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Hassan Iyad, grandson of Abed Hassan Hamoodi

From the news reports:

And Hassan Iyad, 10, who had begged his father to let him come stay at Grandpa's house.

NYT 10 May 2003

Ayad Hamoodi lives in the big empty house with his wife and children, trying to honour the memory of those who perished: his mother, son, brother, sister, and six nieces and nephews.

"It was the most difficult decision of my life," he says. "But the soul of our whole family is in this house. That's why I decided to stay. One of us had to stay here. If all of us had left Basra, our whole family would be destroyed."

Globe and Mail 06 Mar 2004

Age 10
Sex Male
Nationality Iraqi

Recorded in IBC incident j017

Location: Basra

Date: 5 April 2003