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Shafaq News
26-05-2025
- Politics
- Shafaq News
Demining teams clear explosives in Duhok
Shafaq News/ Duhok authorities have cleared several minefields and unexploded ordnance along the northern border, the Mine Affairs Directorate announced on Monday. Directorate spokesperson Rekar Bisevki told Shafaq News that teams removed a landmine from Korka village in Batifa and recovered additional shells in Spindari, al-Amediya district, adding that 'they also retrieved two 100mm artillery rounds, an 82mm mortar shell, another landmine, and other remnants near the Turkish border in the Kani Masi area.' All devices were relocated to secure sites for controlled detonation. Notably, Iraq is one of the world's most heavily mined countries due to prolonged conflict, including the Iran–Iraq war, the 2003 US invasion, and the fight against ISIS. Duhok, in particular, remains heavily contaminated from the Anfal campaign and 1980s military activity, with 779 hazardous zones identified. So far, only 376 have been cleared, leaving over 2.2 million square meters unsafe—just 4.44% of affected land, according to official data.
Shafaq News
08-05-2025
- Shafaq News
Duhok farmland free of Saddam-era mines
Shafaq News/ Demining teams have cleared dozens of war-era explosives from farmland in Iraq's Duhok province, according to the provincial Mine Affairs Directorate. The operation covered a 68-square-kilometer area seeded with landmines and shells by Iraqi forces during the early 1980s under Saddam Hussein, spokesperson Rekar Bisevki told Shafaq News. 'Residents should report any suspicious objects using the 182 hotline.' Duhok has 779 known hazardous zones, of which only 376 have been cleared, leaving over 2.2 million square meters contaminated. Clearance has reached just 4.44% of the affected land, according to official data. Iraq remains one of the world's most mine-contaminated countries after decades of conflict, including the Iran–Iraq War, the Gulf War, the 2003 invasion, and the battle against ISIS. The Kurdistan Region, particularly Duhok, was also heavily mined during the Anfal campaign and other military operations in the 1980s.
