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
- Ukraine intel unit dubbed “The Chemists” deployed kamikaze drones and operators to Syria
December 11, 2024
About 20 experienced drone operators and 150 drones were shipped over from GUR to the rebel headquarters in Idlib, Syria, four weeks ago. The Ukrainian military aid was a welcome injection ...
- Mexico: La Linea, Sinaloa cartel unleash violence in Chihuahua
December 10, 2024
Mexican authorities say they have “restored order” in parts of the state of Chihuahua where organized criminal gangs engaged in violent confrontations in the past few days. Mexican media reported ...
- US Army civilian helps to safeguard American forces from blast overpressure injuries
December 10, 2024
A U.S. Army civilian safety manager was recently recognized for contributing to the blast overpressure standards for the U.S. military while improving the safety program at the Explosive Ordnance Disposal ...
- UK: Bomb disposal team carries out controlled explosion in Cambridgeshire field
December 10, 2024
A bomb disposal team carried out a controlled explosion in a Cambridgeshire field in Yelling, northeast of St Neots, last week, after police officers came across ammunition that did not ...
- Seychelles and Kenya experts train to identify and manage hazardous lab waste
December 10, 2024
Experts from Seychelles and Kenya met to enhance their skills and ability to identify and manage various types of infectious laboratory waste through a week-long training session. The initiative is part ...
- Germany: 3 men arrested over suspected preparations for an Islamic extremist attack
December 10, 2024
Two young men who sympathized with the Islamic State group and a suspected accomplice have been arrested in Germany for allegedly making preparations for an attack, authorities said Tuesday. The two ...
- US military says it defeated Houthi attack on ships in Gulf of Aden
December 10, 2024
Two U.S. Navy destroyers escorting three merchant vessels through the Gulf of Aden defeated an attack by Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen, the U.S. military said on Tuesday. The Houthis launched multiple ...
- IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine – Update 264
December 10, 2024
A drone hit and severely damaged an official vehicle of the International Atomic Energy Agency during a rotation today of IAEA teams to Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), in ...
- Pakistan: Two killed in motorcycle explosion in Qilla Abdullah
December 10, 2024
On Monday, police reported that two individuals riding a motorcycle laden with explosives were killed in southwestern Pakistan. According to the police, the incident occurred when the explosives on the ...
- Syria: IAF strikes over 300 targets in massive operation after Assad’s fall
December 10, 2024
The Israeli Air Force carried out over 300 strikes in Syria in the early hours of Tuesday morning, according to Israeli security sources. Some 70%-80% of the capabilities of former ...
- Jammu and Kashmir: IED found on Srinagar-Baramulla highway
December 10, 2024
The Army on Monday averted a major terror incident after an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was recovered on the Srinagar- Baramulla national highway. Srinagar-based Chinar Corps said on Monday that ...
- Investigation launched into Queensland lab breach, with vials of Hendra virus, lyssavirus and hantavirus missing
December 9, 2024
Nearly 100 live samples of the deadly Hendra virus have been lost in a biosecurity bungle at a state-run Queensland laboratory. An investigation has been launched after it was revealed 323 ...
- Iraq: IED blast targets Turkish military convoy in Duhok
December 9, 2024
An improvised explosive device (IED) detonated, targeting a Turkish military convoy in the Bamarni district, north of Duhok, a security source reported on Monday. The source told Shafaq News Agency that ...
- UK: Man to stand trial accused of having items to make explosive devices
December 9, 2024
A man will stand trial next year accused of having items to make explosive devices. Shazad Khan faced the allegation as he appeared in the dock at the High Court ...
- Leveraging new technology for a mine-free future
December 9, 2024
The devastating legacy of armed conflict – often marked by the indiscriminate use of landmines, improvised explosive devices and other explosive ordnance – poses a significant humanitarian challenge. Innovation in ...
- India: Three killed in Murshidabad crude bomb explosion
December 9, 2024
At least three were killed and several others sustained injuries in an explosion whilst allegedly producing illegal crude bombs in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district, according to police reports on Monday. The ...
- Lockerbie wreckage moved to US for bombing trial
December 9, 2024
A section of the American airliner which exploded over Lockerbie 35 years ago is being transported to the US for the trial of the man accused of making the bomb. The ...
- Wuhan lab samples hold no close relatives to virus behind COVID
December 9, 2024
After years of rumours that the virus that causes COVID-19 escaped from a laboratory in China, the virologist at the centre of the claims has presented data on dozens of ...
