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
- Niger army says 15 terrorists killed in security operations
April 10, 2025
The army of Niger has confirmed that it had killed 15 terrorists in operations last Sunday in the western part of the country. According to its weekly bulletin released on Wednesday, ...
- Japan: Okinawa construction unearths more US shells 80 years after WWII battle
April 10, 2025
Japanese troops recently removed and neutralized three World War II-era U.S. artillery shells uncovered at construction sites across southern Okinawa and detonated another offshore, according to local officials. The discoveries, made ...
- Pakistan: Police defuse 15kg bomb in Lakki Marwat
April 10, 2025
The police foiled a terror bid by defusing an indigenously made bomb in Wanda Maidali area of Lakki Marwat district on Wednesday. A police official said that unknown miscreants had planted ...
- Cambodia: Nearly half of mine accidents occur outside identified minefields
April 10, 2025
Nearly half of all mine accidents in Cambodia over the past decade have occurred outside of officially identified minefields—an alarming indicator that vast areas remain unsurveyed. The government has tasked the ...
- U.S. Marine Corps to Deploy Counter-Drone Systems Across Units in 2025
April 9, 2025
MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. — The proliferation of small Unmanned Aircraft Systems presents a significant tactical challenge for modern military forces. As adversaries across the globe increasingly mature and ...
- ADF Sappers ensure Nauru is safe
April 9, 2025
A team of ADF explosives experts worked with Government of Nauru authorities to dispose of two World War 2-era unexploded ordnance (UXO) discovered in a residential area on March 18. Led ...
- India: BSF jawan injured in IED blast along India-Pakistan border in Gurdaspur
April 9, 2025
A Border Security Force (BSF) jawan was injured in an IED blast that occurred along the India-Pakistan international border in Punjab, the force said in a statement on Wednesday. The ...
- Finland’s planned exit from landmine ban draws sharp criticism from Amnesty
April 9, 2025
The Finnish government’s decision to prepare for withdrawal from the Ottawa Treaty banning anti-personnel landmines risks weakening international law and damaging Finland’s global reputation, Amnesty Finland said on Monday. The treaty, ...
- Lebanon: Chinese peacekeepers to help South Korean counterparts neutralize expired high explosive ammunition
April 8, 2025
Recently, the 23rd Chinese peacekeeping multi-role engineering company to the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) dispatched an explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) team to help the South Korean peacekeeping ...
- Czech service members in Lithuania: CBRN defence in exercise Iron Fortress
April 8, 2025
Czech service members of the Multifunctional Chemical Defence Company performed sampling, identification, decontamination, and other tasks during the Iron Fortress exercise held in the Gaiziunai training area, Lithuania, from March ...
- Kenya: Investigation launched into Mandera IED explosion
April 8, 2025
DCI detectives have launched investigation into an IED explosion that occurred in Mandera leaving one person with injuries. The incident is reported to have occurred in a hotel blowing its rooftop ...
- Israel: Grenade thrown at house of former soccer star Yossi Benayoun, suspected mistaken identity
April 7, 2025
A grenade was thrown at the home of famous former Liverpool midfielder Yossi Benayoun, 44, in Ramat Hasharon on Sunday, according to the police and multiple media reports. According to ...
- Belgium: Remote-controlled flares and smoke bombs found hidden under stadium seats
April 7, 2025
Standard Liege’s travelling supporters found remote-controlled flares and smoke bombs hidden under their seats at the stadium of Belgian league rival Sporting Charleroi at the weekend. The pyrotechnics were discovered when ...
