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Zimbabwe Defence Forces makes progress in clearing land mines
The Zimbabwe National Army is working with The HALO Trust, MAG and NPA
Detonating the media: Raising the profile of mine action
The Journal of CWD
Military clears landmines for returning Kachin villagers
"We found 10 landmines, three IEDs and four hand grenades"
Civil Police officer killed by a blast of a landmine of unknown origin in Aleppo suburbs on Aug. 8
Syrian Network for Human Rights is still trying to contact witnesses to obtain more details of the incident
The lessons of Beirut
Around the world, stockpiles of ammunition are—quite literally—ticking bombs
Yazidi women risk their lives to clear landmines in areas once held by 'Islamic State'
A new documentary explores the work they're undertaking to demine their homeland.
Measuring behavior change resulting from EORE and the need for complementary risk reduction activities
The Journal of CWD
Disposal of explosive ordnance and environmental risk mitigation
The Journal of CWD
Maoist landmine kills two tribals in forest area of Visakhapatnam
Police said there was specific information that the landmine was planted by the Maoists targeting the security forces combing in the area for the last few days
U.N. calls for action on landmine deaths among displaced in Sahel, Lake Chad regions
The UNHCR is calling on governments and humanitarian organizations to speed up the removal of these dangerous weapons
U.S. demining assistance fosters security and economic development in wake of Lebanese military defeat of Islamic extremists in Arsal
Local residents can now safely return home, farm their land and live in peace
Myanmar: End unlawful Internet restrictions
Armed group’s landmine use doesn’t justify ban in Rakhine and Chin states, says Human Rights Watch
Removal of heavy naval shell from a Vietnam home for safe disposal
The community still needs to be reminded of explosive ordnance safety messages
Confidence-building through mine action on the Korean Peninsula
The Journal of CWD
Sibling children killed in blast of landmine of unknown origin in Wadi Sayel area in Raqqa
SNHR is still trying to contact witnesses to obtain more details of the incident
CALL FOR PAPERS: Digital diplomacy
How are organizations ensuring the experiences of various professions, races, genders, ages and disabilities are represented accurately?
Landmine planted by Wagner mercenaries wounds child, another civilian in Libya’s Tripoli
The military said the blast occurred in the Qasr bin Ghashir area
CALL FOR PAPERS: Humanitarian opportunities and the new normal
As the disparities between countries—particularly those suffering from explosive hazards—to address COVID19 become more apparent, the humanitarian development community has a unique opportunity to leverage its principles
Whither HMA policy: Linking HMA and development assistance
The Journal of CWD
U.S. says Russian mercenaries laid land mines in Libya
Booby traps and explosives planted around the Libyan capital harmed civilians and breached an arms embargo, US Africa Command says
Looking back at the 2019 Global Senior Managers' Course in Conventional Weapons Destruction at JMU
An executive summary
New to Myanmar’s Rakhine conflict, landmines claim rising toll
Nongovernmental organizations and other humanitarian aid groups say that officials should take measures to prevent any further loss of lives from mine explosions in the region
Landmines in Yemen pose big dangers to civilians' lives
The UN relief agencies said Yemen is suffering from the worst humanitarian crisis in the world
CALL FOR PAPERS: Environmental concerns of explosives
How does explosive contamination affect the environment?
Syria: Landmines in al-Bab city pose risk to civilians
Civilians are seeking an all-out operation to clear the area from landmines, explosives planted by the terror group
Haftar landmines kill, injure 138 in Tripoli: UN
Two humanitarian mine clearance workers were killed south of Tripoli on Monday
CALL FOR PAPERS: Humanitarian mine action and COVID-19
How have HMA organizations responded to the pandemic, and in what ways have they adapted their operations both in and out of the field?
The latest Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction is available online now
From demining on the Korean peninsula to new ways of assessing clearance costs
Data61 developing autonomous bot to clear landmines
Taking over dirty and dangerous work
Emergency services called to Minnis Bay after suspected ‘bomb’ uncovered
The suspected mortar shell was uncovered by a detectorist
CALL FOR PAPERS: Demining in dense terrain
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction seeks submissions from organizations operating in these areas
Landmine planted by Daesh injures 2 children in Northern Syria
Children injured from landmine explosion in Syria’s northern city of Al-Bab
A community’s struggle to protect itself from land mines in the Colombian Amazon
The effort to demine sacred space in the Amazon
Army blasts New People's Army following seizure of landmine depot
Twenty-three landmines were recovered
Cambodian man found using live landmines from Civil War-era as garden decoration
The man was 'scolded' after nearly 30 unexploded munitions were found hanging from a tamarind tree and scattered around his yard in a Cambodian town
Twenty-six killed, over 100 injured by land mines in Myanmar since January, says report
In rural areas of northern Rakhine, landmines pose a threat to the livelihoods of residents who search for food in the forest and make a living selling forest products like bamboo
Libya: Khalifa Haftar’s militias use of landmines is 'unconscionable'
A team of Turkish deminers arrived in Tripoli last week, under a broader military cooperation agreement signed late last year between Tripoli and Ankara
RENEW/NPA starts to clean up contaminated land in the northern side of the former DMZ
A total of 19 unexploded mortar rounds, projectiles, and fuzes were found and unearthed from under a dirt road that runs through the clearance site
Mortar found on the beach near Halesworth in Suffolk
An EOD team was called to assess the device
Yemen and explosive weapons
A death sentence for civilians
Keeping Iraqis safe from deadly ISIS bombs through innovative digital risk education campaign
An analysis of how risk education was being delivered in Iraq revealed social media was one of the few spaces not leveraged to its full potential
New People's Army using landmines to sow terror in Surigao Norte: Philippine Army
The NPA rebels were telling residents that landmines planted in their area will be detonated once they refuse to give in to their demands
Saudi mine program removes hundreds of deadly Houthi devices in first week of June
Mines kill and injure hundreds of children and adults in Yemen every year
Lawmakers press Esper on landmine policy
The letter asks U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper a list of 27 questions
CALL FOR PAPERS: Humanitarian mine action and conventional weapons destruction in the context of IDPs and migration
How can HMA/CWD programs better adapt to the return of IDPs?
Landmines kill 12 Afghans in two incidents
The victims were residents of a local village
CALL FOR PAPERS: Balkans
In addition to the Bosnian and Yugoslav Wars as well as the Croatian and Slovenian Wars for Independence, the Balkan peninsula experienced some of the earliest humanitarian demining efforts in mine action
Libya: Landmines left after armed group withdraws
Victim-activated explosive devices endanger human lives
Protect civilians from explosive weapons
Strong political declaration will save lives
Fight off Corona, keep away from UXO
New message of Project RENEW’s mine risk education in the post-COVID-19
Prince Harry praises landmine charity made famous by his mother Princess Diana for its work amid pandemic
"The fact that you can operate across conflict-affected countries like Afghanistan is also a precious resource in the face of a disease that recognizes no frontlines"
Landmines and explosive remnants of war continue to claim lives and limbs in Syria’s Daraa
Children are the greatest victims
CALL FOR PAPERS: Empowering local capacity in mine action
What lessons learned can the community share in regards to building national capacity and employing locals to continue operations after projects have concluded?
Project RENEW holds workshop to implement dissemination of the law on persons with disabilities to communities and support activities in the post-COVID-19
The Orthopedic Workshop in Quang Tri General Hospital was reactivated for bringing rehab services closers to disabled persons
Syrian youth killed by the explosion of a landmine
The landmine's origin is so far unknown
Project RENEW’s mission continues
Overcoming the threat of UXO in the shadow of COVID-19
Not bullets but explosives cause maximum injuries to Army personnel: Study
Artillery shells, landmines the worst offenders
CALL FOR PAPERS: HMA and COVID-19
How have HMA organizations responded to the pandemic, and in what ways have they adapted their operations both in and out of the field?
Vermont delegation join others in questioning use of land mines
More than 80 signatories questioned the Trump administration’s lifting of restrictions on land mines
Farmer killed after accidentally hitting landmine
The site where the accident took place was a former battlefield during the Khmer Rouge
Myanmar urged to ban landmines, lift travel restrictions on aid groups
COVID-19, longstanding restrictions on humanitarian aid hamper landmine-survivor support
26 killed and injured by landmines
From 2020 to 2025, Cambodia still needs an additional US$377 million to clear mines, cluster bombs and other explosive remnants of war
Afghanistan: Women with disabilities face systemic abuse
Afghan women and girls with disabilities face high barriers, discrimination, and sexual harassment in accessing government assistance, health care, and schools
Explosive violence in April 2020
Syria, alongside Libya, was the country worst impacted by explosive weapons
The importance of considering persons with disabilities including mine survivors in COVID-19 pandemic responses
Right to health, including access to medicines and psychological care
German Army will receive new ground robots for explosive landmines detection
The Route Clearance System is designed to do a more efficient job of detecting explosive devices in the ground, thus making it safer for convoys, etc., to travel on frequently used routes
Algeria reports number of landmine victims of French colonialism
The total number of French mines in Algeria since 1956 amounted to around eight million and 800,000 anti-personnel mines
Sarajevo: Skiing among landmines and bullet holes
More than 20 years after the breakup of Yugoslavia and subsequent regional conflicts, BiH remains heavily contaminated with landmines and UXO
Landmines of the future could be recharged remotely by drones
The Spider Munition System is a kind of remotely networked landmine that stands to benefit from remote, contactless recharging
Afghanistan's human rights commission condemns roadside bomb, landmine attacks by Taliban
Militants have been using home-made IEDs to make roadside bombs and landmines to target security forces
Red Cross working on problem of unexploded landmines in Ukraine
The ICRC has to be alert and continuously organize awareness sessions for the affected population
Detonating cluster munitions on paddy fields
Project RENEW/NPA teams resume important work after stand-down due to COVID-19
America's Buried History: Landmines in the Civil War
New book release
OSCE SMM Chief Monitor Çevik pays tribute to SMM medic who died in the cause of peace
The ongoing landmine contamination in Ukraine comes with great challenges
Removing all landmines and unexploded ordnance in Việt Nam by 2030
Can it be done?
The direct and reverberating impact of IEDs on children in Afghanistan
The types of IEDs that cause child casualties in Afghanistan appears often dependent on the geographic location of the attack
Russian-made landmines prohibited by Ottawa Treaty found in Donbas, Ukraine
A fragmentation-barrier, antipersonnel mine OZM-72 produced by the Russian Federation was detected
Last landmine cleared from biblical Jordan Valley site
The HALO Trust destroys 562 anti-tank mines
Long-term risk management tools for protocols for residual explosive ordnance mitigation: A pretest in Vietnam
The Journal of CWD
COVID-19: The threats and opportunities for humanitarian disarmament
The suffering caused by the coronavirus shows the importance of prioritizing human over national security
Land mines still a global threat, despite fewer deaths
Thousands of civilians are accidentally killed each year, but international efforts have turned the tide against these deadly time bombs
Draganfly tapped to detect dangerous unexploded landmines
Terms of the agreement include joint research, development and engineering support, drones, and equipment to further commercialize an AI-driven drone solution
MAG appoints new CEO
Cormack joined MAG in 2008, before which he worked in the private and nonprofit sectors
Empowering women in peace and security: A smart investment and a Political-Military Affairs priority
Around the world, women are leading in surveying and clearing landmines, IEDs and other deadly hazards left behind in their communities
Clearing the path for displaced peoples in Sri Lanka, a decade after civil war
Since 1995, the U.S. government has provided more than $73.2 million to Sri Lanka to support conventional weapons destruction
Humanity’s best friend detects landmines and explosive remnants of war
MDDs are the “dogs of peace”
April 4: International Mine Awareness Day
CISR is committed to human rights for all persons
To Walk the Earth in Safety
New report showcases U.S. global leadership in landmine clearance and conventional weapons destruction
CALL FOR PAPERS: Demining in dense terrain
In the dense, forested areas of the Balkans, Ukraine and Colombia, movement continues to be restricted
2 children killed by landmine blast in Yemen's Hodeidah city
The Houthi-laid landmines and IEDs continue to pose a real threat to the civilians
CALL FOR PAPERS: Balkans
Organizations working in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia, Kosovo, and Montenegro are encouraged to submit on their current programs, challenges and successes
Explosive ordnance in the Baltic Sea: New tools for decision makers
The Journal of CWD
Remnants of war
Smart maps help teams locate and remove land mines
Returned IDPs demand landmines be removed from Nam San Yang, Myanmar
More than 500 people from nearly 100 families have been living as resettled IDPs in Nam San Yang for nearly 14 months
JMU Giving Day postponed
Thank you for your continued commitment to CISR
Children and dogs work together to free the world of landmines
Clearing the way
A real-time, video-streaming system for monitoring demining
The Journal of CWD
Civilians killed, wounded by landmines in Southern Myanmar
The landmine was planted in a road
Improving the prioritization process of UXO Lao
The Journal of CWD
The development of a humanitarian IED clearance capacity in Afghanistan
The Journal of CWD
Community-Based Inclusive Development: Integrating survivors into a broader victim assistance system
The Journal of CWD
Questions and answers on the new US landmine policy
Will the US re-start production of antipersonnel mines?
Cluster Munition Remnants Survey in Southeast Asia
The Journal of CWD
Game-based learning: An innovative and scalable approach to mine risk education
The Journal of CWD
The United States pledges $3 million for humanitarian mine action during Prince Harry’s visit to Angola
U.S. support enabled The HALO Trust to locate and destroy landmines in Huambo province
WRTC major thriving in her internship
JMU student Jess Nickels is gaining skills in her CISR internship that will be key to her future in professional editing
Landmines and the civil war, a precursor to modern weapons of destruction
In his newest book, "America's Buried History: Landmines in the Civil War," former CISR Director Dr. Ken Rutherford unearths the history of landmines
Augmented and virtual reality for humanitarian mine action EOD training
The Journal of CWD
Evolution of UAVs employed by Houthi forces in Yemen
Investigating the supply and development of unmanned aerial vehicles in the Yemen conflict
CALL FOR PAPERS: Robotics and remote sensing
The Journal encourages submissions on the latest technological advances
A twenty-minute walk through Fallujah: Using virtual reality to raise awareness about IEDs in Iraq
The Journal of CWD
Landmines: America's secret weapon in Vietnam
The M18 Claymore mine is one of the best known of the Vietnam era
The reverberating effects of explosive violence on agriculture in Iraq
The number of mines contaminating Iraq is estimated at 25 million
First-ever official database on persons with disabilities and unexploded ordnance survivors in Quang Binh and Binh Dinh provinces launched
The number of male UXO survivors doubled the number of the female
Libya’s cities left ‘re-contaminated’ by months of fighting, warn landmine clearance experts
Libya has the world’s largest uncontrolled ammunitions stockpile
Humanitarian mine action in the gray zone
The Journal of CWD
How landmines made this Sri Lankan lagoon an avian paradise
But once it’s demined, it may be developed. Can one man’s ecotourism plan protect it for the birds?
23rd International Meeting of National Mine Action Programme Directors and United Nations Advisers
NDM-UN is the annual meeting where mine action stakeholders meet to discuss emerging issues
CALL FOR PAPERS > Humanitarian mine action training centers/sites: Best practices and standards
The Journal is seeking articles from training sites about their most successful programs and practices
The Winter 2020 issue of The Journal of CWD is LIVE!
The Journal is a collaborative endeavor, helping us to connect global practitioners to ideas and dialogue in the ever-evolving field of humanitarian mine action
Myanmar begins talk on landmine-clearing program
The meeting was held last week in Nay Pyi Taw, and the discussions are still at the preliminary stage
Unexploded World War II bomb found in central London prompts evacuations
Thousands of people were told to leave work
Long after wars are settled, land mines continue to take lives
Those who die from forgotten mines tend to be animals, children or farmers in distant lands
Trump administration expected to loosen restrictions on use of landmines
Decision is the result of a Pentagon review
Why it may take decades to free north Uganda of landmines
Over the years, UXO have claimed many lives and crippled others in northern Uganda
CALL FOR PAPERS: Low-order EOD techniques/sustainable methods of destruction
Programs operating with low-order EOD techniques are encouraged to submit Journal articles
Toying with death
Pakistan remains one of thirty-three countries to not have signed the Mine Ban Treaty
EU provided assistance to 350 landmine victims and family members in Bosnia-Herzegovina
The project, worth 403,000 euros, represents the continuation of support to improve the lives of the most vulnerable
CALL FOR PAPERS: Physical security and stockpile management
Journal articles focusing on ammunition management/storage are encouraged
Landmines blamed for nine injured in two Myanmar townships
In the explosion’s aftermath, finger-pointing began
Killer landmines a sad legacy of past Angola conflicts
Authorities have disclosed plans to tackle 30 suspected landmine zones in Lunda Sul this year
Landmines recovered from Pakistan's Bajaur college
The devices were planted at two different places on the grounds of the institution
Making land safe for communities in Bosnia
Despite two decades having passed since the war, many villagers have been unable to return to their homeland due to landmine contamination
Yemen: Wartime abuses face global spotlight
Houthi forces have used banned antipersonnel landmines and fired artillery indiscriminately into cities, killing and wounding civilians
'Luckily it didn't explode'
Guam man finds war grenade, brings it in a rag to mayor
CALL FOR PAPERS: Africa
The Journal of CWD seeks submissions on organizations’ programs in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mozambique, Libya, Somalia, South Sudan, Senegal and Zimbabwe
Digging up an unexploded cluster bomb while preparing house foundation, landowner reports shocking discovery
The device was a BLU63 bomblet
Vero Beach man digs up land mine on beach
Patrick AFB bomb experts called to remove it
Remove all IEDs, landmines along the border
Border Guard Bangladesh asks Myanmar Police Force
Landmine survivors feel the pinch of sanctions
The Norwegian Refugee Council said in August that it had spent an entire year trying to find a bank that would be willing to conduct trade but to no avail
Four children killed in landmine blast in Myanmar’s Rakhine
The casualties, aged between eight and 10-years old, were walking on a hill to gather firewood
Five killed in Angola landmine blast
The wounded were rushed to the provincial hospital 90 miles from the explosion
Change in leadership at CISR
Associate Director Dr. Suzanne Fiederlein will become the interim director of CISR
The UK charity bringing life back to Iraq's landmine hotspots
One of MAG's photographers has spent the last 20 years documenting the charity’s work
Treading lightly in Shan State
The civilian casualties of Myanmar’s landmines
The impacts of explosive violence on healthcare infrastructure in Syria
Attacks on ambulances have been designed to be particularly violent and explosive
Into the Fire
The documentary short is presented by National Geographic Documentary Films in association with the Nobel Prize
CALL FOR PAPERS: Robotics and Remote Sensing
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction encourages submissions on the latest technological advances
Yazidi women clear ISIS bombs
The women and their colleagues work long hours in dangerous conditions
Over 160 nations agree to speed landmine clearing
Under the Oslo Action Plan, adopted Friday, states undertake to "identify mined areas and put in place national plans for mine clearance"
Myanmar still using landmines, global casualties 'exceptionally high': report
A surge in landmine use is also fuelling a migrant exodus in some areas
WW2 bomb defused in Turin after thousands evacuate
The British bomb contained 65kg (140lbs) of dynamite
The Oslo Review Conference on a Mine-Free World
#OsloRevCon will focus on the future for the Mine Ban Convention
Brave women who clear war-torn Donbas of landmines
The deminers make about $500 a month, which is decent money in poverty-stricken Donbas
German children fish WW2 ammunition from pond with magnet
Germany was littered with explosives after the war because of the intensive air raids
Climate change may be blowing up arms depots
More intense heat waves can destabilize the components of munitions, particularly where explosives are not properly stored
This Little Land of Mines
There's something you need to know about Laos
Researchers create new strains of bacteria to find landmines
Scientists involved in a DARPA project are now engineering bacteria genetically to create new strains that could be used to detect landmines
Losing his legs to a landmine changed professor’s life
After sharing Nobel Prize, Ken Rutherford wrote a history of Civil War explosive devices
Landmines pose serious humanitarian threat to Yemenis
On a daily basis, civilian casualties occur in several areas of Yemen as a result of Houthi-laid landmines
Explosive weapons and their impact on pets and pet-owners
The interdependent nature of relationships between humans and pets, often leaves both animals and people vulnerable when explosive violence separates them
Cross-border arms trafficking stokes the embers of northern Kenya’s conflict
For the criminal arms economy to stop, deep-rooted underlying problems need to be addressed
Landmines continue to kill people in Zimbabwe
“I have lost many cattle since I started working as a cattle herder in this area in 2005”
Namibia continues to be plagued by post-war unexploded ordnance
The government will continue to roll out educational campaigns on UXO
Drone and rover tag teams could help solve the world’s deadly land mine problem
Right now, the project is still in the research and development stages
The growing use of victim-operated IEDs by anti-government elements is increasingly harming Afghan civilians
On Saturday, 19 civilians—mainly children—were killed and injured in Afghanistan
The 7th Mine Action Technology Workshop
Robotics and remote sensing in mine action
Spike in landmine casualties as conflicts persists in Myanmar
Up to September this year, 42 people were killed
Fellowship application deadline approaching
College seniors, graduate students and recent grads may apply now for the Frasure-Kruzel-Drew Memorial Fellowship
Practical notes on the application of thermite systems in mine action
The Journal of CWD
Scores of Houthi-laid landmines defused in Yemen's Hodeidah
Around 55 landmines were defused from a number of farms and roads
The differing effects of explosive weapons on boys and girls examined
the report found that all studies on children and blast injuries showed the leading gender of victims to be male
The world’s landmine stockpiles in numbers
The report identifies 11 countries that retain the capability to produce landmines
Key performance indicators and humanitarian mine action: Time to standardize?
The Journal of CWD
'Whistles, warnings, kaboom!': A day with a landmine clearance team
Aki Ra was a child soldier, laying mines around Siem Reap; now he is using his expertise to clear land in rural Cambodia and make it safe again
How destroying excess weapons in Niger weakens terrorists in the Sahel and Sahara
Nigerien soldiers use the hydraulic shear donated by the United States to cut decommissioned weapons
2019 Clearing the Path Gala to honor outstanding leaders
Survivors’ Assistance Award: Selma Gušo, Bosnia Herzegovina
More bang for their buck: Enhancing the sustainability of surplus ammunition destruction programs
The Journal of CWD
Ruth Davidson helps break boundaries with school landmine workshop
Around 200 pupils from Year Six took part in a demonstration of landmine clearances with a dummy minefield created on the school grounds in Edinburgh, Scotland
Meet the Afghan women taking their country back—one land mine at a time
In Bamiyan, an all-female demining team provides jobs and hope
MAG teams up with Facebook to reduce casualties from ISIS mines in Iraq
Many landmine victims in the region are young boys
UK matches Zimbabwe landmine fund after Prince Harry tour
Prince Harry: "Landmines are an unhealed scar of war"
Search and destroy: WPI students build a robotic system to find and safely detonate landmines
Student teams are developing an autonomous rover and payload-deploying drone to find and safely destroy hidden munitions that kill or maim as many as 20,000 people around the world each year
Trapped in the middle of a minefield in Iraq
Iraq is one of the world’s most landmine-affected countries
Managers gather for JMU course in global mine removal
Since 2004, 300 senior managers from all over the world have attended
Prince Harry retraces Diana's footsteps through Angola minefield
Harry stressed the importance of international cooperation in the area
Global Gallop to help victims of landmines and explosive accidents
The funds raised will be used in countries such as Yemen and Afghanistan
Landmines planted by Houthis add to suffering of Yemeni civilians
Houthis have also used naval mines in fishing farms and areas
Second Rohingya killed in suspected landmine blast near Bangladesh border
Officials said the victim was Abdul Majid, a refugee in his 20s from Kutupalong, the world's largest refugee camp
Over two kilometers cleared of landmines in Angola
Demining is important for province development and promoting agriculture
Pressured by U.S., Colombians uproot coca plants, wary of landmines
So far this year, nine soldiers and civilians involved in coca eradication have been killed—mostly mutilated by landmine explosions
Ammunition stockpile management: A global challenge requiring global responses
The Journal of CWD
Israeli company could clear world’s minefields in just 10 years
Israel’s 4M Analytics has a minefield-location intelligence solution using machine learning, historic and dynamic datasets and software-guided robots
Wartime landmines still taking lives in Bosnia
Since 1996, a total of 55 Bosnian deminers and 673 civilians have been killed by exploding ordnance
CISR to address global landmine crisis with grant from U.S. Department of State
The course will focus on the management of conventional weapons destruction programs
Iraq: A photo essay
The Journal of CWD
Prince Harry will honor Princess Diana's humanitarian legacy on a "particularly significant" visit to Angola
The Duke of Sussex will follow in his late mother's footsteps on his upcoming trip to the country
Kabul attack claims life of iMMAP colleague
The attack claimed the lives of 16 people and injured 100 others, most of them Afghan civilians
EOD technician killed following explosion
Brandon Pinson was supervising one of FSD’s 12 teams in Iraq clearing IEDs left behind by the Islamic State
The impact of landmines and explosive remnants of war on food security: The Lebanese case
The Journal of CWD
Barriers to peace: The deadly legacy of landmines and other weapons in post-conflict societies
JMU International Week
Establishment of the Explosive Ordnance Risk Education Advisory Group
Launched in May 2019, the group aims to raise the global profile of EORE
Ninth Meeting of States Parties to the Convention on Cluster Munitions
Due to lack of funds, the meeting was shortened to two days with translation in all six official languages
Climbers in Dolomites injured after picking up First World War explosives
The Dolomites were the scene of high-level fighting in WWI
Hundreds of thousands of landmines remain from Korean War but serve no purpose
The U.S. and South Korea have not signed the Ottawa Treaty, citing the danger of a North Korean attack
Landmines fuel migrant exodus in Myanmar’s north
‘Our villages are emptying. There are only babies and old people left.’
Drones in the desert: Augmenting HMA and socioeconomic activities in Chad
The Journal of CWD
Governmental and nongovernmental UXO stakeholders from Vietnam, Lao and Cambodia gather in Quang Tri province for Regional Cluster Munitions Remnants Survey Workshop
Quang Tri is one of the provinces with the heaviest contamination from cluster munitions and other UXO
Kyrgyzstan hosts 11th annual OSCE regional workshop on countering improvised explosive devices
Explosive hazards reduction and response: Countering improvised explosive devices
IEDs and urban clearance variables in Mosul: Defining complex environments
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Collaborative demining training in Cambodia
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Angola’s path forward for security and economic development
Weapons management and humanitarian demining
Stemming the flow of weapons to conflict areas in Africa’s Great Lakes region
Marking, tracing and training
U.S. helps peacekeepers avoid deadly explosive hazards through the Global Peace Operations Initiative
Effort to reduce peacekeeper casualties is improved preparation and training on counter-IED threat mitigation, explosive ordnance disposal, and conventional munitions disposal
IED threat consistency and predictability in Fallujah: A 'simple' model for clearance
The Journal of CWD
Worst month for Afghan civilians in over eight years of casualty recording
Of the civilians killed and injured in Afghanistan last month by explosive weapons, 89% were from IEDs
Breaking the vicious cycle of landmines and instability in Myanmar
Mines are regularly used by ethnic armies in rural ambushes and also for the defense of pockets of rebel-controlled territory in the countryside
Thailand starts destroying thousands of landmines
A total of 3,133 anti-personnel mines will be destroyed between Aug 6–10
The challenge of managing mine action in Jordan
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We want your photos!
To Walk the Earth in Safety seeks content for the next annual report
2019 Global Explosive Ordnance Disposal Symposium and Exhibition
August 6–8
For Afghan civilians, road between life and death is narrow—and mined
Diplomats have struggled to move to the next step of the peace process—direct negotiations between the Taliban and other Afghans
4 Syrian soldiers killed in landmine explosions in Sweida province
A total of 120 people had been killed by landmine explosions in the country since February
Accidents and field medical provision
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Women after war: “We want to rebuild our lives”
Two years after ISIL ceded territory in Iraq, these courageous women are clearing mines on their journey back home
The challenges of conflict reporting—when injuries from explosive weapons don’t make the news
In Syria, injuries often go unrecorded
Zimbabwe on track to clear landmines by 2025
Operations are ongoing by the Mine Clearance Squadron of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces in the area where landmines are most severe
Booby-traps and anti-handling devices: Common tactics
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Syrian conflict: Helping children through the horror of bomb blasts
Many children given prosthetic limbs require surgery every year or so to ensure they are not in pain
Land mines still claiming victims in Turkey
Seasonal factors such as rainfall or wind can cause soil to shift naturally, also causing land mines to shift
Army researchers building ‘smart’ land mines for future combat
The Army also wants the mines to be able to not just blow up when something rumbles by but also detect, track and engage threat vehicles
Fulfilling Secretary Pompeo’s pledge to increase demining support for Iraqi minority communities
U.S.-funded mine clearance efforts are having a tangible impact on the ground in Ninewa province
JMU grad receives prestigious State Department fellowship
Daniel Gurley continues legacy of fallen U.S. diplomats through post-conflict assistance
Minefield Clearance and Casualties – Holland 1945 – Military Operational Research Unit Report No.7
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Landmine kills 11 pilgrims in southern Afghanistan
22 children and eight women were among another 34 women and children who were critically wounded
ITF Enhancing Human Security in Serbia
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Unexploded World War II bombs may still be buried at Pompeii
Seven to 10 unexploded bombs may await archaeologists in unexcavated parts of Pompeii
NPA humanitarian disarmament director visits Quang Tri, confirming continued support to UXO clearance and capacity development
Deputy Governor Hoang Nam met with Per Håkon Breivik at the Office of Quang Tri Province People’s Committee
Japan’s commitment to a landmine-free world
The HALO Trust held an event in Tokyo in June to call attention to the work that still needs to be done
Mineland, the Endless War: A Photo Essay
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Removing landmines in Sinjar, Iraq
Improvised landmines lie on the ground on the hills of Sinjar
Spot Report by OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine
Beginning of disengagement at Stanytsia Luhanska disengagement area
Iraq landmines: A legacy of decades of conflicts
Al Jazeera looks at how Iraq has been left littered with unexploded booby traps after decades of wars
U.S. assistance to clear landmines in Colombia
The U.S. is a leading supporter for OAS support to Colombia unexploded ordnance clearance
Angola pledges $60m to fund landmine clearance in national parks
Without new funding, Angola will miss its target of clearing all landmines by 2025
Mysterious explosion in a German cornfield was probably a WWII bomb
Undiscovered bombs can often explode without outside forces acting on them, as their detonators decompose over time
On the scourge of landmines in Yemen
Statement by U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy
Arsenal fire in Kazakhstan injures 46, prompts evacuation
The fire at the sprawling ammunition depot triggered powerful explosions
Workshop participants told that Quang Tri is on track to be the first province in Vietnam declared UXO “impact free”
Authorities host workshop to evaluate the 2016–2020 mine action plan
North Carolina beachgoer finds military ordnance at beach, brings home to put in garden, police say
No one was injured from the device
In Yemen conflict, some see a new age of drone warfare
Iran is also turning some target drones into low-tech weapons for its proxies
Land mines are a tool of terror that must be stopped
Nearly 80 percent of land mine deaths and injuries are civilians
Workers find WWII-era unexploded ordnance in Okinawa seabed
600 unexploded pieces of ordnance are processed on Okinawa each year
Landmine crisis in Yemen brings JMU professor to Capitol Hill
A plea to the international community
U.S. demining support enables access to desperately needed food aid at Yemen’s Red Sea Mills
Yemeni officials estimate that Houthi forces have laid over one million landmines and IEDs across Yemen
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
Landmines, a disturbing reminder of war
U.N. says more than 70 percent of mines still under rubble in Iraq post-ISIS
Unexploded weaponry is the most significant challenge Iraqi authorities face regarding the return of displaced people to their areas
Angola in need of $300 million to clear land mines
In 2017, the country managed to clear about 1.2 square kilometers and destroyed about 3,546 landmines
Meet the man charged with ridding war zones of landmines
Guy Petts travels the world making places safe from life-threatening unexploded landmines
Interviews with HMA Directors: Dr. Jane Cocking
The Journal of CWD
Local authorities locate bomb partly dismantled by scrap metal collectors
Residents of Hoang Ha village were shocked to discover that someone had brought a big bomb to their community for reckless and dangerous dismantling
Interviews with HMA directors: Allan Vosburgh
The Journal of CWD
Women ambassadors visit Project Renew–NPA's all-woman, clearance team
Since October 2018, the team has found and safely destroyed 275 dangerous ERW
The machines clearing ISIS’s deadly landmine legacy in Iraq
Demining machinery is used for excavation, sifting, crushing, spreading and searching
Explosive ordnance disposal team performs detonation during Exercise Global Dragon 2019
Controlled live detonations help airmen prepare for scenarios that they may encounter while providing support to their local communities and while deployed
900 landmines detonated in Qasr al Yahud on the Jordan River
IDF Combat Engineering and NGO Halo Trust are in the process of demining 6,500 landmines from church compounds near Jericho
Contamination in Eastern Ukraine: Observations by OSCE
The Journal of CWD
Interviews with HMA directors: Ambassador Stefano Toscano
The Journal of CWD
Children in crisis-torn eastern Ukraine ‘too terrified to learn’ amid spike in attacks on schools
Schoolchildren are bearing long-lasting mental and physical scars from the conflict
Man killed, 1 wounded by landmines in northern Shan state
Lone San Jam suffered wounds to his leg, body and hand, and died on the way to a hospital
The challenges of humanitarian mine clearance in Ukraine
The Journal of CWD
Tackling landmines globally
Smarter thinking about where to focus demining efforts can transform lives
Interviews with HMA directors: Arianna Calza Bini
The Journal of CWD
World War II bomb in Hamburg prompts evacuation
Those living within a 500-meter radius of the bomb were ordered to evacuate
Falkland Islands land mines – Watch how they are cleared and blown up
This is the team clearing a hoard of the 25,000 land mines laid by Argentine forces
Ukraine's newly adopted mine action law: What does this mean for HMA programs?
The Journal of CWD
Landmine explosion kills seven children in Afghanistan
Years of conflict have left Afghanistan strewn with landmines, unexploded mortars, rockets and homemade bombs
Endangered moon bear photographed in Korean border zone peppered with landmines
This heavily mined no man’s land is 150 miles long and 2.5 miles wide
Project RENEW joins with Quang Tri province authorities and other mine action organizations in meeting with U.S. Senators on explosive remnants of war
Each NGO representative introduced themselves and spoke briefly about the involvement of their organization
Afghan boy dances away the horror of landmines
He lost his leg to an explosive landmine
Meet the robot that cleans up warzones by defusing landmines
The founder of Demine Robotics is using technology to reduce the number of live landmines in the ground
Humanitarian mine action increases demining capacity in Morocco
The HMA program is designed to assist allied and partner countries in reducing landmines and explosives that threaten the civilian population
Political obstacles cannot be used as an excuse for not ensuring effective mine action
Switzerland has continuously supported mine action in BiH since 2003
Explosive hazards in Mosul a major threat for years to come
Western Mosul was the part of the city most damaged by the battle against IS and where the most explosives were left behind
Armed groups seizing thousands of weapons and millions of rounds of ammunition from non-U.N. peace operations
More than 25 organizations apart from the U.N. have deployed more than 100 peace operations to date
Clearing landmines in Ukraine, one careful step at a time
Ukraine is one of the most mine-affected countries in the world, posing a serious threat to civilians crossing the contact line
When Flowers Fall on the Rain: Plucking out landmines with music
The album will have all proceeds donated to Landmine Relief Fund
Meet the women who detonate land mines in Colombia’s former war zones
Leftover explosives haunt towns and farms, where land mines were once planted by the guerrillas to ambush their enemies
Tree farmer reports a 750-pound bomb found in acacia forest near La Vang Catholic church
The bomb was identified as an air-dropped M117 series filled with 385 pounds of Tritonal explosive
Yemen: Houthi landmines kill civilians, block aid
Cease use of banned weapons; expand and improve demining
Jevit the robot detects and removes landmines
Jevit is a remote-controlled robot that is used after a field is suspected of holding mines
16th International Mine Action Symposium held in Slano
170 participants from 31 countries from Europe, Asia, and North and South America attended
The founding story of Spirit of Soccer
"Instead of picking up guns, we pick up footballs”
Clearing land mines may cause lasting environmental damage, study says
A study by an Iraqi researcher shows high levels of toxic metals in areas where mines have been cleared
Westminster teen dedicates life to removing land mines through Marshall Legacy Institute
“It really makes me want to advocate for the people in different countries who have to deal with this fear of land mines”
Marine Corps bomb squad called out to Cape Lookout for unexploded ordnance, park says
Park rangers met with USMC Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians who disposed of it safely
To Walk the Earth in Safety 2019
New U.S. Government report showcases U.S. global leadership in landmine clearance and conventional weapons destruction
Cause for celebration
U.S. support helps Zimbabwe clear deadly explosive hazards and opens paths to opportunity
Trialing 3D-printed bespoke orthotics to refugees with Humanity and Inclusion
The long term goal of this project is to create digital manufacturing hubs that can support better provision of bespoke prosthetic and orthotic devices to people who live in refugee camps in East Africa
Shell found on East Preston beach destroyed in controlled explosion
The bomb could not be reached initially due to the tide
Frasure-Kruzel Drew Memorial Fellows have the opportunity to participate in conferences and visit demining sites all around the world
Fellow Laura Barela visited an NPA and ITF clearance site in Albania
Post-Conflict Recovery Week
Between two worlds: Refugees, asylum seekers, and U.S. policy in 2019
Explosive violence in February 2019
Syria was the country worst impacted
Kosovo resumes bid to clear country of land mines
Demining only takes place in the warmer months
Old land mines threaten farmers and livestock in Eastern Zimbabwe
Even if people stay away, livestock wander the area freely and sometimes die after detonating mines
JMU Giving Day through the years
This year CISR plans on continuing its support of the JMU community by setting aside part of the funds raised to the newly recognized student organization Dukes for Demining and Peace
Project RENEW kicks off wall-mural artwork project in support of its mine risk education outreach in Quang Tri province
The mural project is aimed at reinforcing children’s and adults’ awareness of UXO
Landmines kill eight in Borno community
Military and civilian militia sources blamed Boko Haram jihadists for planting the mine
Opportunities for regional training and information exchange reap benefits for Central Asia
The Journal of CWD
28 killed in Syria by Daesh landmines, US bombings
At least 44 people have been killed by UXO planted by Daesh fighters in the past three weeks
See how Ukrainians remove dangerous landmines by hand
In this 360° report, you can join the mine clearers to see how landmines are detected and neutralised
Mali troops killed by landmines in Mopti region
A security source put the toll at seven soldiers dead
Land owner calls for help as his builders encounter wartime munitions
Twenty-five mortar rounds were safely removed
The reverberating health effects of explosive weapon use in Syria
Life expectancy in Syria dropped by over 20 years according to the Syrian Centre for Policy Research
Gun fire, landmines slow SDF advance in ruins of Islamic State's Syrian territory
Smoke rose from the area along with the sound of intermittent clashes
The effects of ERW contamination in Sri Lanka
The Journal of CWD
Project Renew expands survey and clearance of unexploded ordnance into Huong Hoa district, where the best coffee in Vietnam grows
More safe land will enable the expansion of coffee production
One killed, 18 injured in Dera Murad Jamali blast
An IED was planted in a motorcycle parked outside a private clinic in Pakistan
Land mines will be hidden killer in Yemen decades after war
Land mines scattered by Yemen’s Houthi rebels will remain a threat
This is what happened after mislabeled Revolutionary War grenades sat on museum shelves for decades
Live ordnance has shown up at the door before, brought by folks who didn't recognize what they'd dug up in their garden
Roadside bomb kills 6 civilians in eastern Afghanistan
No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack
Russia-occupied Donbas recognized as most dangerous area for civilians because of land mines
Civilians continue to face serious risks to their safety
400,000 sq. meters cleared of landmines in Chad
Contamination is left over from the conflict with Libya in the 1980s
Land mines block Saudi-led assault in Yemen, killing civilians
Hundreds of thousands of land mines have stymied the Saudi-led forces in Yemen, and could pose a danger to civilians for decades to come
Drones supporting mine clearance in Northern Sri Lanka
The Journal of CWD
EastMinCom find 30 landmines allegedly planted by NPA
The buried explosive devices were found by troops between January and early this month
Landmines: The invisible killer
Myanmar sees a wide variety of mine designs in use by different groups
Dukes for Demining and Peace (D4DP)
D4DP volunteers with CISR and Church World Service
Cairo seeks international help to clear millions of land mines
Egypt is still littered with land mines from past wars, endangering its citizens and complicating development efforts
Bomb disposal called to Deansgate Locks, U.K., after suspected old grenade found in canal
Deansgate was sealed off while experts carried out their work, but it has since reopened
Rising landmine blast toll in Afghanistan highlights long-term care needs of survivors
Children make up eight in 10 of ERW casualties
Iraq: Four-legged heroes show dogged determination to clear ISIS bombs in Mosul
Aron and Vivi, two specially-trained explosives detection dogs, support State Department-funded operations
State Department-funded explosive clearance efforts allow students to return safely to university
Students and educators were forced to walk within meters of active IEDs and other explosive hazards on their way to and from class
Iraq's President calls for clearing landmines from areas once controlled by IS
The President underlined the significance of enhancing humanitarian work and extending a hand of assistance to internally displaced people
U.S. conventional weapons destruction program counters illicit arms trafficking in Chad
The United States has invested over $13.6 million in Chad since 1995
Enhancing humanitarian mine action in Angola with high-resolution UAS imagery
The Journal of CWD
Lebanon’s BRIC applies tech solutions to clearing landmines
Research group on leading edge of affordable, humanitarian de-mining technology with real-time monitoring and virtual reality training
How Afghans have adapted to life after losing a limb
Photographs of prosthetics made by Afghans who had to rely on their own ingenuity when they were wounded in war
There’s only one way to tackle Ukraine’s infestation of mines ... slowly
Less than €3 to lay, almost €1,000 to remove
Explosive weapons in Syria
The lasting harm to the environment
Demining the Tajik-Uzbek border: What have we learned from the Tajik experience?
The Journal of CWD
Quiet ‘hero’ marks 30 years restoring limbs, and dignity, in war
An Italian physiotherapist has spent three decades in Afghanistan leading centers that have treated tens of thousands of disabled people
CMAC deactivates 132 cluster bombs in Kratie
Cluster bombs found in Ksim commune’s Samrong village in Snuol district
Peacekeepers clear landmines outside Bor town
The explosive objects were believed to have been placed in the area during the war for South Sudanese independence
MAG and FABW sign Cambodia landmine clearance agreement
The project will transform the lives of an estimated 772 local residents
Houthi landmines kill, injure dozens of children in Yemen’s Mocha
“People who live here are punished—not once, but twice"
The added value of integrating unmanned aerial vehicles into the humanitarian mine action toolkit
The Journal of CWD
Boko Haram: Soldiers defuse bomb planted on Borno road
Clearance operations defused an improvised explosive device planted by the insurgents
269 civilians killed by landmines in Ukraine conflict
Ukraine is one of the most landmine-contaminated countries in the world
The US, reversing course on cluster bombs, is testing new ones in Israel
Washington is testing more sophisticated cluster munitions to replace those that do not meet the new standards
Landmine Free 2025: A shared responsibility
The Journal of CWD
Three more landmines explode in Tanintharyi, Myanmar
There are farms along the road where the landmines exploded
8,683 landmines cleared in Yemen in December
Authorities have removed 31,635 landmines since the project started in June 2018
Drones used to find toylike "butterfly" land mines
Quadcopters with thermal imagery cameras can help detect vicious mini-mines that often kill or maim children
Civilian Casualties in Afghanistan
Civilian casualties in Afghanistan

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