Islamic State Health Service | |
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Islamic State | |
Geography | |
Location | Iraq Syria |
Organisation | |
Religious affiliation | Sunni Islam |
History | |
Construction started | 2015 |
Closed | 2019[1] |
Islamic State Health Service (ISHS) (Arabic: الخدمات الصحية للدولة الإسلامية, romanized: al-Khidmāt al-ṣiḥḥīyah lil-dawlah al-Islāmīyah) was a healthcare service run by the Islamic State, it was first shown in a propaganda video, the video and logo resembled an NHS logo and video presentation.[2]
It was first shown in 2015 in a propaganda video to show the "western media" is lying, and to show health advancements that the Islamic State has done,[3] the service was explained by a Melbourne-born Australian, under the alias of Abu Yusuf.[4] The first buildings to be created with ISHS was developed in Raqqa, Syria and Mosul, Iraq.[5] It would then start growing in Iraq more in places like Mosul and Tikrit,[6] this would also boost more propaganda calling for Sunni Muslims, specifically British and Australian to join the Islamic State and join the medical forces there.[7] It was also reported that a handful of female physicians were executed after not complying to treat members of the terrorist group and were replaced by male doctors in ISHS-ran hospitals.[8] The service provided mass polio vaccines and cancer treatment for people living under Islamic State rule in Mosul hospitals.[9] The United States Air Force would take out hospitals used to treat militants to slow down the Islamic State's fighting, and put an end to most of the hospitals run by ISHS.[10]
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