Abstract
Decades of internal conflict, a history overtaken with war and a delicate new government put Iraq in the midst of an explosive-remnants-of-war situation that is worsening as the security situation continues to deteriorate. The country's unstable nature poses a challenge for organizations that wish to provide much needed humanitarian assistance. Conflicts between ethnic and political parties, the Iran-Iraq War of the 1980s, the 1991 Persian Gulf War and the more recent U.S.-led invasion in 2003 left the country's 169,234 square miles (438,314 square meters) riddled with landmines, unexploded ordnance and abandoned explosive ordnance.
Recommended Citation
Profile, Country
(2006)
"Iraq,"
Journal of Mine Action
: Vol. 10
:
Iss.
2
, Article 21.
Available at:
https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/cisr-journal/vol10/iss2/21
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