Baghdad, Iraq: Hussein sits on his couch in his army uniform. On January 22nd, 2012, an IED (Improvised Explosive Devise) detonated near an Iraqi Army base in Fallujah. Hussein Jamil Abdullah, a 28 year-old soldier from Baghdad was nearby when the explosive discharged, knocking him to the ground...

Baghdad, Iraq: Hussein sits on his couch in his army uniform. On January 22nd, 2012, an IED (Improvised Explosive Devise) detonated near an Iraqi Army base in Fallujah. Hussein Jamil Abdullah, a 28 year-old soldier from Baghdad was nearby when the explosive discharged, knocking him to the ground...

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Metrography Baghdad, Iraq: Hussein sits on his couch in his army uniform. On January 22nd, 2012, an IED (Improvised Explosive Devise) detonated near an Iraqi Army base in Fallujah. Hussein Jamil Abdullah, a 28 year-old soldier from Baghdad was nearby when the explosive discharged, knocking him to the ground... Metrography Hussein winces in pain as his brother, Ali, changes the bandage on his stump © Ali Arkady/Metrography Metrography Hussein's brother, Ali, cleans and dresses his wound © Arkady/Metrography Metrography Hussein sits on the bed that he bought for when he gets marriend. His fiancée's father has refused to let his daughter marry Hussein, until he gets a prosthetic leg © Ali Arkady/Metrography Metrography Hussein sleeps three hours a day, mainly in the afternoon. The pain from his leg is worst at night which stops him sleeping © Ali Arkady/Metrography Metrography Hussein's mother, Bahea, helps him wash in the morning © Ali Arkady/Metrography Metrography Hussein shoots a BB gun at the Zawra amusement park. Trips like these are rare as he spends most of his time in his house © Ali Arkady/Metrography