Abstract
The Mauritanian government is taking steps to prevent Al-Qaeda’s terrorist acts, including suicide bombings and kidnappings in the region. Added to this threat are the explosives Al-Qaeda obtains from landmines and unexploded ordnance scattered throughout the region after years of conflict in Western Sahara. The United Nations Development Programme and various countries work to remove these landmines and items of UXO, which is complicated by the lack of a Landmine Impact Survey to access the contamination’s extent.
Recommended Citation
Nema, Mohamed Taghioullah Ould
(2011)
"The Rise in Terrorist Attacks in the Western Sahara,"
The Journal of ERW and Mine Action
: Vol. 15
:
Iss.
1
, Article 20.
Available at:
https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/cisr-journal/vol15/iss1/20
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