Cambodia: 2 deminers killed as they attempted to render safe anti-tank mine

Two Cambodian deminers were killed Thursday as they attempted to remove an anti-tank mine left over from the country’s nearly three decades of war and disorder, authorities said. The Cambodian Mines Action Center, the agency that oversees demining operations, said Read More …

Iraq: Duhok clears over 540,000 square meters of explosives in 2024

On Thursday, the General Directorate for Mine Affairs in Duhok announced its 2024 statistics regarding efforts to remove explosive materials across the governorate. The Head of the Directorate, Shilan Naheli, told Shafaq News that mine clearance teams successfully cleared seven Read More …

Ukrainian brigade pioneers remote-controlled ground assaults

The boxy, machine gun-equipped vehicle lumbered across the snow-covered battlefield, with no crew aboard and marking what its remote Ukrainian operators described as a major milestone as Russian artillery fire rained around it. Sparing soldiers for the infantry assault that Read More …

Yemen: Annual Mine Action Update 2024

During 2024, the United Nations Mission to Support the Hudaydah Agreement (UNMHA) has recorded 61 landmine and Explosive Remnants of War (ERW) related incidents in Hudaydah Governorate. A total of 41 civilians were killed and another 52 were injured. 40 Read More …

Polish defence minister dismisses logistics chief after mines go missing

On Thursday, General Artur Kepczynski was dismissed from his position as head of the Armed Forces Support Inspectorate, as reported by the Ministry of Defence. The reasons for this decision, made by Kosiniak-Kamysz, were not disclosed; however, media reports suggest Read More …

Syria: Legacy of war still causing mass death and injury, says landmine clearance charity

At least 80 civilians, including 12 children, have been killed by landmines and other explosive debris of war in the month since the Syrian strongman Bashar Al-Assad was toppled on December 8 last year. According to Mouiad Alnofaly, HALO’s Operations Read More …

Cambodia sees spike in landmine, ERW casualties in 2024

Cambodia recorded 49 landmines and explosive remnant of war (ERW) casualties in 2024, up 53 percent from 32 in the year before, a spokesperson said on Wednesday. “Twelve people were killed, 29 injured, and eight amputated due to landmine and Read More …

Ukraine: Military sappers clear almost 253K ha of lands of mines, UXOs in 2024

Over the year, the demining units of the Defense Ministry cleared almost 253,000 hectares of territories from mines and unexploded munitions and neutralized 137,821 explosive objects. This was reported by the MoD press service, Ukrinform saw. “In 2024, the demining Read More …

Cambodia: CMAA eyes demining 200 sq km of land in 2025

The Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority (CMAA) plans to clear more than 200 square kilometres of land with mines and unexploded ordnance in 2025. This will make land safe for people to live on and cultivate. First Vice-President Read More …

UNAMA: Landmines still threaten people in Afghanistan

UNAMA has stressed the urgent need for mine clearance measures in Afghanistan, adding that unexploded ground mines in Afghanistan still threaten people, especially children. Earlier, the HaloTrust mine clearance agency said more than 65 square kilometers of Afghanistan’s territory was Read More …