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
- UK: Three more charged after ram-raid at defence firm
August 16, 2024
Three more people have been charged after an apparent ram-raid at a defence technology firm. Members of the campaign group, Palestine Action, allegedly used a vehicle to ram the entrance ...
- Yemen: Suicide bomber kills 16 soldiers in Abyan province
August 16, 2024
A suicide bomber has killed 16 Yemeni pro-government soldiers and wounded 18 others in a military post in the southern province of Abyan, local authorities have said. The attacker “drove a ...
- UK: Man charged with encouraging terrorism appears in court
August 16, 2024
A man described in court as a “political activist” has appeared at the Old Bailey charged with encouraging terrorism over social media posts relating to the Charlie Hebdo attack. Majid Novsarka, ...
- EOD teams upend training for threats from IEDs on the ground to drones in the air
August 16, 2024
The job of ordnance disposal technicians is rapidly changing. After decades of handling prevasive ground-level threats of improvised explosive devices in Afghanistan and Iraq, disposal techs are reinventing their jobs ...
- UK: Two men arrested over ‘explosive substances’ in Lincoln
August 16, 2024
Two men have been arrested on suspicion of making explosive substances for unlawful purpose. Officers received reports of “suspicious activity” at a property in Breedon Drive, Lincoln, on Friday evening. Military ...
- Japan to purchase equipment for humanitarian demining in Ukraine and hand it over to the SES
August 16, 2024
Japan has ordered 12 minibuses and 8 trailers from Ukrainian manufacturers for the SES. The equipment is part of JICA’s support package for demining in Ukraine, with a total funding ...
- UK police charge two after investigation into right-wing terrorism
August 16, 2024
British police charged an 18-year-old man and a 19-year-old woman with terrorism offences after an investigation into suspected extreme right-wing terrorism activity, they said in a statement on Friday. Rex William ...
- Indian Army drill for counterinsurgency amid rise in rebel attacks in Kashmir
August 15, 2024
In the remote Himalayas, tens of thousands of Indian soldiers maintain a tight vigil along the highly militarized Line of Control that divides Kashmir region between India and Pakistan. Authorities say ...
- Estonia concludes framework contracts to buy equipment designed for special forces
August 15, 2024
The Estonian Center for Defense Investment (RKIK) has entered into framework contracts on behalf of the defense forces and the Rescue Board for the acquisition of clothing and special equipment ...
- Sweden reports first case of more dangerous mpox virus outside Africa
August 15, 2024
Sweden has reported the first confirmed case outside Africa of the more deadly mpox variant that sparked the World Health Organization to declare a global public health emergency a day ...
- Israeli forces foil terror plan to strike Tel Aviv
August 15, 2024
A plot to carry out terrorist activities in Israel made by residents of the Bedouin town of Tel Sheva was uncovered by the Shin Bet and the Southern District of ...
- UK: Unexploded Second World War bomb found in Worcester
August 15, 2024
Gardeners discovered an unexploded Second World War bomb while they were digging in the garden of a home in Barbourne. Police officers were manning the cordon as an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) ...
- University of Houston Researchers Unveil Groundbreaking Technique in X-Ray Imaging
August 14, 2024
Researchers at the University of Houston unveiled a groundbreaking advancement in X-ray imaging technology that could provide significant improvements in medical diagnostics, materials and industrial imaging, transportation security and other ...
- Pakistan: Grenade attack in Quetta kills one, injures 11, including children
August 14, 2024
One person has died and 11 others, including children, have been severely injured in a grenade attack in Quetta. The incident occurred close to the train station, where unknown attackers ...
- Nebraska National Guard called to rural home after suspected artillery shell found
August 14, 2024
The Nebraska Air National Guard was deployed Monday to a rural home in Adams, Neb. after a suspected artillery shell was discovered, according to the Gage County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies were ...
- West Bank: Four IDF soldiers wounded in IED attack in Tubas
August 14, 2024
The IDF announced on Wednesday that four soldiers were wounded in Tubas in the northern West Bank after their partially armored David vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive. The IDF ...
- Cambodia: CMAC unearth another US aerial bomb in Kandal province
August 14, 2024
CMAC has unearthed and safely removed another US made M117 aerial bomb in southern Kandal province, a mine clearance chief said on Tuesday. Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC)’s Director-General Heng ...
- WHO declares mpox virus a public health emergency of international concern
August 14, 2024
The chief of the World Health Organization (WHO) declared that the rise in mpox cases constitutes a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC), following advice from members at Wednesday’s ...
- 23rd Civil Engineer Squadron Hosts CBRN Rodeo
August 14, 2024
MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. — The 23rd Civil Engineer Squadron and the 23rd Wing Inspector General office hosted a Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) exercise at Moody Air ...
- UK: Urgent tests under way on canal sodium cyanide spill
August 14, 2024
Public health bosses say they hope to start reducing restrictions “very quickly” on a 12-mile stretch of canals in the West Midlands following a toxic chemical spillage. Sodium cyanide, which can ...
- Syria: Missile attack targets US airbase in Conoco gas field
August 14, 2024
A missile attack targeted a US airbase in Conoco gas field in Syria’s Deir al-Zor province, Syrian state media reported early on Wednesday. However, two US officials said the projectiles ...
- Mpox Declared A Public Health Emergency In Africa
August 13, 2024
Due to the alarming surge in cases of mpox (formerly referred to as monkeypox), the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention declared the disease a public health emergency on ...
- Kenya: Seven people including secondary school child killed in banditry attack in Marsabit
August 13, 2024
At least seven people have been confirmed dead following an attack by an armed group along Eledimtu-Forole Road in Marsabit county. Eastern regional police commander Charles Naibei said they are ...
