Welcome to the Counter-IED Report website, a one-stop source of information and news for Counter-IED professionals. The Counter-IED Report is the leading international subscription-based publication covering the latest developments in the fight against the IED threat. The purpose of the Counter-IED Report is to identify technological advances, as well as strategies and tactics to counter threat networks, reduce IED production and placement, assist in post-conflict humanitarian demining, and capacity-building efforts worldwide. We are committed to providing up-to-date, first-hand expertise and facilitating information sharing among stakeholders, academia and industry. The magazine is published in print, e-book and PDF formats and distributed worldwide. The distribution is tailored to the highly engaged audience of Counter-IED, EOD, CBRNe, Defence, Law Enforcement, Humanitarian Demining and Security professionals and senior decision makers in government, public and private sectors. Additional hard copies of the Report are also distributed at the defence and security events through our Media Partnership Program.
Latest News
- Nigeria: Terrorists exploit solar street lights for IEDs
July 26, 2026
Terrorist groups operating in Nigeria’s North-East and North-West are increasingly adapting their tactics by exploiting public infrastructure, with recent military and police operations reportedly uncovering evidence that components from solar ...
- Germany: Berlin Pride terror attack suspect shot dead by police
July 26, 2026
The suspect in what German authorities described as an “Islamist terror attack” at Berlin’s Pride celebrations was shot dead by police following a major manhunt Sunday. At least one person was ...
- Pakistan: Bomb blast near Bajaur dam claims two lives
July 26, 2026
Two people were killed in a remote-controlled bomb explosion near Tali small dam in Salarzai tehsil of Bajaur tribal district on Saturday evening. According to police, unidentified persons had planted an ...
- UNSMIL explores Tunisian expertise for mine clearance in Libya
July 25, 2026
The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) is seeking to draw on Tunisian expertise to strengthen Libya’s capacity in mine clearance and explosive ordnance disposal. The discussions came during a ...
- Bangladesh: Umbrella bomb planted during Rath Jatra would have exploded if opened
July 25, 2026
The improvised explosive device (IED) recovered from an abandoned umbrella beneath Motijheel Metro Rail Station on 24th July was designed to explode if the umbrella was opened, according to Dhaka ...
- Ireland: Sophisticated and ready to use car bomb intercepted in County Monaghan
July 24, 2026
The Garda Commissioner has described as “extremely significant” the discovery of a bomb in a car intercepted as it was being driven across the border to Northern Ireland. The car was ...
- Thailand: Five volunteer rangers killed in Narathiwat checkpoint attack
July 23, 2026
Five volunteer rangers were killed and two civilians, including a 10 year old boy, were injured after armed attackers opened fire and threw pipe bombs at the Bukit Sami checkpoint in Narathiwat on July ...
- Allied EOD units strengthen underwater interoperability at Sea Breeze 2026
July 22, 2026
Beneath the waters of Weymouth Bay, Allied nation and NATO partner explosive ordnance disposal units collaborated for the second portion of Sea Breeze, an annual maritime exercise aimed at building ...
- China: Special police hold bomb disposal robot competition
July 22, 2026
A bomb disposal robot competition was held in the city of Urumqi in northwest China’s Xinjiang Tuesday as part of a national special police contest which opened a day earlier. In ...
- Syria: Defense Ministry destroys landmines in western Damascus countryside
July 21, 2026
The Engineering Directorate at Syria’s Ministry of Defense, in cooperation with the Danish Refugee Council (DRC) and its Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) program, destroyed a cache of landmines and unexploded ...
- Azerbaijan: Civilian injured in explosion in Kalbajar region
July 21, 2026
A civilian was injured in an ordnance explosion on July 21 in the village of Zeylik, located in Azerbaijan’s Kalbajar district, an area liberated from occupation. Authorities said the victim was ...
- Pakistan: Six IEDs defused, 14 suspects arrested in Bannu operation
July 21, 2026
Police and other law-enforcement agencies defused six improvised explosive devices and detained 14 suspected individuals during a search and combing operation in different parts of Miryan tehsil in Bannu, according ...
- Kenya: KDF neutralise 4 IEDs along key routes in Lamu
July 20, 2026
Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) troops operating under Operation Amani Boni (OAB) have disrupted terrorist plans after detecting and safely destroying four Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) hidden along key supply routes ...
- New York: ‘Anti-government extremist’ sets off incendiary device outside federal building in Manhattan
July 20, 2026
A man described as an “anti-government extremist” set off an “incendiary device” to set a fire outside a Manhattan federal building that houses an immigration court, the FBI said, leaving three ...
