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
- Flames and fuses: fire, EOD in action
March 31, 2026
EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. — The 96th Civil Engineer Group conducted a simulated combat operation March 25, 2026. Firefighters responded to a simulated aircraft crash in a contested environment ...
- Syria: Two members of engineering teams injured in landmine explosion in northern Al-Raqqah
March 31, 2026
Two members of an engineering unit specialized in mine clearance, affiliated with the Syrian Army’s 72nd Division, were injured due to the explosion of an old landmine while they were ...
- Pakistan: Gas supply halted in parts of Balochistan after pipeline blown up
March 31, 2026
Gas supply could not be restored to various parts of Quetta and other districts of Balochistan after unknown armed men blew up a main gas pipeline in the Western Bypass ...
- UN condemns killing of two more peacekeepers in Lebanon
March 30, 2026
The United Nations has condemned two consecutive days of deadly attacks on peacekeepers serving with the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), amid rising hostilities between Israeli forces and Hezbollah ...
- Somalia: Federal government troops seize control of Baidoa following heavy fighting
March 30, 2026
Federal government troops, backed by armed groups aligned with opposition groups in Southwest State, entered Baidoa on Monday following heavy fighting with Southwest regional state administration. Residents reported intense gunfire on ...
- Philippines: Boy, 8, hurt in explosion near home in Cagayan de Oro City
March 30, 2026
An eight-year-old boy was injured after an explosive was hurled near his house in Barangay Lumbia, Cagayan de Oro City over the weekend. Police said the explosion was supposedly intended ...
- Kenya: Two students among injured after school bus runs over IED in Garissa
March 30, 2026
At least two students were slightly injured after a bus they were travelling in was hit by a blast at Hagadera Refugee Camp, Garissa county. The bus belonging to Alinjugur Secondary ...
- Yemen: Improvised explosive device kills delivery driver, wounds Houthi guard in Sana’a
March 30, 2026
A young man working as a motorcycle delivery driver was killed and a Houthi security element was injured following the detonation of an improvised explosive device (IED) outside a police ...
- UN: Sea mines clearance, a new dimension of difficulty
March 30, 2026
It is still not clear whether mines, which can sink vessels of all types if activated, have been deployed in the Strait of Hormuz, as part of the ongoing conflict ...
- Finland: Expert suggests stray drone exploded on impact
March 30, 2026
One of the two drones that strayed into eastern Finland on Sunday morning likely exploded on impact, according to former Finnish Defence Forces research chief Jyri Kosola. Finnish authorities have not ...
- UK: Unexploded WW2 mortar shell safely removed from Epsom council offices
March 30, 2026
An unexploded World War II mortar shell has been safely removed from the Epsom and Ewell Borough Council offices, allowing the town centre to fully reopen to the public. Earlier today, ...
- Malta: Armed Forces detonate World War II bombs found in Rabat and Birżebbuġa
March 29, 2026
Over the weekend, an Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team from the Armed Forces of Malta were called out to two reports of unexploded World War II ammunition. Yesterday evening, the EOD ...
- South Australia: Adelaide ‘deployment exercise’ tests emergency services
March 29, 2026
South Australian emergency services have conducted their largest mass casualty exercise in history in a bid to test coordination between agencies. SA Police Deputy Commissioner Linda Williams said the “deployment exercise” ...
