25 year old medical doctor and second year intern Hozan Badie Sindi standing in front of her blanket in her hospital room where she sleeps when she is on call. She has spent most of her life living with war. 25 year old medical doctor and second year intern Hozan Badie Sindi standing in front of her blanket in her hospital room where she sleeps when she is on call. She has spent most of her life living with war. West Erbil Emergency Hospital, also known as Rozhawa Hospital, has received hundreds of war wounded and trauma cases from the conflict in Mosul. The ICRC has been supported this, and other hospitals, especially in the treatment of people injured in the conflict. Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan Typically, women suffer from war more than wage it. While the majority of women in conflict situations still tend to be categorized as “victims”, war can also shatter oppressive gender roles and enable women to take on identities such as fighters, healers, and survivors. Since 1980, involvement in six active conflicts has undermined the social, economic and political life in Iraq. In the most recent conflict between the government of Iraq and armed opposition groups, over half a million people have been displaced, including over 400,000 who fled west Mosul with hundreds of thousands of people estimated to still be trapped inside. In Iraq, the ICRC helps people displaced by fighting, provides water and health care in areas affected by violence, visits prisoners and provides physical rehabilitation services. Photo Robin Hammond/NOOR for ICRC. 19 May 2017