:: Unexploded bombs + landmines in Iraq ::
According to the
Mines Advisory Group "
Dozens of children are being killed by mines and unexploded bombs in Iraq every day."
In one week the main hospital in
Kirkuk, northern Iraq received
52 killed and
63 injured as a result of landmines and unexploded ordnance (UXO).
The
real figures are likely to be much higher as many deaths are not recorded and there is no death registration system.
Landmine Action is now calling for
new international laws which would force combatants to
clean up their unexploded ordnance after the fighting is over...
If you wish, you can
sign their petition here...