India: Two Villagers Injured In IED Blast In Dantewada

Two villagers was injured in a Naxalite IED blast in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada district on Wednesday night. The incident took place near the outskrits of Gufa village under Barsoor police station area. The victims, Jururam Katlami, a resident of Gufapara Manganar Read More …

Kenya: Thirteen killed and parliament set ablaze in protests

At least 13 protesters were killed during protests in Kenya, doctors say, and a section of parliament went up in flames as demonstrations against new tax proposals escalated on Tuesday. An angry crowd broke through police lines to storm parliament Read More …

Mozambique: Three die following explosion in Ndunda, Beira

Three people lost their lives on Sunday, in Ndunda neighbourhood, in the Beira central Mozambican city of Beira, following the explosion of a device which may have been a land mine. According to Monday’s issue of the independent daily “O Read More …

Fresh unrest erupts in French territory of New Caledonia

The High Commission, which represents the French state in the archipelago, said in a statement that the night was “marked by unrest throughout the mainland (of the territory) and on the island of Pins and Mare, requiring the intervention of Read More …

Egypt: Construction worker killed in IED explosion in North Senai

He was working on a construction site, where land was being prepared for the state’s Sinai development plan. The young man was killed in Wefaq village, in the south of Egyptian Rafah, on Sunday by an improvised explosive device (IED). Read More …

Crimea: Four killed, 153 injured in Ukraine’s attack on Sevastopol

Four people died and 153 sought medical help after Ukraine’s aattack on Sevastopol, Sevastopol Governor Mikhail Razvozhayev said, citing the final figures. On June 23, Ukraine attacked civilian infrastructure in Sevastopol using ATACMS tactical missiles equipped with cluster munitions. While Read More …

Russia: Twenty killed, 46 injured in terrorist attacks in Dagestan

Twenty people were killed and 26 were injured as a result of attacks in Makhachkala and Derbent in Dagestan. On Sunday, militants attacked two Russian Orthodox churches, two synagogues and a traffic police post in Derbent and Makhachkala. Read more… Read More …

Montenegro: Explosion In Cetnje kills 2, seriously injures 3

An explosion in central Montenegro’s historical capital, Cetnje, on Thursday killed two people and seriously injured three others, police said. Police sealed off the area around the Cetinje town’s sports hall. They launched an investigation to find the type and Read More …

Chad: At least nine killed after ammunition depot fire triggers explosions

At least nine people have been killed and 46 injured after a fire triggered a series of blasts at a military ammunition depot in Chad’s capital N’Djamena. The fire began in N’Djamena’s Goudji district late on Tuesday and there had Read More …

Philippines: Boy hurt as IED explodes in Basilan

A boy was injured after an improvised explosive device (IED) went off at a gasoline station in Lamitan City, Basilan evening on Tuesday, June 18, 2024. According to the provincial government, the boy passed by the area when the explosion Read More …

Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention – Intersessional meeting – EU Statement on Victim Assistance

The European Union has been resolutely engaged in favour of mine victims and persons with disabilities through its policies and assistance, in particular in the implementation of the Council Decision (CFSP) 2021/257 which provides for national stakeholder dialogues to encourage Read More …

Pakistan: Four die in Kurram IED explosion

At least four members of a family were killed when an improvised explosive device (IED) went off in the Kurram tribal district on Sunday, while police claimed to have gunned down a militant commander during an operation in Lakki Marwat. Read More …

Jammu and Kashmir: Security forces hunt for militants after recent terror attacks

Security forces on Friday continued search operations in four districts of Jammu region to track down militants involved in the recent terror attacks. “Search operations are going in the forest area of Reasi and adjoining Arnas areas after the June Read More …

Yemen: One sailor injured, merchant ship on fire after Houthi missile attack

Two cruise missiles launched by Yemen’s Houthi rebels have struck a bulk cargo carrier in the Gulf of Aden, severely injuring one of the crew. The M/V Verbena, a Palauan-flagged, Ukrainian-owned, and Polish-operated ship, “reported damage and subsequent fires on Read More …

Dramatic moment pro-Putin TV crew are sent flying by motion-detecting mine dropped by drone over Russian border

This is the dramatic moment a team from Putin’s state TV are sent flying by a motion-activated mine dropped by a drone over the Russian border. The blast was caught on camera as the pro-war channel Rossiya-24 crew were filming Read More …

Somalia: ‘Dozens dead’ in clan clashes in Galgudud province

A deadly clash over the weekend between two clans in central Somalia has killed at least 50 people, residents and medical officials told VOA on Monday. Another 155 people are said to have been injured in the clashes in the Read More …

Kenya: Four construction workers killed near Somalia border

Gunmen in northern Kenya fatally shot four construction workers at a hospital site near a refugee camp and the border with Somalia where a militant group is active, police said Saturday. A group of eight workers were resting Friday when Read More …

DR Congo: ISIL-affiliated fighters blamed after 38 killed in North Kivu attack

Rebel fighters affiliated with ISIL (ISIS) have killed at least 38 people in an overnight attack on a village in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), officials and a civil society leader in the region have said. The armed men Read More …

Libya: Deadly landmines pose hidden threat in Tripoli

Hundreds of deadly landmines and unexploded ordnance still litter parts of Libya after years of fighting, posing a constant danger to civilians, especially children, long after the conflict. Although relative calm has returned to the oil-rich country since the battle Read More …

UNICEF: 53% of Ukrainian teenagers engage in risky behaviour despite being well-informed about risks posed by mines and unexploded ordnance

A study conducted by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the Rating Group on explosive ordnance risk awareness and safe behaviour practices among Ukrainian parents and children aged 10 to 17 has revealed that boys aged 14 to 17 Read More …