Najmaddin Ghaderi

During the past week, land mine explosions in several areas of Kurdistan left one dead and three wounded.

According to reports received by Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN), two land mine clearance officers affiliated with the Demining Institution were killed and wounded in a mine explosion during the demining operation in the Ozgaleh area of Tazeh Abad on Saturday, October 14.

Another employee of the same institution known as Mehdi Kargar from Dehloran also lost his leg during the demining operation at the “Jowshan” village of Saqez.

Also on Friday, October 13, a citizen called “Najmaddin Ghaderi” lost his leg due to land mine explosion at the “Sardab” area of Baneh.