Global death toll of landmines rises due to mines laid by militants

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Iraq is the world's most contaminated country with landmines, partly due to the mines laid by Islamic State to defend the territory it once controlled over Iraq and Syria.

Iraq was already heavily contaminated as a result of the 2003 invasion by the U.S.-led coalition, the 1991 Gulf War and the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war.

But this has only increased since Islamic State's presence and now at least 1,818 sq km (702 sq miles) are contaminated - an area bigger than London - according to a report prepared for the conference by the Mine Action Review research group.

"It was done on an industrial scale. Islamic State had production lines, they set serial numbers on the devices," said Portia Stratton, Iraq Country Director for MAG, a British non-governmental organisation working in northern Iraq, including the districts of Sinjar, Tel Afar and Tel Kaif and around Mosul.
Global death toll of landmines rises due to mines laid by militants

You know all of those former ISIS members that no country wants? Send them out to get rid of them.

 

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Iraq is the world's most contaminated country with landmines, partly due to the mines laid by Islamic State to defend the territory it once controlled over Iraq and Syria.

Iraq was already heavily contaminated as a result of the 2003 invasion by the U.S.-led coalition, the 1991 Gulf War and the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war.

But this has only increased since Islamic State's presence and now at least 1,818 sq km (702 sq miles) are contaminated - an area bigger than London - according to a report prepared for the conference by the Mine Action Review research group.

"It was done on an industrial scale. Islamic State had production lines, they set serial numbers on the devices," said Portia Stratton, Iraq Country Director for MAG, a British non-governmental organisation working in northern Iraq, including the districts of Sinjar, Tel Afar and Tel Kaif and around Mosul.
Global death toll of landmines rises due to mines laid by militants

You know all of those former ISIS members that no country wants? Send them out to get rid of them.

To actually go so far as to set serial numbers, sounds like former regime of Saddam’s. He was a stickler for recording details.