Children disappear across Iraq, but critics say authorities lack plan

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According to Al-Monitor, the Baghdad Operations Command announced the rescue of two kidnapped children in southern Baghdad on August 20. A UN report confirmed that 1,496 Iraqi children were abducted during the 36 months leading up to September 2016. Wassim Bassem reports that low-income families in Basra have been raising alarms since June regarding children being snatched from streets and homes. Mohsin Ali Attia, an education writer in Babil, noted that the Iraqi police lack a systematic approach, with interventions remaining purely at a security level. Capt. Abbas Fadil of the Babil police confirmed that there are no sociologists or experts involved, and rescued children are returned to their families without any psychological or social follow-up.