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Ixcell Perez featured in People

14-Year-Old Endures Cancer Treatment Alone Because Mom Is Not Allowed to Cross U.S. Border After months of efforts from advocacy groups, Ixcell Perez will finally be reunited with her mom Dalia A 14-year-old cancer patient is going through treatment alone because her mother has not been allowed to cross the border into the United States. ... Read more

The Campaign to Reunite Ixcell Perez With Her Mother Dalia

In 2019, Dalia Perez had been separated from her daughter Ixcell for four months when we learned of their plight. While Ixcell was being treated for leukemia in Durham, North Carolina, Dalia was stranded at the border in Tijuana because the U.S. Customs and Border Protection under the Trump administration refused to let Dalia cross. ... Read more

Rusul Jalal

Rusul Jalal, Salee Allawi’s sister, was injured in the same air strike that took both of Salee’s legs. The girls’ brother Akram and several other children were playing outside when the missiles struck. Akram was killed, as was Salee’s best friend, Tabruk. Salee lost both of her legs and one of Rusul’s legs was mangled ... Read more

Omar Mahmood

After the war in Iraq, a trip to the store or to visit relatives became extremely dangerous for Iraqis. Omar and his family were traveling by taxi from Mosul to Baghdad to celebrate Ramadan. An American convoy opened fire on the vehicle, hitting Omar’s father Sabah with three bullets. The car burst into flames. NMV brought ... Read more

Mustafa Abed

On November 3, 2004, Mustafa Ahmed Abed, came down with a fever. He lived in Fallujah, a city in western Iraq. Mustafa’s mother had taken him to a clinic for a shot of antibiotics. She was returning home when an air attack shook the city. She fled down the street carrying Mustafa in her arms, ... Read more

Alaa’ Khalid

On May 5 2005 Alaa’ Khalid Hamdan was severely injured when a US tank round struck her family’s home in Al Qaim, Iraq. Ashley Severance, a 22-year-old law student from Melbourne, Florida, contacted NMV and offered to help. She worked for months to set up pro-bono medical care in Orlando. Dr. Saad Shaik, a gifted ... Read more

Abdul Hakeem

On April 9, 2004 at 11:00 pm, Abdul Hakeem and his family were asleep at home when mortar rounds struck their home. His mother suffered abdominal and chest injuries and has undergone five major operations. His older brother and sister were injured, and his unborn sister killed. NMV learned about Abdul Hakeem in March of ... Read more

Salee Allawi

On November 7, 2006, Salee, a nine-year-old girl, was playing outside her home with her brother, cousin and some friends. After circling overhead, jets fired three missiles, apparently at passenger vehicles. One missile detonated near the children. No More Victims brought Salee to Shriner’s Hospital in Greenville, South Carolina, where doctors amputated a section of ... Read more

Mustafa Ghazwan

On April 12, 2007, a jet fired a powerful missile into a building next door to the home where two-year-old Mustafa Ghazwan lived with his family. The attack took place in the Al Mafraq neighborhood of Baqubah in the Iraqi province of Diyala. His uncle Anmar was in the living room with Mustafa when the ... Read more

Noora Afif

During the war, Noora was shot by a sniper near her home in Iraq. NMV brought her to Maine for surgery to repair damage to her skull. She was 6 years old when she arrived in Portland. The procedures were successful.

Abdul Hakeem, Injured by US Forces in Fallujah, Treated in Pittsburgh

Abdul Hakeem was disfigured when US mortars struck his home during the First Siege of Fallujah. His mother was also severely injured; eight months pregnant, she lost her child. NMV brought Abdul Hakeem to Pittsburgh, where he received facial reconstructive surgery and a prosthetic eye. Video includes Noam Chomsky commentary of the work of NMV.

NMV Director on Democracy Now

Learn about the work of No More Victims: Watch project director Cole Miller talk with Amy Goodman on Democracy Now. See the video and transcript here.

Mustafa Ghazwan, Injured by US Missile Strike, Gets Cochlear Implant in San Francisco

No More Victims arranged to bring Mustafa Ghazwan, a young boy who lost his hearing after a bomb strike in Iraq, to San Francisco for pro-bono cochlear implants to restore his hearing.

Omar, Injured by US Forces, Treated for Severe Burns in Boston

Omar was traveling with his family by taxi from Mosul to Baghdad to celebrate Ramadan. An American convoy opened fire on the vehicle, hitting Omar’s father with three bullets — two in the back, and one in the arm. The driver and two others were killed in the hail of bullets. The car burst into ... Read more

Mustafa Ghazwan, Deafened by US Missile, Receives Cochlear Implant in San Francisco

No More Victims arranged to bring Mustafa Ghazwan, a young boy who lost his hearing after a bomb strike in Iraq, to San Francisco for pro-bono cochlear implants to restore his hearing. The surgery was a success.

Mustafa Arrives in Portland, Oregon for Treatment at Shriner’s Hospital

Mustafa was severely injured in a US air strike on the city of Fallujah. This is mainstream media coverage of his arrival in Portland, Oregon, for treatment. At the time of this report, the full extent of his internal injuries had yet to be discovered.

Noora, Shot by US Sniper, Treated in Portland

Noora was shot by an American sniper near her home in Iraq. NMV brought her to Maine for surgery to repair damage to her skull. She was 6 years old when she arrived in Portland. The procedures were successful.

NMV Video: Noora’s Story

Noora was shot by an American sniper near her home in Iraq. No More Victims mobilized a local coalition in Portland to receive her family and offer pro-bono medical care to help Noora heal. This is her story.

Salee’s Arrival and Treatment in Greenville

Salee lost both of her legs in the US missile strike that killed her brother and best friend and injured her younger sister. No More Victims brought her to Greenville, where she was treated at Shriner’s Hospital.

Rusul’s Story: A Prosthetic and a Second Chance

Seven-year-old Rusul Jalal was disfigured by a missile attack in front of her home in Iraq. In 2006 she survived a U.S. missile attack at her home in Iraq while playing hopscotch. Not only was her foot disfigured, the missile maimed her older sister and killed her brother. No More Victims brought her and her ... Read more

Democracy Now’s Amy Goodman Interviews Salee and Her Father

Before returning to Iraq, Salee and her father joined Amy Goodman on Democracy Now to talk about the American air strike that took her legs, their lives in occupied Iraq and the medical treatment she received under the auspices of NMV.