UK: Explosive device detonated on Devon beach

Dartmouth Coastguard Rescue Team were called out at 2:57pm on Thursday, January 22, after the suspected ordnance was found. A cordon was put in place on Hallsands beach after seeing what they initially suspected to be an anti-tank mine, similar Read More …

Afghanistan: Landmine Blast Kills Child in Maidan Wardak

According to a statement from the Taliban’s provincial police command, the incident occurred on Sunday (January 18) in Puladkhana area of Maidan Shahr, the provincial capital. The statement said the explosion was caused by a landmine left over from previous Read More …

Yemen: Hodeida destroys 140 landmines in al-Hali district

The Executive Mine Action Center branch in Hodeida province destroyed on Sunday 140 anti-vehicle landmines left by the Saudi-US aggression in al-Hali district. The operation was carried out as part of ongoing clearance efforts to secure residential areas and roads, Read More …

UK: Chief Constable and Commissioner thank agencies involved in Exmouth and Plymouth operations

Devon and Cornwall Chief Constable James Vaughan, QPM MSt (Cantab), and Police and Crime Commissioner Alison Hernandez have thanked all the agencies involved in dealing with two Second World War unexploded device operations this week. This week two separate unexploded Read More …

UK: Exmouth bomb safely removed as workers praised

The bomb dredged out of Exmouth Marina on Wednesday, January 14, has been safely removed. A 100-metre cordon was initially set up around the area, with properties in the area evacuated. This cordon was later extended to 400m. In an Read More …

Cambodia: Oddar Meanchey Governor hails CMAC deminers as heroes safeguarding public safety

The Governor of Oddar Meanchey Province, Mean Chanyada, has praised officers of the Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) as heroes who help secure safe living spaces for the public. To encourage and recognise their significant sacrifices in serving the nation, Read More …

Can Lebanon overcome the lingering threat of landmines and unexploded ordnance?

A year after the guns fell largely silent along Lebanon’s southern frontier, the war is still killing — quietly, indiscriminately, and often unseen. When the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah came into effect on Nov. 27, 2024, the country woke Read More …

Iraq: Erbil Clears Nearly 801,000 Square Meters of Mine-Contaminated Land in 2025

Erbil Mine Affairs cleared nearly 801,000 square meters of land of landmines and explosive remnants of war over the past year, marking a significant step toward improving public safety and restoring land for civilian use, an official said on Monday. Read More …

Israel: Defense Ministry clears old minefields as work expands on Jordan border security barrier

The Defense Ministry says it has expanded work on a new security barrier along the Jordanian border, with authorities destroying hundreds of old landmines in the area. According to the ministry, the Mine and Unexploded Ordnance Clearance Authority carried out Read More …

UK: ‘Wartime bomb’ discovered near Birmingham New Street line

Train services heading out of Birmingham have been disrupted following the discovery of a ‘wartime bomb’ near the railway, impacting CrossCountry services, according to traffic monitoring service Inrix. West Midlands Police has confirmed that an old mortar device has been found Read More …

Thailand: 120 artillery shells cleared from Buri Ram farmland

Bomb disposal teams say they have found more than 120 shells from the recent Thai-Cambodian border conflict, mostly in rubber plantations, as operations continue to make agricultural areas safe in Ban Kruat district of this northeastern border province. The shells Read More …

UK: Controlled explosion after object found at Medmerry beach

A controlled explosion was carried out after a suspected piece of ordnance was found on a beach. Selsey Coastguard was called to Medmerry Beach at 6.21pm on Sunday, January 4, 2026, following reports of a suspicious object. The coastguard team Read More …

Afghanistan: Unexploded ordnance threatens lives in Maidan Wardak

Residents of Chak district in central Afghanistan say unexploded ordnance left over from years of conflict poses a serious threat to civilians, particularly children, and has disrupted daily life by damaging roads and access to healthcare. Villagers told Amu TV Read More …

Iraq: Over 20 old mortar shells discovered in Sulaimani village

An old cache of mortar shells and mines dating back to the Iran-Iraq war has been discovered in the village of Kokoyi, Darbandikhan district of Sulaimani province. Authorities said the mine action directorate has been notified to arrange for the Read More …

Palestine Seeks International Cooperation To Clear Gaza’s Unexploded Ordnance

The Palestinian government said on Tuesday that it is partnering with international organisations to remove unexploded ordnance in Gaza, reported Xinhua. Field surveys, marking of contaminated areas, and training of local personnel have already begun in Gaza, and the Palestinian Read More …

UK charity to expand work to clear explosives in Gaza

The Gaza Strip will need extensive work to remove explosives and reconstruct amid the “immense” level of devastation caused by the war, the world’s largest landmine-clearing charity has said. The Halo Trust will be expanding its activities in the Palestinian Read More …

Iraq: Floods unearth hidden mines, reviving a wartime threat from Kirkuk to the Iran border

Heavy rains and flash floods are bringing an old danger back to the surface across Iraq: landmines and unexploded ordnance (UXO) long buried under soil that many communities had come to treat as “safe.” From southern Kirkuk and the outskirts Read More …

Ukraine Clears 3,798 Hectares of Agricultural Land in November Under State Demining Program

In Ukraine, in November, under the state program compensating the cost of demining, demining operators cleared 3,798 hectares of agricultural land; the cost of works reached 191.5 million UAH. In November, five contracts for the clearance of agricultural lands were Read More …

Iraq: Mine Clearance Progress Advances in Kurdistan Region’s Duhok Province

A resident of Duhok’s Mangeshk subdistrict has resumed farming on his land for the first time in 35 years, following the removal of mines and unexploded ordnances (UXOs) that had made the area too dangerous to cultivate. Local residents say Read More …

New Mexico: Kirtland EOD partners with Pueblo of Isleta to remove 115 decades-old munitions, strengthening long-term safety

ISLETA PUEBLO, N.M. — Airmen from the 377th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight partnered with the Pueblo of Isleta in October to safely identify and neutralize 115, WWII and Cold War-era military munitions discovered on tribal land. This marks a significant Read More …