THE MILITARY OPERATIONS THAT TOOK PLACE IN ANBAR GOVERNORATE AND THEIR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS FOR THE PERIOD (2003-2020)

Environmental pollution is one of the basic problems that people are facing at the present time after the global population increase because of its impact on human health.Industrial and agricultural development and poor environmental planning, but recently military operations have had a significant impact on environmental pollution as a result of the use of multiple types of weapons that directly or indirectly affect human health.The study area suffered from the military operations represented by the occupation of Iraq in 2003, and the military events in Anbar Governorate in particular, which led to the use of internationally prohibited weapons and the spread of mines and unexploded ordnance in several regions of the country, and according to estimates, the pollution has reached unprecedented levels, which constitutes a threat significant impact on the lives of the population .