No trails? This looks like old fashioned tube artillery to me. Not that that makes it any less horrible.

It looks like there is some sort of earthworks above where the mine was blown.

They'd be better off just embarking an actual Apache

The author is a professional journalist who decided to write an article about a subject where he lacks the basic understanding of the subject in which he engaged. He did so to put down the efforts of people who cannot defend themselves. I might be a bit forgiving for basic lack of knowledge, but the compounding sin of…

There are some rather ignorant statements in this article, as well as an annoying tone of superiority. However, this one really grated my nerves: