Kurdistan: A young child becomes the victim of a mine blast
21:57 - 13 May 2018
Kurdpa Agency: A 12-year old child from Sna (Sanandij) lost his hands due to a mine explosion.
Based on reports received by Kurdistan Press Agency (Kurdpa), on Friday, May 11, a 12-year old child from Sna, named “Shayan Faraji” son of “Kamal” from the village of “Zhnen” in the city of “Sawlawa” lost his hands, and eyesight due to mine explosion.
Shayan Faraji’s relative told local reporters that Shayan and his family were on their way to Sna when the mine exploited. As a result, the young Shayan lost both of his hands, and eyesight.
Reports indicate that there are more than 20 million mines in Ilam, Kurdistan, West Azarbaijan, Krmashan (Kermanshah) and Khuzestan, and the area of mine-infested lands in Iranian Kurdistan is estimated to be over 2200 thousand hectares. As a result, Iran is the second-most contaminated country in the world.
According to the Ottawa Accord, governments are required to clear fields from explosives and mines 10 years after the end of the war. Iran has yet to sign the Ottawa Accord.
An expert from Illam told Kurdpa that the Iran regime has yet to clear Kurdistan from the mines left during the Iran-Iraq war. The regime according to the expert, makes use of clearing materials that is not made to clear the land from the explosives.
The expert who wished to remain anonymous further stated that even though the regime has in the past 30 years cleared more than 3, 000 bases since 1989, there is no prospect of an end to clearing Kurdistan from the mines.
Based on reports received by Kurdistan Press Agency (Kurdpa), on Friday, May 11, a 12-year old child from Sna, named “Shayan Faraji” son of “Kamal” from the village of “Zhnen” in the city of “Sawlawa” lost his hands, and eyesight due to mine explosion.
Shayan Faraji’s relative told local reporters that Shayan and his family were on their way to Sna when the mine exploited. As a result, the young Shayan lost both of his hands, and eyesight.
Reports indicate that there are more than 20 million mines in Ilam, Kurdistan, West Azarbaijan, Krmashan (Kermanshah) and Khuzestan, and the area of mine-infested lands in Iranian Kurdistan is estimated to be over 2200 thousand hectares. As a result, Iran is the second-most contaminated country in the world.
According to the Ottawa Accord, governments are required to clear fields from explosives and mines 10 years after the end of the war. Iran has yet to sign the Ottawa Accord.
An expert from Illam told Kurdpa that the Iran regime has yet to clear Kurdistan from the mines left during the Iran-Iraq war. The regime according to the expert, makes use of clearing materials that is not made to clear the land from the explosives.
The expert who wished to remain anonymous further stated that even though the regime has in the past 30 years cleared more than 3, 000 bases since 1989, there is no prospect of an end to clearing Kurdistan from the mines.
