3000 explosives, land mines planted in Jurf Al-Sakhar, residents cannot return to their homes for months, says Babel Council
Babel (IraqiNews.com) On Sunday, the Provincial Council of Babel announced that there are about 3000 explosive devices and land mines planted in and around Jurf Al-Sakhar.
The head of council, Raad Hamza Al-Jabouri informed IraqiNews: “It’d be too early to talk about the residents of Jurf Al-Sakhar returning to their homes. ISIS has planted about 3000 explosive devices and land mines in all over the district, and cleaning the area would take more than just a month or two.”
Noteworthy, the security committee of northern Babel previously announced that Iraqi forces had completely liberated the district of Jurf Al-Sakhar, and also that the army forces had removed and destroyed 350 explosive devices and land mines planted in and around the district.
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