Abstract
Since 2003, the government of Iraq has taken action against mines and unexploded ordnance. On 15 August 2007, Iraq acceded to the Ottawa Convention becoming the 155th State Party. The rising levels of violence in the region, however, have made focusing on mine action difficult for the Iraqi government—or anyone, for that matter. The decrease in security has taken focus, time and energy from ridding the country of its extensive problems with landmines and other explosive remnants of war.
Recommended Citation
Profile, Country
(2008)
"Iraq,"
Journal of Mine Action
: Vol. 11
:
Iss.
2
, Article 33.
Available at:
https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/cisr-journal/vol11/iss2/33
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