Prosthetics are seen at the Artificial Limb Centre in Basra, Iraq February 28, 2018.
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.
A disabled man tries to walk with his prosthetic leg at the Artificial Limb Centre in Basra, Iraq February 28, 2018.
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.
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.
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.
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.
A worker prepares prosthetics at the Artificial Limb Centre in Basra, Iraq February 28, 2018.
Prosthetics are seen at the Artificial Limb Centre in Basra, Iraq February 28, 2018.
A demining team works near the village of Bitr, which in Arabic means "amputation", in Shalamjah district, east of Basra, Iraq March 4, 2018.
A worker prepares prosthetics at the Artificial Limb Centre in Basra, Iraq February 28, 2018.
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 - RC1B3266C640
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.
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.
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