Five European countries withdrawing from the Mine Ban Treaty marks a dangerous erosion of humanitarian norms, risking a return to indiscriminate violence that endangers civilians and undermines decades of disarmament progress.
Mohammad Hossein Fahmideh, a 13-year-old Iranian boy who blew himself up beneath an Iraqi tank in 1980, became the Middle East’s first modern suicide bomber. He also became an icon of martyrdom whose legacy still shapes Iran’s strategic culture and reminds us of the grave dangers of provoking Tehran into full-scale war.
Over the past week, AOAV has recorded nine incidents of explosive violence in Yemen, as reported in English-language news sources, and 57 civilian casualties. 55% (5) of those incidents have involved mines, and mines caused 21% of civilian casualties of explosive violence in Yemen this past week. 7% (4) of civilian casualties of explosive violence in Yemen this week were caused by a UXO explosion.
A shift to Russian ground-launched weapons in towns and cities a major feature of current Ukrainian war compared to previous conflict, AOAV's new analysis shows
On 4 August 2020, an enormous explosion occurred at the Port of Beirut in Lebanon. More than 200 people were killed and over 6,000 were injured as the blast destroyed residential areas, hospitals and schools. AOAV set out to record and examine the harm caused by this unnecessary tragedy.
Russia has been accused of planning to use thermobaric weapons - vacuum bombs - in its attack of Ukraine. This article examines what these weapons are.
An examination of the global use and harm of airstrikes, through the prism of a single attack.
An examination of the global use and harm of the Grad MLRS, through the prism of a single attack.
An examination of the global use and harm of grenades, through the prism of a single attack.
An examination of the global use and harm of landmines, through the prism of a single attack.
An examination of the global use and harm of mortars, through the prism of a single attack.
Chapter 1: Global Trends | An Anatomy of a Grenade Attack: An examination of the global use and harm of grenades, through the prism of a single attack.