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 flames, and Omar was severely burned. No More Victims brought Omar to the US for medical care in 2007.
Surgeons released his fixed thumb, and Omar recovered his use of that thumb. Doctors replaced his missing thumb with one of this toes.