Zakhia, 3, a girl suffering from a severe neurological disorder, is crying inside her home in Fallujah, Iraq. Her brother, Jasim, 5, is also affected by a similar illness. The family has a healthy 8-year-old daughter, Sauusan, born before the 2004 US-led battles for the city, who regularly assists her two disabled siblings. The parents and their relatives have no history of birth defects.
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