Iraqi boy relishes chance to meet Timbers players, attend rivalry match while seeking medical help in Portland | OregonLive.com
Mustafa Abed hasn't had an easy life. The 15-year-old Iraqi teenager lost his leg at the hip and suffered serious internal injuries during a U.S. missile strike in his hometown of Fallujah in 2004. Then in 2014, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, known as ISIS, took control of his city. This year, Abed and his family were forced to flee their home as Iraqi forces fought to reclaim war-torn Fallujah from ISIS control.
Inside PTFC | Portland's attacking progression under Savarese on display against Seattle | Portland Timbers
Maybe it was the state of their attack, depleted by the absences of Will Bruin, Nicolas Lodeiro, Jordan Morris and Victor Rodríguez.