Landmines
A large collection of landmines in the Kurdistan Region. (Photo: Designed by Kurdistan24)
An anti-personnel landmine in the Kurdistan Region. (Photo: Kurdistan24)
In this picture taken on Sunday, July 24, 2011, an anti-personnel mine can be seen. (Photo: AP)
Approximate map of landmines in Syria. (Photo: Designed by Kurdistan24)
In this picture taken on Sunday, July 24, 2011, an anti-personnel mine can be seen. (Photo: AP)
A large collection of landmines in the Kurdistan Region. (Photo: Kurdistan24)
An aerial view of the Awagird mountains and the smoke caused by the fire. (Photo: Kurdistan24)
Kurdistan Regions Mine Action Agency defusing landmines. (Photo: Submitted to Kurdistan24)
In this picture taken on Sunday, July 24, 2011, an anti-personnel mine can be seen. (Photo: AP)
Syrian regime forces manning a position in the countryside city of Kobane, also known as Ain al-Arab, along the border with Turkey. (Photo: AFP)
An IKMAA demining team exploded the landmines from a distance. (Photo: IKMAA)
The United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) is actively involved in demining efforts in Iraq. (Photo: UNMAS)
Some of the landmines defused by the Mine Action Agency in cooperation with the Slovenia-based Enhancing Human Security (ITF). (Photo: KRG Mine Action Agency)
A VS-50 mine pictured in the minefield of Spindarok in the Sidekan district, June 24, 2023. (Photo: The General Directorate of the Iraqi Kurdistan Mine Action Agency)
Ahmed, a shepherd from the Khoshnawti area, who diffused thousands of landmines for the past 30 years. (Photo: Kurdistan 24)
Chalak Taha holds up a VS-50 anti-personnel blast mine he has just defused, Wilyawa, July 5, 2021. (Photo: Joanne Stocker-Kelly)