Politics & Government
Sadiqa Foroon lives with 12 children in the middle of a minefield outside Said Jabar, Iraq. She lost her foot to a mine several years ago, and has lost dozens of livestock. (Jack Dolan/MCT)
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Abdulbaqir Fadil, 36, lives in the minefield outside Said Jabar, Iraq, with seven children. The land has been in his family for 50 years, he said. He says has personally defused hundreds of mines. (Jack Dolan/MCT)
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Ali Zedan, 16, and his family were forced out of the village of Said Jabaf, Iraq, after an argument with cousins. They now live in the barren minefield collecting scrap metal. (Jack Dolan/MCT)
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Landmines dot the path leading to the home of 16-year-old Ali Zedan and his family near Said Jabar, Iraq. Zedan's father lost a leg to a land mine and along the path all the family members know where the mines are located and simply walk around them. (Jack Dolan/MCT)
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