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A street in the centre of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, on August 10, 1983, the month before the Iran-Iraq war broke out. Getty Images
A street in the centre of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, on August 10, 1983, the month before the Iran-Iraq war broke out. Getty Images
War is devastating – but for the disabled and their families, it is a unique horror
Raya Al Jadir is a London-based freelance journalist and co-founder of Disability Horizons Arabic
24 November, 2023