S. and Iraqi soldiers. A total of 24 naked and abused boys, ages 3 to 15 years old, were found in a darkened room without any windows. Many of the children were too weak to stand once released. A locked room full of food and clothing was found nearby.
A young boy lies on the floor tethered to his crib in an orphanage in Baghdad's Fajr neighborhood after it was raided by U.S. and Iraqi soldiers who discovered a total of 24 naked and abused boys, ages 3 to 15 years old, in a darkened room without any windows. After initially being treated by Army medics, the boys were transported to a nearby hospital for further treatment.
Three naked and abused orphans lie on a cement floor in a Baghdad orphanage that was raided by U.S. and Iraqi soldiers on June 10, 2007. The soldiers found a total of 24 malnourished boys between the ages of 3 and 15. In May, according to sources, the boys had been removed from a coed orphanage located in Atafiyah by order of the Ministry of Health because they believed the boys and girls should not live together.
Several boys lie in a sparse, filthy room after they were discovered by U.S. and Iraqi Army forces on June 10, 2007. The soldiers found 24 naked and abused boys, ages 3 to 15, in the darkened room without any windows. The Ministry of Health moved them to this orphanage that allegedly doubled as a brothel operated by several men, sources said. Some men fled when Iraqi and Coalition Forces arrived.
U.S. and Iraqi soldiers provide medical care to boys discovered naked and abused in a Baghdad orphanage on June 10, 2007. Soldiers found 24 severely malnourished boys, some tied to their beds, in the orphanage, yet there was a room full of food and clothing nearby
Some of the boys, ages 3 to 15, are seen after they were discovered by U.S. and Iraqi Army soldiers in a Baghdad orphanage. Members of the Fajr Neighborhood Advisory Council vowed to take action and ensure the boys were properly cared for in the future.
A U.S. soldier carries a boy found naked and abused at a Baghdad orphanage to an ambulance on June 10, 2007. U.S. and Iraqi Army soldiers discovered the orphanage housing 24 severely malnourished and abused boys in the Baghdad neighborhood of Fajr. The boys were taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.
A hospital worker hands juice boxes to some of the 24 boys found by U.S. and Iraqi military personnel on June 10, 2007, naked and abused in a Baghdad orphanage. Sources who checked on the boys on June 11 reported that they were in better health and spirits. The boys will stay at another orphanage temporarily until they can be moved to Karbala where they will live under the care of social services.
Some of the 24 severely malnourished and abused boys found by U.S. and Iraqi Army soldiers at a Baghdad orphanage drink juice after they were taken to a nearby hospital for care in this photo provided to CBS News.
A suspect is held after U.S. and Iraqi Army forces found 24 naked and abused boys, ages 3 to 15, in a Baghdad orphanage. The Prime Minister’s office directed the arrest of the individuals responsible for the situation. The Ministry of Health began an investigation immediately, sources said.
Two men thought to be guards at the orphange are seen in this photo obtained by CBS News. Three women claiming to be caretakers were also found at the site.
The soldiers found kitchen shelves packed with food in the stock room. Instead of giving it to the
boys, the soldiers believe it was being sold to local markets.
A woman working at an orphanage smiles for pictures in front of the naked boys as if there was nothing wrong. She and another female worker have disappeared.
Orphan Hazim holds a teddy bear as he sits in a wheelchair after he was transferred to Dar al-Hanan orphanage for girls Thursday, June 21, 2007. Hazim and 23 other orphans, aged 3 to 15, were discovered in a room at an orphanage for boys last week following a military raid in an area northwest of Baghdad.(Photo: AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/Getty Images)
An Iraqi nurse distributes candies to orphans after they were transferred to Dar al-Hanan orphanage for girls, Thursday, June 21, 2007. The orphans were discovered in a room at an orphanage for boys last week following a military raid northwest of Baghdad. Soldiers found 24 naked and abused boys, aged 3 to 15.(Photo: AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/Getty Images)
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