Mines threaten lives and limbs of poor residents in Kurdistan village
On rainy days, Ali Ibrahim leaves his home early in the morning to search for mines washed down from the mountains to the Raparin district where he lives with his family. “I search around my house for mines rolling down from the mountains after rains, because the landmines are only 100 meters away from where […]On rainy days, Ali Ibrahim leaves his home early in the morning to search for mines washed down from the mountains to the Raparin district where he lives with his family.
“I search around my house for mines rolling down from the mountains after rains, because the landmines are only 100 meters away from where we live,” Ibrahim told Rudaw.
In Raparin, 36 million square meters of land are filled with mines and unexploded ordnance from the time of Saddam Hussein’s regime. There are no warning signs that would perhaps minimize the risk of residents stumbling into minefields.
