#Mosul: Iraq siblings have hands chopped off by Daesh carry on living

Azad and Mohammad are two siblings maintained their lives by selling sesame oil in Mosul before they lost their hands. They were accused of theft by Daesh while they were trying to get back their money after selling sesame oil. Now they work as construction workers to earn money. After they were left homeless, they started to live in a two-roomed house in Al-Hamdaniya district of Iraq.

Muhammed, one of the two siblings whose right hand was cut off by Daesh, mixes cement in Ninova, Iraq on 23 May, 2017

NINOVA, IRAQ - MAY - 23 : Muhammed, one of the two siblings who was accused of theft and whose right hand was cut off by Daesh, mixes cement in Ninova, Iraq on May 23, 2017. Azad and Mohammad are two siblings maintained their lives by selling sesame oil in Mosul before they lost their hands. They were accused of theft by Daesh while they were trying to get back their money after selling sesame oil. Now they work as construction workers to earn money. ( Yunus Keleş - Anadolu Agency )

Muhammed, one of the two siblings whose right hand was cut off by Daesh, mixes cement in Ninova, Iraq on 23 May, 2017

Azad, one of the two siblings whose right hand was cut off by Daesh, plays with a dog in Ninova, Iraq on May 23, 2017.

Azad, one of the two siblings who was accused of theft and whose right hand was cut off by Daesh, in Ninova, Iraq on May 23, 2017.

Azad, one of the two siblings whose right hand was cut off by Daesh, plays with a dog in Ninova, Iraq on May 23, 2017.

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