Free Republic

Little Iraqi girl dies after returning home from Poland Friday, September 21. 2007 The little Iraqi girl Jannat, who recently underwent a successful heart surgery in Wrocław is dead, the girl’s grandfather informed Polish soldiers in Iraq. The information about the girl’s death was received by lieutenant Artur Pinkowski, spokesman of the 11th Lubuskie Armoured Cavalry Division in Zagan, part of the coalition forces mission in Iraq. “The grandfather called us and said that the girl is dead. According to him, the girl suffocated at night because of some failure,” said Pinkowski. He added that Polish soldiers in Iraq will...

Doctors try to save Iraqi girl 26.07.2007 Doctors at the Lower Silesian Heart Clinic in Wrocław are fighting for the life of a 10-month-old girl from Baghdad. Early this morning, a team made up of Poland's top cardiosurgeons started an operation on the heart of baby Jannat, who was brought there with the help of Polish troops stationed in Iraq. She is the granddaughter of one of the local translators. The baby has a serious heart disorder which is usually treated in the first two weeks after birth but she had little chance of having the operation in her home...