News about: Explosive weapons
Landmines everywhere: A stop on the road can be deadly in Syria 01/12/26
Salah Al Din was injured by a landmine in 2024. HI supports the father of 5 on his journey to recovery.
- Syria
Walking Into Danger: Mine Clearance in Iraq 12/16/25
Roger Eid, head of the HI’s clearance in Iraq, tells how locals have become used to explosive remnants and put themselves in danger. To clear land is the only solution.
- Iraq
Trapped by War: Mykhailo’s Life After the Petal Mine 11/25/25
Mykhailo, 64, lives with a disability due to a petal mine injury that resulted in the amputation of his leg. He uses a wheelchair for mobility and lives with his wife, who is his primary caregiver.
- Ukraine
Landmines are still a threat in Lebanon 11/25/25
HI Acting Chief of Operations, Adnan Araji, explains how HI conducts clear landmine in Mount Lebanon, contamination dating back to the civil war.
- Lebanon
Ukraine: Yuliia, injured by a mine, regains hope 11/19/25
At the age of 20, Yuliia lost her legs and her sight in a mine explosion. With HI's support, she is learning to regain her independence.
- Ukraine
In Syria, children are the main victims of explosive devices 11/12/25
Nada Ali Al Shathi came back to her village with her family. A few days later, her son was badly injured by an explosive device.
- Syria
13 years of armed violence have devastated Syria 10/22/25
How do you rebuild your life when everything around you is destroyed? Qais Al Hmeidi, 44, a father of 3, tells how he is back in the village he fled during the war.
- Syria
Explosive weapons kill and injure every day in Syria 10/14/25
People are coming back to their villages that are littered with unexploded ordnance. Children like 10-year-old Amer are the main victims.
- Syria
Malak, 9, walks with new prosthetic leg 09/22/25
Malak suffered severe injuries and underwent an above-the-knee amputation earlier this year… She is back on her feet after HI’s help.
- Occupied Palestinian Territory
Civilians are the main victims of cluster munitions 09/15/25
Cluster munitions are forbidden by the 2008 Oslo Treaty. But they are regularly used in Ukraine, mainly in populated areas. Volodymyr is one of the many victims.
- Ukraine
Mehari, a model of resilience for victims of explosive ordnance 09/11/25
Injured by a mortar fuse, used during the conflict in Tigray, Mehari is now on his way to recovery and developing his business.
- Ethiopia
Recovering from a mine accident and looking to the future: the story of Carlos Bolaños 09/02/25
Carlos stepped on a landmine, a devastating consequence of the violence that shakes Colombia. Now back on his feet, he is launching a livestock project to provide a sustainable income for his family.
- Colombia
Ukraine: wounded in an air strike, Oleksandr learns to walk again thanks to HI support 08/27/25
In August 2022, Oleksandr was seriously injured by an air strike in the south of Ukraine. Now living with paralysis from the waist down, he is embarking on a long rehabilitation journey with HI.
- Ukraine
Anoud from Syria: “I Stepped on the Threshold and My Life Changed Forever” 08/21/25
In the Al-Raqqa countryside of Syria, families rebuild lives interrupted by conflict. 55-year-old Anoud is learning to walk again after losing her leg to a landmine explosion.
- Syria
In Syria, Hatem struggles to rebuild his life 08/15/25
Hatem is among the thousands whose lives have been torn apart by the war in Syria. Injured and displaced, he struggles to rebuild his life.
- Syria
