Iraqi Kurd children flip through a book about the different types of mines that exist in the hills surrounding their village of Molala in northern Iraq

Catholic New Times, Feb 9, 2003

> Iraqi Kurd children flip through a book about the different types of mines that exist in the hills surrounding their village of Molala in Northern Iraq. After four decades of intermittent conflict, the Kurds are bracing for another possible war between the United States and Iraq. Over the last 10 years, more than 4,500 people have fallen victim to mine accidents in the region, which is littered with millions of unexploded devices.