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Sleepless nights under the thunder of intercepted missiles have become routine for some Trinidad and Tobago nationals living in the Middle East, as the conflict involving the United States, Israel and Iran intensifies with deadly consequences.
International agencies report that hundreds of people have been killed since the latest escalation began, including women and children caught in strikes on residential areas and near military targets. Hospitals in parts of the region are said to be overwhelmed, with images circulating of injured civilians and damaged neighbourhoods. While the fighting has centred on strategic installations, civilian casualties have deepened global concern and outrage.
For T&T national Fiaz Mahamood, a director at Kuwait Drilling, the war is being measured less in statistics and more in sleepless nights.
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