lynsey addario, photographer

Middle East: Iraq War

Iraqi children prepare looted cables to melt down and sell on the street for money near the town of HIlla, south of Bagdad, May 16, 2003. Since the fall of the regime lead by former Iraqi leader, Saddam Hussain, Bagdad has seen high crime rates and major shortages in Petroleum, electricity, and water.
Hilla, Iraq
Iraqi children prepare looted cables to melt down and sell on the street for money near the town of HIlla, south of Bagdad, May 16, 2003. Since the fall of the regime lead by former Iraqi leader, Saddam Hussain, Bagdad has seen high crime rates and major shortages in Petroleum, electricity, and water.