Munem Adnan Abdullah, 37, is holding Mohammed, 4, one of his two severely disabled sons, while standing in front of the entrance to their home in Fallujah, Iraq. The family also has two healthy older brothers, Ali, 10, and Omer, 9, both born before the two US-led battles for the city took place in 2004. Ayob and his brother Mohammed are both affected by neurological and spinal cord disorders. The parents and their relatives have no history of birth defects.
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