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Latest News
- Thailand: Bomb attack injures four police officers in Pattani
February 7, 2025
A bomb attack occurred at the entrance of a village security post in Nong Chik district, Pattani province, injuring four police officers. The Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team is currently investigating ...
- Israel: Police uncover ready-to-use explosive device in open area near Jaljulya
February 7, 2025
Detectives from Kafr Kassem police station discovered a ready-to-use explosive device in an open area near Jaljulya during an operation, it was revealed on Friday. The explosive device was discovered Thursday ...
- Tanzania, U.S. Announce Two Joint Military Training Exercises
February 6, 2025
The U.S. and Tanzanian governments announced Thursday the upcoming two joint training exercises and programmes aimed at “enhancing regional security and peacekeeping capabilities,” according to a statement from the U.S. ...
- Cambodia: Japan allocates $1.3 mil for mine, UXO clearance
February 6, 2025
The Japanese government has committed $1,302,539 to support mine and unexploded ordnance (UXO) clearance efforts in Cambodia under the Grant Assistance for Japanese NGO Projects. The grant contract was signed between ...
- Slovak Republic and Estonia Provide Additional Contribution to UNMAS in Support of the Iraqi Mine Action Sector
February 6, 2025
The United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) in Iraq welcomes a new contribution from the Government of the Slovak Republic and the Governemt of Estonia, in support of humanitarian mine ...
- Cambodia: China provides $4.4 million in grant aid to support mine clearance efforts
February 6, 2025
Heng Ratana, the Royal Government Delegate overseeing the Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC), announced that the Chinese government had allocated a grant of $4.4 million to facilitate mine clearance efforts ...
- 35th FW leads bilateral CBRN training with JSDF
February 5, 2025
MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan (AFNS) — The 35th Civil Engineering Squadron Office of Emergency Management conducted bilateral chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear small team operations training with the Japan Ground ...
- EU SDI GOG: Learning to overcome Improvised Explosive Devices in Benin
February 5, 2025
A mobile training team (Mobile Training Team/MTT), made up of five military trainers from the Engineer Battalion of the Spanish Army’s XVI ‘Canarias’ Brigade, is giving a course on Countering ...
- Louisiana: World War II era hand grenade found in Shreveport, safely removed
February 5, 2025
A concerned citizen called emergency responders after discovering a hand grenade while cleaning a storage building on February 4, 2025, according to the Shreveport Fire Department (SFD). Technicians from the ...
- The Government of Italy Provides Additional Contribution to UNMAS in Support of Mine Action in Iraq
February 5, 2025
The United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) in Iraq welcomes an additional funding from the Government of Italy, which will contribute to support the Government of Iraq (GoI) to protect ...
- Cambodia: CMAC, Nigerian team discuss demining work
February 5, 2025
Heng Ratana, Director General of the Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC), met with a Nigerian deminers to discuss work related to demining in Nigeria at CMAC’s office on Monday. During Monday’s ...
- India: Another blast near police post in Amritsar, no casualties reported
February 4, 2025
Another blast was reported near a police check post in Amritsar. According to initial reports, the explosion took place at the Fatehgarh Churian police post on the Amritsar bypass. There are ...
- Ukraine’s military urges tough response after attacks on draft officers
February 3, 2025
Ukraine’s army chief condemned on Monday a spate of violent attacks on draft officers, rallying in defence of a national call-up effort that has fuelled anger among some Ukrainians and ...
- Syria: At least 19 killed mostly women in a car bomb explosion in Manbij
February 3, 2025
A car bomb exploded on the outskirts of a northern Syrian city on Monday, killing at least 19 people, all but one of them women, and leaving more than a ...
- Afghanistan needs $21.9 million for mine clearance
February 3, 2025
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has said that $21.9 million is needed this year to fund mine clearance and provide explosive hazard risk education ...
- Russia: One killed, four injured in explosion in Moscow residential complex
February 3, 2025
An explosion occurred in the lobby of the Alye Parusa (or Scarlet Sails) high-rise residential complex in northwestern Moscow. According to the latest information, one person was killed and four people ...
- Iraq: IED blast kills a child in Kirkuk
February 2, 2025
On Monday, a child was killed and another injured after an explosive remnant of war detonated in Riyadh subdistrict, southwest of Kirkuk, a medical source reported. The source told Shafaq News, ...
- Florida: Bomb squad removes “explosive target” in Holt
February 2, 2025
It was a close call in Holt Saturday. The bomb squad from the Florida Bureau of Fire, Arson, and Explosives was called in to remove what was believed to be ...
- Ireland: Gardaí investigate pipe bomb attack on house in Limerick city
February 2, 2025
Gardaí are investigating a pipe bomb attack at a house in Limerick that is believed to be linked to a violent feud between rival groups on the south side of ...