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Yemen: landmines have killed over 400 people since 2019
More than 400 civilians have been killed in Yemen due to landmines, improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and other unexploded ordnance across several province since 2019, a local monitoring organisation has reported. “From mid-2019 to early August 2022, we documented 426 civilian deaths, including 101 children and 22 women, in addition to 568 wounded, including 216 […]
Azeri army defuse and destroy landmines left behind after the war
Mine clearance operations conducted over the past week in Tartar, Aghdam, Fuzuli, Shusha, Gubadli, Jabrayil and Zangilan have found and cleared anti-personnel mines, 27 anti-tank mines and 19 pieces of unexploded ordnance (UXO). A total of 70 hectares have been cleared of mines and UXO since November 2020. The Nagorno-Karabakh is internationally recognized as part […]
Heroic Rat Who Sniffed Out 71 Deadly Landmines Retires
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — After five years of sniffing out land mines and unexploded ordnance in Cambodia, Magawa is retiring. The African giant pouched rat has been the most successful rodent trained and overseen by a Belgian nonprofit, APOPO, to find land mines and alert its human handlers so the explosives can be safely […]
Snipers, Landmines, Death: Life On Yemen’s Frontline
Snipers, Landmines, Death: Life On Yemen’s Frontline Above photo: “I lost happiness and a peaceful life,” says Saleh al-Hajj, pictured with his son Rayan. MEE/Khalid al-Banna. Yemenis in Taiz tell MEE of the daily danger they face as conflict rages around their homes. Almost every building is damaged. Dogs bark at anyone walking down the […]
Syrian Army Finds Israeli-Made Landmines, Chemicals & Munitions In Former ISIS Hideouts
Syrian government forces have found Israeli-made landmines, toxic materials and munitions left behind by ISIS terrorists in the country’s eastern province of Deir ez-Zor. According to Syria’s official news agency SANA, the army made the discovery in the villages of al-Sayyal and Hassrat in addition to the town of al-Jalaa as they were combing the […]
Denmark eyeing mining cooperation with Iran
TEHRAN (FNA)- Danish Ambassador to Tehran Danny Annan in a meeting with a high-ranking Iranian trade delegation in South Khorassan province voiced his country’s willingness to broaden mining cooperation with Iran. “The mining sector is one of the good areas for cooperation between Denmark and South Khorassan province,” Annan said. The Danish envoy pointed to […]
Man to Return Millions of Dollars for Scamming People with Online Prayers
Man to repay money he got from fake prayer service As part of an agreement with law enforcement officials, a Seattle (WA) man will pay back as much as $7.75 million for scamming people with a fake online prayer service. Attorney General Bob Ferguson said over 160,000 customers were victims of […]