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Iraq: Ahlam’s Story

Ahlam was in her father's arms, both her legs amputated.

She arrived at the Ashti refugee camp with almost all her family.

As they change the bandages on his hand, Darwood Salim raises his fingers in a victory sign.

On the 8th of March 2017, Darwood, aged 12, had been tending sheep just outside Mosul when he stepped on a landmine.

Ahad Abdulah, who is 10 years old, suffered facial injuries when a bomb landed near him.

Abbas Fadil, 8, sits in the gardens of EMERGENCY’s hospital.

Gathban Mahmood, 22, was about to graduate from high school when ISIS took control of Mosul.

Unfortunately, Ghofran and Akram have another thing in common: they both lost a leg to a bomb while they were playing in their homes.

Mohamed Nawaf, 14, lost both legs and suffered facial and hand injuries in Mosul.

Yacub Ahmad, 43, was blinded in one eye and lost his left hand following a blast outside his home in Mosul.