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In Monywa Township, Sagaing Region, military trucks carrying reinforcements and junta soldiers left to clear mines were assaulted, reportedly killing ten soldiers and injuring three others. On September 19, around 11:30 AM, two military trucks carrying reinforcements to Chaung-U were Read More …
The Ministry of Environment announced on Saturday, the clearing of 4,000 cubic meters of mines across Iraq, while indicating the completion of projects for the benefit of industrial and oil lands at a rate of 100%, confirming the existence of Read More …
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed for the demining of over 580,000 square meters of land in Logar Province. According to a report from the National Disaster Management Authority, Mullah Nooruddin Turabi, the Acting Head of the Authority, held Read More …
On 31 August, the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team from Mount Pleasant Complex (MPC) in the Falkland Islands were tasked to Cape Pembroke, North of Stanley Airport, for a possible landmine found by two serving soldiers from MPC. Upon contacting Read More …
The Mine Action Office of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine has begun work in Ukraine, said Minister of Internal Affairs Ihor Klymenko. “This is a coordinating body responsible for planning, monitoring and the practical component of performing demining tasks. Read More …
Four women were injured when a land mine exploded while they were clearing mines in Mankulam, Vavuniya last evening. Police said the women, who were part of a non-governmental organization engaged in demining land mines buried by the LTTE, were Read More …
In August, 17,000 hectares of mine-contaminated land in liberated areas were cleared of explosives. That’s according to the Ministry of Defense, Ukrinform reports. “In August, demining units of Ukraine’s Defense Ministry cleared 17,368.4 hectares in de-occupied territories of explosives, of Read More …
The five-year Siem Reap-Angkor Action Plan, which will be adopted for implementation at November’s 2024 Ottawa Convention meeting in Siem Reap province, has been successfully developed, according to the Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority (CMAA), which will chair Read More …
A devastating explosion west of Mosul has claimed the lives of three children and injured two others from the same family. The blast, believed to have been caused by a landmine left behind by ISIS, occurred inside an abandoned house Read More …
“In 2021, the Ministry of Interior (MoI) Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Salman Pak Training Center received 20 drones from UNMAS Iraq. These drones were distributed to relevant departments across the Iraqi governorates in order to ensure the best use of Read More …
Canines have been useful to military organizations since their domestication. Few, if any, instruments of war have the successful track record and longevity of MWDs. They remain effective in a variety of environments, including dense vegetation, subterranean complexes, and trench Read More …
Vitalii Bunechko, Head of the Zhytomyr Oblast Military Administration, believes the chances of a Russian offensive across Zhytomyr Oblast are “very small,” because the border is well protected, particularly by fortifications, and heavily mined. According to Bunechko, the fortification work Read More …
The Fifth Review Conference of the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention (APMBC) will open in Siem Reap-Angkor, Cambodia, on 25 November 2024. To contribute to preparations for this event, the GICHD is launching a series of issue briefs on selected thematic Read More …
Since September 25 of last year, women’s mine clearance teams have been operational, and by August 15 of this year, a total of 3,203,997 square meters of land have been cleared, Azernews reports, citing Hafiz Safikhanov, Chairman of the “Azerbaijan Read More …
Seventeen-year-old Yemeni Muhanad Mubarak Al-Aqili lost his life after a stray shrapnel from a landmine explosion settled in his abdomen. Muhanad was returning home from school in Harib district when the incident occurred last year. In January 2024 alone, 17 Read More …
The European Union is allocating EUR 2 million to finance a new humanitarian mine action initiative in Ukraine, which will be carried out by Ukrainian handlers with their highly trained dogs. The relevant statement was made by the Delegation of Read More …
Following a UK fundraising appeal in 2022, MAG has successfully completed a year-long project in Laos, as a direct result of donations received through the campaign. The ‘Unlock the Land’ appeal raised close to £450,000, including £211,336 of matched funding Read More …
Handicap International Federation (HI), to enhance community safety by clearing explosive remnants of war in El Mechref village, Chouf district. On August 6, 2024, Ambassador MAGOSHI Masayuki signed a grant contract with Mr. Aurelien Thienpont, Country Manager of HI. HI Read More …
The recent heavy rains have eroded soil and uncovered landmines in the fields north of Bahri along the road leading to the Nile River State. The Bahri Emergency Room has issued urgent warnings to residents about the landmines scattered in Read More …
In the first six months of 2024, the Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) cleared 744 minefields covering an area of over 114 square kilometres and in the process found and destroyed a total of 64,782 landmines and pieces of unexploded Read More …