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Clear Then Grow: Integrating Mine Action With Food Security In Northeast Syria, Katarina Cvikl Balić
Clear Then Grow: Integrating Mine Action With Food Security In Northeast Syria, Katarina Cvikl Balić
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
Over the past several years, considerable attention within the mine action community and in the wider development sector has been devoted to conceptualizing mine action interventions within the broader sustainable development goals (SDGs), or more recently, the so-called triple nexus. Aiming to find linkages between, for instance, clearance efforts and food security is not a new concept. This article, however, looks at the operationalization of these links through an integrated mine action and agricultural recovery program within Northeast Syria (NES).
Measuring Explosive Munitions Use With Open-Source Data: A New Tool For Enhancing Humanitarian Mine Action, Jonathan Robinson, Christoph Baade
Measuring Explosive Munitions Use With Open-Source Data: A New Tool For Enhancing Humanitarian Mine Action, Jonathan Robinson, Christoph Baade
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
Since 2011, there has been widespread use of explosive weapons—including conventional weapons, improvised explosive devices (IEDs), and landmines—by all sides in the Syrian conflict.1 As is known from other contexts, a proportion of these either fail to detonate, becoming unexploded ordnance (UXO), or are abandoned by combatants to become abandoned explosive ordnance (AXO).2 Long after conflicts have ended, these explosive remnants of war (ERW) endure as multi-generational threats to a community’s population and future development.3
Hma In The Gray Zone, Lt. Col. Shawn Kadlec
Hma In The Gray Zone, Lt. Col. Shawn Kadlec
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
How do the military, other government agencies, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and the private sector cooperate with each other when they find themselves conducting mine action tasks typically considered the purview of each other’s sectors?
The Journal Of Conventional Weapons Destruction Issue 22.2 (2018), Cisr Jmu
The Journal Of Conventional Weapons Destruction Issue 22.2 (2018), Cisr Jmu
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
FEATURE: Safe and Secure Management of Ammunition
in the SPOTLIGHT: IRAQ and SYRIA
Field Notes
Research and Development
Shattered Lives And Bodies: Recovery Of Survivors Of Improvised Explosive Devices And Explosive Remnants Of War In Northeast Syria, Médecins Sans Frontières
Shattered Lives And Bodies: Recovery Of Survivors Of Improvised Explosive Devices And Explosive Remnants Of War In Northeast Syria, Médecins Sans Frontières
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
In northeast Syria, fighting, airstrikes, and artillery shelling have led to the displacement of hundreds of thousands of civilians from the cities of Deir ez-Zor and Raqqa, as well as rural areas along the eastern bank of the Euphrates River. Now that active fighting has moved toward the Syrian- Iraqi border, the population is beginning to return home. However, explosive remnants of war (ERW), improvised explosive devices (IED), and booby traps (remaining from conflict or planted purposefully in homes) continue to put the returning population at immense risk and further obstruct vital humanitarian access.
Determining The Value Of Uavs In Iraq, Brad Alford, Edward Curran, Shawn Cole
Determining The Value Of Uavs In Iraq, Brad Alford, Edward Curran, Shawn Cole
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
As areas of Iraq and Syria controlled by ISIS are liberated, internally displaced persons (IDP) are returning to their homes to face widespread destruction and contamination from deadly improvised explosive devices (IED) implanted by ISIS to maim, kill, and terrorize. Janus Global Operations (Janus) currently operates throughout Iraq, clearing IEDs with a focus on bringing critical infrastructure online to allow IDPs to return safely and resume their lives.
Operating in urban environments has proven challenging due to the high volume of destroyed buildings and associated rubble. In urban environments, operators are exposed to uncertain situations when traditional detection methods can …
Addressing The Explosive Hazard Threat In Northern Syria: Risk Education On Landmines, Uxo, Booby Traps, And Ieds, Louise Skilling, Marysia Zapasnik
Addressing The Explosive Hazard Threat In Northern Syria: Risk Education On Landmines, Uxo, Booby Traps, And Ieds, Louise Skilling, Marysia Zapasnik
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
Explosive hazards pose a great threat to civilians in Syria. A rapid return of displaced people usually occurs as soon as an area is declared newly taken. During this period, there is limited medical and explosive clearance capacity although there are high risks from explosive hazards, including booby traps and improvised explosive devices (IED) specifically targeting civilians in their homes. This article focuses on addressing the threat of explosive hazards in northern Syria and draws on risk education material designed by humanitarian mine action
Remote Risk Education In Syria, Nikolaj Søndergaard
Remote Risk Education In Syria, Nikolaj Søndergaard
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
Unable to be physically present in Syria due to ongoing conflict, DanChurchAid (DCA) is collaborating with a network of journalists and activists in order to assess the need for risk education in the country. By framing its risk education curriculum and strategies around this information, DCA’s mine action initiatives are tailor-fit for the hard-to-reach populations of war-ravaged Syria.
Islamic State Plants Landmines Around Palmyra Ruins, Cisr Journal
Islamic State Plants Landmines Around Palmyra Ruins, Cisr Journal
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
Militants of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) laid landmines around the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Palmyra in Syria.
Clearance At Cultural Heritage Sites, Lindsay Aldrich, Suzanne Fiederlein, Jessica Rosati
Clearance At Cultural Heritage Sites, Lindsay Aldrich, Suzanne Fiederlein, Jessica Rosati
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
The most mine- and unexploded ordnance (UXO)-contaminated countries in the world have long histories of conflict, as well as histories rich with extensive archeological and cultural records. It is not uncommon for known historical sites to be littered with mines and UXO, especially in regions with hundreds and even thousands of years of rich cultural heritage, such as Central and Southeast Asia and the Caucuses. This presents an added challenge to project teams tasked with clearing and safeguarding the land while also preserving the integrity of cultural heritage sites.
Spirit Of Soccer In The Zaatari Refugee Camp, Mike Geddes
Spirit Of Soccer In The Zaatari Refugee Camp, Mike Geddes
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
The Zaatari refugee camp in northern Jordan is home to almost 150,000 refugees from the Syrian conflict—many are children. Spirit of Soccer uses soccer to bring hope and teach the children of Zaatari skills that could save their lives when returning home.
Aiding Survivors Of The Syrian Crisis, Elizabeth Macnairn, Molly Feltner
Aiding Survivors Of The Syrian Crisis, Elizabeth Macnairn, Molly Feltner
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
Handicap International (HI) launched operations in northern Syria in December 2012, where it provides postsurgical rehabilitation to survivors of violence. In Lebanon and Jordan, where the organization has worked since the summer of 2012, HI provides assistance to Syrian refugees, placing particular focus on people with disabling injuries.
The Journal Of Erw And Mine Action Issue 17.3 (2013), Cisr Journal
The Journal Of Erw And Mine Action Issue 17.3 (2013), Cisr Journal
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
Survivor Assistance | Middle East | Syria | Notes from Field | Research and Development
Do-It-Yourself Weapons In Syria, News Brief
Do-It-Yourself Weapons In Syria, News Brief
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
Free Syrian Army forces fighting against President Bashar Assad have filled major gaps in their arsenals by building improvised weapons to combat the Syrian government’s superior arsenal of artillery, tanks and warplanes.
Syria Plants Landmines On Lebanese Border, News Brief
Syria Plants Landmines On Lebanese Border, News Brief
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
According to BBC and CBS news reports, Syrian troops planted landmines along its border with Lebanon, further perpetuating the uprising that began in March 2011 against President Bashar Assad and his regime.
Syria, Country Profile