Sad though it is as a statement, but as of June 2016 there were only 10 nations around the world that had no involvement in armed conflict, either within their own borders or that of another, which is why demining is so important. Although we entered the new millennium moving towards a world with a…
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Maintenance Programme For Armtrac Demining Machine Fleet In Egypt
There are about 21 million land-mines in Egypt, in the area from Alexandria to the border with Libya, laid by the allies and German troops during WW2. There are compelling reasons for removing them with the humanitarian aspect being the most important one: thousands of Egyptian civilians have been killed and maimed by landmines. Since…
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Armtrac Assists Demining In Colombia
Following the 52-year conflict between the government and the Marxist-inspired Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, known as FARC, a peace agreement was finally signed at the end of 2016. However the conflict has left this country one of the most heavily mined in the world. A number of NGOs, including Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA), are…
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