The Syrian Civil Defense says ordnance from Syria’s 13-year conflict exploded in the coastal city of Latakia, collapsing a building and killing at least 16 people.

Rescuers, once targeted by the al-Assad regime, are a go-to resource for its successors, cleaning up unexploded bombs and ...

Two children in Cambodia died after a rocket-propelled grenade buried since the civil war blew up near their homes ... Experts from the Cambodian Mine Action Center (CMCA) determined afterward ...

some speculate the process of digging up the mines exposes leftover deposits of Agent Orange, a deadly toxic chemical, which U.S. forces used to defoliate trees during the war. The chemical makes ...

After more than 30 years of civil war ended in 1998, Cambodia was left as one of the most heavily mined countries in the world. Deaths from mines and unexploded ordnance are still common ...

More from Wes about the causes of the Civil War. What led to the outbreak of the bloodiest conflict in the history of North America? A common explanation is that the Civil War was fought over the ...