Female doctor dies during eye surgery at private hospital in Mosul

MOSUL, Iraq — A 30-year-old female doctor died during an eye operation at a private hospital in Mosul, according to a medical source at the Nineveh Provincial Health Directorate. The doctor had gone to Sihhat al-Mar'a (Women's Health) Private Hospital in the city for a non-caesarean gynecological procedure, the source said, adding that she died during or immediately after the operation. Health and forensic authorities have launched an investigation to determine the cause of death. The body was transferred to the forensic medicine department to establish the actual cause of death. Officials said the forensic report and the ongoing investigation will clarify the medical and legal circumstances of the case. No further details were immediately available.