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Landmines plague area equal to 3,00,000 football fields in Iraq
Baghdad, April 5: The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) reported that landmines and explosive remnants of war (ERW) contaminate an estimated 2,100 square kilometres of Iraqi land, a devastating area comparable to nearly 3,00,000 football fields.
UN calls for urgent action to protect Iraqi children from landmine threats
Baghdad, April 5: The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) jointly called for immediate action to protect Iraqi children from the ongoing landmine threat.
Anti-tank mine explosion kills truck driver in northwest Cambodia
Phnom Penh, Jan 18: A war-left anti-tank mine had exploded, killing a truck driver in Battambang province's Sampov Lun district, a mine clearance chief said on Saturday.
Two Cambodian deminers killed in clearance of anti-tank mine
Phnom Penh, Jan 17: Two Cambodian demining experts were killed as they were attempting to remove an anti-tank mine from a farmer's rice field, the Cambodian Mine Action Center (CMAC) said in a statement.
Cambodia sees spike in landmine, ERW casualties in 2024
Phnom Penh, Jan. 8: Cambodia recorded 49 landmines and explosive remnant of war (ERW) casualties in 2024, up 53 per cent from 32 in the year before, a spokesperson said on Wednesday.