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Ddasaccident570, Hd-Aid
Ddasaccident570, Hd-Aid
Global CWD Repository
When climbing up the hill, the EOD Team Member [Victim No.2] stepped on or against a sub-munition M77. It detonated and injured him. EOD Team Leader [Victim No.1] followed his Team Member at a distance of approximately 8 – 9 meters and was injured by the shrapnel of the detonated sub-munition.
The Aftermath Of War, Cisr Journal
The Aftermath Of War, Cisr Journal
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
The recent conflict between Hezbollah and Israel resulted in many civilian victims and though the fighting has ended, the problems are nowhere near over for the civilians of Lebanon whose country is littered with cluster bomblets. This article explains the effects of the conflict on Lebanese civilians and describes how organizations are trying to eradicate the cluster-submunitions problem and provide aid to affected civilians.
Cluster Munitions And Erw In Lebanon, Daniele Ressler, Elizabeth Wise
Cluster Munitions And Erw In Lebanon, Daniele Ressler, Elizabeth Wise
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
The recent 34-day conflict between the Lebanese armed faction Hezbollah and Israel from July 12 to August 14, 2006, saw extensive use of surface-launched munitions and air-dropped munitions (to a lesser degree), resulting in wartime casualties for military and civilian actors in both Lebanon and Israel. Since the ceasefire agreement, international post-conflict attention has become focused on Lebanon due to the large number of explosive remnants of war left behind after the conflict. In particular, cluster munitions are proving problematic for post-conflict reconstruction activities in Lebanon due to their apparent high failure rate and the potential threat they pose to …
Lebanon, Country Profile
Lebanon, Country Profile
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
Lebanon has suffered from decades of conflict and periods of foreign occupation, leaving the country riddled with landmines and other explosive remnants of war. In July 2006, the country found itself at the center of international attention with the start of a 34-day conflict between Israel and the militant Shiite group Hezbollah, which operates out of the southern part of Lebanon. Of particular concern has been the reported use of cluster munitions by the Israel Defense Forces—who launched strikes on positions in southern Lebanon suspected to be occupied by Hezbollah militants—and the lasting post-conflict effects of unexploded submunitions.
Ddasaccident527, Hd-Aid
Ddasaccident527, Hd-Aid
Global CWD Repository
Date and country. [Name removed] - Fractured skull, head/facial injuries. Mine explosion - No.4A a/p mine. Mine exploded during excavation. Excavating on steep terrain believed possibly a former earth slide, falling rocks etc. could have caused a disturbance of the mine leading to a severely decreased activation force.
Ethnic Conflict, Electoral Systems, And Power Sharing In Divided Societies, Sara Ann Miller
Ethnic Conflict, Electoral Systems, And Power Sharing In Divided Societies, Sara Ann Miller
Political Science Theses
This paper investigates the relationship between ethnic conflict, electoral systems, and power sharing in ethnically divided societies. The cases of Guyana, Fiji, Sri Lanka, Lebanon, Mauritius, and Trinidad and Tobago are considered. Electoral systems are denoted based on presidential versus parliamentary system, and on proportional representation versus majoritarian/plurality. The paper concludes that, while electoral systems are important, other factors like the power distribution between ethnic groups, and ensuring a non-zero-sum game may be as important.
Assessing Past Strategies For Countering Terrorism, In Lebanon And By Libya, Louis Kriesberg
Assessing Past Strategies For Countering Terrorism, In Lebanon And By Libya, Louis Kriesberg
Peace and Conflict Studies
American strategies to deal with terrorist attacks against Americans in Lebanon in the 1980s and by Libya since the beginning of the 1980s are examined. The consequences of the various strategies employed by U.S. government officials over time and the strategies employed by American non-governmental actors and by international organizations are compared. In addition, alternative strategies that might plausibly have been employed are also discussed. Official actions that relied largely on military methods and were conducted unilaterally tended to be less effective, even counterproductive, compared to actions that were multilateral and relied significantly on diplomatic approaches, often aided by intermediaries.
Volume 13, Number 1 (Spring 2006), Peace And Conflict Studies
Volume 13, Number 1 (Spring 2006), Peace And Conflict Studies
Peace and Conflict Studies
No abstract provided.
Lebanon, Country Profile
Lebanon, Country Profile
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
No abstract provided.
Irish Intelligence Staff Work From Kosovo To Kabul, Tom Clonan
Irish Intelligence Staff Work From Kosovo To Kabul, Tom Clonan
Articles
Normally associated with routine troop deployments and logistic support to UN peace keeping and peace enforcement missions worldwide, the Irish Defence Forces have recently dramatically expanded their international intelligence presence abroad. In the wake of 9/11, Ireland’s Military Intelligence Directorate was expanded in order to assess emerging threats to the state – both external and internal – posed by global terrorist networks such as Al Qaeda. As an independent state agency, Ireland’s military intelligence are focused on long term trends within the global security environment across a broad spectrum of threats, from nuclear, biological and chemical weapons proliferation to the …
Assessing Past Strategies For Countering Terrorism, In Lebanon And By Libya, Louis Kriesberg
Assessing Past Strategies For Countering Terrorism, In Lebanon And By Libya, Louis Kriesberg
Program for the Advancement of Research on Conflict and Collaboration
American strategies to deal with terrorist attacks against Americans in Lebanon in the 1980s and by Libya since the beginning of the 1980s are examined. The consequences of the various strategies employed by U.S. government officials over time and the strategies employed by American non-governmental actors and by international organizations are compared. In addition, alternative strategies that might plausibly have been employed are also discussed. Official actions that relied largely on military methods and were conducted unilaterally tended to be less effective, even counterproductive, compared to actions that were multilateral and relied significantly on diplomatic approaches, often aided by intermediaries.