Iraq's Legacy Of Unexploded Mines

Photo: Mines and grenades were among the hundreds of weapons unearthed by Marines from B Company, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5 in Mushin, Iraq, in 2006. USMC

Iraq Suffers From Heavy Legacy Of Unexploded Mines -- AP

BAGHDAD (AP) — Twenty-five percent of the world's unexploded land mines are buried in Iraq, making it one of the most contaminated countries, the environment ministry said Tuesday.

More than 20 million mines are scattered in the war-plagued nation, deputy environment minister Kamal Hussein Latif said.

"That has become a heavy legacy on the country that hobbles its economy and health," Latif told reporters in Baghdad.

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Update #1: Iraq: Moving ahead to improve lives of Iraqis affected by landmines -- Relief Web
Update #2: IRAQ: Lack of mine maps hampers demining -- IRIN

My Comment: I am still trying to digest the information that there are 20 million landmines still scattered in Iraq. Sighhh .... this tells me that there will still be casualties years from now, and some of them will be inflicted on innocent civilians who have yet to even be born.