MSF closes Iraq operations.BRUSSELS Brussels (brŭ`səlz), Fr. Bruxelles, Du. Brussel, city and region (1995 pop. 948,122), 63 sq mi (162 sq km), capital of Belgium, central Belgium, on the Senne River and at the junction of the Charleroi-Brussels and Willebroek -- Medecins Sans Frontieres has closed its mission in Iraq. The international organization took the decision in view of the extreme risks currently run by aid workers in the country. "It has become impossible for MSF MSF Manufacturing, Science, and Finance (Union) as an organization to guarantee an acceptable level of security for our staff, be they foreign or Iraqi," says Gorik Ooms, General Director of MSF in Belgium. "We deeply regret the fact that we will no longer be able to provide much needed medical help to the Iraqi people." MSF has been present in Iraq since December 2002. During the bombing of Baghdad a small team of international aid workers stayed in the city to assist in the hospitals. Soon afterwards af·ter·ward also af·ter·wards adv. At a later time; subsequently. afterwards or afterward Adverb later [Old English æfterweard] Adv. 1. , MSF set up three clinics in Sadr City  This article or section may contain a proseline.Please help [ convert this timeline] into prose or, if necessary, a . and was supporting a referral hospital. |
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