Around 50, 000 refugees are being housed at Domiz Refugee Camp, close to the city of Dohuk in Iraqi Kurdistan. Here they receive shelter, food and clothes. Conditions are basic; families sleep on hard floors, and heavy rain makes the unpaved tracks treacherous. Small children walk around in oversized boots, while parents try to clear water from the entrance to their tents. A few small stalls sell provisions, and others offer services such as hairdressing. But the lack of security, employment and food at home, means that without the camp, life would be a lot worse. This whole area was littered with landmines and other munitions (mortar bombs, submunitions, rockets, hand grenades and more) – remnants of Saddam Hussein’s regime, and the coalition forces’ bombardment of military bases in 2003. Community Liaison teams from MAG (Mines Advisory Group) are working to ensure that those crossing from Syria, who will not know about the risks, do not put themselves in danger.
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