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Iraqi Deminer Loses Legs Clearing Mines - Iraq

Six deactivated rusty mortar shells collected by Hoshyar Ali rest near a concrete wall in Halabja, Iraq, on November 20, 2025. He has been clearing landmines for over four decades, a task he began after the Iran-Iraq war when thousands of mines were planted along the border. Despite losing both legs and several family members to explosions, he continues to volunteer in mine removal. Locals call him “man of the mines,” and he is building a museum in his village to display defused explosives for future generations. Photo by Showan Sulaiman/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kyodo obtains photo of device used for firing shells at GSDF

SAMAWAH, Iraq - Photo obtained by Kyodo News shows a device from which shells were fired toward the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) camp in Samawah on April 7. Muthana Provincial police concluded the device was used for firing the shells, all of which fell short of the camp. Cases for holding shells are seen next to the device.

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(2) Japanese troops face 1st attack in Iraq

SAMAWAH, Iraq - Members of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) contingent patrol near their camp outside the southern Iraqi city of Samawah on April 8, the day after bomb shells landed near the base.

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(3) Japanese troops face 1st attack in Iraq

SAMAWAH, Iraq - A member of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) contingent stands on guard near his camp outside the southern Iraqi city of Samawah on April 8, the day after bomb shells landed near the base.

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(2)GSDF keeps watch in Samawah after suspected attack on Japan troops

SAMAWAH, Iraq - Members of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) on April 8 inspect a site near their camp in Samawah, southern Iraq, where marks indicating that mortar shells or rocket-propelled grenades had hit the ground were found.

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(1)GSDF keeps watch in Samawah after suspected attack on Japan troops

SAMAWAH, Iraq - A Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) armored vehicle keeps watch near the GSDF's camp in Samawah, southern Iraq, on April 8 after marks indicating that mortar shells or rocket-propelled grenades had hit the ground were found in two places about 300 meters north of the camp.

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(23)Scenes from Iraq war

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Casings from shells fired by U.S. Army Paladin self-propelled howitzers on central Baghdad are seen scattered on the ground on April 7.

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(8)Photos from Iraq war

NEAR KARBALA, Iraq - Black smoke rises from the burning remains of a U.S. forces armored transport vehicle loaded with shells near Karbala in central Iraq on April 2.

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(4)Photos from Iraq war

NEAR KARBALA, Iraq - A U.S. forces armored transport vehicle loaded with shells burns near Karbala in central Iraq on April 2.

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(6)Photos from Iraq war

NEAR KARBALA, Iraq - U.S. soldiers watch a U.S. forces armored transport vehicle loaded with shells burn near Karbala in central Iraq on April 2.

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(5)Photos from Iraq war

NEAR KARBALA, Iraq - A U.S. forces armored transport vehicle loaded with shells bursts into flames near Karbala in central Iraq on April 2.

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(7)Photos from Iraq war

NEAR KARBALA, Iraq - U.S. soldiers watch a U.S. forces armored transport vehicle loaded with shells burn near Karbala in central Iraq on April 2.

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(3)Photos from Iraq war

NEAR KARBALA, Iraq - A U.S. forces armored transport vehicle loaded with shells bursts into flames near Karbala in central Iraq on April 2.

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(9)Photos from Iraq war

KARBALA, Iraq - A U.S. 3rd Infantry Division armored vehicle fires shells on the outskirts of the central Iraqi city of Karbala on April 2.

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(6)Photos from Iraq war

KARBALA, Iraq - Shells are fired towards Karbala, south of Baghdad, from a U.S. 3rd Infantry Division armored vehicle on the outskirts of the central Iraqi city April 2.

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(1)Photos from Iraq war

KARBALA, Iraq -- Shells are temporarily placed outside as U.S. Airborne Division troops remove sand blown into their armored vehicle on the outskirts of the central Iraqi city of Karbala on April 1.

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(4)Scenes from Iraq war

SOUTHERN Iraq - An armored vehicle from the U.S. 3rd Infantry Division fires shells at the buildings of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's Baath party near Samawah, southern Iraq, on March 24.

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(13)Scenes from Iraq war

SOUTHERN IRAQ, Iraq - Photo shows shells for self-propelled guns loaded on a U.S. Army armored vehicle deployed in southern Iraq on March 22.

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Explosions heard near Japanese troop camp in southern Iraq

SAMAWAH, Iraq - The arrow in the photo points to the site inside the camp of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force troops in the southern Iraqi city of Samawah, where one of shells landed on July 4. The photo was released by the Defense Agency on July 5. (Kyodo)

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NEAR KARBALA, Iraq - A U.S. forces armored transport vehicle loaded with shells bursts into flames near Karbala in central Iraq on April 2. (Kyodo)

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(1) Japanese troops face 1st attack in Iraq

SAMAWAH, Iraq - A pencil points to where one of bomb shells has landed late at night on April 7. The place is about 300 meters north of the base where Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) contingent is posted. The photo was released in Tokyo by the GSDF. (Kyodo)

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(2)GSDF keeps watch in Samawah after suspected attack on Japan t

SAMAWAH, Iraq - Members of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) on April 8 inspect a site near their camp in Samawah, southern Iraq, where marks indicating that mortar shells or rocket-propelled grenades had hit the ground were found. (Kyodo)

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(1)GSDF keeps watch in Samawah after suspected attack on Japan t

SAMAWAH, Iraq - A Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) armored vehicle keeps watch near the GSDF's camp in Samawah, southern Iraq, on April 8 after marks indicating that mortar shells or rocket-propelled grenades had hit the ground were found in two places about 300 meters north of the camp. (Kyodo)

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Kyodo obtains photo of device used for firing shells at GSDF

SAMAWAH, Iraq - Photo obtained by Kyodo News shows a device from which shells were fired toward the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) camp in Samawah on April 7. Muthana Provincial police concluded the device was used for firing the shells, all of which fell short of the camp. Cases for holding shells are seen next to the device. (Kyodo)

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(3) Japanese troops face 1st attack in Iraq

SAMAWAH, Iraq - A member of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) contingent stands on guard near his camp outside the southern Iraqi city of Samawah on April 8, the day after bomb shells landed near the base. (Kyodo)

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(2) Japanese troops face 1st attack in Iraq

SAMAWAH, Iraq - Members of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) contingent patrol near their camp outside the southern Iraqi city of Samawah on April 8, the day after bomb shells landed near the base. (Kyodo)

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(23)Scenes from Iraq war

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Casings from shells fired by U.S. Army Paladin self-propelled howitzers on central Baghdad are seen scattered on the ground on April 7. (Kyodo)

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(8)Photos from Iraq war

NEAR KARBALA, Iraq - Black smoke rises from the burning remains of a U.S. forces armored transport vehicle loaded with shells near Karbala in central Iraq on April 2. (Kyodo)

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(7)Photos from Iraq war

NEAR KARBALA, Iraq - U.S. soldiers watch a U.S. forces armored transport vehicle loaded with shells burn near Karbala in central Iraq on April 2. (Kyodo)

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(6)Photos from Iraq war

NEAR KARBALA, Iraq - U.S. soldiers watch a U.S. forces armored transport vehicle loaded with shells burn near Karbala in central Iraq on April 2. (Kyodo)

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(5)Photos from Iraq war

NEAR KARBALA, Iraq - A U.S. forces armored transport vehicle loaded with shells bursts into flames near Karbala in central Iraq on April 2. (Kyodo)

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(4)Photos from Iraq war

NEAR KARBALA, Iraq - A U.S. forces armored transport vehicle loaded with shells burns near Karbala in central Iraq on April 2. (Kyodo)

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(3)Photos from Iraq war

NEAR KARBALA, Iraq - A U.S. forces armored transport vehicle loaded with shells bursts into flames near Karbala in central Iraq on April 2. (Kyodo)

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(4)Scenes from Iraq war

SOUTHERN Iraq - An armored vehicle from the U.S. 3rd Infantry Division fires shells at the buildings of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's Baath party near Samawah, southern Iraq, on March 24. (Kyodo)

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(13)Scenes from Iraq war

SOUTHERN IRAQ, Iraq - Photo shows shells for self-propelled guns loaded on a U.S. Army armored vehicle deployed in southern Iraq on March 22.