in iraqs mosul a school becomes a field hospital
Last Updated : GMT 06:49:16
Arab Today, arab today
Arab Today, arab today
Last Updated : GMT 06:49:16
Arab Today, arab today

In addition to being pockmarked with bullets

In Iraq's Mosul, a school becomes a field hospital

Arab Today, arab today

Arab Today, arab today In Iraq's Mosul, a school becomes a field hospital

Members of the Iraqi forces tend to a civilian who was injured by Daesh
Mosul - Arab Today

Fifteen-year-old Mohammed enthusiastically helps the staff of a makeshift hospital set up in the bullet-scarred school in west Mosul where he himself studied before jihadists seized Iraq's second city.

The Islamic State group used the school as part of its programme of indoctrination until it lost control of the area during a major Iraqi offensive launched last month, and it is now used to treat people wounded in the ongoing battle for the western side of the city.

Like many buildings in Mosul, the school bears the signs of warfare.

In addition to being pockmarked with bullets, most of the windows are broken, walls are cracked and the floor is littered with bullet casings.

The entrance hall has been transformed into an emergency room, which is stocked with only limited equipment but still allows for first aid to be administered to the wounded and sick.

One young man lies on a narrow bed, his face pale and tired.

"A sniper (from IS) fired at him but missed, so he started to run, and the sniper shot again and hit him," says Fathi Waad, one of the victim's relatives.

"This is the third time that someone in the family has been hit by a sniper," he adds.

Each day, the hospital looks after around 100 patients, both civilians and security personnel, often the victims of gunshot wounds, says Aqil Karim, a medic from the elite Counter-Terrorism Service.

A dust-covered red pickup suddenly stops in front of the school to deliver a semi-conscious old man whose foot has been injured.

- American dream -

Unlike the previous patient, he is not the victim of violence, but rather of an accident, and he is also suffering from dehydration.

As soon as he arrives, he is carried to a bed, where his wound is washed, disinfected and dressed.

Treating him is just as important as tending to those wounded by war in a city where the fighting has destroyed many medical facilities.

More than 200,000 Iraqis have fled west Mosul since Iraqi forces began the assault to retake the area on February 19, the government says, but hundreds of thousands more are still in danger inside the city.

With school lessons unlikely to resume at any time soon, several former pupils have returned to the building to help the medical staff.

Indifferent to the sound of gunfire and explosions outside, one of them rushes around helping out where he can, dressed in a tracksuit with a blue hood.

Mohammed has barely finished unloading a delivery of equipment when he is already back inside handing out food rations.

"We cook, clean the equipment, and when wounded people arrive we help them," says the slender teenager, who is delighted no longer to be in class under the jihadists.

"Our teachers were hard on us. They'd beat us," he says. "And they'd ask us to pledge allegiance to IS."

But Mohammed does not see a future for himself in the ruins of a city disfigured by months of heavy fighting. Instead, he yearns to join his relatives in the United States.

His dream job once there? "Doctor" of course.

Source: AFP

arabstoday
arabstoday

Name *

E-mail *

Comment Title*

Comment *

: Characters Left

Mandatory *

Terms of use

Publishing Terms: Not to offend the author, or to persons or sanctities or attacking religions or divine self. And stay away from sectarian and racial incitement and insults.

I agree with the Terms of Use

Security Code*

in iraqs mosul a school becomes a field hospital in iraqs mosul a school becomes a field hospital

 



Name *

E-mail *

Comment Title*

Comment *

: Characters Left

Mandatory *

Terms of use

Publishing Terms: Not to offend the author, or to persons or sanctities or attacking religions or divine self. And stay away from sectarian and racial incitement and insults.

I agree with the Terms of Use

Security Code*

in iraqs mosul a school becomes a field hospital in iraqs mosul a school becomes a field hospital

 



GMT 23:27 2017 Thursday ,27 July

Indonesia gelar ASEAN Night di Doha

GMT 18:18 2017 Tuesday ,10 October

Hollywood mogul Weinstein accused of rape

GMT 05:12 2017 Sunday ,17 December

Judiciary not under pressure or taking dictation: CJP

GMT 13:29 2017 Tuesday ,12 September

Yemeni authorities dissolve terrorist cell in Naham

GMT 10:26 2017 Monday ,28 August

Vatican expresses solidarity with Muslim minority

GMT 02:52 2017 Thursday ,06 July

N. Korea rolls out 900 new tanks in last 7 years

GMT 04:01 2017 Sunday ,02 July

Lions flanker O'Brien cited for 'red card' hit

GMT 08:49 2017 Friday ,01 September

Israel supreme court warns government

GMT 22:06 2017 Saturday ,07 October

Police say London crash not related to terrorism

GMT 09:16 2017 Thursday ,26 October

Wael Jassar participates in concerts in Cairo

GMT 21:17 2017 Saturday ,10 June

'Air Cocaine' smuggler transferred to France

GMT 18:33 2017 Tuesday ,19 September

Booming 'super' league culture makes India's sports

GMT 14:54 2018 Wednesday ,24 October

Moscow’s initiative to extend New START deal

GMT 17:06 2018 Friday ,05 January

The Golden Globes and Hollywood's gender equality

GMT 03:24 2017 Tuesday ,19 December

US vetoes UN resolution rejecting Trump decision

GMT 10:39 2017 Thursday ,13 April

Bahraini King Meets Palestinian President

GMT 02:10 2017 Saturday ,18 February

Bodies of three sailors recovered from sunken ship

GMT 06:03 2017 Wednesday ,04 October

PM, education min. discuss educational process

GMT 19:47 2017 Thursday ,26 October

Bahrain weather forecast

GMT 02:59 2017 Wednesday ,02 August

September24th-October23rd
Arab Today, arab today
 
 Arab Today Facebook,arab today facebook  Arab Today Twitter,arab today twitter Arab Today Rss,arab today rss  Arab Today Youtube,arab today youtube  Arab Today Youtube,arab today youtube

Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2021 ©

Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2021 ©

arabstoday arabstoday arabstoday arabstoday
arabstoday arabstoday arabstoday
arabstoday
بناية النخيل - رأس النبع _ خلف السفارة الفرنسية _بيروت - لبنان
arabstoday, Arabstoday, Arabstoday