“The pace of Improvised Explosive Device Disposal (IEDD), more than any other kind of explosive hazard (EH) clearance, indirectly controls the return of Iraq’s more than 1.67 million Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), including a U.N.- estimated 500,000 still living in camps for two years or more.” wrote Mark Wilkinson in his article ‘Connecting The Dots: The Pace of IED Clearance seen as Key Factor to Safe Return of 1.67 Million Displaced Iraqis’.
Article: Connecting The Dots - The Pace of IED Clearance Seen as Key Factor to Safe Return of 1.67 Million Displaced Iraqis (Counter-IED Report)
- 19 November 2019
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