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Latest News
- Cambodia: CMAC, Nigerian team discuss demining work
February 5, 2025
Heng Ratana, Director General of the Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC), met with a Nigerian deminers to discuss work related to demining in Nigeria at CMAC’s office on Monday. During Monday’s ...
- India: Another blast near police post in Amritsar, no casualties reported
February 4, 2025
Another blast was reported near a police check post in Amritsar. According to initial reports, the explosion took place at the Fatehgarh Churian police post on the Amritsar bypass. There are ...
- Ukraine’s military urges tough response after attacks on draft officers
February 3, 2025
Ukraine’s army chief condemned on Monday a spate of violent attacks on draft officers, rallying in defence of a national call-up effort that has fuelled anger among some Ukrainians and ...
- Syria: At least 19 killed mostly women in a car bomb explosion in Manbij
February 3, 2025
A car bomb exploded on the outskirts of a northern Syrian city on Monday, killing at least 19 people, all but one of them women, and leaving more than a ...
- Afghanistan needs $21.9 million for mine clearance
February 3, 2025
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has said that $21.9 million is needed this year to fund mine clearance and provide explosive hazard risk education ...
- Russia: One killed, four injured in explosion in Moscow residential complex
February 3, 2025
An explosion occurred in the lobby of the Alye Parusa (or Scarlet Sails) high-rise residential complex in northwestern Moscow. According to the latest information, one person was killed and four people ...
- Iraq: IED blast kills a child in Kirkuk
February 2, 2025
On Monday, a child was killed and another injured after an explosive remnant of war detonated in Riyadh subdistrict, southwest of Kirkuk, a medical source reported. The source told Shafaq News, ...
- Florida: Bomb squad removes “explosive target” in Holt
February 2, 2025
It was a close call in Holt Saturday. The bomb squad from the Florida Bureau of Fire, Arson, and Explosives was called in to remove what was believed to be ...
- Ireland: Gardaí investigate pipe bomb attack on house in Limerick city
February 2, 2025
Gardaí are investigating a pipe bomb attack at a house in Limerick that is believed to be linked to a violent feud between rival groups on the south side of ...
- Iraq’s PMF foils ISIS bombing attempt in Kirkuk
February 2, 2025
Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) “successfully” thwarted an ISIS bombing attempt targeting civilians and security forces in southwest Kirkuk. The group stated on Sunday that explosives experts from the PMF’s 15th ...
- Syria: Explosive remnants of civil war pose a daunting challenge
February 2, 2025
Almost 14 years of civil war contaminated swathes of the Syrian Arab Republic with roughly 324,600 unexploded rockets and bombs and thousands of landmines, according to a 2023 estimate by ...
- Lebanon: Chinese peacekeepers pass UN mine, explosive clearing certification
February 2, 2025
All 60 members of the Chinese military engineering contingent from the 23rd Chinese Peacekeeping Force to Lebanon successfully passed the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) qualification assessment in a ...
- India: 25 kg of IED in plastic container detected on Bijapur road
February 2, 2025
The Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) on Sunday detected and destroyed 25 kilogram of IED planted by Maoists on the road near Dhan Mandi at a distance of 3 kilometre from ...
- Ukraine: Explosion near TRC in Pavlohrad, one person injured
February 2, 2025
An explosion occurred near the building of the District Territorial Recruitment and Social Support Center (TRC) in Pavlohrad, Dnipropetrovsk region. Law enforcement officials are working at the scene of the incident. ...
- Malaysia: Angler finds 61mm mortar bomb at Tumpat beach
February 2, 2025
An angler discovered a 61mm rusty mortar bomb while fishing at Sri Tujuh beach here yesterday. District police chief Assistant Commissioner Mohd Khairi Shafie said police were informed about the discovery ...
- U.S. Forces Conduct Strike Targeting ISIS-Somalia
February 1, 2025
In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted airstrikes against ISIS-Somalia on Feb. 1, 2025. The command’s initial assessment is that multiple ISIS-Somalia operatives were killed in ...
- Ukraine Is Combining Drones And IED Tactics To Strike Russian Vehicles
February 1, 2025
The Russia-Ukraine War has significantly accelerated drone technology, particularly for military applications, with both sides pushing drones beyond their traditional surveillance roles. In line with that article’s predictions, a recent ...
- Israel: Three hostages return to Israel after 15 months in Gaza captivity
February 1, 2025
Three hostages returned to Israel Saturday, as Keith Siegel, Yarden Bibas, and Ofer Kalderon were released from Hamas captivity after 484 days. Siegel arrived at the main reception point on the ...
