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Latest News
- Israel supplied Iran with centrifuge platforms containing explosives
January 15, 2025
Israel supplied Iran with centrifuge platforms containing explosives for its nuclear enrichment program, a top Iranian official has acknowledged for the first time, underscoring the sophistication of sabotage programs targeting ...
- Connecticut: Fairfield police arrest two after homemade explosive incident
January 15, 2025
After a joint investigation involving local and federal law enforcement, two young adults have been arrested in connection with the construction and detonation of homemade explosive devices in Fairfield. On Dec. ...
- Qatar confirms Israel, Hamas agreement of Gaza hostage-ceasefire deal
January 15, 2025
Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani is set to announce that Israel and the Palestinian terror group Hamas have agreed to a three-stage deal to release ...
- Ontario: Explosives found in Toronto storage locker now detonated
January 15, 2025
Toronto police say they safely detonated explosive materials in a city park on Tuesday after they were found in a storage locker. Police received a call about possible explosives materials at ...
- Vermont: Police investigate blown up mailboxes in Lamoille County
January 15, 2025
Police are looking to identify the people who are responsible for blowing up six mailboxes across three Lamoille County towns. The Lamoille County Sheriff’s Department says it was one of six ...
- Victoria: Bomb experts deploy remote-controlled bomb disposal robot to examine suspect device
January 14, 2025
The arrest of a 24-year-old man from Leongatha at 3am overnight by Wonthaggi Police has had an alarming sequel at the Wonthaggi Police Station on Tuesday morning when a bomb ...
- Tennessee: Jonesborough man accused of bringing explosive device to jail charged
January 14, 2025
A Jonesborough man accused of bringing an improvised explosive device to jail has been charged, according to the Washington County, Tennessee Sheriff’s Office. James Thomas Clay, 29, was arrested by the ...
- Thailand: Bomb blast near TK Park Pattani injures six officers
January 13, 2025
A bomb explosion occurred in a side alley near TK Park, central Pattani, injuring six volunteer officers. The incident happened at 8am today, January 13, just 20 metres from the Mueang ...
- Somalia offers $30,000 bounty for al-Shabab bomb expert
January 13, 2025
The National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) has announced a $30,000 reward for information leading to the capture of Yusuf Mohamed Hussein, known as Jeeri-Arab, a senior Al-Shabab operative linked ...
- Nigeria: Militants kill at least 40 farmers in Borno state
January 13, 2025
Suspected Islamist militants killed 40 farmers in an attack on the Dumba community in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno State on Sunday, a senior state official said on Monday. The militants were believed ...
- Polish defence minister dismisses logistics chief after mines go missing
January 13, 2025
On Thursday, General Artur Kepczynski was dismissed from his position as head of the Armed Forces Support Inspectorate, as reported by the Ministry of Defence. The reasons for this decision, made ...
- FBI CJIS Somalia ABIS RFI FY 2025
January 13, 2025
This sources sought is issued by Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) Information Technology Acquisition Unit (ITAU) for Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division’s Somalia Automated Biometric Information System (ABIS). The ...
- Malaysia: WWII bomb safely detonated in the waters off Semporna
January 12, 2025
A World War II-era bomb was safely detonated by the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) in the waters off Pulau Sibuan, Semporna, on Saturday evening (Jan 11). The unexploded ordnance (UXO), discovered ...
- West shows concern over foreign jihadists in Syria’s new leadership
January 11, 2025
Western powers, including the United States, Germany, and France, have reportedly expressed concern over Syria’s new Islamist government’s decision to appoint foreign jihadists to senior military positions, according to informed ...
- Israel: IDF announces deaths of four soldiers in the northern Gaza Strip
January 11, 2025
Four soldiers were killed in battle in northern Gaza, the IDF announced Saturday night. The soldiers were Sgt.-Maj. (res.) Alexander Fedorenko, St.-Sgt. Danila Diakov, Sgt. Yahav Maayan, and Sgt. Eliav ...
- California: Live mortar round found at Grass Valley transfer station
January 10, 2025
The McCourtney Transfer Station in Grass Valley was evacuated and closed on Friday after what turned out to be live explosives was found, according to the Nevada County Sheriff’s Office. At ...
- Humanitarian Mine Action Program Builds Explosive Ordnance Disposal Capability in Peru
January 10, 2025
United States Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) conducted a three-week intermediate-level Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) course for the Peruvian Armed Forces as part of its Humanitarian Mine Action (HMA) program. The HMA program ...
- Israel, US, UK launch coordinated airstrikes on Houthi stronghold in Yemen
January 10, 2025
The Israel Air Force, together with the United States and Britain, conducted the largest coordinated airstrikes of the war against the Houthis in Yemen on Friday, targeting a power station ...
