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 report 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
- Texas: Fort Cavazos officer to attempt Guinness World Record
April 25, 2025
A Fort Cavazos officer will attempt to break a Guinness World Record for the fastest mile run in a bomb suit. According to the Fort Cavazos Media Center, the current ...
- Pakistan: Four killed, five injured in IED explosion in Kalat
April 25, 2025
In a tragic incident in Balochistan’s Kalat district, an improvised explosive device (IED) placed by the roadside detonated, killing four people, including women and children, and injuring five others, local ...
- Vietnam: Mine clearance at Quang Tri ancient citadel completed
April 25, 2025
The UK’s Mines Advisory Group (MAG) and the Quang Tri Mine Action Centre (QTMAC), in coordination with the Quang Tri Ancient Citadel Management Board, on April 24 handed over the ...
- Russia: General Yaroslav Moskalik killed in explosion in Balashikha
April 25, 2025
The deputy head of the Main Operational Directorate (GOU) of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Lieutenant General Yaroslav Moskalik, was killed in a car ...
- Indian and Pakistani troops exchange fire in Kashmir
April 25, 2025
Troops from Pakistan and India exchanged fire overnight across the Line of Control in disputed Kashmir, officials said Friday, after the United Nations urged the nuclear-armed rivals to show “maximum ...
- California: Live military-grade mortar found inside stolen vehicle in Sacramento
April 24, 2025
Not your average day, is what California Highway Patrol North Sacramento is saying after a live mortar was found inside a stolen vehicle. CHP say on Tuesday they recovered a stolen ...
- Sudan mine agency reports 40 incidents, 66 casualties since conflict began
April 24, 2025
Sudan’s National Mine Action Center (NMAC) announced on Wednesday that 40 incidents involving landmine or Explosive Remnants of War (ERW) explosions have been recorded since the conflict began in April ...
- Somali forces repel Al-Shabaab attack on strategic military base in Middle Shabelle region
April 24, 2025
Somali army forces repelled an early morning Al-Shabaab assault on a key military base in the Wargaadhi area of Middle Shabelle region on Thursday, according to government officials. The attack began ...
- UK lifts sanctions on dozen Syrian government bodies
April 24, 2025
The United Kingdom has removed its sanctions on 12 Syrian government entities, including the Ministries of Defence and Interior and the General Intelligence Directorate. The move on Thursday was made four ...
- Northern Ireland: Viable pipe bomb and ammunition recovered by police in Belfast
April 23, 2025
Viable pipe bomb devices and ammunition were recovered as a north Belfast security alert at Cavehill has ended, police confirmed. The PSNI said the devices have been made safe and ...
- USCG: Units, make sure to do your CBRN training!
April 23, 2025
Attention, all units! Be sure to complete your unit’s chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear (CBRN) self-assessment. CBRN training is critical to ensuring continued readiness for chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear events—and ...
- Bosnia and Herzegovina Armed Forces cleared over 900,000 sq m of land in 2024 demining operations
April 23, 2025
The Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) cleared 903,326 square meters of land in 2024 as part of ongoing demining efforts, the BiH Ministry of Defense announced on Wednesday. ...
- Ukraine: Dog teams trained in landmine detection deploy in Mykolaiv Oblast
April 23, 2025
As spring arrives in Mykolaiv Oblast, Ukraine, four teams of highly trained dogs, and their handlers, have been deployed to help detect landmines and explosive ordnance (EO). The teams are ...
- Safe Pro’s AI Edge-Based Small Object Threat Detection Platform Demonstrates Effectiveness in Actual Minefield Operations for Military Force Protection and Humanitarian Applications
April 23, 2025
Company Publishes Video of Highlighting Advanced Edge AI Processing of Drone-based Imagery for Threat Detection Providing Enhanced Safety, Situational Awareness and Flexibility for Personnel Operating in Contested Environments AVENTURA, Fla. – Safe ...
- Texas: Man accused of keeping explosive components inside South Austin home now facing federal charge
April 23, 2025
The man who was allegedly making bombs inside a South Austin home is now facing a federal charge. Last week, members of the Austin Police Department’s Bomb Squad unit had ...
- Israel: Police find explosive device near Netivot
April 23, 2025
The Southern District police say they found an unexploded bomb in southern Israel this morning that they believe was left there by Hamas terrorists during the October 7, 2023, attack. Officers ...
- US, Tunisian Forces conduct CBRN training at African Lion 2025
April 22, 2025
A Tunisian Armed Forces member removes chemical hazardous material while assessing, decontaminating, and processing a fixed chemical attack site at 61st Officers Mess, Tunisia, April 23, 2025 during exercise African ...
- Massachusetts Man Indicted for Illegally Possessing Ammunition and Explosives
April 22, 2025
A Hadley, Mass. man has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Springfield for allegedly possessing ammunition and explosives after being convicted of a crime punishable by more than ...
- India: BSF and NCB seize arms, IED components, and heroin at Punjab borders
April 22, 2025
The BSF troops today seized arms, ammunition, explosives, hand grenades with accessories, and a huge amount of narcotics in the border area of Amritsar. Based on precise information from the BSF ...
- Iraq: IKMAA Destroys Mines, Explosives, and War Remnants in the Kurdistan Region
April 22, 2025
As part of ongoing mine clearance efforts across the Kurdistan Region, the Iraqi Kurdistan Mine Action Agency (IKMAA) has safely destroyed hundreds of landmines and unexploded ordnance (UXO) that posed ...
