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
- From Colorado storage unit, Arizona man practiced placing bombs in churches
April 5, 2025
A Phoenix man who traveled across the western U.S. to sneak backpacks into Christian churches in three states was simultaneously assembling bomb-making materials in Colorado, according to a federal investigation. He ...
- European team to train Pakistani airport staff in security protocols
April 5, 2025
Next week, a team from the European Civil Aviation agency will visit Pakistan for a special training program. This will be the first time airport staff receive specialized training in ...
- ‘Safe futures start here’: UN calls for global action to eliminate mine threat
April 4, 2025
More than 100 million people worldwide are at risk from landmines, explosive remnants of war and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) Secretary-General António Guterres said on Friday, in his message for ...
- Bolivia: An explosion at a standoff between rival gold miners kills at least 5 people
April 4, 2025
A powerful explosion killed at least five people, including a pregnant woman and 1-year-old baby, during a standoff between rival groups of gold miners early Thursday in northwestern Bolivia, police ...
- Germany: 500-Kilo WWII Bomb Found In Rhine During Dredging
April 4, 2025
A 500-kilogram World War II bomb was unexpectedly pulled by a dredging vessel on April 1, 2025, while working near the Pfaffendorf Bridge in Koblenz. The dredger Innovatie was conducting regular ...
- UN reaffirms support for Somalia in tackling explosive threats
April 4, 2025
The United Nations (UN) on Friday reaffirmed its commitment to supporting Somalia in the fight against explosive hazards, aiming for a safe and secure future for all citizens. James Swan, UN ...
- Charities call for more global action on International Day for Mine Awareness
April 4, 2025
As the world marks International Day of Mine Awareness, charities have issued a renewed call for more global action as demining efforts backslide. With many Baltic nations stating preparations to withdraw ...
- Vietnam: Wartime bomb with intact detonator disposed in Nghe An
April 4, 2025
Military forces in the central province of Nghe An on April 3 successfully disposed of a wartime bomb weighing over 226kg, whose detonator was still intact. Previously, a man in ...
- Which countries are quitting a key landmine treaty and why?
April 4, 2025
NATO members Poland, Finland and all three Baltic states have queued up over the past few weeks to withdraw from the Ottawa Convention banning anti-personnel landmines, in the face of ...
- Assessment of handheld Raman spectroscopy for forensic analysis of dark-colored bulk explosive fuel–oxidizer mixtures
April 3, 2025
The field identification of explosives is critical for crime response, requiring specialized protocols and often the support of Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) teams to ensure safety. Handheld Raman spectrometers are widely ...
- Spanish Blue Helmets in UNIFIL Hold Conferences on Unexploded Munitions to Promote Safety in Southern Lebanon
April 3, 2025
As part of Spain’s ongoing commitment to the Lebanese people, the Spanish blue helmets of the UNIFIL contingent in the Eastern Sector—led by Spain—continue their awareness-raising efforts. This time, through a ...
- Kenya: Counter-IED facility unveiled at Embakasi Garisson
April 3, 2025
Defence Cabinet Secretary Soipan Tuya has unveiled the ultra-modern Counter Improvised Explosives Devices (Counter-IED) complex at the Humanitarian Peace Support School (HPSS) in Kahawa Garisson, Nairobi County. HPSS is an institute ...
- Netherlands: Videos Show Man on Fire After Amsterdam Car Explosion
April 3, 2025
Dutch police confirmed there was an explosion inside a car in central Amsterdam on Thursday, just days after a knife attack in the city that investigators are treating as terrorism. The ...
- Pakistan: ‘Militant attacks in March surged to highest level since 2014’
April 3, 2025
Militant violence and security operations intensified in the country in March 2025, with the number of militant attacks surpassing 100 for the first time since November 2014, according to a ...
- Israel: IDF says Palestinian suspect killed after hurling explosives at troops near Jenin, in the West Bank
April 3, 2025
The IDF says that troops of the Nahal Brigade killed a Palestinian suspect overnight after he hurled explosives at troops operating in the village of Silat al-Harithiya, near Jenin. Two ...
- Pakistan: Soldier killed in accidental explosion in Azad Jammu and Kashmir
April 3, 2025
A Pakistan army soldier was martyred, and two others were injured on Tuesday when an “old explosive device” accidentally detonated along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Tetrinote Madarpur ...
- Explosive Ordnance Disposal techs train with interagency partners in Colorado Springs
April 2, 2025
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – U.S. Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians trained with law enforcement and airport security personnel to combat Improvised Explosive Devices during a four-day interagency exercise in Colorado ...
- Angola needs $240 million to clear hundreds of civil war minefields
April 2, 2025
Angola requires $240 million from government or donor funding to clear nearly 1,000 minefields from the civil war that ended more than two decades ago, the National Mine Action Agency ...
