killed in the war on April 7. His name was Sami Mikhael Amin Al Shammas.
He died when cluster bombs exploded near our house in Al-Saidya distract in Baghdad and a piece hit him. I was told that 13 more people were killed in our street alone.
My father was born in Baghdad in June 1933 and lived all his life there. He had a degree in accounting and finance from the University of Baghdad and worked as a financial manager until the day before the war started in March. He loved his work and although he had been retired since the early 90s he kept working all this time.
He got married in 1966 to my mother, Suoad Hanoosh, a teacher from Basra. I was born in 1967, then my brother Bashar in 1970 and my sister Zina in 1976.
They were the most loving parents, who tried their best to raise us in a warm loving family. Although we were raised as Catholics my parents never made us feel that we were any different from any other religion and most of our friends were Muslims.
- Ali Hamdani, 20, Hussein Hamdani, 18, Mohamed Hamdani, 9
The three Hamdani brothers were killed in an explosion in a market in the Shu'ala area of Baghdad on March 30.
- Ali Nasaf, 6
Ali Nasaf, was killed in a missile attack on the Bab al Muadan telephone exchange in Baghdad on March 31. His mother, Lamia, 31, told the Daily Mail: "Even the doctors and nurses cried when he died. They remember him as the boy who played football in the streets and always laughed."
- Ali, 20, Hussein, 18 and Mohammad Abed, 11
Three sons of Sumaya Abed were killed by shrapnel in their home in al-Shula, a Shia neighbourhood in Baghdad, on March 29. Sumaya was pregnant with the 11-year-old during the 1991 Gulf war.
- Karar Khodier, 11
The son of Arouba Khodier, Karar died outside his house in al-Shula, a Shia neighbourhood in Baghdad, on March 29.
- Mohammad Ahmed, 4
Mohammad Ahmed was killed by shrapnel in Radwaniyeh, Baghdad, on April 2 in a missile attack. His three sisters, including Aisha, 8, brother, mother and father were all injured.
- Mohammed, 13, Mohaned, 18, and Akmed Abdul Hussein, 7
The three boys died on March 31 in a missile or bomb attack in Al Amiin in the south of Baghdad, a modest residential area, heavily populated by families and children. One of the boys was killed as he was walking to his uncle's home on the street in front of one of the houses. Another was outside his home and the third was in a patio area.
- Rowand Mohammed Suleiman, 8 months
On April 11, Mohammed Suleiman, a 47-year-old engineer from Baghdad, lost his eight-month-old daughter Rowand after his son Seif brought home a device that he believes was an American cluster bomb.
- Samar Hussein, 13
Samar, who died on March 29, lived in the village of Manaria in Iraq's Mohammedia district, a lowland area about 30 miles south of Baghdad.
- Wael Sabah, Noor Sabah, 12, Abdel Khader, 10
Wael lived in Baladiyat, an eastern suburb of Baghdad, with her daughter Noor and son Abdel. On April 9 a missile from a low-flying fighter plane hit their home, killing Noor and Abdel instantly.
- Fatehah Abdullah, 8
Fatehah was part of an extended family of farmers based around her uncle's home near Diala Bridge, a suburb of Baghdad.
- Abas Khalid Hussein, 2
Abas, who died of gunshot wounds on April 7, was born in 2001 to a Shia family in their busy, child-filled home in the Baghdad district of Bayaa.
- Marwa, 11, Tabarek, 8, and Safia Abbas, 5
Marwa, Tabarek and Safia, who were confirmed dead on April 13, lived in the Baghdad suburb of Awa, a working-class area inhabited mainly by poor Shias.
Moustafa Akram Hamoodi, 13
Moustafa, who died on April 5 alongside his brother Zain and his sisters Ihab and Zina, was known as the second genius of the family, the first being Zain.
Hassan Ayad Hamoodi, 9
Hassan, who died on April 5, was the second son of Ayaad Abid Hassan, an oil engineer, and his wife Fatamah. His nickname was the Small Controller.
Zina Akram Hamoodi, 12
Zina, who died on April 5 alongside her brothers Zain and Moustafa and her sister Ihab, was the beauty of the family.
Noor Al-Huda Saad, 4 months
Noor was the only child of her mother Ihab, who also died in the missile attack on the Hamoodi's family home on April 5.
Amaar Al-Huda Saad, 3
The second youngest of the Hamoodis' many grandchildren, Amaar was the most spoilt and most charming of all the children who spent their time in the huge, airy family house in Basra.
He died when cluster bombs exploded near our house in Al-Saidya distract in Baghdad and a piece hit him. I was told that 13 more people were killed in our street alone.
My father was born in Baghdad in June 1933 and lived all his life there. He had a degree in accounting and finance from the University of Baghdad and worked as a financial manager until the day before the war started in March. He loved his work and although he had been retired since the early 90s he kept working all this time.
He got married in 1966 to my mother, Suoad Hanoosh, a teacher from Basra. I was born in 1967, then my brother Bashar in 1970 and my sister Zina in 1976.
They were the most loving parents, who tried their best to raise us in a warm loving family. Although we were raised as Catholics my parents never made us feel that we were any different from any other religion and most of our friends were Muslims.
- Ali Hamdani, 20, Hussein Hamdani, 18, Mohamed Hamdani, 9
The three Hamdani brothers were killed in an explosion in a market in the Shu'ala area of Baghdad on March 30.
- Ali Nasaf, 6
Ali Nasaf, was killed in a missile attack on the Bab al Muadan telephone exchange in Baghdad on March 31. His mother, Lamia, 31, told the Daily Mail: "Even the doctors and nurses cried when he died. They remember him as the boy who played football in the streets and always laughed."
- Ali, 20, Hussein, 18 and Mohammad Abed, 11
Three sons of Sumaya Abed were killed by shrapnel in their home in al-Shula, a Shia neighbourhood in Baghdad, on March 29. Sumaya was pregnant with the 11-year-old during the 1991 Gulf war.
- Karar Khodier, 11
The son of Arouba Khodier, Karar died outside his house in al-Shula, a Shia neighbourhood in Baghdad, on March 29.
- Mohammad Ahmed, 4
Mohammad Ahmed was killed by shrapnel in Radwaniyeh, Baghdad, on April 2 in a missile attack. His three sisters, including Aisha, 8, brother, mother and father were all injured.
- Mohammed, 13, Mohaned, 18, and Akmed Abdul Hussein, 7
The three boys died on March 31 in a missile or bomb attack in Al Amiin in the south of Baghdad, a modest residential area, heavily populated by families and children. One of the boys was killed as he was walking to his uncle's home on the street in front of one of the houses. Another was outside his home and the third was in a patio area.
- Rowand Mohammed Suleiman, 8 months
On April 11, Mohammed Suleiman, a 47-year-old engineer from Baghdad, lost his eight-month-old daughter Rowand after his son Seif brought home a device that he believes was an American cluster bomb.
- Samar Hussein, 13
Samar, who died on March 29, lived in the village of Manaria in Iraq's Mohammedia district, a lowland area about 30 miles south of Baghdad.
- Wael Sabah, Noor Sabah, 12, Abdel Khader, 10
Wael lived in Baladiyat, an eastern suburb of Baghdad, with her daughter Noor and son Abdel. On April 9 a missile from a low-flying fighter plane hit their home, killing Noor and Abdel instantly.
- Fatehah Abdullah, 8
Fatehah was part of an extended family of farmers based around her uncle's home near Diala Bridge, a suburb of Baghdad.
- Abas Khalid Hussein, 2
Abas, who died of gunshot wounds on April 7, was born in 2001 to a Shia family in their busy, child-filled home in the Baghdad district of Bayaa.
- Marwa, 11, Tabarek, 8, and Safia Abbas, 5
Marwa, Tabarek and Safia, who were confirmed dead on April 13, lived in the Baghdad suburb of Awa, a working-class area inhabited mainly by poor Shias.
Moustafa Akram Hamoodi, 13
Moustafa, who died on April 5 alongside his brother Zain and his sisters Ihab and Zina, was known as the second genius of the family, the first being Zain.
Hassan Ayad Hamoodi, 9
Hassan, who died on April 5, was the second son of Ayaad Abid Hassan, an oil engineer, and his wife Fatamah. His nickname was the Small Controller.
Zina Akram Hamoodi, 12
Zina, who died on April 5 alongside her brothers Zain and Moustafa and her sister Ihab, was the beauty of the family.
Noor Al-Huda Saad, 4 months
Noor was the only child of her mother Ihab, who also died in the missile attack on the Hamoodi's family home on April 5.
Amaar Al-Huda Saad, 3
The second youngest of the Hamoodis' many grandchildren, Amaar was the most spoilt and most charming of all the children who spent their time in the huge, airy family house in Basra.
