The Salam Hospital Prison

This prison was in the Salam Educational Hospital located between the Wahda and Mazare neighborhoods in Mosul. Locally known as the Saddam Hospital, it was built in 1985 as one of the four main hospitals in Mosul. After capturing Mosul in 2014, ISIS converted the hospital into a prison in which it detained former officers in the army of Saddam Hussein. In particular, the prison was used to detain those who were given prison sentences that ranged from six months to a year. According to witness testimonies, healthcare in this prison was relatively better than in other ISIS prisons. A doctor or nurse visited twice a week to check on the detainees. The main name associated with this prison is Abu Aisha, who was the judge in charge of the prison. The hospital building, which was destroyed by the time ISIS left Mosul in 2017, is still in ruins today. This is the case with most of the city’s hospitals, which were destroyed during the battles of Mosul.