ANTIPERSONNEL MINES (APM) - UNEXPLODED ORDNANCE (UXO) IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE (IED)
GLOBAL DATA Landmine Monitor reported 3.628 victims of antipersonnel mines around the world during 2012. u Of the total victims, 1.066 (29%) were killed, 2.552 (70%) were injured and 10 (1%) there is no knowledge about their state. u
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Colombia is Second in World for Land Mine Victims, Behind Afghanistan
The main culprit of the land mines is the leftist rebel group, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), whose half-‐‑century campaign against the Colombian government has left thousands of mines scaWered across the country.
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Colombia is one of the 160 countries in the United Nations to have signed the OWawa Treaty, which aims to eliminate land mines around the world. States who signed the treaty must cease production of mines and destroy its stockpile of anti-‐‑personnel mines within four years.
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Despite Colombia’s efforts to put a stop to land mine violence, since 1990 to 2014 there have been 10.839 victims of antipersonnel mines, including 4.196 civilians and 6.643 military. 8.652 were injured and 2.187 were killed ( C o l o m b i a ’s P r e s i d e n t i a l P r o g r a m f o r Comprehensive Action against Antipersonnel Mines (PAICMA).
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SOME DEFINITIONS "ʺAnti-‐‑personnel mine” (APM) u means a mine designed to be exploded by the presence, proximity or contact of a person and that should have the potential to explode incapacitate, injure and / or kill one or more persons. Mines designed to be detonated by the presence, proximity or contact of a vehicle, not a person that are equipped with anti-‐‑handling devices, are not considered anti-‐‑personnel mines by being so equipped u
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Improvised explosive device (IED) An artifact handcrafted, designed with the intent to cause death or bodily harm using the power of a detonation. According to their tactical objective, the Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) can be produced with different materials, primers, sizes and containers. To manufacture commercial explosives, military, craft or components of some kind of ammunition used. They are typically composed of an explosive charge, a detonator, and an initiation system, but can be designed in chemical combination, toxic, biological toxins, radioactive materials and / or generating elements shrapne
SOME DEFINITIONS Unexploded ordnance (UXO) u An explosive that has been loaded, the fuse in place, reinforced or, conversely, ready for use and already used. It may have been fired, thrown, launched or projected but remains untapped due to either a malfunction, the type of design or any other reason. "ʺ u
TYPES
TYPES Quiebrapata: u Traditionally made or composed of galvanized steel sheet, wood plastic packaging, PVC pipes, pitch, shrapnel and explosive. u Where Used: u
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Buried or hidden in the bushes, or trees located in deep water.
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Quiebrapata chemical: Explosive combustion is composed of sulfuric acid, gunpowder and plastic fully drawn. It is made from plastic containers PVC deodorant and compressor equipment Where Used: u
These stop the advance of the troops and stop camps are located on or adjacent to roads and trails abandoned
TYPES Range: u Is composed of galvanized steel, tar, shrapnel and explosive u Where used: u
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On roads, trails and areas definite
TYPES Hat: u As the name suggests has the form of a Cambodian hat. It is similar to the fan-‐‑ like mine but his body is cylindrical. Consisting of galvanized sheet, pitch, shrapnel and explosive. u Where used: u
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On roads, trails and areas definite
TYPES Drawer: u the manufacture of galvanized sheet, pitch, shrapnel and explosive. u
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Such mines are planted on the slopes of roads, steps or paths used by civilians and areas definite
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Cumbo: They are made of galvanized sheet metal cans, PVC pipes, pitch, shrapnel and high explosive.. Where Used: u
They are installed in the branches of trees at a height of 1.50 meters. By exploiting the shrapnel out in all directions giving greater range of action
TYPES Post: u They are made with galvanized steel, tar, shrapnel and explosive u Where Used: u
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With these communication towers and power sabotage pipelines. They are installed at a height of 1.50 meters and aims are the bases of the towers