{"id":3263,"date":"2025-04-27T16:22:48","date_gmt":"2025-04-27T16:22:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/?p=3263"},"modified":"2025-07-07T13:11:59","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T13:11:59","slug":"iraq-burns-and-trauma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/en\/stories\/iraq-burns-and-trauma\/","title":{"rendered":"Burns and war-related traumas"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3263\" class=\"elementor elementor-3263\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-080a223 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"080a223\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5474ea7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5474ea7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Burns and war-related traumas\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1123d54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1123d54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"autorestoria\">by Luca Catalano Gonzaga<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b4ad44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"6b4ad44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. 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2016<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Surgical treatment<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-982e012 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"982e012\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/stories\/iraq-burns-and-trauma\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Iraq07-768x512-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-132\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Iraq07-768x512-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Iraq07-768x512-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/stories\/iraq-burns-and-trauma\/\">Nasiriyah, Iraq - 2016<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Burns and war-related traumas<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-384d8df elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"384d8df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/stories\/iraq-restoring-smiles\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_01-768x512-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-136\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_01-768x512-2.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_01-768x512-2-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/stories\/iraq-restoring-smiles\/\">Nasiriyah, Iraq - 2016<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Restoring smiles<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5bb04a elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"f5bb04a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/stories\/portrait-of-a-generation-at-war\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LucaCG_01-768x512-1-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-130\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LucaCG_01-768x512-1-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LucaCG_01-768x512-1-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/stories\/portrait-of-a-generation-at-war\/\">Damascus, Syria - 2016<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Portrait of a generation at war<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e52316 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"7e52316\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/stories\/life-under-the-rubble\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_06-768x512-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-131\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_06-768x512-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_06-768x512-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/stories\/life-under-the-rubble\/\">Damascus, Syria - 2016<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Life under the rubble<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a68f94 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"2a68f94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/stories\/afghanistan-the-endless-war\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_01-768x512-1-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-137\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_01-768x512-1-2.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_01-768x512-1-2-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/stories\/afghanistan-the-endless-war\/\">Mazar-i Sharif, Afghanistan - 2016<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">The endless war<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b84d1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b84d1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"postbox\"><div class=\"expcont\"><div class=\"postbox\"><div class=\"expcont\"><div class=\"postbox\"><div class=\"expcont\"><div class=\"postbox\"><div class=\"expcont\"><div class=\"postbox\"><div class=\"expcont\"><div class=\"postbox\"><div class=\"expcont\"><div class=\"postbox\"><div class=\"expcont\"><div class=\"postbox\"><div class=\"expcont\"><div class=\"postbox\"><div class=\"expcont\"><p>In Iraq, the war began in 1980 and since then it has never ended. Starting with the confrontation with Iran, then Kuwait, then the Gulf conflict in 1990, the independence of Kurdistan, the American invasion of 2003, the explosion of domestic terrorism, the embargo, the creation of Al Qaeda, and finally, the rise of the Caliphate in the northern part of the country. To pay the price of this decade of destabilisation are the civilians, who live in frustration, betrayed by the promises, tired of believing that things might eventually change. If the older generation is losing its memory, new generations cannot even imagine peace. As in Nasiriyah, a city located in southern Iraq, where children are the ones being sacrificed by a global system of insecurity and poor health care. The portraits show their faces before entering the operating room, all marked by deformities of the body and facial burns caused by domestic accidents (exposed electrical wires, gas and fuel oil tanks for cooking) or even worse, by unexploded ordnance still scattered across the country. The story \u201c<strong><em>Burns and war-related traumas<\/em><\/strong>\u201d by\u00a0<strong>Luca Catalano Gonzaga<\/strong>\u00a0tells the stories of women and children who have had the opportunity to be operated on thanks to the surgical treatment of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.emergenzasorrisi.it\/\">NGO Emergenza Sorrisi<\/a>. (text by\u00a0<strong>Luca Catalano Gonzaga<\/strong>).<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-093cb5f e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"093cb5f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23675cc elementor-arrows-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"23675cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;arrows&quot;,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;effect&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Carosello d&#039;immagini\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper swiper-image-stretch\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 52\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LucaCG_01-1.jpg\" alt=\"Al Habobbi Hospital, Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016.  Hanen Mohamed Ganin, 6 years old, has just arrived to the Habobbi Hospital from Musol. She has suffered severe burns to the whole body due to the burst of a gas cylinder used for cooking.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Al Habobbi Hospital, Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016.  Hanen Mohamed Ganin, 6 years old, has just arrived to the Habobbi Hospital from Musol. She has suffered severe burns to the whole body due to the burst of a gas cylinder used for cooking.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 52\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LucaCG_02-1.jpg\" alt=\"Al Habobbi Hospital, Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016.  Mohammed kisses his brother Abas in the waiting room, before the surgery for cleft lip.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Al Habobbi Hospital, Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016.  Mohammed kisses his brother Abas in the waiting room, before the surgery for cleft lip.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 52\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LucaCG_03-1.jpg\" alt=\"Al Habobbi Hospital, Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016.  This baby came to the hospital some months ago, but she was too young to be operated. Today, she underwent surgery for cleft lip.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Al Habobbi Hospital, Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016.  This baby came to the hospital some months ago, but she was too young to be operated. Today, she underwent surgery for cleft lip.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"4 of 52\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LucaCG_04-1.jpg\" alt=\"Al Habobbi Hospital, Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016.  Zeineb Abba 9 years old, suffering from facial cancer.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Al Habobbi Hospital, Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016.  Zeineb Abba 9 years old, suffering from facial cancer.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"5 of 52\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LucaCG_05-1.jpg\" alt=\"Al Habobbi Hospital, Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016.  A mother waiting for her daughter to be operated by Emergenza Sorrisi&#039;s surgeons. Her body is devastated by burns due to an accident caused by a short-circuit which triggered a fire.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Al Habobbi Hospital, Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016.  A mother waiting for her daughter to be operated by Emergenza Sorrisi's surgeons. Her body is devastated by burns due to an accident caused by a short-circuit which triggered a fire.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"6 of 52\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LucaCG_06-1.jpg\" alt=\"Al Habobbi Hospital, Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016.  Haydar Kalad 3 years old, who has suffered severe burns to the body, waiting for medical examination.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Al Habobbi Hospital, Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016.  Haydar Kalad 3 years old, who has suffered severe burns to the body, waiting for medical examination.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"7 of 52\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LucaCG_07-1.jpg\" alt=\"Al Habobbi Hospital, Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016.  Hudahasen Bushara, 5 years old, in the waiting room, before undergoing surgery for burns. Hot oil burn occurred while the child was in the kitchen with his mother.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Al Habobbi Hospital, Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016.  Hudahasen Bushara, 5 years old, in the waiting room, before undergoing surgery for burns. Hot oil burn occurred while the child was in the kitchen with his mother.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"8 of 52\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LucaCG_08-1.jpg\" alt=\"Al Habobbi Hospital, Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016.  Mother and son in the waiting room.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Al Habobbi Hospital, Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016.  Mother and son in the waiting room.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"9 of 52\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LucaCG_09-1.jpg\" alt=\"Al Habobbi Hospital, Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016.  Ahmed Hussen Suky, 10 years old, badly burned himself in his father&#039;s car, which caught fire due to an attack.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Al Habobbi Hospital, Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016.  Ahmed Hussen Suky, 10 years old, badly burned himself in his father's car, which caught fire due to an attack.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"10 of 52\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LucaCG_10-1.jpg\" alt=\"Al Habobbi Hospital, Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016. A father tries to reassure his son, born with severe malformations of the face, while waiting for the doctors to see his child.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Al Habobbi Hospital, Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016. A father tries to reassure his son, born with severe malformations of the face, while waiting for the doctors to see his child. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"11 of 52\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LucaCG_11-1.jpg\" alt=\"Al Habobbi Hospital, Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016.  Father and son in the waiting room before the medical examination.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Al Habobbi Hospital, Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016.  Father and son in the waiting room before the medical examination.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"12 of 52\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LucaCG_12-1.jpg\" alt=\"Al Habobbi Hospital, Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016.  Little girl in the waiting room before the medical examination.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Al Habobbi Hospital, Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016.  Little girl in the waiting room before the medical examination.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"13 of 52\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LucaCG_13-1.jpg\" alt=\"Al Habobbi Hospital, Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016.  Mother and daughter in the waiting room before the medical examination.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Al Habobbi Hospital, Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016.  Mother and daughter in the waiting room before the medical examination.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"14 of 52\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LucaCG_14-1.jpg\" alt=\"Al Habobbi Hospital, Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016.  Fatima Alawi, 6 years old, holds tight to her mother before entering the operating room and undergoing the surgery for cleft palate.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Al Habobbi Hospital, Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016.  Fatima Alawi, 6 years old, holds tight to her mother before entering the operating room and undergoing the surgery for cleft palate.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"15 of 52\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LucaCG_15-1.jpg\" alt=\"Al Habobbi Hospital, Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016.  Women and their children in the waiting room.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Al Habobbi Hospital, Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016.  Women and their children in the waiting room.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"16 of 52\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LucaCG_16-1.jpg\" alt=\"Al Habobbi Hospital, Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016.  Halla Abedali, 9 years old, in the waiting room with her relatives before undergoing the surgery for cleft palate.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Al Habobbi Hospital, Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016.  Halla Abedali, 9 years old, in the waiting room with her relatives before undergoing the surgery for cleft palate.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"17 of 52\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LucaCG_17.jpg\" alt=\"Al Habobbi Hospital, Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016.  Waiting room.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Al Habobbi Hospital, Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016.  Waiting room.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"18 of 52\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LucaCG_18.jpg\" alt=\"Al Habobbi Hospital, Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016. Mothers waiting for their children to come out of the operating room.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Al Habobbi Hospital, Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016. Mothers waiting for their children to come out of the operating room.  <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"19 of 52\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LucaCG_19.jpg\" alt=\"Al Habobbi Hospital, Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016.  Abdolla, 6 years old, sleeps in the waiting room of the hospital waiting to be operated on.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Al Habobbi Hospital, Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016.  Abdolla, 6 years old, sleeps in the waiting room of the hospital waiting to be operated on.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"20 of 52\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LucaCG_20.jpg\" alt=\"Al Habobbi Hospital, Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016.  Families waiting for medical examination.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Al Habobbi Hospital, Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016.  Families waiting for medical examination.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"21 of 52\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LucaCG_21.jpg\" alt=\"Al Habobbi Hospital, Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016.  Mothers waiting for their children to come out of the operating room.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Al Habobbi Hospital, Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016.  Mothers waiting for their children to come out of the operating room. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"22 of 52\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LucaCG_22.jpg\" alt=\"Al Habobbi Hospital, Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016.  A father kisses his daughter before the medical examination.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Al Habobbi Hospital, Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016.  A father kisses his daughter before the medical examination.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"23 of 52\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LucaCG_23.jpg\" alt=\"Al Habobbi Hospital, Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016.  A father prays for his son while he waits during surgery due to sever burns. His son  Karar, 16 years old, burned by a gas cylinder burst while he was walking along the street with some friends.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Al Habobbi Hospital, Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016.  A father prays for his son while he waits during surgery due to sever burns. His son  Karar, 16 years old, burned by a gas cylinder burst while he was walking along the street with some friends.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"24 of 52\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LucaCG_24.jpg\" alt=\"Al Habobbi Hospital, Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016.  Waiting room.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Al Habobbi Hospital, Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016.  Waiting room.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"25 of 52\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LucaCG_25.jpg\" alt=\"Al Habobbi Hospital, Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016.  A mother and her daughter who suffers from facial malformation, waiting to be photographed for the completion of the hospitalization file.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Al Habobbi Hospital, Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016.  A mother and her daughter who suffers from facial malformation, waiting to be photographed for the completion of the hospitalization file.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"26 of 52\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LucaCG_26.jpg\" alt=\"Al Habobbi Hospital, Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016.  Medical examination of a small patient.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Al Habobbi Hospital, Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016.  Medical examination of a small patient.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"27 of 52\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LucaCG_27.jpg\" alt=\"Al Habobbi Hospital, Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016.  A mother tries to reassure her daughter moments before she enters the operating room.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Al Habobbi Hospital, Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016.  A mother tries to reassure her daughter moments before she enters the operating room.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"28 of 52\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LucaCG_28.jpg\" alt=\"Al Habobbi Hospital, Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016.  Hanen Mohamed Ganin, 6 years old, has just arrived to the Habobbi Hospital from Musol. She has suffered severe burns to the whole body due to the burst of a gas cylinder used for cooking.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Al Habobbi Hospital, Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016.  Hanen Mohamed Ganin, 6 years old, has just arrived to the Habobbi Hospital from Musol. She has suffered severe burns to the whole body due to the burst of a gas cylinder used for cooking.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"29 of 52\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LucaCG_29.jpg\" alt=\"Al Habobbi Hospital, Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016. A father embrace his daughter before she enters the operating room.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Al Habobbi Hospital, Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016. A father embrace his daughter before she enters the operating room.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"30 of 52\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LucaCG_30.jpg\" alt=\"Al Habobbi Hospital, Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016.  Zeineb Abba 9 years old, suffering from facial cancer.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Al Habobbi Hospital, Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016.  Zeineb Abba 9 years old, suffering from facial cancer.\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"31 of 52\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LucaCG_31.jpg\" alt=\"Al Habobbi Hospital, Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016.  Little patient before entering the operating room.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Al Habobbi Hospital, Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016.  Little patient before entering the operating room.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"32 of 52\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LucaCG_32.jpg\" alt=\"Al Habobbi Hospital, Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016.  Ahmed Hussen Suky, 10 years old, badly burned himself in his father&#039;s car, which caught fire due to an attack.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Al Habobbi Hospital, Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016.  Ahmed Hussen Suky, 10 years old, badly burned himself in his father's car, which caught fire due to an attack.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"33 of 52\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LucaCG_33.jpg\" alt=\"Al Habobbi Hospital, Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016.  Little patient before entering the operating room for burns.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Al Habobbi Hospital, Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016.  Little patient before entering the operating room for burns.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"34 of 52\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LucaCG_34.jpg\" alt=\"Al Habobbi Hospital, Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016.  Mother and son waiting to enter the operating room.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Al Habobbi Hospital, Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016.  Mother and son waiting to enter the operating room.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"35 of 52\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LucaCG_35.jpg\" alt=\"Al Habobbi Hospital, Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016.  A son holds his father&#039;s hand before entering the operating room.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Al Habobbi Hospital, Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016.  A son holds his father's hand before entering the operating room.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"36 of 52\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LucaCG_36.jpg\" alt=\"Al Habobbi Hospital, Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016.  Worod Habieb, 11 years old, suffers from extensive burns on the entire body.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Al Habobbi Hospital, Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016.  Worod Habieb, 11 years old, suffers from extensive burns on the entire body.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"37 of 52\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LucaCG_37.jpg\" alt=\"Al Habobbi Hospital, Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016.  Surgery by Professor Fabio Abenavoli and his staff.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Al Habobbi Hospital, Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016.  Surgery by Professor Fabio Abenavoli and his staff.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"38 of 52\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LucaCG_38.jpg\" alt=\"Al Habobbi Hospital, Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016.  Meriam Mehdi Neyty, 11 years old, suffered from severe burns to one hand due to hot oil.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Al Habobbi Hospital, Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016.  Meriam Mehdi Neyty, 11 years old, suffered from severe burns to one hand due to hot oil.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"39 of 52\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LucaCG_39.jpg\" alt=\"Al Habobbi Hospital, Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016.  mother and her child in the hospital aisle after surgery to reconstruct the child\u2019s nose which had been bitten by a stray dog.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Al Habobbi Hospital, Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016.  mother and her child in the hospital aisle after surgery to reconstruct the child\u2019s nose which had been bitten by a stray dog.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"40 of 52\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LucaCG_40.jpg\" alt=\"Al Habobbi Hospital, Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016.  Two young patients still under anaesthetic right after surgery due to severe burns.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Al Habobbi Hospital, Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016.  Two young patients still under anaesthetic right after surgery due to severe burns.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"41 of 52\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LucaCG_41.jpg\" alt=\"Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016.  Library inside the Mosque.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016.  Library inside the Mosque.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"42 of 52\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LucaCG_42.jpg\" alt=\"Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016.  Prayers inside the Mosque.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016.  Prayers inside the Mosque.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"43 of 52\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LucaCG_43.jpg\" alt=\"Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016.  Going along the streets of the city.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016.  Going along the streets of the city.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"44 of 52\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LucaCG_44.jpg\" alt=\"Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016.  View of the city.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016.  View of the city.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"45 of 52\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LucaCG_45.jpg\" alt=\"Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016.  Ahmed Hussen Suky (in the middle), 10 years old, badly burned himself as his father&#039;s car caught fire during to an attack. In November 2016 he underwent a reconstructive surgery. Now he&#039;s gone back to play with his friends.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016.  Ahmed Hussen Suky (in the middle), 10 years old, badly burned himself as his father's car caught fire during to an attack. In November 2016 he underwent a reconstructive surgery. Now he's gone back to play with his friends.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"46 of 52\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LucaCG_46.jpg\" alt=\"Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016.  Shopping downtown.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016.  Shopping downtown.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"47 of 52\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LucaCG_47.jpg\" alt=\"Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016.  Kerar Kadhum, 6 years old, in his house with his father. Kerar will shortly undergo surgery for angioma of the upper lip.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016.  Kerar Kadhum, 6 years old, in his house with his father. Kerar will shortly undergo surgery for angioma of the upper lip.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"48 of 52\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LucaCG_48.jpg\" alt=\"Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016.  Kerar Kadhum, 6 years old, in his house with his father. Kerar will shortly undergo surgery for angioma of the upper lip.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016.  Kerar Kadhum, 6 years old, in his house with his father. Kerar will shortly undergo surgery for angioma of the upper lip.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"49 of 52\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LucaCG_49.jpg\" alt=\"Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016.  Zainab Abbas Atay, 8 years old, finally at home after facial reconstructive surgery.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016.  Zainab Abbas Atay, 8 years old, finally at home after facial reconstructive surgery.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"50 of 52\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LucaCG_50.jpg\" alt=\"Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016.  Fatima Jasim, 20 years old, in her bedroom, after lip surgery.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016.  Fatima Jasim, 20 years old, in her bedroom, after lip surgery.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"51 of 52\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LucaCG_51.jpg\" alt=\"Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016.  Maather Mayd Abbas,19 years old, here with her sister. Maather underwent several surgeries because she suffered from severe burns on her face and body due to the burst of a defective gas cylinder.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016.  Maather Mayd Abbas,19 years old, here with her sister. Maather underwent several surgeries because she suffered from severe burns on her face and body due to the burst of a defective gas cylinder.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"52 of 52\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LucaCG_52.jpg\" alt=\"Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016.  Maather Mayd Abbas, 19 years old, at her own house. Maather underwent several surgery because she suffered from severe burns on her face due to the burst of a defective gas cylinder.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016.  Maather Mayd Abbas, 19 years old, at her own house. 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Starting with the confrontation with Iran, then Kuwait, then the Gulf conflict in 1990, the independence of Kurdistan, the American invasion of 2003, the explosion of domestic terrorism, the embargo, the creation of Al Qaeda, and finally, the rise of the Caliphate in the northern part of the country. To pay the price of this decade of destabilisation are the civilians, who live in frustration, betrayed by the promises, tired of believing that things might eventually change. If the older generation is losing its memory, new generations cannot even imagine peace. As in Nasiriyah, a city located in southern Iraq, where children are the ones being sacrificed by a global system of insecurity and poor health care. The portraits show their faces before entering the operating room, all marked by deformities of the body and facial burns caused by domestic accidents (exposed electrical wires, gas and fuel oil tanks for cooking) or even worse, by unexploded ordnance still scattered across the country. The story \u201cBurns and war-related traumas\u201d by\u00a0Luca Catalano Gonzaga\u00a0tells the stories of women and children who have had the opportunity to be operated on thanks to the surgical treatment of the\u00a0NGO Emergenza Sorrisi. (text by\u00a0Luca Catalano Gonzaga). Al Habobbi Hospital, Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016. Hanen Mohamed Ganin, 6 years old, has just arrived to the Habobbi Hospital from Musol. She has suffered severe burns to the whole body due to the burst of a gas cylinder used for cooking. Al Habobbi Hospital, Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016. Mohammed kisses his brother Abas in the waiting room, before the surgery for cleft lip. Al Habobbi Hospital, Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016. This baby came to the hospital some months ago, but she was too young to be operated. Today, she underwent surgery for cleft lip. Al Habobbi Hospital, Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016. Zeineb Abba 9 years old, suffering from facial cancer. Al Habobbi Hospital, Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016. A mother waiting for her daughter to be operated by Emergenza Sorrisi&#8217;s surgeons. Her body is devastated by burns due to an accident caused by a short-circuit which triggered a fire. Al Habobbi Hospital, Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016. Haydar Kalad 3 years old, who has suffered severe burns to the body, waiting for medical examination. Al Habobbi Hospital, Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016. Hudahasen Bushara, 5 years old, in the waiting room, before undergoing surgery for burns. Hot oil burn occurred while the child was in the kitchen with his mother. Al Habobbi Hospital, Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016. Mother and son in the waiting room. Al Habobbi Hospital, Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016. Ahmed Hussen Suky, 10 years old, badly burned himself in his father&#8217;s car, which caught fire due to an attack. Al Habobbi Hospital, Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016. A father tries to reassure his son, born with severe malformations of the face, while waiting for the doctors to see his child. Al Habobbi Hospital, Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016. Father and son in the waiting room before the medical examination. Al Habobbi Hospital, Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016. Little girl in the waiting room before the medical examination. Al Habobbi Hospital, Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016. Mother and daughter in the waiting room before the medical examination. Al Habobbi Hospital, Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016. Fatima Alawi, 6 years old, holds tight to her mother before entering the operating room and undergoing the surgery for cleft palate. Al Habobbi Hospital, Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016. Women and their children in the waiting room. Al Habobbi Hospital, Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016. Halla Abedali, 9 years old, in the waiting room with her relatives before undergoing the surgery for cleft palate. Al Habobbi Hospital, Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016. Waiting room. Al Habobbi Hospital, Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016. Mothers waiting for their children to come out of the operating room. Al Habobbi Hospital, Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016. Abdolla, 6 years old, sleeps in the waiting room of the hospital waiting to be operated on. Al Habobbi Hospital, Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016. Families waiting for medical examination. Al Habobbi Hospital, Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016. Mothers waiting for their children to come out of the operating room. Al Habobbi Hospital, Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016. A father kisses his daughter before the medical examination. Al Habobbi Hospital, Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016. A father prays for his son while he waits during surgery due to sever burns. His son Karar, 16 years old, burned by a gas cylinder burst while he was walking along the street with some friends. Al Habobbi Hospital, Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016. Waiting room. Al Habobbi Hospital, Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016. A mother and her daughter who suffers from facial malformation, waiting to be photographed for the completion of the hospitalization file. Al Habobbi Hospital, Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016. Medical examination of a small patient. Al Habobbi Hospital, Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016. A mother tries to reassure her daughter moments before she enters the operating room. Al Habobbi Hospital, Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016. Hanen Mohamed Ganin, 6 years old, has just arrived to the Habobbi Hospital from Musol. She has suffered severe burns to the whole body due to the burst of a gas cylinder used for cooking. Al Habobbi Hospital, Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016. A father embrace his daughter before she enters the operating room. Al Habobbi Hospital, Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016. Zeineb Abba 9 years old, suffering from facial cancer. Al Habobbi Hospital, Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016. Little patient before entering the operating room. Al Habobbi Hospital, Na\u0304s\u0323iriya, Iraq 2016. Ahmed Hussen<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3263","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-stories"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3263","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3263"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3263\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8420,"href":"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3263\/revisions\/8420"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3263"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3263"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3263"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}