Landmine

Iranian fishermen scramble for loot from sunken container ship after explosion

A massive shipment containing hundreds of brand-new iPhones, luxury French perfumes, and other consumer goods spilled into the sea following the sinking of the container ship "GFS Pride."

Boats are seen anchored at the Five-Step local fishing harbour in the port city of Bandar Abbas in southern Iran on September 5, 2026
Smoke billows near the oil facility in Mangaf, Kuwait, July 18, 2026, in this screen grab obtained from a social media video.

IRGC says it struck, damaged US Patriot missile system, helicopters in Kuwait - report

Smoke and fire rise from a controlled landmine explosion in northern Golan Heights, on the Syrian border, April 17, 2024; illustrative.

WATCH: Israel's Defense Ministry detonates 700 landmines near Syrian border

Japan's Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi makes a speech in Tokyo's parliament, February 20, 2026.

Japan could consider Hormuz minesweeping if ceasefire reached, foreign minister says


Houthis arrest over 1,000 Yemenis for celebrating 1962 revolution in past two years - rights org.

Rights group says Iran-backed Houthi terrorists detained 1,063 people and raided 123 homes for marking the 1962 revolution in 2024-2025, with families left unaware of detainees’ whereabouts.

Protesters, predominantly Houthi supporters, demonstrate in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, in Sanaa, Yemen August 15, 2025.

The kingdom’s mines: Inside Saudi Arabia’s mission to clear mines in war-torn Yemen

MIDDLE EAST AFFAIRS | In a country shattered by war and haunted by what lies beneath its soil, Saudi Arabia’s Project Masam continues to uncover a more hopeful future.

 AS OF early 2025, Project Masam had cleared more than 425,000 explosive devices, including over 7,000 improvised devices and thousands of antipersonnel and anti-tank mines from Yemen.

Sources to 'Post': UN officials harmed by clearing landmines, not by Israeli airstrike

The IDF said it "did not strike a UN compound in Deir el Balah," and called on media outlets to act with caution regarding unverified reports. 

 Hospital staff transport the body of a foreign UN worker in an ambulance at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir el-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, on March 19, 2025

Landmine explosion in Yemen’s Al Hudaydah kills four, including child

The blast occurred in the Ad Durayhimi district as the victims were walking along a roadside near the shore.

 Smoke rises from the site of Israeli air strikes at the port of Hodeidah, in Hodeidah, Yemen July 21, 2024.

Armenian land mines prevent peace with Azerbaijan - opinion

For the sake of a durable and lasting peace in the South Caucasus, Armenia must hand over the land mine maps so that there will be no more victims.

 A land mine in Afghanistan.

More than 260 civilians killed after stepping on mines, explosives - Ukraine

At least 571 people have received injuries during more than 560 incidents involving mines or explosive objects left behind by the fighting, the General Staff said on Telegram messenger.

 A sapper of 128th separate territorial defense brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine wearing "spider boots", a protection system that prevents or minimizes feet and legs injury, takes part in a training, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Donetsk region, Ukraine August 2, 2023.

Azerbaijan says six citizens were killed by land mines, blames Armenians

Azerbaijan blamed "illegal Armenian armed groups" for laying the deadly mines.

A security guard walks past an Azeri (L) and Armenian flag at the opening of talks in Geneva, Switzerland, October 16, 2017.

On Ukraine's landmine-strewn front, even the corpses can kill

For mine-clearers like Volodymyr, every day brings deadly risk, trying to make the ground safe, first for their fellow soldiers to advance, and eventually for civilians to go home.

 A sapper of 128th separate territorial defense brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine takes part in a training, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Donetsk region, Ukraine August 2, 2023.

Ukraine's allies commit $244m. for humanitarian mine clearance

International partners have also committed to supplying hundreds of metal detectors and pyrotechnic machines, as well as individual demining kits and gear.

 Ukrainian serviceman examines anti tanks mines near a destroyed Russian Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC), as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, near the town of Izium, recently liberated by Ukrainian Armed Forces, in Kharkiv region, Ukraine September 24, 2022.

Mines playing key role in Russian defense against Ukraine offensive -UK

Both Russia and Ukraine have made extensive use of anti-personnel and anti-tank mines over the course of the war.

 Ukrainian serviceman examines anti tanks mines near a destroyed Russian Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC), as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, near the town of Izium, recently liberated by Ukrainian Armed Forces, in Kharkiv region, Ukraine September 24, 2022.