Azerbaijan Clears More Than 2,200 Hectares of Mines in Liberated Territories

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Azerbaijan Clears More Than 2,200 Hectares of Mines in Liberated Territories

The Azerbaijan National Agency for Mine Action (ANAMA) released an update on humanitarian demining activities conducted in liberated territories from May 1 to May 11, 2026.

Thus, 20 anti-tank mines, 71 anti-personnel mines, and 440 pieces of unexploded ordnance were detected and neutralized, The Caspian Post reports, citing Report.

Also, 2,129 hectares of land were cleared of mines.

The demining operations were executed by ANAMA, the Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of Emergency Situations (MES), the State Border Service (SBS), and four private companies.

These operations covered the areas of Tartar, Aghdara, Kalbajar, Aghdam, Khojaly, Khankandi, Shusha, Khojavand, Lachin, Fuzuli, Jabrayil, Gubadli, and Zangilan, as well as the villages of Baghanis Ayrim, Ashaghi Askipara, Kheyrimli, and Gizilhajili in the Gazakh district.

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Azerbaijan Clears More Than 2,200 Hectares of Mines in Liberated Territories

The Azerbaijan National Agency for Mine Action (ANAMA) released an update on humanitarian demining activities conducted in liberated territories from May 1 to May 11, 2026.