Kurdistan Human Rights Network

"An anti-vehicle mine exploded in the mine excavation centre in Mehran on January 18. As a result, two people were injured.", local sources told the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN). "Following this incident, one of the excavation officers of Mehran, Hojjat Kargar, was also struck by a Shrapnel shell while the excavator's driver was shocked by the wave.” the source said.  The explosion...

Landmine explosion in one of the Mehran border areas left a Clearance Officer wounded during mine clearance. Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has been informed that this morning, on December 14, a Land Mine Clearance Officer called Yazdan Nazari, sustained injury on his left leg by a mine blast during a mine explosion in Qalawizan region of Mehran. Earlier, on Monday, December 4, a passenger vehicle...

A passenger vehicle exploded after colliding with an anti-tank mine left over from the Iran-Iraq war. This incident happened in the public area of Mehran on Monday, December 4 and left three people dead. According to Kurdistan Human Rights Network, the three victims were members of a family identified as: Roghaie Tarai, 50 years old Shah Zainab Taraj, 55 years old And the son of Shah Zainab...

This morning, land mine explosions in one of the Mehran border areas left one dead and two wounded. According to reports received by Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN), a land mine clearance officer called Javad Derakhshan affiliated with the Demining Institution was killed while two other land mine clearance officers including Ghodrat Parseh and Mehdi Rezayi were due to mine explosion during the demining operation...