Injury and death during the ISIS occupation of Mosul and its liberation: Results from a 40-cluster household survey

PLoS Medicine
Riyadh LaftaGilbert Burnham

Abstract

Measurement of mortality and injury in conflict situations presents many challenges compared with stable situations. However, providing information is important to assess the impact of conflict on populations and to estimate humanitarian needs, both in the immediate and longer term. Mosul, Iraq's second largest city, was overrun by fighters of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) on June 4, 2014. In this study, we conducted household surveys to measure reported deaths, injuries, and kidnappings in Mosul, Iraq, both during the occupation of the city by fighters of ISIS and the months of Iraqi military action known as the liberation. Mosul was overrun by ISIS forces on June 4, 2014, and was under exclusive ISIS control for 29 months. The military offensive by Iraqi forces, supported by coalition artillery and airstrikes, began on October 17, 2016, in east Mosul and concluded in west Mosul with the defeat of ISIS on June 29, 2017. We conducted a 40-cluster population-based survey as soon as the security forces permitted access for the survey team. The objective of the survey was to measure reported deaths, injuries, and kidnappings in Mosul households during 29 months of ISIS-exclusive control (June 2014-October 2016) and th...Continue Reading

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Mar 29, 2019·Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness·Riyadh LaftaGilbert Burnham
Oct 11, 2019·Medicine, Conflict, and Survival·Riyadh K Lafta, Maha A Al-Nuaimi
Jun 30, 2019·Conflict and Health·Jennifer OKeeffeMohana Amirtharajah
Nov 5, 2019·World Journal of Surgery·Fredrik BäckströmAndreas Wladis
Jan 9, 2020·Conflict and Health·R LaftaG Burnham
Nov 9, 2018·Medicine, Conflict, and Survival·Riyadh K Lafta, Nadia Falah
Jul 22, 2021·Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness·Riyadh LaftaGilbert Burnham
Aug 7, 2021·PloS One·Riyadh LaftaGilbert Burnham

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