Angelina Jolie’s daughter Zahara could be forced to undergo corrective surgery on her hip. The star and partner Brad Pitt are considering the operation, which could cure the two-year-old’s hip dysplasia, a congenital condition.

The condition means the tot’s thigh is connected to the hip improperly and may affect her ability to walk in the future. According to reports, Zahara needs braces to help re-set her limbs. A source tells the Star magazine, the couple “will do whatever it takes” to ensure their child is “happy and healthy.”

The insider adds, “Brad and Angelina have talked with their pediatrician, who told them Zahara may need to have surgery.”

Jolie and Pitt adopted Zahara from Ethiopia in 2005 and the little girl has already had a rough ride through life – when the actress adopted her, she was suffering from malnutrition and dehydration and medics also discovered the African tot had a rickets fracture in her arm. Zahara also had salmonella poisoning.

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Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt at the “The Assassination of Jesse James” gala screening during the Toronto International Film Festival, September 8th.

Angelina Jolie bought her 2-year-old a matching Valentino purse. Is this over the top or cute?

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are ready for another child, the actor said during a Sunday news conference for his new film, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford.

The Jolie-Pitt clan was in Venice to promote Pitt’s new western, which is a contender for the top Golden Lion award at the city’s film festival.

Pitt, 43, and Jolie, 32, have four kids including: Maddox, 6, Pax, 3, Zahara, 2, and 15-month-old Shiloh.

Asked by a reporter whether they are ready for a fifth, Pitt replied: “Yeah we’re ready.”

The couple have adopted children from Cambodia, Vietnam and Ethiopia and also have a biological child, but Pitt did not indicate whether they intend to adopt this time.

According to the Associated Press, Pitt said that while fatherhood is fun, it’s robbing him of his beauty sleep.

“It’s the most fun I’ve ever had and also the biggest pain … I’ve ever experienced,” he said when asked what it was like to become a father to four children in such a short period of time. “I love it and can’t recommend it any more highly — although sleep is nonexistent.”

The actor said that having kids “makes me much more efficient because when I work, I really have to focus. I know I’ve less time to get things done. Actually, I’m quite pleased by it.”

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Angelina Jolie headed home from her brief trip to Iraq and Syria to witness firsthand the humanitarian crisis there, the United Nations Refugee Agency UNHCR announced.

The actress and UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador, 32, flew from New York to Syria on Monday. In Damascus, she visited a UNHCR registration center and spent hours talking to Iraqi refugees in their homes.

Wearing a blue flak jacket and a helmet, Tuesday’s journey took her to Iraq to meet with 1,200 refugees camped out in a makeshift outpost at the border, because they are unable to leave the country. She also witnessed dozens of Iraqis crossing into Syria.

“I have come to Syria and Iraq to help draw attention to the humanitarian crisis and to urge governments to increase their support for UNHCR and its partners,” Jolie said in a statement. “My sole purpose in both countries is to highlight the plight of those uprooted by the war in Iraq.”

Following her Tuesday meeting with those at the Al Waleed camp in the war-torn nation, Jolie said, “It is absolutely essential that the ongoing debate abut Iraq’s future includes plans for addressing the enormous humanitarian consequences these people face.”

Besides her activities for UNHCR, Jolie also met privately with American troops and other multi-national forces in the region.

She headed home from Syria on Wednesday, according to UNHCR officials.

It’s shaping up to be a busy week for the globetrotting Jolie, who spent some family time with Brad Pitt and their kids in New York City over the weekend. In addition to a trip to Central Park, Pitt and Jolie hosted a charity dinner in the Hamptons Saturday night for Brad’s Make It Right project, which is aiming to help rebuild New Orleans with environmentally friendly homes.

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