Nine doctors killed in Mosul; 60 others flee

Innocent women, children and now doctors. Is there any form of life lower than than these murderous scumbags.

Violence has claimed the lives of nine medical doctors in the northern city of Mosul, prompting many others to flee.

The head of Mosul Medical Syndicate Mahmoud Qassem said the doctors “have been liquidated” in the midst of violence that has gripped the city since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion.

He said the “cold-blooded killings” have terrified the medical staff forcing at least 60 other doctors to leave.

“Some of those who have left abroad or their families were abducted and only set free after paying huge amounts of money,” said Qassem.

Qassem urged the government to do something or risk losing more medical specialists.

Mosul is renowned for its top medical doctors and hospitals.

Mosul University’s Medical College was a leading medical institution in the Middle East. The nine doctors killed were medical professors who also taught at the medical college.

Mosul doctors and nurses went on strike last month and threatened not to report to work unless the government provides suitable protection.

Qassem said if the authorities cannot protect the doctors they should allow them to carry guns to defend themselves.