Iraq: Kurdish demining agency destroys 550+ mines in Penjwen


The Iraqi Kurdistan Mine Action Agency (IKMAA) announced on Tuesday that they had destroyed more than 564 mines in the Penjwen district of Sulaimani province.

Jabar Mustafa Rasul, the director of the agency, revealed in a press conference that Penjwen district in the Kurdistan Region is considered to be one of the most contaminated areas with landmines due to the 1980s Iran-Iraq War.

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Source: Kurdistan24 News