Shepherd in Erbil Province Diffuses Thousands of Landmines
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(Kurdistan 24) "Ahmed, a shepherd from the Khoshnawti area, located north of Erbil, has diffused thousands of landmines for the past 30 years.
He has now fallen victim to an explosive landline, losing both hands and one eye. “I have almost diffused 50,000 to 80,000 mines so far and lost one eye in a landmine explosion,” Ahmed said…"