Ali Ismail Abbas 2188454 205280580 2008-04-13T06:31:50Z Mynameisnotpj 5518378 /* External links */ '''Ali Ismail Abbas''' (born [[1991]]) is an [[Iraq]]i boy who was severely injured in a nighttime rocket attack near [[Baghdad]] during the [[United States]] [[invasion of Iraq]] in 2003. ==Injury== During the attack, two errant American missiles landed on his family's home, killing his parents, his brother and 13 other members of his family. Both of Ali's arms had to be [[amputate]]d and [[third-degree burn]]s covered at least 35 percent of his body. He was 12 years old at the time. Ali underwent treatment in [[Kuwait]] and later in [[London]], where he was fitted with robotic prosthetic arms, paid for by the [[Kuwait]]i government. He no longer uses the arms, having found them too heavy and unwieldy, although he wears artificial arms while attending school so as not to draw attention to himself. In 2004, a book – ''The Ali Abbas Story'' – was written about Ali by [[Jane Warren]] and published by [[Harper Collins]]. He is currently attending the [[Hall School Wimbledon]], an independent school in [[Wimbledon, London]], England. He has learned to speak English, and to write and paint with his feet. He has written and published a children's book. He was featured on the ''[[60 Minutes]]'' television news program on May 13, 2007.[http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/05/11/60minutes/main2791925.shtml] ==Limbless Association== The [[Limbless Association]] was driven by the substantial public response to the plight of the then 12-year-old Ali Ismail Abbas. LA set up a restricted fund to assist those rendered amputees by the Iraq conflict. It was during a visit to Iraq that LA Chairman Zafar Khan met Ahmad Hamza, a 14-year old boy who had also been injured in the Iraq conflict, resulting in his right leg and left hand being amputated. The Limbless Association pledged to use the Ali Fund to help both Ali and Ahmad. Limbless Association is the legal guardian for both Ali and Ahmad until they are 18 years of age. ==The Baghdad Bikers== Ali and his friends go on a publicity bike ride every year and have named the event - ''The Baghdad Bikers''. [http://www.thebaghdadbikers.co.nr] == References == *Bob Meadows, Juliet Butler. "Ali gets better", ''[[People Magazine]]'', [[November 10]], [[2003]]. *Dovey, Charlotte. "We gave orphan Ali his arms back", ''[[Daily Mail]]'', [[November 4]], [[2003]]. *Warren, Jane. "The Ali Abbas Story: The Moving Story of One Boy's Struggle for Life", [[Harper Collins]], 2004. ==External links== * [http://www.aliabbas.net/newyorker.comprintablefact030414fa_fact1.html Jon Lee Anderson's dispatch from Baghdad for the New Yorker magazine]. * [http://www.limbless-association.org limbless-association.org] * [http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/05/11/60minutes/main2791925.shtml CBS 60 Mintues Ali Abbas] {{DEFAULTSORT:Abbas, Ali Ismail}} [[Category:1991 births]] [[Category:Iraqi amputees]] [[Category:Iraqi children]] [[Category:Living people]]