“I cannot forget the children and adults who died of hunger, thirst and fatigue.”
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“I am 18 years old. I am from the Shingal area in Iraq. I lived a simple life there. I had school friends and I was with my family. These things made me happy. On August 3, 2014, ISIS organized an attack against Shingal. Men were killed and women and children were abducted. I was able to escape with my family and we fled to Mount Shingal. There was very little food and water. I cannot forget the children and adults who died of hunger, thirst and fatigue. After much suffering, we went to the other side of the mountain. When I was walking on the mountain I saw one woman with five young children. One child could not walk because of the pain she was in. Her mother was not able to carry her, so my parents and I carried her with us until we made it off the mountain, where we took her back to her mother’s lap. Forty-three 43 of us climbed in the back of an open jeep and upon arriving in Syria, we went straight to the northern Iraqi Kurdistan.”
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From: Iraq
Current Location: Greece
Family: Parents
Age: 18
