Ali Abbas was just 12-years-old when the invasion of Iraq started in 2003.
Days later, a US missile hit his home and changed his life forever, as he lost both his arms along with most of his family.
Ali now lives in London, where Caroline Hawley, who was the BBC’s Baghdad correspondent, went to meet him.
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Days later, a US missile hit his home and changed his life forever, as he lost both his arms along with most of his family.
Ali now lives in London, where Caroline Hawley, who was the BBC’s Baghdad correspondent, went to meet him.
Please subscribe HERE http://bit.ly/1rbfUog
#Iraq #IraqWar #BBCNews
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