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
- New York: Class teaching first responders how to defuse deadly IEDs
March 14, 2026
In a stunning case of bad timing, a federal Office for Bombing Prevention class for first responders on deadly IEDs has been scrubbed due to the government shutdown — just ...
- Hormuz Strait tensions: How navies detect and clear marine mines
March 13, 2026
With the US racing to unblock the Strait of Hormuz and stabilise soaring oil prices, a report emerged that Iran has sown an “estimated 10 mines” in the vital chokepoint, ...
- Michigan synagogue and Virginia university attacks
March 13, 2026
A pair of attacks over 700 miles apart on Thursday struck at the heart of community safe havens, leaving shocked Americans with an uneasy sense of security. First, a deadly shooting ...
- Nigeria: Army reopens Imo road shut for three years, destroys explosives factory
March 12, 2026
Troops of the Nigerian Army under Operation UDO KA have reopened a major road closed for over three years due to persistent threats and attacks by IPOB/ESN militants during clearance ...
- UK: RAF Lossiemouth bomb scare ends after ‘controlled explosion’
March 12, 2026
An incident involving a “suspicious package” at RAF Lossiemouth has ended. The Explosive Ordnance Disposal team which attended conducted a controlled explosion revealing the package contained nothing of concern. The areas ...
- Azerbaijan: Landmine blast kills civilian in Khojavand
March 12, 2026
An Azerbaijani civilian was killed in a landmine explosion in the liberated Khojavand district, authorities said. The incident occurred on Thursday in the village of Ashaghi Veysalli, according to a ...
- UK: Pitsea man charged after small device discovered in warrant
March 12, 2026
A man has been charged and will appear in court after proactive investigative work led officers to execute a warrant at an address in Pitsea. Officers conducted a planned search ...
- FBI opens first Ecuador office in fight against drug trafficking
March 12, 2026
The United States has opened its first Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) office in Ecuador, the U.S. Embassy in Quito said on Wednesday. The office will aim to work with Ecuadorean ...
- Texas: Cypress bomb threat suspect found with explosive material arrested
March 11, 2026
A Cypress man who allegedly threatened to bomb Highway 290 had the makings of an explosive in his bedroom alongside a rifle, ammunition and a bulletproof vest, according to a ...
- Kuwait: National Guard safely destroys drone warhead found in fuel tank
March 11, 2026
The Kuwait National Guard announced the successful extraction and destruction of remnants of a drone warhead that had fallen into a fuel storage tank. In a statement issued Wednesday evening the ...
- Vietnam destroys 27 unexploded bombs in operation backed by Norway
March 11, 2026
A total of 27 pieces of unexploded wartime ordnance were safely destroyed in central Vietnam on 10 March, Vietnam National Mine Action Center reports. The demolition marked another step in the ...
- Pakistan: Five injured in grenade attack on house in Balochistan’s Pasni
March 11, 2026
Five labourers from Sindh were injured in a grenade attack on a house in the coastal town of Pasni late Tuesday night, police said. Unknown people riding motorbikes hurled a grenade ...
- Middle East: Three more vessels hit by projectiles in Strait of Hormuz
March 11, 2026
Three more vessels have been hit by unknown projectiles in the Strait of Hormuz, maritime security and risk firms said on Wednesday, bringing the number of ships struck in the ...
- Hong Kong: Police deal with hand grenade found in Happy Valley
March 11, 2026
A police bomb disposal team safely dealt with a suspected grenade found in Happy Valley on Wednesday. Officers said they were called at around 1.40pm over the discovery on a ...
- California: Homemade explosives found in probationer’s car near sheriff’s office in Placer County
March 11, 2026
Authorities arrested a probationer after investigators discovered homemade fireworks and explosive devices inside his vehicle parked near the Placer County Sheriff’s Office. According to the sheriff’s office, just after 2 p.m. ...
- US strikes multiple Iranian naval vessels, mine-laying ships used to harass shipping in Strait of Hormuz
March 11, 2026
The US military forces have eliminated multiple Iranian naval vessels, including 16 minelayers near the Strait of Hormuz, according to the Central Command. The command in charge of the US military’s ...
- Germany: Dresden to evacuate 18,000 people after discovery of WWII bomb
March 10, 2026
Around 18,000 people must evacuate an area of central Dresden by 9 am (0800 GMT) on Wednesday after a World War II bomb was discovered near a city, police said ...
- Philippines: 26 police K9s retire, open for adoption in Taguig
March 10, 2026
After years of service, twenty-six K9 heroes are officially set to retire from active duty and begin their well-earned “civilian dog lives.” These retired K9 heroes are also open for adoption ...

