One of the most frequent things I covered when I worked as a journalist in Iraq was the car bomb explosion that targeted Iraqi civilians, police and army members and recruits. After going to the explosions sites, I mostly went to the hospitals to speak with the wounded people to have their voice heard in my stories. One of the biggest hospitals I used to go to was Yarmouk hospital. Yarmouk hospital was featured today in a documentary on HBO. Yarmouk Hospital, located in a very dangerous part of Baghdad, is the focal point of hope and despair for thousands of wounded Iraqi civilians and their families. The documentary was filmed by Salih Mahdi within the facility. It chronicles the chaos both inside the Emergency Room and on the streets of the capital.
The documentary reminded me of all the kinds of horrible stories I have covered. It was hard to be in the hospital for a few hours to work and interview wounded people and their relatives. So you can imagine how horrible it is for the doctors, nurses and other staff members to go through every single day of their lives. Any praising word is not enough for all what they are doing. And those who kill, torture and bomb Iraqi civilians will never be remembered except with disgrace and hate.
In case you missed seeing the documentary, you could still watch it on [HBO On Demand] or watch the entire documentary in the series of Youtube videos posted below.
Viewer discretion is STRONGLY advised. The documentary includes graphic images of war and violence.
For more details on the story of the doctor who filmed the documentary, read what the New York Times had to write about him.
