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Bookmark or Share- Landmines - Human Rights WatchAntipersonnel landmines are weapons that cannot discriminate between a civilian and a combatant. They are designed to be exploded by a person’s presence, proximity, or contact and pose and remain...
- The Calamity of Landmines in Yemen | Carnegie Endowment for ...According to the Yemeni Observatory For Landmine Removal, an organization that documents mines, 370 civilians have been killed by landmines, improvised explosive devices (IEDs), and explosive ordnance laid by the Houthis from mid-2019 to May 2022.
- The deadly legacy of landmines | UN NewsMore than two decades since the adoption of the landmark Mine Ban Treaty and the creation of the UN Mine Action Service, millions of landmines have been destroyed, but land in nearly 70 countries...
- How Landmines Work - HowStuffWorksSince 1975, landmines have killed or maimed more than 1 million people, which has led to a worldwide effort to ban further landmine use and clear away existing landmines. Now let's look at the different types of landmines, their basic operation, and the techniques used to clear minefields.
- Land mine - WikipediaA land mine, or landmine, is an explosive weapon concealed under or camouflaged on the ground, and designed to destroy or disable enemy targets, ranging from combatants to vehicles and tanks, as they pass over or near it. [1]
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