Prosthetics are seen at the Artificial Limb Centre in Basra, Iraq February 28, 2018.Show moreShow less
Rafed, a man disabled by a landmine explosion, chats with friends in the village of Bitr, which in Arabic means "amputation", in Al-Tanouma district, east of Basra, Iraq March 20, 2018. Show moreShow less
A disabled man tries to walk with his prosthetic leg at the Artificial Limb Centre in Basra, Iraq February 28, 2018.Show moreShow less
A disabled couple, hit by a landmine explosion, is seen in the village of Bitr, which in Arabic means "amputation", in Al-Tanouma district, east of Basra, Iraq February 25, 2018. Show moreShow less
Rafed, a man disabled by a landmine explosion, sleeps at his house in the village of Bitr, which in Arabic means "amputation", in Al-Tanouma district, east of Basra, Iraq March 26, 2018. Show moreShow less
Rafed, a man disabled by a landmine explosion, rides his bicycle in the village of Bitr, which in Arabic means "amputation", in Al-Tanouma district, east of Basra, Iraq February 25, 2018. Show moreShow less
An anti-tank mine is seen near the village of Bitr, which in Arabic means "amputation", in Shalamjah district, east of Basra, Iraq March 4, 2018. Show moreShow less
A worker prepares prosthetics at the Artificial Limb Centre in Basra, Iraq February 28, 2018. Show moreShow less
Prosthetics are seen at the Artificial Limb Centre in Basra, Iraq February 28, 2018. Show moreShow less
A demining team works near the village of Bitr, which in Arabic means "amputation", in Shalamjah district, east of Basra, Iraq March 4, 2018. Show moreShow less
A worker prepares prosthetics at the Artificial Limb Centre in Basra, Iraq February 28, 2018. Show moreShow less
A general view of Bitr village, which in Arabic means "amputation", in Al-Tanouma district, east of Basra, Iraq March 26, 2018. REUTERS/Essam Al-Sudani - RC1B3266C640Show moreShow less
A demining team works close to a danger sign near the village of Bitr, which in Arabic means "amputation", in Shalamjah district, east of Basra, Iraq March 4, 2018.Show moreShow less
Rafed, a man disabled by a landmine explosion, rides his bicycle in the village of Bitr, which in Arabic means "amputation", in Al-Tanouma district, east of Basra, Iraq March 20, 2018. Show moreShow less
Iraqi village of amputees
So numerous are the wounds inflicted by mines and ordnance in Jurf al-Milh that the southern Iraqi village is better known as al Bitran, which means