A Family’s Journey to Safety and Recovery in Iraq
Mohammed, born in 2002 in AlbuAliAlJassem village, was just a child when ISIS seized control of Ramadi in 2014.
29 Oct 2024
Development Cooperation
A Decade After ISIS: Will My People Find Peace?
Kochar is among the Yazidis who will commemorate Yazidi Genocide Day on the 3rd of August, marking a decade since the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) horror invasion that forced Yazidis to flee their homes for safety.
02 Aug 2024
Development Cooperation
Remembering the Yezidi genocide
Norwegian People’s Aid today remember the victims and stand in solidarity with survivors of the Yezidi genocide perpetrated by ISIS in 2014.
04 Aug 2023
Mine Action and Disarmament
Finally, a return to some normalcy for Ayada and his family following the clearance of their land
Last year, NPA cleared the land of Ayada Tablan in al-Khasfa village in the Haditha district of Anbar Governorate, Iraq.
09 Jul 2023
Mine Action and Disarmament
Land in Al-Zubair District farmed for the first time since the Gulf War (1990–1991)
In August 2022, NPA conducted clearance of a hazardous area in Safwan village in the Al-Zubair District of Basra Governorate, Iraq.
10 Feb 2023
Mine Action and Disarmament
Farmers in al-Khasfa can finally use their land again following clearance of improvised minefields
Mohammed Khleef (30) and Maher Rafe’e (26) are cousins who together own a piece of farmland in al-Khasfa, a small village in the Haditha district of Anbar Governorate, Iraq.
19 Jul 2022
Mine Action and Disarmament
Theft of Explosive Remnants of War from NPA worksite Basra, Iraq
On 8 December, 10 explosive remnants of war items that had been identified for destruction by NPA in Az Zubayr District, Basra Governorate, Iraq, were stolen from the worksite.
10 Dec 2021
Mine Action and Disarmament
– Home should be a safe place
Reem (28) works as a deminer for NPA. For the past months she has been working with search and clearance of buildings after the Islamic State in al-Kalah, Iraq.
17 Nov 2021
Mine Action and Disarmament
Clearing buildings so that people can return home
Clearing Iraq free from the improvised landmines left behind by the terrorist organisation the Islamic State, is one of the most dangerous tasks NPA has ever taken on.
06 Nov 2021
Mine Action and Disarmament
Norwegian People's Aid deminer killed in landmine accident in Iraq
On Thursday 30 September 2021, a deminer from Norwegian People's Aid (NPA) died in a tragic demining accident in Iraq.
03 Oct 2021
Mine Action and Disarmament
NPA clears improvised minefields in Albuhayat village, Iraq
NPA clears improvised minefields in Albuhayat village, Anbar Governorate, Iraq.
07 Sep 2021
Mine Action and Disarmament
Women can clear mines too
In Iraq, many female deminers meet resistance from family, friends and male colleagues.
20 Apr 2020