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
- Israel: Four IDF soldiers killed in an explosion in Rafah
September 18, 2025
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced Thursday evening that four soldiers were killed and three others wounded, one critically, in a bomb attack in Rafah, southern Gaza. Preliminary findings indicate the ...
- Thai forces fire rubber bullets, tear gas in clash with Cambodian villagers
September 18, 2025
Dozens of Cambodian civilians were injured when Thailand’s military used tear gas and rubber bullets during clashes in a disputed area on the Thai-Cambodia border, the most significant violence since ...
- Polish missile likely destroyed house amid Russian drone incursion
September 18, 2025
Last week, Russian drones repeatedly violated Polish airspace during a major aerial attack on Ukraine, which Warsaw described as a provocation. The incident prompted Poland and its NATO allies to ...
- India: NIA conducts multi-state searches in Vizianagaram ISIS case
September 17, 2025
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) today conducted searches at multiple locations in eight states across India in the Vizianagaram ISIS case linked with the conspiracy to spread terror through the ...
- Mali: JNIM attack Senegal-Mali fuel convoys disrupting key trade route
September 17, 2025
In early September 2025, Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimeen (JNIM), an al-Qaeda-linked militant group, announced a blockade on fuel imports into Mali, particularly affecting key trade routes near Kayes and Nioro ...
- Oregon: Explosive device found in public bathroom at Sunset Beach
September 17, 2025
An explosive device was found Tuesday in a public bathroom at Sunset Beach State Recreation Site on the Oregon Coast. Around 10:21 a.m., Oregon State Parks staff notified Oregon State Police ...
- Ireland: Letter containing ‘anthrax’ sent to Dublin offices of Iona Institute
September 16, 2025
The Defence Forces’ Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) unit are examining a suspicious package sent to the Dublin City office of the Iona Institute. The package, which was addressed to the Iona ...
- Nigeria: FG moves to tighten control on IEDs materials
September 16, 2025
The Nigerian Government is stepping up efforts to curb the menace of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), which has remained the deadliest threat to troops and civilians in the North East. The ...
- Cote d’Ivoire: EUSDI GoG boosts Ivorian Defense Against improvised explosives
September 16, 2025
The Spanish Canary Islands Command provides specialized training on the threat of improvised explosive devices in Cote d’Ivoire as part of the EU Security and Defence Inititiative in the Gulf ...
- UK: Bomb squad complete ‘controlled explosion’ of ‘WW2 shell’ in Watford
September 16, 2025
A bomb squad carried out the controlled detonation of a suspected WW2 shell in a Watford park. Herts Police officers put a cordon up around King George V Playing Field, ...
- U.S. CDC: Summary of Updates to the NIOSH Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear Respiratory Protection Handbook
September 16, 2025
NIOSH approves respirators that help protect emergency responders and workers from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) hazards. These hazards can be encountered during disasters, emergencies, or intentional attacks. NIOSH recently ...
- IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine – Update 314
September 16, 2025
The IAEA team based at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) reported hearing shelling close to the site today and saw black smoke rising from three locations nearby, in the ...
