Minefields block Iraq's future

REMOVING landmines and unexploded bombs from Iraqi lands is not the sole responsibility of international NGOs and donor countries.

Iraq’s rulers have come to realise in recent years that foreign investment through companies, as well as development on the back of oil exploration, will not go ahead unless regions are cleared of the lethal devices.

In Kurdistan, northern Iraq, state agencies are also educating children and communities about the dangers of landmine fields.