Tue, 21-Oct-2025

11 killed in Syria landmine explosion: monitor

landmine

Explosives left in fields, along roads or in buildings wounded thousands. Most of the victims were laborer harvesting wheat. Syria overtakes as the country with the highest number of casualties from landmines. A war monitor reported Saturday that their pick-up truck ran over a landmine near Daraa, Syria, killing 11 passengers and injuring dozens more. … Read more

Deactivating landmines

Deactivating landmines

As Super Bowl fans devoured tons of guacamole in the United States, soldiers in the world’s biggest avocado-producing region in Mexico were deactivating makeshift landmines left by warring drug traffickers. At the same time, officials scrambled to end a suspension of Mexican avocado exports to the United States prompted by threats against a US inspector … Read more

The life-saving rat known as Magawa has saved many lives in Cambodia

The life-saving rat

Awarded a medal for his bravery, the life-saving rat has been detecting landmines for a long time now, which has saved many lives.

People’s Dispensary for Sick Animals (PSDA), awarded a gold medal to the African poached rat who has been detecting landmines for a long time now.

A total of 39 landmines and 28 unexploded ordnance has been discovered by the life-saving rat in Cambodia, saving many lives.

APOPO, an anti-personnel landmines removal product development charity organization, where Magawa got his skills from, consider the life–saving rat their most successful rat as he cleared more than 141,000 square meters of land.

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