Three civilians died in northern Mali when their vehicle hit a landmine, and two U.N. peacekeepers who went to the rescue were wounded when a second mine exploded, a Malian military source said on ...

No fewer than three civilians died on Tuesday in northern Mali when their vehicle hit a landmine, a military source said. Landmines. Tuesday, June 11, 2024 Advertise With Us. News; ...

In all, landmines and other explosive remnants of war killed or injured at least 5,757 people across the globe in 2023 - 84 per cent of these people were civilians, and 1,498 were children.

At least 5,700 casualties of landmines and explosive remnants of war were recorded worldwide last year, ... Myanmar and parts of Africa's Sahel region, including Burkina Faso and Mali, ...

Mali has been hit by a wave of attacks over a 24-hour period, sparking fears of spiraling insecurity in the aftermath of two coups in the volatile Sahel country.

On today's International Day for Mine Awareness, we must acknowledge three uncomfortable truths—first, that owing to conflict in Ukraine and elsewhere, landmine deaths and casualties are ...

The treaty has banned landmines since 1999, and 164 countries are parties to it. However, major powers including the United States, Israel and Russia are not signed up.

Landmines are not only weapons of war – they are weapons of long-term suffering. Their use and indiscriminate effects violate fundamental principles of international humanitarian law. The Mine Ban ...