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
- Azerbaijan: Landmine blast injures one in Goranboy district
May 31, 2025
A mine incident occurred in the village of Yenikand in the Goranboy district on Saturday, according to a joint statement from the General Prosecutor’s Office, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, ...
- Mexican Cartel Tactical Note #53: Recent Improvised Landmine attacks in Michoacán and Jalisco
May 31, 2025
On 27 May 2025, eight Guardia Nacional (GN) personnel assigned to the Fuerza de reacción inmediata (FERI), an immediate reaction special force team, were killed when their armored vehicle ran ...
- UK: Army bomb disposal unit safely detonate item on Welsh beach
May 31, 2025
HM Coastguard Borth reported on Friday, May 30, that it had been called out to Ynyslas beach on Thursday evening, following reports of possible ordnance found on the beach, north ...
- India: IED blast injures three villagers in insurgency hit Bijapur in Chhattisgarh
May 31, 2025
At a time when all of Bastar is on high alert following the loot of 5,000kg explosives by Maoists in neighbouring Odisha, three villagers were grievously injured in an IED ...
- Nigeria: Borno residents mourn 8 volunteers Killed in an IED blast
May 31, 2025
Borno State is in mourning over the tragic death of eight Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) members killed in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast on Tuesday along the Dikwa-Marte ...
- Israel: Top Hamas military chief Mohammed Sinwar eliminated in airstrike
May 31, 2025
It can now be confirmed that during a joint IDF and ISA operation on May 13th, 2025, in the area of Khan Yunis, the Israeli Air Force struck and eliminated ...
- Indiana woman made bombs out of Monster Energy cans, wanted to blow up a high school
May 30, 2025
A southern Indiana woman faces a felony charge after police say she made various homemade explosives, including bombs made with Monster Energy cans. Ahnna I. Tipton, 19, faces a possession of ...
- 33rd International Defence Industry Exhibition – Europe increases its military capabilities, MSPO is growing stronger
May 30, 2025
In the face of ongoing geopolitical tensions and rising defence spending in Europe, the 33rd International Defence Industry Exhibition (MSPO) has further advanced to be one of the key industry ...
- ISIS Claims First Attack on Syria’s New Government Forces since Assad’s Fall
May 30, 2025
The so-called Islamic State (ISIS) has claimed responsibility for its first attack targeting Syria’s new government forces since the oust of Bashar al-Assad, marking a significant development in the militant ...
- Mexico arrests 10 Colombian ex-soldiers after deadly blast
May 30, 2025
Ten Colombian former soldiers were among the suspects arrested after an improvised landmine killed six Mexican troops in a drug cartel heartland this week, authorities said Friday. More than 40 explosive ...
- Pakistan: Additional Deputy Commissioner killed, buildings set on fire as terrorists attack Balochistan’s Sorab
May 30, 2025
Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) Hidayat Buledi was martyred in a terrorist attack on the deputy commissioner’s residence in Sorab, Khuzdar district, carried out by Fitna al-Hindustan, according to provincial spokesperson ...
- Mexico: Cartels are recruiting artisans to manufacture explosives, 3,454 devices seized in Michoacán alone
May 30, 2025
Criminal groups in Michoacán are recruiting local pyrotechnic artisans to manufacture improvised explosive devices (IEDs), often under threat, according to federal and state authorities. Carlos Roberto Gómez Ruiz, deputy director of ...
- Colombia’s Bicentenario pipeline stops pumping after attack
May 29, 2025
Pumping on Colombia’s Bicentenario pipeline was suspended after an attack with explosives, its operator Cenit, a subsidiary of state-run energy company Ecopetrol, said on Thursday. The attack, in Arauca province, was ...
