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Iraq: Falluja's contamination is worse than Hiroshima

Categories: Middle East & North Africa, Iraq, Environment, Governance, Humanitarian Response, War & Conflict

Iraqi blogger Layla Anwar writes a detailed post [1]about the contamination in Falluja resulting from depleted uranium and white phosphorous used in the war on Iraq – and the cover up preventing thorough research. One leading professor describes the contamination there to be worse than Hiroshima.