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Bombing of Al-Amiriya Shelter
In February 1991, during the First Gulf War, a U.S. bomb punched a hole through the roof of the Al-Amiriya bomb shelter; seconds later a missile plowed through the opening.
The blasts killed 408 civilians, mostly women and children( as can be seen from the following list). Many were killed by the concussion, the rest by a fire so intense it left flash-burned outlines of women and infants on the walls that are still visible today. The United States has said it believed it was targeting a military command center.
The shelter was built by a European company at the middle of a pleasant, middle-class neighborhood, thus excluding the possibility of being used as military command center. Moreover, during the war ( between 17 Jan and till its bombing on 13 Feb. 1991) it was used by hundreds of civilians as a civil shelter.
For the following years, the site of bombing was turned into a sort of shrine or museum. There also are hundreds of photos and drawings of the women and children who died, along with favorite toys, books and other personal belongings left by survivors.
One of the survivors, Fatima, a middle-aged woman who lost her husband and children in the bombing. The night of the attack, she had gone to a friend’s house. She said, "I should get back to the shelter". But her friend said, "You go there every night, so, why don’t you just stay here tonight". She did, and now she is alone.
After the bodies were removed from the shelter, Fatima moved onto the grounds and has never left. She lives there, giving tours to anyone who comes along, and asks for donations to maintain the site as a shrine.
This is part of what Mr BUSH the father has done with the Iraqis. Mr Bush the son has only caused the death of 1 Million Iraqis.
List of Names of Al-Amiriya Shelter’s Victims
(Note: Names and information from "Amiriya Shelter: US most Savage Crime of the Century" published by the Iraqi Ministry Of Culture and Information, 1996.)
Iman Naif Ahmed, female student, 1973./ Ibrahim Naif Ahmed, male student, 1980./Abd al-karim abd, wage earner, 1934./ Bushra Abd, female student, 1977./Saddia Abd, 1979./ Suad Habib Khasim, housewife, 1954./Asma’ Sa’id Ahmed, student, 1975./ Isra’ Said Ahmed, 1977./Imad Sa’id Ahmed, male, 1979./ Ala’ Said Ahmed, female, 1983./Fou’d Said Ahmec, male, 1981./ Bayda Said Ahmed, female child, 1986./Intessar Said Ahmed, 1988./ Sabiha Mahammed Abbas, housewife, 1959./Amel Mohammed Abbas, student, 1963./ Iman Mohammed Abbas, 1976./Fakria Abbas ALi, civil servant, 1953./ Othman Firas Hussein, female student, 1981./Asma’ Firas Hussein, female student, 1981./ ALi Firas Hussein, male student, 1980./Shayma Firas Hussein, housewife, 1982./Adnan Firas Hussein, male child, 1986./Kahtan Firas Hussein, 1987./ ALia’ Firas Hussein, female,1990./Karima Rasheed Daher, midwife nurse, 1941./ Kulud Akram Saleh, civil servant, 1964./Nadwan Akram Saleh, housewife, 1969./ Nabia Mansour, 1937./Sundus Shakir Mohammed, civil servant, 1957./ Yehaia Mohammed, male student, 1962./Shakir Mohammed Salman, retired, 1932./ Yasir Mohammed Bashid, child, 1990./Nadima Abbas Thamer, housewife, 1953./ Mustafa Salah Abed Mohammed, male child, 1989./Sammer Abed al-Rasul Abbas, student, 1948./Ahmed Abed al-Rassul, 1985./Mohammed Abed al-Rassul Abbas, 1988./ Hayder Abed al-Rassul Abbas, child, 1989./Majeda jouhi, female civil servant, 1969./ kaydan Kassem Thwiny, male student, 1977./Ala’ Ja’far Khuddyer, male student, 1966./Razkiya Sharief Abed, housewife, 1945./Ala’ Ibrahim Yassien, student, 1971./Rawa Ibrahim Yassien, 1975./Nadia Ibrahim Yassien, 1985./Saif Ibrahim Yassien, male student, 1981./Fa’za Aziz Hassen, female civil servant, 1967./Rasha Aziz Hassen, child, 1985./Samira Ibrahim khadam, student, 1979./Amsha Abbas Samir, housewife, 1934./Hameed Majeed al-Bayaty, male retired, 1940./Fawzia Abed al-Mahdy, female, 1946./Wafika Khalil Ibrahim, housewife, 1930./ Maythem Hameed Majeed, male student, 1976./Shayma’ Haed Majeed, female, 1979./Nada Najem Abeed, housewife, 1966./Hayder Mohammed Hameed, male child, 1990./Karima Ma’uif Ali, housewife, 1949./Sabiha Mohammed Khalef, 1950./Waled Abed al-Alah Ibrahim, student, 1977./Noor Abed al-Alah Ibrahim, 1980./Ibrahim Abed al-Alah Ibrahim, male, 1982./Marwa Abed al-Alah Ibrahim, female child, 1988./Makbula Hassen, housewife, 1940./Khadija Hassen, 1935./ Shakha Ahmed Hamoud, 1916./Lam’ia Ali Ahmed, 1954./Zina Youssef Wais, student, 1981./Nesrin Youssef Wais, 1983./Fatima Youssef, child, 1986./Ahmed Youssef Waiss, male, 1989./Adiba Aswad Shamel, housewife, 1930./Alia Nasser Hussein, student, 1975./Najat Nasser Hussein, female student, 1976./Fatima Nasser Hussein, 1978./Ali Nasser Hussein, male, 1980./Iman Nasser Hussein, female, 1982./Sajeda Atia Sharji, housewife, 1956./Odai Saleh Khafoori, male student, 1979./Ahmed Saleh Khafoori, 1980./Dalal Saleh Khafoori, female, 1981./Kossai Saleh Khafoori, male, 1983./Saif Saleh Khafoori, child, 1988./ Salima Hammadi Saleh, female teacher, 1945./Manal Ahmed Idan, student, 1970./Shayma Ahmed Idan, female student, 1974./Mo’ttaz Ahmed Idan, male, 1989./Ghassan Hussein Ibrahim, retired, 1937./Summia Ibrahim Humoud, female teacher, 1947./Moayed Hameed Hamed, male wage earner, 1943./Hana Hameed Hamed, housewife, 1959./Sada Hameed Hamed, student, 1981./Zina Muayed Hameed, 1980./Khalid Muayed Hameed, male child, 1986./Mohammed Muayed Hameed, 1990./Sate’a Hameed Hamed, housewife, 1946./Durayed Ra ad Sa’adi, male student, 1974./Lina Ra’ad Sa’adi, female, 1976./Nidhal Sa’adi Kamal, female retired, 1945./Bassam Mouthana Rashid, male student, 1976./ Mayes Samir Rashid, female, 1982./Liza Samir, 1985./ Samir Heshmet Ghaith, male child, 1989./Qammera Hussein Khidher, housewife, 1920./Fadhila Abbas Obid, 1939./Iman Mohammed Ali, civil servant, 1967./Shatha Mohammed Ali, 1968./Nadwa Mohammed Ali, student, 1972./Maha Mohammed Ali, 1976./ Ja’afer Mohammed Ali, male, 1975./Baer Mohammed Ali, 1976./Nuha Mohammed Ali, female student,1976./Iman Abed Obid, housewife, 1968./ Gufran Hussein Mehmood, child, 1989./Salman Dhia Fadhel, male student, 1975./ Shayma Dhia Fadhel, female, 1974./Hassen Salman Abed al-Qader, male retired, 1931/Fatima Abed al-Mona’m, housewife,1935/Sana Hassen Salman/Wafa Hassen Salman/Mohammed Kadhim Abbas, male child, 1990./Layla Hassen Salman, female/Manal Hassen Salman/Euona Hassen, female/Rabab Abed al-Ameer Mustafa, housewife, 1935./Zaid Ala’ Abed al-Ameer, male student, 1982./Adnan Hassen Sa’id, retired, 1935./ Amal Adnan Hussein, female civil servant, born 1964./Inas Adnan Sa’id, student, 1976./ Hind Ra’ad Mohammed Sa’id, child, 1987./Ahlam Kamal Mohammed, housewife, 1945./Awes Adnan Hussein, male student, 1978./Hala Ra’ad Mohammed Sa’id, female child, 1991./Nedhal Mehmood Mussa, housewife, 1948./ Manar Abed al-Karim Fathi, student, 1979./Dalia Abed al- Mohmmed, 1980./Mustafa Abed al-Karim Mohammed, male student, 1984/Hala Abed al-Karim Mohammed, female child, 1985./Sabiha Abed Alah Reks, housewife, 1944./Elham Abed Alah, civil servant, 1961./Sabiha Radhi Rahim, housewife, 1939./ Ibtessam Rashid Sahab, student, 1969./Wijdan Rashid Sahab, 1971/ Belal Rashid Sahab, male, 1977./Mayes Sa’ad Mehmood, female child, 1985./ Mohammed Sa’ad Mehmood, male, 1987./Awatef Mehmood Mossa, female civil servant, 1960./Shatha Kadhim Isma’il, teacher, 1957./Hiba Abed al-Majid, child, 1985./Raja’ Mohammed Sayaj,housewife, 1958./Rana Hameed, female student, 1980./Shayma Hameed Abood, 1981./Rasha Hammed Abood, 1984./ ALi Hameed Abood, male child, 1988./Daina Hammeed Abood, female, 1990./ Ammar Ahmed, male student, 1978./Walid ALi Salman, male, 1974./Amer Qassem ALi, male, 1975./Adila Abed, housewife, 1925./Sally Ahmed Salman, student, 1984./Seham Saleh Mahdi, civil servant, 1946./Hussein ALi Ibrahim, male student, 1982./Samah Ali Ibrahim, female, 1983./ Mahia Ahmed Yassin, 1982./Samira Hameed Saleh, housewife, 1961/ Rula Sabah Abed al-Hameed, student, 1982./Mohammed Sabah Abed, male, 1984./Abir Sabah Abed al-Hameed, female child, 1987./ Wassen Ref’at ALi, student, 1980./Wissam Ref’at ALi, male, 1975./ALi Kadim, male, 1975./joodi Waiss al Doori, retired, 1924./ Belkis Hassani, housewife, 1934./Nawal joodi, teacher, 1958./jamiLa joodi, civil servant, 1961./Thawra joodi, housewife, 1976./Iman Kamel Hamoodi, student, 1975./Samira Baha, teacher, 1932./ALia’ kamal Mustafa, student, 1971./Omar Kamal Mustafa, male, 1978./Seham Kalifa Kattab, female, 1943./Raja’ Hussein Noori, 1963./Rasmia Abed, 1940./Amal Khudier Dhari, 1964./Hind Dafer Fayssel, child, 1989./Shahed Dafer Fayssel, 1988./Bassima Khudier Dhari, 1970./Bushra Ahmed, 1977./Shayma Ali Hussein, student, 1976./ Mohammed ALi Hussein, male, 1979./Mustafa ALi Hussein, 1981./ Hussein ALi Hussein, 1974./ Hadil Talib, female child, 1989./ Karar TaLib, male, 1990./Samira Daham jassem, female student, 1961./ Adnan Daham jassem, male student, 1976./Hamida Fayadh Ibrahim, female retired, 1927./Iftikhar Rahim Kalil, housewife, 1972./Ahmed Kalil Ibrahim, male student, 1970./Wa’al Mohammed Abed Ali, male student, 1980./Rabia’ Faris Abbas, housewife, 1954./Maher Sadoon, male student, 1971./Lamia Abed Alah Saleh, female retired, 1937./ Qhtan Ismail, male, 1940./Afrah Mohammed Fiadh, female child, 1985./ Mehmood Mohammed Fiadh, male, 1965./Fadhila Ghdban Mohammed, housewife, 1942./Ali Hussein Mohammed, male student, 1980./Shatha Hussein Mohammed, female, 1977./Zina Hussein Mohammed, 1983./Mohammed Hussein Mohammed, male child, 1986./diba Ahmed, female teacher, 1942./ Ghada Muhammed Khudiar, student, 1970./Abir Mohammed Khudiar, 1974./ Ghaida Mohammed Khudiar, 1977./Rana Mohammed Khudiar, 1975./Alia Alwan Manhel, housewife, 1938./Sausan Abbas, civil servant, 1968./Maha Abbas, student, 1973./Muntaha Abbas, 1976./Hassan Ali Hussein, male,1976./Eftekar Farid Al-Said, housewife, 1946./Mohammed Al-Said Farid, male student, 1978./Ahmed Al-Said Farid, 1980./Mehmood Al-Said Farid, 1982./A’ssma Al-Said, female, 1984./Hafsa Mohammed Mustafa, housewife, 1968./Mohammed Ahmed al-Knas, male child, 1988./Salma Ahmed al-Knas, female,1989./Fatema Hassan al-Mustafa, housewife, 1942./Amena Mohammel al-Mustafa, student, 1973./ Jumana Mohammed al-Mustafa, 1975./Rafi’ Mohammed al-Mustafa, male, 1974./Hassan Mohammed al-Mustafa, 1983./Khadija Mohammed al-Mustafa, female, 1984./Nidhal Rashid Mohammed, housewife, 1959./Noor Saad Hammadi, child, 1989./Mustafa Saad Hammadi, male, 1988./Farah Saad Hammadi, female, 1987./Rajeha Mehmood Fawzi, housewife, 1945./Rana Musleh Hammadi, student, born 1977./Hind Musleh Hammadi, born 1982./Rusul Musleh Hammadi, born 1971./Hammza Musleh Hammadi, male, born 1983./Samira Ibrahim Saleh, housewife, born 1947./Khulud Rahim Batawi, female student, 1971./Sajeda Rahim Batawi, 1972./Eyiad Rahim Batawi, male, 1980./Ala Rahim Batawi, 1983./Haifa Ja’far ali, housewife,1950./ Fua’ad Tariq Ahmed, male student, 1979./Karrar Tariq Ahmed, child, 1985/Zina Tariq Ahmed, female student, 1977./Lina Tariq Ahmed, 1974./Yassir Taha Shaghani, male, 1982./Raja Qassem Muhssen, female, 1976./Amira Murshed Rashid, housewife, 1957./Firas Fawzi Abed al-Razaq, male student, 1977./Fadia fawzi Abed al-Razaq, female, 1978./Murad Fawzi Abed al-Razaq, male,1980./ Belal Fawzi Abed al-Razaq, 1983./ Baha Fawzi Abed al-Razaq, 1985./Ala Fawzi Abed al-Razaq, 1975./ Samiha Ibrahim Hameed, housewife, 1941./Wi’am Abed al-Kalil, 1974./Ibtehal Abed al-Kalil, 1974./A’thir Abed al-Kalil, male, 1977./ Hussein Abed Ali, 1924./Sa’dia Kasseb, housewife, 1924./Nebha Naif,1945./ Sahera Naif, born 1957./Mohammed Hussein Abed Ali, male student,1972./ Ahmed Hussein Abed Ali, 1974./Mustafa Hussein Abed Ali, 1977./Omer Hussein Abed Ali, 1980./Hadi Hussein Abed Ali, 1970./Sa’ad Hussein Abed Ali,1982./ Sa’ad Abed al-Hameed Al-Rawi, retired, 1946./Hutham Kalil jawad, female teacher, 1948./A’fia Sa’ad Abed al-Hameed, student, 1978./Omer Sa’ad Abed al-Hameed, male, born 1979./Hiba Sa’ad Abed al-Hameed, female,1983./Ilham Kalil jawad, civil servant, 1950./A’thra Ibrahim jawad, 1941./Buthina Mohammed Khalaf, housewife, 1937./Sami’a Mustafa Zaidan, 1932./Bushra Meftah Mohammed, student, 1974./BelKhis Abed al-Karim Mushir, housewife, 1945./Izdehar Abed al-Wahab Mustafa, student, 1966./ Fatima Khudiar Mustaf, civil servant,1968./Zainab Khudiar Mustaf, student, 1971./Sukaina Khudiar Mustaf, female student, 1973./Belal Khudiar Mustaf, male, 1984./Wedad Kalil al Da’ad, housewife, 1951./ Hind Majed Ibrahim, female student, 1972./Lu’ai Majed Ibrahim, male, 1978/Saif Majed Ibrahim, 1984./Safa Majed Ibrahim, female child, 1990./Fadhila Latif Mohammed, housewife, 1938./Intessar Jaber Kalil, 1960./Hajem Jaber Tala, male wage earner, 1918./Makia Hawas Khalaf, housewife, 1918./Sharifa Hussein Saghira, 1930./Suhad Qassim Hajim,student, 1976./Zainab Qassim Hajim, 1977./Wazban Qassim Hajim, male,1982./ Dhul-Fikar Qassim Hajim, male student, 1983./Shayma’ Kadoori Nasser, 1980./Muna Kadoori Nasser, 1980./Rassmia Abdullah Saleh, housewife 1939./Ibtessam Hameed Abdullah, teacher, 1953./Nahlla Hameed, student, 1967./Affin Sa’di Taha, student, 1982./Nivin Sa’di Taha, 1985./Lian Sa’di Taha, 1986./Kissma Jabar Ahmed, housewife, 1949./Ali Akram, male student, 1979./Othman Akram, 1983./Jinan Akram, female child, 1986./Majid Hameed, male retired, 1939./Sabiha Rashid Saleh, housewife, 1943./A’ssma Majid Hameed, student, 1970./Ahmed Saleh Shehab, female, 1968./Niran Saleh Shehab, female student, 1971./U’ruba Saleh Shehab, 1975./Ahlam Saleh Shehab,1967./ Khalidia Hamed Ameen, housewife, 1934./Rajeha Abedulla, teacher,1942./ Nasser Mohammed Fiadh, male student, 1974./ Mohammed Omer Abed al-Hussein, 1976./Sana’ Taha Mohammed, female civil servant, 1951./Safa’ Ali Hussein, male student, 1977./Wassen Ali Hussein, female, 1979./Mohammed Jassim Muqhbel, male, 1983./Hafsa Abed al-Khadder, housewife,1929./ Mohammed Abed al-Khadder, male student, 1973./Salma Abed Rahi, housewife, 1958./Mustafa Hameed Jabbar, male student, 1977./Mohammed Hameed Jabbar, 1982./Ahmed Hameed Jabbar, child, 1986./Najat Fadhel, housewife, 1953./Ussama Abed, male student, 1982./Issra’ Abed, female child, 1984./Yehia Abed, male, 1985./Hiba Abed, female, 1990./Malika Nawaf Dhaher, housewife, 1962./Karam Abed Aziz, male student, 1982./Yatherb Abed, female, 1984./Farah Abed, 1986./Arwa Abed, child, 1988./Khulud Hameed, housewife, 1963./Shayma’ Dawood Rokan, student, 1977./Inas Sami Dawood, 1985./Ali Sami Dawood, male, 1987./Sara Sami Dawood, female child, 1990./Farah Sami Dawood, 1989./Hana’ Mohammed, housewife,1951./ Shayma’ Kalil Ibrahim, student, 1973./Ghaid’ Kalil Ibrahim, 1975./Zina Kalil Ibrahim, 1978./Ali Kalil Ibrahim, male student, 1982./Issera’ Kalil Ibrahim, female teacher, born 1969./Randa Mohammed Kamel, child, born 1990./Nawal Ibrahim Ali, housewife, 1949./Shwooki Shamoon, female, 1948./Safa’ Mohammed Ali, male retired, 1937./Sarmad Safa’ Mohammed, student, 1978./Madiha Mohammed Amin, housewife, 1924./Efaf Saleh Mehmood, 1956./Batool Saleh Mehmood, 1955./Zahra’ Ghaish Saleh, student, 1982./Huda Ghaish Saleh, 1987./Sana’ Yossif Abu-, female./Wafia Mohammed Majid, teacher, 1943./ Zahra’ Mohammed Nader, student, 1979./Marwan Mohammed Nader, male, 1985./Samira Abed aL-Karim, housewife, 1938./Amira Abed al-karim, 1940./Talia’ Ahmed /Jarid Jassem Mohammed, housewife, 1944./Mahdi Mohammed Saleh, male student./Mohammed Ahmed Talet/ Mohammed Hussein Saleh/ Sa’dia Jawad, female civil servant, 1964./ Walid Shaker-Kalil, male./Abed al-Salam-Ghaith/Salam Mohammed Awad/ Dooriad Naji-Hameed, male civil servant./Mohammed Shaker /Radhi Yossif/
Jassem Hiak /Rabi (Father’s name unknown) /Ahmed Ibrahim Kalil /Abed al-Khaliq (father’s name unknown) /Adnan Ahmed Na’em /Haidi Rahim Kalil / Kalthum Jaber Khalif, housewife, born 1959./Jassmia Abed Khalaf, 1917./ Firas Kadhim Abbas, male student, 1982./Amjad Kadhim Abbas, 1983. /Nibras Kadhim Abbas, female, 1985./ Inas Kadhim Abbas, female child,1988./