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July 12, 2018

A Kolbar Lost one of His Legs Following a Mine Blast

A Kolbar from Mahabad lost one leg due to a mine blast in the border region of Piranshahr. Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has been informed that a young Kolbar called Hiwa Khezrpour from Mahabad, was severely injured in a mine blast during work in the Haji Omran district of Piranshahr on Monday,22 June, He lost one of his legs in this incident due to...

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May 15, 2018

A Child Severely Wounded Due to Mine Blast in Sanandaj

A 12-year-old boy from Sanandaj was severely wounded by a mine blast left over from the Iran-Iraq war. ََAs a result of this incident, which happened on Friday, May 11,a 12-year-old child from Sanandaj lost two hands and one of his eyes. The Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has been informed that Shayan Faraji, (12 years old), form of the village of "Zhenin" and a resident...

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April 23, 2018

Landmine Explosion Wounded Two Kurdish Citizens in Sar-e-Pol-Zahab

Two people were wounded in Sar-e-Pol-Zahab due to the mine blast. The Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has been informed that, on Saturday, April 22, a mine exploded after a shovel hit a mine while labourers were working in the village of Bishkan in Sar-e-Pol-Zahab and two people were wounded as a result. The mine blast are happening despite the fact that this area was declared...

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April 10, 2018

A Solder Died of Mine Blast in Qasr-e Shirin

A soldier lost his life on Sunday due to mine blast in one of the army barracks in Qasr-e Shirin city of Kermanshah province. Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has been informed that on Sunday, Apr 8, 2018, a militant soldier called Ali Mahmoodi from the village of Darkeh, who only had to serve two more months to complete his obligatory military service, died during...

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March 26, 2018

Landmines and Ammunitions Left Over from the Iran-Iraq Continue to Claim Victims

A landmine explosion in Chardavol of Ilam and Ammunition explosion in Saqez left two citizens killed and three wounded. Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has been informed that on Wednesday, March 23, a resident of Saghez called Mansour Moradi (35 years old) has been injured in the village of Ishaq Abad as a result of a mine explosion. In the mine blast in the Saif border...

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December 14, 2017

A Land Mine Clearance Officer Wounded in Land Mine Explosion in Mehran

Landmine explosion in one of the Mehran border areas left a Clearance Officer wounded during mine clearance. Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has been informed that this morning, on December 14, a Land Mine Clearance Officer called Yazdan Nazari, sustained injury on his left leg by a mine blast during a mine explosion in Qalawizan region of Mehran. Earlier, on Monday, December 4, a passenger vehicle...

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December 13, 2017

Two Members of the IRGC were Killed and Wounded Due to Land Mine Explosions in Ezgeleh

On Tuesday, December 12, two members of the IRGC were killed and wounded by the Land Mine blast in the Bemo area of the Ezgeleh at Salas Babajani. Kurdish Human Rights Network (KHRN) - the Kermanshah news agency, two members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corpse of Hamedan province hit a mine left over from the Iran-Iraq war while hich engaged in the construction of...

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December 5, 2017

Mine Explosion Left Three Victims in Mehran

A passenger vehicle exploded after colliding with an anti-tank mine left over from the Iran-Iraq war. This incident happened in the public area of Mehran on Monday, December 4 and left three people dead. According to Kurdistan Human Rights Network, the three victims were members of a family identified as: Roghaie Tarai, 50 years old Shah Zainab Taraj, 55 years old And the son of Shah Zainab...

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November 16, 2017

A Soldier Killed and a Border Guard Officer Wounded Due to the Land Mine Explosion at one of Baneh Border Areas

On Monday, November 13, a land mine explosion at one of the Baneh border areas left a soldier dead and a border guard officer mutilated. According to reports received by the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN), during the explosion which occurred near the Mishaw checkpoint, a soldier known as Abbas Kazemi from Khoramdreh died and a border guard officer called Ali Jalilvand lost his leg. Meanwhile,...

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