Iraqi Kurdistan Mine Action Agency Hands Over Cleared Minefield to Owner in Slemani

On Sunday, 22 June 2025, as part of its ongoing operations, the Slemani Office of the Iraqi Kurdistan Mine Action Agency (IKMAA), through the Committee for the Handover of Cleared Minefields, successfully cleared a minefield in the Tanjaro subdistrict of Read More …

Iraq: IKMAA Destroys Mines, Explosives, and War Remnants in the Kurdistan Region

As part of ongoing mine clearance efforts across the Kurdistan Region, the Iraqi Kurdistan Mine Action Agency (IKMAA) has safely destroyed hundreds of landmines and unexploded ordnance (UXO) that posed a significant threat to civilians. IKMAA Operations in Erbil: In Read More …

Iraq: KRG Mine Agency seeks $400 million in funding for landmine clearance in Kurdistan Region

The Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) Mine Action Agency has revealed that over 776 square kilometers of land in the region remain contaminated with landmines, calling for immediate funding to accelerate clearance efforts. The agency is requesting a share of a Read More …

Kurdish demining agency clears five million square meters of minefields in four years

The Iraqi Kurdistan Mine Action Agency (IKMAA) cleared over 5 million square meters of minefields between 2019 and 2023 in the Kurdistan Region, according to a statement from the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG). From 2019-2022, 96 minefields were demined in Read More …

Iraq: Kurdistan Region records over 30 causalities to mines last year

The remains of decades-old explosives in the Kurdistan Region have killed or wounded over 30 people in 2022, according to figures published by the mines’ authority. A total of 24 people were wounded by unexploded mines across Iraq’s Kurdish region Read More …