Land Mine Casualties Jump 75% as Funding for Their Removal Declines An annual report on the treaty banning land mines showed that casualties hit 6,461 last year, a sharp rise from 2014 and the highest level in a decade. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Stumble Digg Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook Related Posts:Deadly Siege of Venezuela Rebels Led by Former Action Hero Transfixes CountryBoko Haram Video Is Said to Show Captured Girls From ChibokChallenging the Afghan State, a Cornered Strongman Tries to AscendKnife Attack at Russian School Leaves at Least 12 WoundedSpain’s Prime Minister Threatens to Extend Direct Rule Over CataloniaCollapse of U.K. Construction Giant Rattles the Government