An Ahwazi young killed by landmine explosion in west of Al-Ahwaz
15/04/2017 Iran, Khūzestān, Ahvāz According to official statistics, mine victims in western Ahwaz, the scene of the Persian-Iraqi war from 1988 to 2012, had reached 437 dead and 864 wounded. These statistics also showed that the area of land contaminated by mines is estimated at 2 million hectares. Since the beginning of 2017, mine victims…
Świebodzice, crollo di una palazzina, forse la detonazione di un residuato bellico
13/04/2017 Polonia, Bassa Slesia, Świebodzice L’otto marzo la notizia del crollo in via Krasickiego, di una palazzina, dieci persone intrappolate tra le macerie, tra queste due bambini. Sul posto giungono 160 Vigili del Fuoco che tentano di estrarre le vittime intrappolate tra le macerie. A distanza di qualche giorno, dopo le verifiche, gli accertamenti necessari,…
The game carries on…
Afghanistan, province of Konduz, district of Chahar Dara, a group of children is playing. One of them, among the woods, finds an unexploded granade. News remains isolated and other children reach the site and play with the new toy. Adults try to persuade them to leave it but the little ones do not listen. The…
A man and his wife and daughter were killed in the past few hours after a landmine
A man and his wife and daughter were killed in the past few hours after a landmine exploded when they tried to flee from Al-Safsafa farm east of Altabqa village in the western countryside of Raqa after the Syrian Democratic Forces managed to control it a few days before ISIS. Fonte: syrianpc.com In Siria, nel…
Tra memoria e solidarietà alla Sala Consiliare della città Metropolitana di Bari
Lunedì dieci aprile si è svolta nell’Aula Consiliare della città Metropolitana di Bari il convegno “storico-culturale”, Tra memoria e solidarietà. Un dibattito con il pubblico diviso in due sezioni. La prima tesa a ricordare il tragico 9 aprile del 1945, giorno dell’esplosione della Nave Charles Henderson. Tra gli oratori il professore Vito Antonio Leuzzi, Presidente…
Landmines add to plight of war-ravaged Yemenis
In September 2016, Yemen’s Foreign Affairs Ministry said individuals had smuggled weapons, including landmines, into Yemen in recent years, noting that the government had not been able to control its land or sea borders due to instability and fighting. The ministry did not provide any evidence for this claim. In Yemen nel corso dell’ultimo biennio,…
Sirte landmine kills two but normalisation process continues apace
Meanwhile, despite the dangers, the rebuilding of Sirte continues as former residents move back home. Sirte University is due to reopen this month and today the EU pledged to continue supporting the rebuilding of the institution. The education faculty is undergoing extensive renovation according to a senior academic. Even basics such as plumbing and electricity…
At least 20 people killed by land mine in Somalia
“The number of people who died in the blast reached 20 – including women and children – and several others were wounded,” Ibrahim Adam Najah, governor of Lower Shebelle, told local media. Police official Ibrahim Isack told AFP news agency “the minibus was transporting 21 people when it ran over the land mine and most…
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In iranian Kurdistan, in Baneh, Esmael Azizian, a local 30 years old has been seriously injured by a mine dated back to the war with Iraq. In Cambodia, in the province of di Kampong Cham, Yorn Meng e Khlouk Chhviet, the first one 16 years old, the second one 11, find a granade B-40. The…
Iraq-Siria, 50 anni di sminamento
06/04/2017 Iraq-Siria A ‘ballpark figure’ to clear such areas could cost between $170 million to $180 million dollars a yearThe United Nations on Wednesday said it is predicted to take about 40 to 50 years to completely clear mines and other explosive devices from war ravaged Iraq and Syria, reported the Associated Press. L’Associated Press,…
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