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Mines in Iraq... Twice the area of London and a danger to future generations
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An Iraqi volunteer in an international mine detection team in Iraq (Reuters)
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The wars that have occurred in Mesopotamia during the last three decades have resulted in 8.5 million Iraqis living among the deadly mines and [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] , according to the International Committee of the Red Cross.
The spokeswoman for the committee in [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] Heba Adnan, told the official Iraqi News Agency, "Iraq is one of the most polluted countries due to explosive munitions on the surface of the planet."
She added that "explosive remnants of war are found on more than 3,200 square kilometers of land, twice the size of the city of London."
And she added, "Approximately 8.5 million Iraqis live among these deadly remnants of war," noting that " [url=http://xn-- -o86adp8hedjdbdddm2an7dd3hvb2b0a5fm8a7eyef30akoneendafbgfh1bl3d0bu6am3evenoar/]mines[/url] and remnants of war caused about 700 casualties between 2018 and 2020."
Adnan stated that "the ICRC strives, within the framework of its activities related to the reduction of weapon contamination, to spread awareness of the dangers posed by weapons, as well as to provide assistance to victims, in terms of medical referrals."
Mines and bombs are one of the challenges facing the Iraqi governments to return the displaced in the liberated areas in the north of the country, in addition to the mines scattered in the southern governorates of the country, as a result of the wars that Iraq witnessed during the last three decades.
Most polluted
The Iraqi Minister of Environment, Jassem Al-Falahi, had previously confirmed that Iraq is classified as one of the most polluted countries as a result of the spread of mines and explosive devices, attributing the reason for this to the Iraq-Iran war during the eighties of the last century and the effects of the ISIS occupation of Iraqi areas.
Al-Falahi said in a press statement that "the demining program in Iraq came in cooperation between the Ministry of Environment, the Mine Affairs Foundation in the Kurdistan Region and the United Nations," noting that "Iraq is now classified as one of the countries most polluted by mines, and that there are large areas contaminated by the results of the Iraqi war - Iranian for 8 years.
He added, "There is also pollution in the liberated areas after ISIS used explosive devices and mines, and there are 6,000 square kilometers contaminated with mines and explosive devices," noting that "the efforts of the Ministry of Environment through the Department of Mine Affairs need focus and international support."
[rtl]The minister added, "Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi is very interested in the program to remove landmines and his view is that there should be budgets allocated to the mine affairs program," noting his aspiration to "make progress through the program by removing mines, returning the displaced, rebuilding infrastructure and encouraging investment in the areas." Edited".[/rtl]
Mine contaminated areas
The Ministry of Environment (Department of Mine Affairs) had counted the victims of the remnants of war, while announcing the discovery of new areas contaminated with mines.
The director general of the department, Dhafer Mahmoud Khalaf, said in a press statement, "The percentage of mine pollution reached 6 billion square meters after survey procedures after 2003 as a result of the Iraqi-Iranian wars, the Gulf and ISIS, which polluted more than 6,000 square kilometers."
He added, "More than 53 percent have been cleared, and currently the remaining 2,700 square kilometers, but we have found new areas, because not all Iraqi lands have been surveyed, as unsafe, uninhabited and far from cities remain," noting that "these areas are estimated at a percentage of 10 percent, which is very low.
He pointed out that "the lands that were surveyed are estimated at 100 million square meters during the past year, out of about 13 million square meters."
He explained that "there are large areas of agricultural, industrial and tourist lands that are polluted and as a result of citizens' failure to abide by warnings, which leads to casualties," noting that "there are 34,000 victims registered so far because of mines, and work is underway to register unregistered victims, and we expect it to rise." The number is double the advertised.
He pointed out that "more than 50 percent of the liberated areas have been cleared of ISIS and are ready for the return of the displaced, as more than 3 million displaced people have returned and more than 90 percent of the IDP camps have been closed in Anbar, and in Mosul 60 percent have been closed and work is ongoing." to return the last displaced to their homes.
Danger to future generations
In turn, political researcher Saleh Lafta asserts that "the remnants of war do not kill and injure Iraqis at the present time or in the near future, but rather pose a danger to future generations. The conflicts and wars that Iraq witnessed during the previous decades, which the authorities failed to get rid of and mitigate their effects, and they are spread in all cities and governorates of Iraq, and their numbers are in the millions, and it takes tens of years to treat them or reduce their numbers. The Second World War has been going on for more than half a century, and it is still European countries find some unexploded ordnance."
It is a problem that is not new, but rather a product of almost all armed conflicts, according to Lafta, who pointed out that there are war residues filled with uranium that were left in cities after the recent war in Iraq and left in the open infecting citizens with the radiation that emanates from them, which poses a greater danger than weapons remnants. It affects the Iraqis and the environment of Iraq for hundreds of years to get rid of the remnants of war.”
Lafta called for "adopting the experiences of countries afflicted with war remnants, such as Germany, and requesting technical assistance to facilitate the removal of explosive remnants of war and obtaining assistance to rid Iraq of nuclear waste, and the participation of international organizations and countries that have experience in this to reduce the damage."
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"The experiences of countries afflicted with remnants of war, such as Germany, should be taken into consideration and technical assistance should be requested to facilitate the removal of explosive remnants of war."
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An Iraqi volunteer in an international mine detection team in Iraq (Reuters)
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The wars that have occurred in Mesopotamia during the last three decades have resulted in 8.5 million Iraqis living among the deadly mines and [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] , according to the International Committee of the Red Cross.
The spokeswoman for the committee in [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] Heba Adnan, told the official Iraqi News Agency, "Iraq is one of the most polluted countries due to explosive munitions on the surface of the planet."
She added that "explosive remnants of war are found on more than 3,200 square kilometers of land, twice the size of the city of London."
And she added, "Approximately 8.5 million Iraqis live among these deadly remnants of war," noting that " [url=http://xn-- -o86adp8hedjdbdddm2an7dd3hvb2b0a5fm8a7eyef30akoneendafbgfh1bl3d0bu6am3evenoar/]mines[/url] and remnants of war caused about 700 casualties between 2018 and 2020."
Adnan stated that "the ICRC strives, within the framework of its activities related to the reduction of weapon contamination, to spread awareness of the dangers posed by weapons, as well as to provide assistance to victims, in terms of medical referrals."
Mines and bombs are one of the challenges facing the Iraqi governments to return the displaced in the liberated areas in the north of the country, in addition to the mines scattered in the southern governorates of the country, as a result of the wars that Iraq witnessed during the last three decades.
Most polluted
The Iraqi Minister of Environment, Jassem Al-Falahi, had previously confirmed that Iraq is classified as one of the most polluted countries as a result of the spread of mines and explosive devices, attributing the reason for this to the Iraq-Iran war during the eighties of the last century and the effects of the ISIS occupation of Iraqi areas.
Al-Falahi said in a press statement that "the demining program in Iraq came in cooperation between the Ministry of Environment, the Mine Affairs Foundation in the Kurdistan Region and the United Nations," noting that "Iraq is now classified as one of the countries most polluted by mines, and that there are large areas contaminated by the results of the Iraqi war - Iranian for 8 years.
He added, "There is also pollution in the liberated areas after ISIS used explosive devices and mines, and there are 6,000 square kilometers contaminated with mines and explosive devices," noting that "the efforts of the Ministry of Environment through the Department of Mine Affairs need focus and international support."
[rtl]The minister added, "Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi is very interested in the program to remove landmines and his view is that there should be budgets allocated to the mine affairs program," noting his aspiration to "make progress through the program by removing mines, returning the displaced, rebuilding infrastructure and encouraging investment in the areas." Edited".[/rtl]
Mine contaminated areas
The Ministry of Environment (Department of Mine Affairs) had counted the victims of the remnants of war, while announcing the discovery of new areas contaminated with mines.
The director general of the department, Dhafer Mahmoud Khalaf, said in a press statement, "The percentage of mine pollution reached 6 billion square meters after survey procedures after 2003 as a result of the Iraqi-Iranian wars, the Gulf and ISIS, which polluted more than 6,000 square kilometers."
He added, "More than 53 percent have been cleared, and currently the remaining 2,700 square kilometers, but we have found new areas, because not all Iraqi lands have been surveyed, as unsafe, uninhabited and far from cities remain," noting that "these areas are estimated at a percentage of 10 percent, which is very low.
He pointed out that "the lands that were surveyed are estimated at 100 million square meters during the past year, out of about 13 million square meters."
He explained that "there are large areas of agricultural, industrial and tourist lands that are polluted and as a result of citizens' failure to abide by warnings, which leads to casualties," noting that "there are 34,000 victims registered so far because of mines, and work is underway to register unregistered victims, and we expect it to rise." The number is double the advertised.
He pointed out that "more than 50 percent of the liberated areas have been cleared of ISIS and are ready for the return of the displaced, as more than 3 million displaced people have returned and more than 90 percent of the IDP camps have been closed in Anbar, and in Mosul 60 percent have been closed and work is ongoing." to return the last displaced to their homes.
Danger to future generations
In turn, political researcher Saleh Lafta asserts that "the remnants of war do not kill and injure Iraqis at the present time or in the near future, but rather pose a danger to future generations. The conflicts and wars that Iraq witnessed during the previous decades, which the authorities failed to get rid of and mitigate their effects, and they are spread in all cities and governorates of Iraq, and their numbers are in the millions, and it takes tens of years to treat them or reduce their numbers. The Second World War has been going on for more than half a century, and it is still European countries find some unexploded ordnance."
It is a problem that is not new, but rather a product of almost all armed conflicts, according to Lafta, who pointed out that there are war residues filled with uranium that were left in cities after the recent war in Iraq and left in the open infecting citizens with the radiation that emanates from them, which poses a greater danger than weapons remnants. It affects the Iraqis and the environment of Iraq for hundreds of years to get rid of the remnants of war.”
Lafta called for "adopting the experiences of countries afflicted with war remnants, such as Germany, and requesting technical assistance to facilitate the removal of explosive remnants of war and obtaining assistance to rid Iraq of nuclear waste, and the participation of international organizations and countries that have experience in this to reduce the damage."
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