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Azerbaijan counts Armenian-trapped mines defused in its liberated lands over past week

Society 19 May 2025 11:02 (UTC +04:00)
Azerbaijan counts Armenian-trapped mines defused in its liberated lands over past week
Rashid Garayev
Rashid Garayev
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BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 19.​ The Azerbaijan National Agency for Mine Action (ANAMA) has released its weekly report (12.05.2025 - 18.05.2025) on humanitarian demining operations in the territories liberated from occupation, Trend reports.

According to the agency, a total of 36 anti-personnel and 23 anti-tank mines, as well as 377 unexploded ordnances, were found and defused.

Additionally, ​​1,291.8 hectares of land were swept clean of mines over the past week.

The Azerbaijan National Agency for Mine Action was founded in 1998. It mobilizes the requisite resources to address mine action in alignment with national needs and priorities, coordinates interagency efforts for the safe clearance of mines from de-occupied and war-affected regions, continues to conduct research, clears mines from territories and transfers them to end users, while also communicating Azerbaijan's mine issue to the global community and enhancing mutually beneficial collaboration with international and donor organizations to combat the mine threat.

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