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
- Sri Lanka: Japan to extend its support to humanitarian demining activities in Northern Province
August 22, 2024
Ambassador of Japan – Mr. Mizukoshi Hideaki, today (Aug. 22) signed the grant contracts of two demining projects under the scheme of “Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects (GGP)”, ...
- Czech Republic: Litvínov refinery shut down after WWII-era unexploded bomb found on site
August 22, 2024
Production in Unipetrol’s Litvínov refinery in North Bohemia was shut down after an unexploded World War II-era bomb was discovered during excavation work in a remote section of the complex ...
- Colombia: Motorcycle bomb in Samaniego, Nariño, left several injured and extensive damage
August 22, 2024
On Thursday, August 22, the authorities reported an emergency in the municipality of Samaniego, Nariño, after the strong explosion of a motorcycle bomb that left several injured and great material ...
- IAEA Informed of Drone at Kursk Nuclear Power Plant
August 22, 2024
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has been informed by the Russian Federation today that the remains of a drone were found within the territory of the Kursk Nuclear Power ...
- Colorado: World War II-era bomb found by construction workers in Arapahoe County
August 22, 2024
Officials in Arapahoe County, Colorado, were called to investigate a piece of history that was found by a group of on-site construction workers. While on the scene, Aurora Police requested ...
- South Korea: Suspect accused of planting improvised explosive in Gwangju caught on same day
August 22, 2024
A suspect surnamed Kim, 79, accused of planting an improvised explosive device at a dental clinic in Gwangju on Thursday, was caught by police on the same day in the ...
- Nepal: Two arrested while fleeing after detonating IED
August 22, 2024
Police have arrested two people while attempting to abscond after detonating an IED (Improvised Explosive Device) at Mahendra Multiple Campus (MMC), Ghorahi. Ram Prasad Timalsina, spokesperson and Deputy Superintendent of Police ...
- Red Sea: Greek oil tanker on fire and adrift after multiple attacks of Hodeidah
August 22, 2024
A crew of 25 has been rescued from a Greek-flagged oil tanker after it caught fire after multiple attacks in the Red Sea. The Sounion was attacked by more than a ...
- Pakistan: Gunmen attack school van in Punjab, killing two children
August 22, 2024
Gunmen opened fire on a school bus in Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province, killing two children, police said. Five children were wounded in the attack which took place in a village ...
- Somalia’s bomb disposal experts face down fear to save lives
August 22, 2024
Wearing a bulky protective suit and helmet, Mohamed Ahmed inches towards the truck where explosives wired to a mobile phone have been planted in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu. Fortunately for Ahmed, a ...
- Women take the lead as handlers in UNDP’s Technical Survey Dogs project for demining in Ukraine
August 21, 2024
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is proud to announce the launch of an innovative project in Ukraine that is set to transform demining operations and create critical methodologies for ...
- Cambodia discovers 2 war-left U.S. aerial bombs in southern province
August 21, 2024
Cambodia has found another two war-left U.S.-made MK-82 aerial bombs in southern Kandal province, a mine clearance chief said on Wednesday. Cambodian Mine Action Center (CMAC) Director-General Heng Ratana said the ...
- Nevada: 17-year-old accused of plotting terror attack in Las Vegas to support Islamic State
August 21, 2024
A 17-year-old is accused of planning a terror attack in Las Vegas in support of the Islamic State, according to a grand jury indictment. Joshua Robles is charged with eight counts, ...
- Japan: Implementation of training program on the operation of large demining machines for the staff of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine
August 21, 2024
As part of its assistance in mine action, which is an urgent issue in Ukraine, Japan, through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), conducted training programs from late July to ...
- Why is Switzerland offering cash prizes to retrieve munitions from lakes?
August 20, 2024
The Swiss Federal Department of Defence Procurement (Armasuisse) is offering 50,000 Swiss francs ($57,800) for the three best ideas on how to retrieve some 12,000 tonnes of old munitions from ...
- Azerbaijan: Female demining team clears 3,203,997 square meters of land
August 20, 2024
Since September 25 of last year, women’s mine clearance teams have been operational, and by August 15 of this year, a total of 3,203,997 square meters of land have been ...
- Pakistan: Four security men killed in Afghan border clashes
August 20, 2024
Three security personnel were martyred and five militants were killed in an exchange of fire along the Pak-Afghan border in Bajaur district on Sunday night while a Frontier Corps man ...
- Radioactive waste from the creation of the atomic bomb during World War II heading to Michigan
August 19, 2024
Radioactive waste from the creation of the atomic bomb during World War II is coming to Wayne County. In September, thousands of tons of the toxic material will be hauled ...
