More than 300,000 Iraqi women have been left widowed by U.S. aggression in Iraq

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Iraq’s Women’s Minister Quits: “Army of Widows” Left in Need

Published 5 hours ago, by ■ Sandy Sand

There are no exact figures, but it’s estimated that more than 300,000 Iraqi women have been left widowed by U.S. aggression in Iraq and the war, leaving them and their children destitute and without means of support.

Feeling frustrated and abandoned herself, Nawal al-Samarraie left her post as Iraq’s minister for women’s affairs after six months on the job due to severe cutbacks in her ministry’s funding.

Not counting staff salaries, her budget, which was meager to begin with, was slashed from $7,500 a month to $1,500.

"I reached to the point that I will never be able to help the women," said al-Samarraie. "The budget is very limited ... so what can I do?"