Word: husaini
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1991-1991
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...southern cities, where fierce fighting erupted between Shi'ite rebels and the government, healthworkers were caught in the cross fire. Three floors of Karbala's Husaini hospital were destroyed, and blood and bullet holes are still visible on walls and doors. One doctor there tells of walking down a hallway where dead and wounded lined every inch of the floor and of being unable to tell which stray limb belonged to which body. For weeks, dogs feasted on decomposing remains in the courtyard between the wards...