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Category: News April 2020
Myanmar: Landmine conflict leaves villagers and local leaders with no answers
Ye Township in the far south of Mon State and Ye PhyuTownship in the Tanintharyi region is home to the Karen, Mon, Dawei, and Burmese ethnic nationalities. The majority of Mon peoples earn a living through plantations growing rubber, betel Read More …
Red Devils host counter-IED training event
Wolf Pack first responders participated in an interagency training event hosted by the 8th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal flight at Kunsan Air Base, April 8. The training event focused on emergency procedures and response actions in regards to Read More …
Roadside bomb kills 2 Pakistani soldiers near Afghan border
A roadside bomb exploded near a Pakistani paramilitary vehicle in restive southwestern Baluchistan province Friday, killing two soldiers who were clearing the area for fencing the border with Afghanistan, two intelligence officials said. Two other persons were also wounded in Read More …
NATO strengthens support for United Nations peacekeepers
At their meeting on April 2, NATO Foreign Ministers agreed to enhance practical cooperation with the United Nations (UN) through a package of capacity building support to UN peacekeeping. NATO and UN staff conducted a joint visit to the UN Read More …
Three killed in central Mali roadside bomb blast
A regional government official was travelling in a military convoy in the volatile centre of the country when his vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb, killing him. Three people, including a government official, were killed Thursday in a roadside Read More …
Texas: Man arrested after officials find pipe bomb in his Universal City motel room
A man has been arrested after officials found a pipe bomb and other explosive materials in his Universal City motel room. Bexar County Fire Marshal Deputies, along with Universal City Police, executed an arrest warrant at the Super 8 Motel Read More …
PKK roadside bomb kills 5 civilians in SE Turkey’s Diyarbakır
Five civilians were killed after PKK terrorists attacked a group of agricultural laborers heading to collect wood in the southeastern Diyarbakır province, the governor’s office said in a statement Wednesday. The attack took place on the road between Kulp and Read More …
United States Designates Russian Imperial Movement and Leaders as Global Terrorists
The State Department has designated the Russian Imperial Movement (RIM) and members of its leadership as Specially Designated Global Terrorists, the first time in history the Department has designated a white supremacist terrorist group. As President Trump has said, “In Read More …
Cyprus: Thieves use explosives to rob ATM in Limassol
Thieves damaged an ATM with an explosive device in Ayia Fyla, Limassol and got away with a sum of money early on Tuesday. The perpetrators broke the side window of the bank to gain access at 3.20am. First investigations suggest Read More …
Philippines: NPA’s bombs recovered in Samar
Four improvised explosive devices (IEDs) were discovered by the elements of the 46th Infantry Battalion (46IB), 8th Infantry Division (8ID), foiling the alleged planned attack of the New People’s Army (NPA) on government forces in the Calbiga, Samar, Monday. The Read More …
Ukraine: OSCE SMM Chief Monitor Çevik reiterates need for mine action in Donbas
As the world marks the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action, the Chief Monitor of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine, Yaşar Halit Çevik, and the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine, Henrik Villadsen, reiterated Read More …
Bengal: One dead after two groups clash with crude bombs, guns over quarantine centre
One person died after two groups of villagers clashed with each other and hurled crude bombs over setting up of a quarantine centre at Talibpur village in West Bengal’s Birbhum district. Seven people have been arrested by Panrui police. “There Read More …
Why healthcare workers are at risk of moral injury
It is widely known that veterans can return from war with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Far less appreciated is moral injury – a trauma wrapped up in guilt that we are now learning more about thanks to US-based research, writes Read More …
How the National Guard dresses for COVID-19 and other disasters
We got a virtual tour of the gear on hand at a Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team. The coronavirus pandemic has understandably spurred millions to think about how they protect themselves—and others—in public spaces. And now, the Centers Read More …
UK: Bomb squad and police called to Tesco supermarket in Farnworth
A bomb disposal squad and police were called to a supermarket in Farnworth after a suspected explosives attack. Members of the Army’s Royal Logistic Corps’ Bomb Disposal unit were called to the Tesco superstore in Long Causeway at around 9.30am Read More …
New Hampshire: Alert issued for person wanted in connection with Dearborn Street explosion
Police have named a suspect in connection with an early-morning fire on Dearborn Street through a NH State Police BOLO or “Be On the Lookout” order. Meanwhile, Manchester Police and the state bomb squad assisted the Manchester Fire Marshal’s office Read More …
“Helping survivors, that fulfils me as a person”: Mine Action Worker Shares her Mission
On International Mine Awareness Day, the Sarajevo Times celebrates the work of a woman who has devoted the last twenty years of her life to mine action in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Marija Trlin began working in mine action in the Read More …
Land mines still a global threat, despite fewer deaths
Land mines and cluster bombs have turned war zones into deathtrap for decades. Thousands of civilians are accidentally killed each year, but international efforts have turned the tide against these deadly time bombs. “The worst are those that are buried Read More …
International Mine Awareness Day – Secretary-General’s Message
Decades ago, millions of landmines were buried in countries across the world. From Cambodia to Mozambique, in Angola and in Afghanistan, thousands of lives were lost, with others altered forever because of one unlucky step. The outcry by civil society Read More …