Iraqi refugee living in the US
Iraqi refugee living in the US and a Project Officer at the Iraq Foundation
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Taameem Almaliki
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FROM Taameem Almaliki
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Is the US Doing Enough for the Iraqis We Left Behind? For those Iraqis who wanted an end to Saddam Hussein's dictatorship, working with American and British forces was a dangerous assignment. Tariq Abu Khumra finally made it to the US less than year ago, leaving his family in his home country. He now lives in the San Fernando Valley. He is just one of many Iraqis who are desperate to leave a ruined country.
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