Iraq: Return to old Mosul, concerns amid war remnants

The old city of Mosul, once a bustling urban center, became a battleground in 2017 as Iraqi forces, supported by the Global Coalition, clashed fiercely with ISIS. This brutal conflict led to widespread devastation of infrastructure and homes. Despite ongoing Read More …

UK: Second World War hand grenade blown up by police in Eastbourne

A Second World War hand grenade was blown up in a field after police found it in a home. The unexploded grenade was found in a home near West Langney Lake in Eastbourne this afternoon. Sussex Police officers say that 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 …

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 …

Ukraine: Bomb disposal experts defuse 250-kilogram air bomb in Donetsk Oblast

The State Emergency Service of Ukraine (SES) bomb disposal experts have defused a 250 kg high-explosive air bomb that fell on the grounds of a household in Kostiantynivka, “A 250 kg high-explosive air bomb was removed by SES bomb disposal Read More …

UK: Controlled explosion after ‘mortar round’ found in Lincolnshire

A controlled explosion was due to be carried out following the discovery of what was believed to be a mortar round in a Lincolnshire village. The device was found in Caythorpe, near Sleaford, on Monday afternoon. Earlier, police set up Read More …

Czech Republic: Ammunition explosion kills one soldier, injures eight in Libava

An unspecified ammunition exploded in the Libavá military training area, which is located in the Olomouc Region, on Monday before noon. One person died, eight people were injured. The incident is being investigated by the Military Police. Czech Defence Minister Read More …

UK: Unexploded bombs and mines could be detonated for wind farm work

Scores of unexploded Second World War bombs and mines off the Norfolk coast could have to be blown up to pave the way for a huge wind farm. Danish energy firm Ørsted wants to build its £8bn Hornsea 3 project Read More …

Cambodia: Fisherman discovers MK-82 aerial bomb in Phnom Penh

A fisherman has found a war-left U.S.-made MK-82 aerial bomb in a pit lake on the western outskirts of Phnom Penh, capital of Cambodia, a mine clearance chief said on Friday. Cambodian Mine Action Center (CMAC)’s director-general Heng Ratana said Read More …

Israel: Eight IDF personnel killed in armoured vehicle explosion in Rafah

Capt. Wassem Mahmoud, 23, from Beit Jann, and seven other IDF soldiers were killed in an explosion of an armored vehicle in Rafah, the IDF announced on Saturday. Mahmoud was a deputy company commander in Battalion 601 of the Combat Read More …

Belgium gives new contribution of €1.5 million to humanitarian demining in Iraq and Syria

In the framework of support given since 2019 to the activities of the UN Mine Action Service (UNMAS) in Iraq and Syria, Belgium has decided on a new contribution of 1.5 million euros in 2024. In recent years, Belgium has Read More …

Ukraine: Women deminers step in to clear up land

Deminer Tetiana Shpak crouched down in a once tranquil poppy-strewn field in southern Ukraine, now littered with Russian mines. More women like her are joining mine-clearance teams, where they now account for 30 percent of personnel, according to official data. 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 …

Germany: Unexploded ordnance successfully defused in the port of Hamburg

A 250-pound bomb from the Second World War, discovered on Wednesday morning in the port of Hamburg, was successfully defused by the explosive ordnance disposal service of the fire brigade at around 5:20 p.m. in the afternoon. All previously initiated Read More …

Angola: Clearing minefields in the Lobito Corridor

This strategic region of Angola suffered enormously during the civil war. It is now key to Angola’s future prosperity. The Benguela Railway Company was founded in 1903 to begin construction of a line running from Lobito on Angola’s Atlantic coast Read More …

Myanmar: One killed, 23 injured in school explosion in Tanintharyi Region

An explosion occurred at a primary school in southern Myanmar’s Tanintharyi Region, killing one child and injuring 23 people, the Information Team of Myanmar’s State Administration Council reported on late Tuesday. The explosion occurred at around 12:40 p.m. local time Read More …