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A 9-year-old Iraqi girl injured during a U.S. air strike may walk again after she receives prosthetic legs at a hospital here.

Salee Allawe arrived at the Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport on Sunday with her father, about eight months after a bomb hit her home in Hasswa, Iraq. She and her brother were playing with friends outside during the air strike, which killed her 8-year-old brother, Akram. Salee’s legs had to be amputated at the knees. (more…)

Salee Allawe smiled shyly Sunday as her father pushed her wheelchair into the baggage claim at Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport.

The 9-year-old Iraqi girl had finally made it to Greenville to get the medical treatment she needs, about eight months after losing her legs in a U.S. airstrike, volunteers say.

A crowd of about 25 greeted her with cheers and a giant sign that said “Welcome Salee” in Arabic and English. One of the greeters, Haifa Abdulhadi, knelt next to Allawe and translated her softly spoken response. (more…)

Salee Allawe smiled shyly Sunday as her father pushed her wheelchair into the baggage claim at Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport.

The 9-year-old Iraqi girl had finally made it to Greenville to get the medical treatment she needs, about nine months after losing her legs in a U.S. air strike, volunteers say.

A crowd of about 25 greeted her with cheers and a giant sign that said “Welcome Salee” in Arabic and English. One of the greeters, Haifa Abdulhadi, knelt next to Allawe and translated her softly spoken response. (more…)