Unblocking Strait of Hormuz to take six months - report
The U.S. military estimates that it may take up to six months to fully clear the Strait of Hormuz of mines, The Washington Post reported, citing sources.
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Baku urges global assistance to expand demining operations
The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry has called for increased international support to expand mine clearance operations, stressing the ongoing humanitarian risks posed by landmines in liberated territories.
ANAMA employee killed by mine explosion in Fizuli district
Today, an employee of the Azerbaijan National Agency for Mine Action (ANAMA), Mughan Matili, born in 1995, died as a result of a mine incident in the liberated Ashaghi Abdurrahmanli village, Fuzuli district, a source in ANAMA said.
Azerbaijan clears over 2,000 hectares of mines in week
As many as 2,052 hectares of land were cleared of mines in Azerbaijan’s liberated territories on April 6-12, according to the weekly report by Azerbaijan’s National Agency for Mine Action (ANAMA) on humanitarian demining operations.
Azerbaijan ranks among top 10 countries for mine problem - ANAMA
Azerbaijan ranks among the top 10 countries with a mine problem in the world, President of the International Eurasian Press Fund and Chairman of the Public Council under the Azerbaijan National Agency for Mine Action (ANAMA) Umud Mirzayev said.
Over 400 people injured from landmines in Azerbaijan since Karabakh War
Hikmet Hajiyev stated that mine contamination is obstructing reconstruction initiatives in Karabakh and Eastern Zangezur. He highlighted that more than 70 individuals have lost their lives due to mine explosions in recent years.
Azerbaijan neutralizes over 5000 mines and shells in March
A total of 267 anti-tank mines, 236 anti-personnel mines, and 4,922 unexploded ordnance (UXO) were discovered and neutralized in Azerbaijan’s liberated territories in March 2026, the country’s National Agency for Mine Action (ANAMA) said.
Man stepped on mine in Sugovushan
Today, another mine incident took place in the Aghdere district of Azerbaijan, resulting in injuries to a man born in 1982.
Azerbaijan to grant presidential pensions to family members of mine action victims
The families of deminers who were killed or died from injuries sustained during demining operations will be granted a pension by the President of Azerbaijan.
UK and Germany not to unblock Strait of Hormuz - report
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is refusing to send warships to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz after U.S. President Donald Trump called for reinforcements, The Daily Telegraph reported.
Mines claim 72 lives in Azerbaijan since 2020 - Foreign Ministry
Since the end of the Karabakh war, 72 Azerbaijanis have been killed by landmines, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported.
Iran lays mines in Strait of Hormuz - media
Reports indicate that the Iranian military has deployed approximately 12 mines in the Strait of Hormuz, with the majority of their locations likely being identified.
US destroys 16 Iranian minelayers
U.S. forces on Tuesday sunk several Iranian ships, including 16 minelayers, near the Strait of Hormuz, according to the U.S. Central Command.
Another 1,000 hectares of Azerbaijan cleared of mines
Over the past week, mine clearance operations in Azerbaijan covered more than 1,600 hectares of territory. A total of 203 mines and nearly 800 explosive remnants were located and neutralised.
Landmine explosion in Khojaly leaves ANAMA employee injured
Today, employee of the Azerbaijan National Agency for Mine Action (ANAMA) Vasif Chobanov was injured by the explosion of an anti-personnel landmine during the performance of his duties in the Mukhtar village of the liberated Khojaly district.
Azerbaijan clears over 500 hectares of mines in one week
Azerbaijani sappers cleared more than 500 hectares of land from mines and unexploded ordnance over the past week as part of ongoing demining efforts. ANAMA and law enforcement personnel participated in the work.
Over 875 ha of Azerbaijani liberated territories cleared of mines in week
A total of 25 anti-tank mines, 152 anti-personnel mines, and 636 items of unexploded ordnance were discovered and neutralized in Azerbaijan’s liberated territories over the past week, the Azerbaijan National Agency for Mine Action (ANAMA) reported.
Azerbaijan clears over 5,000 hectares of mines in one month
Azerbaijan has continued its extensive demining operations, with specialists clearing a substantial area of land mines and unexploded ordnance last month.
Agdam district citizen blown up by mine
A resident of Azerbaijan's Agdam district was blown up by a mine in the village of Chemenli yesterday.
Azerbaijan clears 838 hectares of land in week
A total of 838.2 hectares of land were cleared of mines and unexploded ordnance in Azerbaijan's liberated territories on December 8-14, the Azerbaijan National Agency for Mine Action (ANAMA) said.
