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An Anatomy of a Mortar Strike

Jordan mortar attacks – case study 9 – Abd Allah Mohammad Abd Al Raheem Al-Rusheedat

Screen Shot 2016-01-08 at 15.56.16On the 15th May, 2015 at noon a mortar hit the home of Abd Allah Mohammad Abd Al Raheem Al-Rusheedat. A car and a water tank were damaged in the attack but there were no casualties. One of the women of the home, who declined to give her name, said ‘We are always panicking. We don’t know how to sleep – whenever we hear something we throw ourselves to the ground.’

The home is about 3.1 kilometres from the Syrian border.

It is located at GPS 32.63891, 35.99475.

Abd Allah Mohammad Abd Al Raheem Al-Rusheedat family

Abd Allah Mohammad Abd Al Raheem Al-Rusheedat’s family sits outside in the communal courtyard.

Abd Allah Mohammad Abd Al Raheem Al-Rusheedat kids

Children resident at the home of Abd Allah Mohammad Abd Al Raheem Al-Rusheedat.

Abd Allah Mohammad Abd Al Raheem Al-Rusheedat house

A wide view of Abd Allah Mohammad Abd Al Raheem Al-Rusheedat’s house.

Abd Allah Mohammad Abd Al Raheem Al-Rusheedat wall

The wall to the house – you can see the damage to the edge.