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
- UN: Sudan’s people subject to ‘relentless’ drone strikes in El Obeid
July 3, 2026
The war in Sudan threatens to spiral further as the strategically-important town of El Obeid continues to face “relentless” drone attacks by advancing paramilitary militias, the UN’s human rights chief, ...
- Syria: Explosive device goes off in cafe in Damascus, killing at least 9 people
July 2, 2026
An explosive device was detonated Thursday in a popular cafe in the Syrian capital of Damascus, killing at least nine people, Syria’s Health Ministry said. The explosion near the main courthouse ...
- Sweden: Russian Embassy in Stockholm attacked by drone carrying fake IED
July 2, 2026
Russia’s Embassy in Sweden said Thursday it was “attacked” by two drones overnight and blamed Swedish authorities for failing to ensure security at the diplomatic mission. The embassy said one drone dropped a ...
- Nigeria: IED explosion leaves 2 soldiers dead in Sokoto
July 2, 2026
Two soldiers were reportedly killed, while another sustained injuries in the early hours of Wednesday after an improvised explosive device (IED), allegedly planted by bandits, exploded along the Tidibale–Tagirke axis ...
- Pakistan: High-profile attacks persist in June
July 1, 2026
Despite several high-profile attacks, Pakistan witnessed a decline in overall anti-state violence and related security incidents during June, according to the Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS). According to ...
- Malta: Wealthy businessman goes on trial over murder of journalist
July 1, 2026
A wealthy Maltese businessman accused of ordering the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia went on trial on Wednesday, nine years after the death of the journalist who investigated corruption on ...
- UK: Man charged after explosive substance found in home in Hawkinge
July 1, 2026
A man has been charged after police discovered an explosive substance in a home on a residential street, after he was allegedly using a crossbow to fire arrows at a ...
- Strengthening multilateral cooperation to counter terrorist use of IEDs: advancing Member States’ leadership to enhance prevention and response capacities in Eastern Africa
June 30, 2026
2026 Counter Terrorism Week: 26 June – 2 July 2026 Event Date: Wednesday, 01 July 2026 The evolving threat posed by terrorist use of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) requires increasingly coordinated responses. Drawing ...
- Israel: Car explosion leaves one dead near Haifa
June 30, 2026
One person was killed after a car exploded in Kiryat Haim, northern Israel, on Tuesday, Magen David Adom and Israel Police said. A preliminary investigation revealed that the victim was a ...
- Italy: Arrests made after bomb attack targets investigative journalist threatened by Italian mafia
June 30, 2026
Italian police on Tuesday arrested four people suspected of carrying out an October bomb attack targeting a prominent journalist who had been threatened by the mafia. The blast in a residential neighborhood of ...
- India and Cambodia to expand military cooperation through training and demining technology transfer
June 30, 2026
India has offered to help modernize Cambodia’s armed forces with advanced military technology, including demining equipment and surveillance drones, as the two countries deepen defense cooperation ahead of the 75th ...
- Monaco: Three injured after explosion
June 29, 2026
A powerful explosion struck a residential building on rue Révérend-Père-Louis-Frolla in Monaco on Monday evening, injuring three people, two of them seriously, with a suspect still being sought by police. ...

