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
- Isle of Wight: Man and teen arrested after ‘explosive’ found
March 13, 2025
A man and a teenager arrested after a suspected explosive object was discovered at an Isle of Wight address, have been bailed by the police. Officers were called to an address ...
- US Army EOD technicians hone skills during law enforcement exercise on Fort Belvoir
March 13, 2025
FORT BELVOIR, Va. – U.S. Army Explosives Ordnance Disposal technicians honed their lifesaving and mission-enabling skills during a law enforcement exercise on Fort Belvoir, Virginia. EOD Soldiers from the 55th Ordnance ...
- UK: Families evacuated as WWII bomb found in garden
March 13, 2025
Residents have been evacuated from their homes after a suspected WWII bomb was found. Kent Police were contacted at 09.18GMT on Thursday following the discovery in a garden on Kirby ...
- JTF-CS Commander is featured guest at CBRNE Symposium
March 13, 2025
JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. – Chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear experts from across the federal government, military, state and local entities, industry, and academia gathered in Washington, D.C., March 11-12, for ...
- Somalia: Puntland forces kill senior ISIS drone commander in targeted operation
March 13, 2025
Puntland security forces have killed a senior Islamic State (ISIS) commander responsible for directing drone attacks using explosive-laden unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), authorities announced Thursday. The militant, identified as a foreign ...
- Colombia: Violent turf war in Bogotá’s San Bernardo leaves three dead, nine injured
March 13, 2025
An explosion rocked Bogotá’s San Bernardo neighborhood on the night of Wednesday, March 12, leaving three dead and nine injured. Authorities confirmed the incident was caused by a grenade, which detonated ...
- European Defence Agency conducts first CBRN live agent training
March 13, 2025
The European Defence Agency (EDA) has conducted its first-ever chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) live agent training for specialised defence units. Hosted at the CBRN Test and Training Centre ...
- Yemen’s Houthi rebels say ‘any Israeli vessel’ in nearby Mideast waterways again a target
March 12, 2025
Yemen’s Houthi rebels warned shippers early Wednesday that “any Israeli vessel” traveling through nearby Mideast waters is now a target as Israel continues to block aid to the Gaza Strip. The ...
- Swiss man arrested over Geneva parcel bomb attacks
March 12, 2025
A 61-year-old Swiss man was arrested in Geneva on Wednesday morning in connection with the parcel bomb incidents. The arrest was part of a major police operation led by the Federal ...
- Pakistan: Jaffar Express siege ends
March 12, 2025
Security forces stormed the hijacked Jaffar Express on Wednesday, bringing a dramatic end to a 30-hour siege in the rugged Bolan area of Balochistan, killing all 33 terrorists, while successfully ...
- US, Tunisian and Senegalese EOD teams strengthen readiness through collaborative training
March 12, 2025
TUNIS, Tunisia – A controlled detonation shakes the ground as a cloud of smoke rises over the training range. For explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) technicians, moments like these are routine, ...
- Pakistan: Timeline of attacks claimed by BLA over the last one year
March 12, 2025
The rescue operation to release the scores of people held hostage by terrorists who hijacked the Jaffer Express train near Balochistan’s Bolan district continued on Wednesday, a day after the ...
- Israel: IDF seizes weapons and explosives, arrests 12 suspects in West Bank operations
March 12, 2025
The IDF conducted several counterterrorism operations in the West Bank last night, the military announced on Wednesday. The IDF arrested a dozen suspects involved in terrorist activities and confiscated their weapons. ...

