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Twelve people were injured in bomb blasts during the Thingyan water festival in central Myanmar’s Mandalay on Sunday, the Information Team of Myanmar’s State Administration Council said. The incident occurred at around 10:25 a.m. local time (0355 GMT) on Sunday Read More …
Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Chief Spokesperson, Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari, addressed the overnight Iranian attack during a morning operational update. “99% of the threats launched towards Israeli territory were intercepted – a very significant strategic achievement,” he specified. “Of approximately Read More …
Two children were killed and three others injured in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast in Shawaal area, South Waziristan on Friday. The bodies and injured children have been shifted to hospital. The deceased were identified as Fakharuddin and Noor Muhammad. Read More …
Three citizens were martyred, another got injured in landmine blast left behind by terrorists in Hama northern countryside. A source at Hama Police Command told SANA reporter that a landmine, left behind by terrorists, went off in al-Zoughbeh village while Read More …
A member of a self-defense group, also known as a vigilante, was killed Tuesday morning after an improvised explosive device went off in Cameroon’s Far North Region, according to security and local sources. Members of the vigilante group were on Read More …
As one of the most heavily contaminated countries in the world, Iraq grapples with the enduring legacy of past conflicts, including landmines and cluster munitions. Basra, in particular, stands as a stark reminder of this reality, with a pollution rate Read More …
A police officer died and six other officers were wounded in a grenade attack Monday at a mosque in southwestern Pakistan, authorities said. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack near Quetta, the capital of Baluchistan province. Local police Read More …
An incident involving a landmine occurred in the Novruzlu village area of the Aghdam district, Azernews reports. The Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Prosecutor General’s Office, and the Mine Action Agency (ANAMA) Press Service have jointly released information about this. Read More …
Seven children were martyred and two civilians were injured, including a woman, when an explosive device planted by terrorists exploded in the southern neighborhood of Al-Sanamayn city in the northern countryside of Daraa. A source in the Daraa Police Command Read More …
A CPI(M) worker was killed and another seriously injured when a crude bomb, which they were allegedly making, went off in Kerala’s Kannur district early on Friday. The police have identified the deceased as Sherin, 26, and the injured as Read More …
The number of martyrs of the terrorist attack on several military headquarters in Sistan and Baluchistan province has risen to eleven. Two police officers, two border guards, and seven IRGC and Basij volunteer forces were killed in armed clashes with Read More …
On average, one person is killed or injured by landmines and other explosive ordnance every hour. Their destructive influence lasts long after armed conflict ends, inflicting horrific injuries and death, while trapping communities in poverty and fear. Millions of people Read More …
At least nine children were killed in southeastern Afghanistan Sunday when a landmine, laid during decades of war in the country, exploded, a local official said Monday. The mine went off as a group of young boys and girls were Read More …
At least four people were killed and 20 injured late Saturday in a car bomb attack that rocked a bustling market in Syria’s northern city of Azaz, according to local sources. The attack in the heart of Azaz’s vibrant marketplace Read More …
Mines, explosive remnants of war, and improvised explosive devices continue to cause death and injury, especially in situations of armed conflict. On average, one person is killed or injured by such an explosive device every hour. Many children are among Read More …
A crude bomb explosion during its preparation has left a man dead and two other people injured in Madaripur’s Kalkini Upazila. The incident took place on the bank of the river Arial Khan in Notun Char Daulat Khan village around Read More …
An explosion at a small hotel near a police station in north-eastern Kenya killed four people on Monday (Mar. 25). The blast took place in the town of Mandera, which is on the border with Somalia. The blast was caused Read More …
At least 3,000 of the 45,000 Israeli bombs dropped on the Gaza Strip between 7 October and mid-January have failed to explode, according to estimates by Handicap International, an NGO specialising in mine action. “Of these 45,000 bombs, 3,000 have Read More …
Two shepherds were injured in an explosion of a war remnant while herding south of Kirkuk, according to a medical source. The source told Shafaq News Agency on condition of anonymity, that “a war remnant exploded this evening on the Read More …
Provincial officials in Helmand Province report that three children have lost their lives, and two others have been wounded as a result of the explosion of an unexploded bullet in the Gereshk district of this province. The office of the Read More …