Threat LensExplosivesIraq: mine explosion in Salahudin province

Iraq: mine explosion in Salahudin province

Type of event:
IED - Improvised Explosive Device

Victims

3

Wounded

Date

September 16, 2023

What happened

According to a provincial police source, three shepherds from one family were killed by a landmine explosion in Iraq’s central province of Salahudin. The incident occurred when the shepherds took their sheep in a rugged area near the town of al-Eith in the northern part of the province.

Where it happened

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