News Center- Last night, a landmine exploded in the Bedrî neighborhood of Kirkuk. According to the local reports, some children found an object and played with it. The landmine exploded in their hands. Two children have been reportedly killed and three others have been injured by the landmine explosion.

In the Kurdistan Region, many villages have been evacuated due to landmines and explosive remnants of war. The landmines and explosive remnants continue to pose a risk in the region. They pose great risk particularly to children because they explode when children touch them while playing. For years, many children have become the victims of landmines and explosive remnants.