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The United Nations warned of the continuing threat posed by explosive war remnants to the lives of civilians in vast areas of Afghanistan. The UN warning came simultaneously with previous data from “Save the Children,” which documented the killing and Read More …
Capt. Paul Mahoney, Commanding Officer of the Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division (NSWC IHD) in Maryland, visited U.S. Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) experts at Picatinny to gain a deeper understanding of how Army EOD units train, organize, Read More …
The Israeli Defense Ministry’s National Mine Action Authority has blown up some 3,300 mines near Kibbutz Ein Zivan on the Golan Heights in 2026, the body announced on Thursday. “The National Mine Action Authority in the Defense Ministry is continuing Read More …
A landmine explosion inside a school courtyard in the province of Hasaka in northeastern Syria (Rojava) killed one child and injured 19 others on Wednesday, an official said, as the country continues to face deadly threats from unexploded war remnants. Read More …
A cordon set up around a field near Tetbury after unexploded ordnance was uncovered has been removed after the devices were detonated. Emergency services rushed to the scene in Long Newnton following the discovery at around 9.50am on Monday, November Read More …
The Flemish government is allocating 1 million euros to help Ukraine detect mines with dogs. The money will go to the non-profit organisation Apopo. Apopo is an NGO that has used animals to detect landmines in war-affected areas for more Read More …
Seven people, including three children, were killed and 11 others injured in six explosions involving landmines and unexploded ordnance across Syria between October 24 and 30, according to health officials and Civil Defense authorities. The incidents occurred in Hasakah, Hama, Read More …
The Close Combat Engineering Team within Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Corona Division developed an advanced manufactured, 3D-printed safety device designed to save the lives of service members responsible for explosive ordnance disposal (EOD). Engineering Technician Samuel Larter and Engineer Read More …
Two people, including a demining specialist, were killed while clearing roads for a humanitarian mission in the Russian-controlled Ukrainian city of Oleshky, Russian state news agency Tass reported Friday, citing Russian Human Rights Commissioner Yana Lantratova. “One demining specialist and Read More …
On October 28, in the Sumy region, two employees of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine were killed during a humanitarian demining operation. According to Ukrinform, this was announced by Andrii Danik, head of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine, Read More …
The United States has delivered a new batch of specialized demining gear valued at $7.9 million to the State Special Transport Service of Ukraine. According to the US Embassy in Ukraine, humanitarian landmine clearance directly aligns with American security and Read More …
A mushroom hunter in Tak province narrowly avoided a potentially fatal accident after discovering an M67 fragmentation grenade hidden beneath dry leaves in the woods and using a knife to pry it out before realising what it was. The discovery Read More …
A four-year-old boy was killed and two members of his family were injured when a landmine exploded during an olive harvest in Syria’s northern Hama countryside. The explosion occurred on farmland in the town of Halfaya as a family was Read More …
Due to security risks, the National Mine Action Authority has decided to restrict the planning of new humanitarian demining operations in six regions. This is stated in a press release from the Ministry of Defense, Ukrainian News Agency reports. The Read More …
Delegates in the First Committee (Disarmament and International Security), concluding today’s thematic debate on conventional weapons, called for tighter safeguards against illicit arms transfers and diversion, binding global governance of autonomous weapons and updated tracing measures to address challenges posed Read More …
Cambodia and Croatia have pledged to further exchange experiences and lessons on mine action to strengthen cooperation in the field, following Croatia’s successful mine actions under the Ottawa Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Treaty. On October 19, Ly Thuch, the first vice Read More …
A major cache of weapons, explosive devices, and narcotics was uncovered over the weekend in an open area near the village of Rama in the Galilee. According to police suspicions, the stockpile was used by the Abu Latif crime organization, Read More …
Qutaiba Kadish, director of the International Cooperation Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, met Sunday with Kazumi Ogawa, director of the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS), to discuss the agency’s work in Syria and ways to Read More …
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said on Saturday that an oil tanker had exploded and caught fire after hitting a naval mine while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian media reported. The report said the tanker was carrying over 2 million barrels Read More …
A soldier from the Syrian Arab Army’s Military Engineering Directorate was martyred and another seriously wounded while carrying out mine-clearance duties in the Tanf area of eastern Homs countryside on Saturday. The Defense Ministry’s Media and Communications Directorate told SANA Read More …