MAG aids village reconstruction in Dohuk
MAG is playing an essential part in the recovery of Dasht Mir Sari village, clearing three minefields to enable the construction of new houses, a water project, mosque and primary school. (10 November 08)
Rockets, shells and mortars destroyed in Ravina
MAG Small Arms and Light Weapons teams have safely removed and destroyed 33 hazardous items from the village of Ravina near the Turkish border. (30 October 08)
MAG helps 5,500 in Halabja
MAG has destroyed 58 items - including mortars, shells and hand grenades - in the heavily-contaminated village of Byara. (26 September 08)
Mine detection dogs arrive in Chamchamal
Specially trained dogs will soon be used to assist in MAG's mine clearance activities in Iraq. (4 September 08)
BBC photo gallery: MAG in Iraq
Visit the BBC website to view the 'Clearing landmines in Iraq' gallery, which features the photos of MAG's Sean Sutton. (29 August 08)
MAG saves lives in Pirijan
MAG destroyed 326 hazardous items in the village of Pirijan during June
and July, including landmines, fuses, mortars, shells, rocket-propelled
grenades, hand grenades and 24mm bullets. (6 August 08)
Mortars and ammunition removed from museum
MAG has safely removed and destroyed 16 mortars, two projectiles and three VS-50 anti-personnel mines in Sulaimaniyah, following an urgent request from Amna Sooraka museum. (4 August 08)
MAG assists in clearing heavily contaminated central district
A MAG small arms and light weapons (SALW) team has safely destroyed 465 items in Khanaqen district, Diyala governorate, at the request of the Brigadier General of the Iraqi border police. (18 June 08)
Tackling the threat of small arms and light weapons in Iraq
MAG's mobile small arms and light weapons initiative in Iraq. (2 June 08)
Ridding the community of SALW, a 'cruel enemy'
MAG has destroyed a cache of over 200 small arms and light weapons (SALW) near Sulaimaniyah, found at a scrapyard through which children have to walk on their way to school. (5 February 08)
Operations support infrastructure development
On the request of the Kurdish Regional Government, MAG has cleared a minefield which was preventing the reconstruction of a bridge on a main trade highway to Syria. (4 February 08)
Focus on small arms and light weapons
The global availability of SALW is increasingly recognised as a real hindrance to peace and security, and to relief and development activities. It is not, however, a straightforward issue. (23 October 07)
Agriculture benefits from clearance operations
Despite continued instability, MAG continues to implement operations both within Iraq and along the border with Turkey and Iran. (4 October 07)
Mobile SALW destruction project launched
MAG Iraq’s newly formed mobile small arms and light weapons (SALW) destruction project safely removed and destroyed more than 3,000 items in its opening two weeks. (19 September 2007)
MAG in the media: 'Tony shunned quiet life'
Scottish newspaper the Daily Record has featured an article on MAG Iraq’s Technical Field Manager Tony Bean. (10 September 07)
Giving Mine Risk Education lessons
A look at how MAG has used MRE in Ismail Aga village, located in an area that was highly contaminated with landmines during the Iran/Iraq war. (14 August 07)
Ismail Mustafa
“I was collecting mushrooms on the hill near here and I didn’t see the mine. There was a huge explosion. When I woke up I saw that both my legs were gone I thought my life was over.” (14 August 07)
Saving Darband village
High in the mountains of northern Iraq a deadly legacy of the Iran/Iraq war hides amongst the wild flowers and long grass, ready to strike any unsuspecting victim. (14 August 07)
Long-term recovery
MAG's response to the problem of flooding in and around Chamchamal in the north of the country is an example of our long-term focus. (19 December 06)
Village recovery
MAG has cleared three minefields in the village of Goran in Kirkuk governorate, removing and safely destroying 1,379 landmines and 43 items of unexploded ordnance. (9 November 06)
Making children safe
Since 2003, the small town of Domeeze in north Iraq has witnessed eleven casualties as the result of landmines or unexploded ordnance. (21 March 06)
A village reborn
Over a glass of tea, Jalal Salih Kaka Rash expresses his thanks for MAG’s work in his village, work that has allowed him to finally return home. (1 February 05)
Qadir Karam
Qadir Karam, in the Chamchamal district of Sulaymaniyah, used to be a thriving community with over 3,000 inhabitants. (1 February 04)
Twins injured
While Dana and Zana Hussein were walking around their village, they triggered a V69 - one of the deadliest anti-personnel mines in the world. (1 June 03)
What MAG can achieve
Following the demise of the Government of Iraq, MAG has continued to conduct emergency tasks in newly liberated areas of northern Iraq. (1 June 03)
Deadly game
Fifty-two killed and 63 injured by landmines and unexploded ordnance; these are the devastating statistics in just one week coming from the main hospital in Kirkuk, northern Iraq. (1 April 03)
MAG achievements
MAG has worked in northern Iraq since 1993, conducting landmine clearance, explosive ordnance disposal, survey, area demarcation, and Mine Risk Education activities. (1 January 03)
