The UN’s International Day of Remembrance of and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism serves to commemorate and uphold the dignity of victims and highlights the importance of global solidarity in ensuring that victims are not forgotten.
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder is caused by highly stressful, frightening or distressing events. Someone with PTSD often relives the traumatic event through nightmares and flashbacks, and may experience feelings of isolation, irritability and guilt.
A person may also have problems sleeping and find concentrating difficult. These symptoms are often severe and persistent enough to have a significant impact on the person’s day-to-day life. PTSD can develop immediately after a traumatic event, or it can occur weeks, months or even years later.
The emotional scars of war in Iraq are immense, with thousands of people needing psychological assistance. Among those in desperate need of care, are people suffering PTSD, depression and severe anxiety as a direct consequence of having experienced terror attacks by ISIS.
The well-being of men, women and children in Iraq is our concern. This is why Iraq Solidarity News (Al-Thawra) supports the AMAR Foundation’s work with survivors of terrorism in Iraq. AMAR’s efforts with survivors of terrorism is essential, as trauma can be equally debilitating as any other injury, if it’s left untreated.
Hussein Al-alak is editor of Iraq Solidarity News (Al-Thawra). You can follow @husseinalalak on Twitter.
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