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
- Pakistan: Seven killed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as militant’s car bomb explodes accidentally
November 14, 2024
A powerful car bomb accidentally detonated at the house of a Pakistani Taliban militant in northwestern Pakistan on Thursday, killing at least two children and five suspected militants, police said. The ...
- U.S. Marines Bring New Capabilities to International Naval Exercise
November 14, 2024
The U.S. Marine Corps participated in their first Phoenix Express exercise Nov. 5-15 bringing new capabilities to critical maritime security operations training. The Marines, from Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company, 8th Engineer ...
- Brazil: Suspected bomber dead after trying to enter Brazil’s Supreme Court ahead of G20
November 14, 2024
A man killed himself with a bomb outside Brazil’s Supreme Court after trying to enter the building on Wednesday, officials said, stirring security concerns before the country hosts global leaders ...
- UK: Man arrested after guns and grenades found at Market Rasen property
November 14, 2024
A man has been arrested after police discovered guns, grenades and mortar shells at a Lincolnshire property. Officers attended the property in Chapman Street, Market Rasen, on Wednesday, November 13. The ...
- Hong Kong: Mastermind of foiled bomb plot to target police is jailed for nearly 24 years
November 14, 2024
The mastermind behind a foiled bomb plot during anti-government protests in Hong Kong in 2019 has been jailed for nearly 24 years in the city’s first case brought under an ...
- Pakistan: Major among two ISPR personnel killed in IED explosion in Punjab
November 14, 2024
An officer and a soldier were martyred on Thursday after an improvised explosive device exploded on the leading vehicle of security forces during an operation against terrorists in Harnai district. The ...
- Russia: FSB foils attempted terrorist attack on power station in Nizhny Tagil
November 13, 2024
The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) has foiled a terrorist attack on an electrical substation that provides energy to a military-industrial facility and the infrastructure of the Sverdlovsk Railway in ...
- Israel: Rocket with standard explosive located near Ben Gurion International Airport
November 13, 2024
A rocket-like object was located, for the first time, in the village of Budrus, several kilometers from Ben Gurion International Airport, containing a standard, not improvised, explosive, that terrorists planned ...
- A first for Aussie clearance divers
November 13, 2024
The ADF has, for the first time, deployed a Navy clearance diving team to a Five Power Defence Arrangements (FPDA) exercise. The team exercised with FPDA partners at Tioman Island, Malaysia, ...
- Vietnam and India’s engineers coordinate mine clearance to ensure peacekeeping forces
November 13, 2024
Engineer forces of Vietnam and India have coordinated together to practice clearing mines and explosives, ensuring safety for United Nations peacekeeping forces. This is the main content of the exercise situation ...
- Japanese troops to defuse unexploded WWII bombs found near commercial airport
November 13, 2024
Japanese ordnance disposal experts plan to defuse two suspected World War II-era bombs found last month on Miyakojima, a popular tourist spot 170 miles southwest of Okinawa. Soldiers with the Japan ...
- Nigeria: Police unveil EOD training school in Borno
November 13, 2024
The Borno State police command on Tuesday inaugurated an Explosive Ordnance Disposal training school in Borno State. Speaking during the ceremony in Maiduguri, the Commissioner of Police, who was represented by ...
- Houthis launch missile, drone attacks on US warships off Yemen’s coast
November 13, 2024
US warships came under sustained missile and drone attack from Houthi fighters as they sailed off the coast of Yemen, the Pentagon has confirmed, with the armed group claiming it ...
- Russian Black Sea Fleet Captain killed in car bomb explosion in Sevastopol
November 13, 2024
A car exploded on Taras Shevchenko Street in Sevastopol, Crimea. The driver, a Russian serviceman, died from his injuries. The victim is believed to be captain of the first rank ...
- Afghanistan: Mine Clearance Organization warns of IED contamination
November 12, 2024
The Mine Clearance Organization recently announced that over 65 square kilometers of land in Afghanistan is contaminated with improvised explosive devices (IEDs). The organization has called on the global community to ...
- Philippines: Explosion of improvised fireworks injures three in General Santos City
November 12, 2024
A suspected explosion involving improvised fireworks left three individuals injured, including two minors, in Rosario Village, Barangay Lagao, General Santos City, on Monday afternoon. The incident occurred at approximately 5:20 PM ...
- China: 35 killed, 43 injured after car ramming into people the southern city of Zhuhai
November 12, 2024
A hit-and-run attack at a sports centre in the southern Chinese city of Zhuhai killed 35 people and severely injured 43, local police said on Tuesday. The incident happened at ...
- Key findings from the Clearing the Mines 2024 report
November 12, 2024
As of today, 58 States and two territories remain contaminated with anti-personnel mines, and the need for focused and unwavering commitment to get all of them over the finish line ...
