In Basra’s Jurf al-Malah village, known as the “village of amputees,” residents call for the removal of mines leftover from the Iraq-Iran War that lasted for 8 years, which caused many to lose limbs or eyesight.
A man walks with a prosthetic leg in Jurf al-Malah village, also known as the “village of amputees” in Basra, Iraq on February 14, 2024. (AA)A man with a prosthetic leg is seen in Jurf al-Malah village, also known as the “village of amputees” in Basra, Iraq on February 14, 2024. (AA)Men with prosthetic legs show their prosthetics in Jurf al-Malah village, also known as the “village of amputees” in Basra, Iraq on February 14, 2024. (AA)Men with prosthetic legs sit together in Jurf al-Malah village, also known as the “village of amputees” in Basra, Iraq on February 14, 2024. (AA)A man with a prosthetic leg is seen in Jurf al-Malah village, also known as the “village of amputees” in Basra, Iraq on February 14, 2024. (AA)Zeynep (C), who lost her mother and got injured in the eye after stepping on a mine, speaks during an interview in Jurf al-Malah village, also known as the “village of amputees” in Basra, Iraq on February 14, 2024. (AA)Jabbar Mahdi shows his prosthetic leg that he got after stepping on a mine in 2003, in Jurf al-Malah village, also known as the “village of amputees” in Basra, Iraq on February 14, 2024. (AA)
