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Türkiye’s Naval Forces Command detected at least 28 unexploded artillery shells in the Black Sea, local authorities in Istanbul said Monday. Investigations conducted by the underwater defense forces revealed that the objects were unexploded artillery shells, the governor’s office said Read More …
The civilian population residing in the farming settlement of Metula, situated near the Lebanon border, continues to suffer from property damage and threats to their lives and safety due to unchecked mine clearance efforts on the other side of the Read More …
The success story of the mine clearance project, a collaboration between Cambodia and South Korea, was given high praise recently, as significant strides have been made in alleviating mine threats in the Kingdom. Senior minister Ly Thuch, who also serves Read More …
Several residential streets were evacuated after a man told the police about a suspected World War Two bomb he had brought home to his garden. Rob Parkin, from Rachub, Gwynedd, discovered what he thought was a mortar at a quarry Read More …
A 1,000-pound vintage bomb was unearthed at a quarry site in Purok Lambunao, Barangay Magsaysay, Cadiz City, Negros Occidental. Rolly Pelongco was digging using a backhoe past 11 p.m. on Monday when he accidentally discovered the munition, according to the Read More …
Every day, in the course of our humanitarian mine action operations, MAG sees the widespread, enduring and devastating impact of explosive weapons. The 1997 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the International Campaign to Ban Landmines, of which MAG was Read More …
A controlled explosion has been carried out by Royal Navy divers off the north coast of Guernsey. Police said what was thought to be “an airdropped weapon” from World War Two was detonated at 10:15 BST. It said the device Read More …
Ukraine’s allies have committed to allocating $244 million and providing special equipment for the purpose of humanitarian mine clearance, First Deputy Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said on Tuesday. “Our task is not only to demine the entire territory in order Read More …
“The United Nations has begun an operation to defuse what might be the world’s largest ticking time bomb,” UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in a statement. “A complex maritime salvage effort is now underway in the Red Sea off the Read More …
The operation to defuse the Second World War war device that had been found in recent days in via Curie has been successfully completed (and ahead of schedule). The operation concluded around 8 a.m. The intervention, which began at dawn, Read More …
Ukraine has begun using American cluster munitions in the field and is doing so effectively, according to the White House. “They are using them appropriately,” National Security Spokesman John Kirby said on July 21. “They’re using them effectively, and they Read More …
Sitting in the corner of her shabby house in west Afghanistan’s Herat province, Bibi Jan still remembers the horrific day in 2001 when the US forces brutally dropped cluster bombs on the poor village, leaving scores dead or injured. “It Read More …
At least nine people have been killed and 16 injured after an explosive device accidentally detonated in a field in conflict-torn Democratic Republic of Congo, local sources said on Thursday. The blast occurred on Wednesday evening in Lubwe Sud in Read More …
On the small Pacific island of Nauru, a potentially catastrophic situation was averted when an “armed and dangerous” World War II bomb was successfully dug up and defused, as reported by the country’s police force. For almost two weeks, Nauru’s Read More …
The government’s strategic policy in the seventh mandate is to clear all landmines and unexploded ordnance (UXO) remaining on Cambodian soil, said Ly Thuch, first vice-president of the Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority (CMAA). Thuch noted that the Read More …
On a spring morning near the town of Aarab el-Louaizeh in southern Lebanon, 39-year-old Zeinab Hashem sported an unconventional outfit. In a heavy vest, helmet, and visor that chafed against her skin in the warm weather, Hashem slowly swung a Read More …
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), in partnership with the Government of Japan, today announced the delivery of vital equipment and vehicles to aid Ukraine in demining its territories. The package supplied to the State Emergency Service of Ukraine (SESU) Read More …
FORT CARSON, Colo. — Col. Michael Schoonover relinquished duties as the commander of 71st Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Group to Col. Brennan Fitzgerald during a ceremony on July 11, at Richert Field. Brig. Gen. Daryl Hood, commanding general of 20th Read More …
At least eight people including six children were killed on Sunday when the modified auto-rickshaw they were travelling in struck a landmine, said local officials. The incident took place between the village of Jicibow and town of Bulaburde in Hirshabelle Read More …
A STUDY INTO THE COGNITIVE PROCESSES USED BY PRACTITIONERS By Edwin A. Bundy, Ph.D. in F.S., Ph.D. in Ed, CIPBI Program Manager (GS-15), EOD/EXO Subgroup, Irregular Warfare Technical Support Directorate INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY In early 2022, data was collected Read More …
