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
- Trump administration pauses U.S. military aid to Ukraine
March 3, 2025
The Trump administration has paused U.S. military aid to Ukraine, the White House confirmed Monday. Since Mr. Trump took office in January, $3.85 billion has been available in drawdown authority for ...
- Germany: Apparent vehicle ramming attack in Mannheim leaves at least 1 dead, multiple injuries
March 3, 2025
A vehicle drove into a crowd of people in the western German city of Mannheim on Monday, killing at least one person and leaving others seriously wounded, according to police. The ...
- Soldiers from Finland undergoing training at the Bondsteel NATO base
March 3, 2025
Specialized KFOR units from Finland, which deal with the identification, removal and destruction of explosive devices, had an exercise at the Bondsteel NATO base near Uroševac. Finnish EOD soldiers, assigned to ...
- Syrian forces deployed in Jaramana to end unrest
March 3, 2025
Syria has deployed security forces in Jaramana, a suburb of Damascus, to restore order after a dispute at a checkpoint led to the killing of a Syrian security officer and ...
- Israel: Terror attack in Haifa, Israeli-Druze kills one, wounds several others
March 3, 2025
One man was killed and several others were wounded in a terror stabbing attack at Lev HaMifratz Mall in Haifa on Monday morning. Magen David Adom (MDA) EMTs and Paramedics pronounced ...
- Russia: Terrorist planning to detonate IED in Moscow synagogue shot by FSB
March 3, 2025
A terrorist allegedly planning to detonate explosive devices in a Moscow Jewish site and metro station was killed in a shootout with the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation, ...
- Pakistan: Civilian deaths in terrorist attacks surge in February
March 3, 2025
The month of February 2025 saw a marginal increase in terrorist attacks but a sharp surge in civilian casualties, along with a significant increase in the arrest of terrorists across ...
- Victoria: Police offer $1m reward to help solve fatal 1998 Melbourne car bombing
March 3, 2025
Police have announced a $1 million reward to try to solve a fatal car bombing that kicked off a gangland war almost 30 years ago. Businessman Gianni “John” Furlan, 48, died ...
- Ireland: Investigation launched following discovery of imitation grenade in Clare town
March 2, 2025
The army bomb disposal unit was called to Shannon on Saturday evening after a suspected grenade was found in a car. A garda spokesperson confirmed gardaí attended following the discovery of ...
- Vietnam: Japanese-funded bomb, mine clearance equipment project launched
March 2, 2025
A ceremony has been held in Hà Nội to announce the project for receiving bomb and mine clearance equipment funded by Japan for the Việt Nam National Mine Action Centre ...
- UK to intensify support for Ukraine with £2.26 billion loan to bolster defences
March 1, 2025
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said he will intensify efforts to support Ukraine with a £2.26 billion loan to bolster its defences. The announcement comes as European leaders are set to ...
- PKK declares ceasefire in 40-year conflict with Turkiye
March 1, 2025
The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) has declared it will implement a ceasefire with Turkiye, heeding a call from its jailed leader Abdullah Ocalan to disarm. The statement by the outlawed group, ...
- Supporting Ukraine to build a mine-free future
March 1, 2025
Together with the government of the Netherlands and local partners, UNOPS is working to enhance Ukraine’s capacity to eliminate the threat of explosive ordnance. February 2025 – UNOPS procured and delivered a ...
- Anti-Tank Mines Relevant, as Seen in Russia-Ukraine War
February 28, 2025
The war in Ukraine serves as a stark reminder that the strategic environment can shift rapidly, and policy and military doctrine must adapt accordingly. The ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine ...
- Pakistan: Motorcycle blast in Quetta injures 10 including security personnel
February 28, 2025
A roadside explosion near Jan Muhammad Road in Balochistan’s Quetta on Friday injured 10 people, including a security personnel, the police said. In a statement, the police said the explosive materials ...
- Greece: Police pelted with rocks and petrol bombs in protest over rail crash
February 28, 2025
Scores of youths have hurled rocks and petrol bombs at police in from of Greece’s parliament building during mass protests to mark the the second anniversary of a devastating train ...
- DR Congo: 11 killed, 65 injured in explosions after M23 rally in Bukavu
February 28, 2025
Several explosions killed at least 11 people and injured 65 others on Thursday in Bukavu in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), shortly after a political rally in ...
- Russia claims Ukraine set 1M mines to bar advance in South
February 28, 2025
On February 28, 2025, Vladimir Rogov, chairman of the Commission on Sovereignty, Patriotic Projects, and Veteran Support within Russia’s Public Chamber claimed that Ukraine’s armed forces have laid over 1 ...
