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Myanmar landmine, unexploded ordnance casualties nearly triple: UN
More than one in five of the victims were children, according to a report by the United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF
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Elderly woman killed by landmine reportedly set by Myanmar military in northern Rakhine State
The area in Kyauktaw Township where the explosion occurred was occupied by Myanmar army troops who carried out ‘clearance’ operations there in 2019, villagers say
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Mother and son killed in explosion in Tanintharyi
A pregnant woman and her six-year-old son are killed in a blast that locals and the area’s defence force say was perpetrated by the military
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Two killed after retreating junta soldiers plant landmines outside homes in Kayah
‘They’ve become totally mindless now,’ a resistance fighter said. ‘They just want to kill anyone they can’
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Teenage boy steps on landmine, loses leg in Ponnagyun Township
There have been 44 deaths and more than 80 injuries caused by landmines and explosives left from years of fighting in Rakhine State, according to civil society estimates