More Iraqi children die as a result of the embargo

The Iraqi ministry of health has announced that more than 9,000 Iraqi children with the majority of them are children died in September as a result of the international sanctions imposed on Iraq.

In a report, the ministry said that 9245 persons were killed in September as a result of various diseases or malnutrition because of the sanctions imposed on Iraq since 1990.

The figures which were published by the ministry said that the number of the Iraqis who died during the same month of 1989 was only 727 persons.

The report said that 6245 children under five year old died during September of diarrhea m ling diseases, malnutrition and breathing problems.

The report added that number of old people died in the same month reached 2524 of heart diseases, high blood- pressure and diabetics.

Baghdad has announced the death of 10267 Iraqis including 7436 under five in August.