The owners of the house we moved into came to inspect their house today. We had the privilege of welcoming them back into their home for the first time since ISIS took it over 2 years ago.
Read MoreA short video Dispatch about our new base of operations just outside Mosul:
Read MoreToday we settled into our new base in Bashiqa. Photos below.
Read MoreTaking over an ISIS outpost for our new clinic and distribution office:
Read MoreThe majority of casualties so far have been from our hometown of Soran, the HQ of FAI RELIEF in Kurdistan.
Read MoreA modern-day Ellis Island
Read MoreThe first day of the offensive we saw 3 people escape. Yesterday we saw hundreds. We do not yet know what tomorrow will bring.
Read MoreThis morning our medics served in Bashiqa while the Peshmerga completed their mission of securing the city. A few snipers remain hidden in tunnels and homes.
Read MoreWe will be establishing an advance casualty collection point (CCP) on the front lines to serve the Peshmerga in the push for Mosul effective immediately.
Read MoreOne kilometer from the Islamic State:
Read MoreAs the front lines are moving closer to Mosul day by day and as ISIS loses control of more and more territory we are mobilizing more medics this week to serve alongside #Peshmerga as they clear liberated villages and push in to liberate more.
Read MoreThe sky was black with smoke and the taste of powder and sounds of air strikes were reverberating through the Nineveh plains.
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