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
- Syria: SDF foils ISIS attack in Deir ez-Zor governorate
May 26, 2025
The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said on Monday that it thwarted an attack from the Islamic State (ISIS) in the eastern Deir ez-Zor province, which injured a civilian, amid ...
- Russia: Explosives technicians found six more bombs after explosion derails freight train in Belgorod region
May 26, 2025
The explosion targeting the rail network in the Belgorod region last night turned out to be much more serious than originally thought. The explosion, which damaged the contact support and caused ...
- Nigeria: Police destroy bomb factory, defuse IEDs in Anambra
May 25, 2025
The Anambra State Police Command has destroyed a local bomb factory and demobilised assorted improvised explosive devices after it raided a secessionist hideout in Isseke, Ihiala Local Government Area of ...
- Haiti’s Beleaguered Government Launches Drones Against Gangs
May 24, 2025
A new front for drone warfare has opened a two-hour flight south of Miami. Haiti’s besieged government is using drones strapped with explosives to strike gangs that have turned the ...
- Pakistan: One killed, security personnel injured in South Waziristan IED blast
May 24, 2025
A civilian was killed and a security personnel injured in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast in the Anzar Cheena is a location in the Shakai Tehsil in Lower South ...
- Nigeria: 13 Terrorists Logistics Suppliers Arrested with IED Materials in Borno, Yobe
May 24, 2025
13 Terrorists Logistics Suppliers Arrested with IED Materials in Borno, Yobe – DHQ The Armed Forces of Nigeria has arrested 13 suspected logistics suppliers for terrorists in a major breakthrough ...
- After the Blast: Seeking Clues in the Aftermath of an Explosion
May 23, 2025
To the untrained eye, the aftermath of a blast incident comprises fragments, debris, disorder. But to seasoned officers, the incident scene can yield vital clues. Post-blast Investigations (PBI) involve a ...
- France takes command of NATO Mission Iraq
May 22, 2025
On Thursday 22 May, Major General Christophe Hintzy from France assumed command of NATO Mission Iraq, at a change of command ceremony in Baghdad. He succeeds Lieutenant General Lucas Schreurs ...
- CBRNE Soldiers prove combat readiness at Best Squad Competition on Fort Carson
May 22, 2025
FORT CARSON, Colo. – Soldiers from the U.S. Department of Defense’s premier Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives (CBRNE) formation honed their skills and demonstrated their combat readiness during the Best ...
- UK: Homes evacuated after bomb disposal squad called
May 22, 2025
Bomb disposal experts were called to a village after police found “suspicious items” during a search. Cambridgeshire Police made the discovery at a property in Brick Lane, Mepal, near Ely, on ...
- Washington, DC: Two Israeli Embassy staff members killed outside the Capital Jewish museum
May 22, 2025
A suspect is in custody after two Israeli embassy staff members were killed in a shooting near the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, DC, police said. The man and woman killed ...
- Virginia: New research center aims to elevate nation’s drone defense
May 21, 2025
A new Virginia Tech effort will take aim at bolstering the nation’s defenses against uncrewed aerial systems (UAS), commonly called drones. A recent $5 million award from the U.S. Army Futures ...
- Russian explosives experts demine 37,500 hectares in Kursk Region
May 21, 2025
Russian mine clearance specialists have inspected and demined about 37,500 hectares in the Kursk Region’s borderline areas as well as 767 kilometers of roadways and 31 residential communities, acting regional ...
