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- Philippines: 2 soldiers wounded in Basilan IED blast
September 1, 2021
Two soldiers were wounded when unidentified men detonated an improvised explosive device near an Army detachment in Lamitan, Basilan yesterday. Cpl. Cyrus Bunda and Pvt. Arny Vember were manning a checkpoint ...
- Cambodia: CMAC clears more than 64,000,000 square metres of mine-contaminated land across the country
August 30, 2021
Demining agency has cleared a total of 64,562,539 square metres of landmines and explosive remnants of war (UXOs) contaminated land for the seven months of this year, an official said. From ...
- The Growing Risk of Militarized Unmanned Submersibles
August 30, 2021
In late May 2021, the Israeli armed forces destroyed an armed underwater uninhabited vehicle (UUV) operated by the terrorist group Hamas. This kamikaze-UUV was used in an attempt to attack ...
- Australia: Man charged after suitcase of detonators, explosives found in Sydney
August 30, 2021
A 22-year-old man allegedly stalked and intimidated residents of a home over two days in Sydney’s south-east, where police say they also found a suitcase containing detonators and explosives with ...
- Marines 3D-print headcap for mine clearing line charge
August 30, 2021
Members of the U.S. Marine Corps 3D-printed a headcap for the rocket motor used to detonate a M58 Mine Clearing Line Charge, or MICLIC, the branch announced on Monday. The headcap ...
- Pakistan: 3 personnel, 2 civilians killed in terrorist attacks in merged districts
August 30, 2021
Three security men and two civilians were martyred in firing from the Afghan side of the border and IED (improvised explosive device) attacks in different areas of the merged districts ...
- Afghanistan: Rockets fired towards Afghanistan’s Kabul airport
August 30, 2021
Several rockets have been fired at Kabul’s international airport, a day before the deadline for the US troops to pull out of Afghanistan ends. The White House, which confirmed the attack, ...
- Brazil bank robbers tie hostages to getaway cars and place explosive devices across the city in Araçatuba
August 30, 2021
Bank robbers strapped hostages to the top of their getaway vehicles after a raid in the southern Brazilian city of Araçatuba. Police said that at least three people were killed, among ...
- Yemen: Drone attack on government airbase kills 30 soldiers
August 29, 2021
At least 30 pro-government fighters have been killed in an attack on an airbase in southern Yemen, security and medical sources say. A spokesman for Yemeni southern forces said al-Anad airbase ...
- US Airstrike Hits Suicide Bombers Targeting Kabul Airport
August 29, 2021
A U.S. airstrike Sunday targeted a vehicle carrying “multiple suicide bombers” from Afghanistan’s Islamic State affiliate before they could target the ongoing American military evacuation at Kabul’s international airport, officials ...
- Selected Police personnel in Africa trained in explosives combat
August 28, 2021
Selected Police personnel from 11 African countries have undergone explosive recognition and awareness training to combat explosive-related threats by terrorists and extremists. The two-week training dubbed: “Explosives Hazards Awareness Training (EHAT) ...
- Nigeria: Officer killed as police raid IPOB’s camp in Imo
August 28, 2021
One officer was reportedly killed in a gun fight between the police and suspected members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in Akata, Oru East LGA of Imo state. The ...
- Afghanistan: US military conducts airstrike against ISIS-K planner
August 28, 2021
The US military says it believes it has killed a planner for the Afghan branch of the Islamic State group in a drone strike in the east of the country. The ...
- Uganda foils bomb plot at army commander’s funeral
August 27, 2021
A suspected suicide bomber has been arrested in Uganda for planning to blow up mourners at the funeral of an army commander known as “the Lion of Mogadishu”. Maj-Gen Paul Lokech ...
- Cambodia and China to co-chair meeting on demining operation
August 27, 2021
China and Cambodia will jointly chair a meeting on humanitarian demining action via video link on Sept 14, Chinese Ministry of National Defence spokesperson Tan Kefei said on Thursday (Aug ...
- New Army training, held at Fort McCoy, addresses emerging drone threat
August 27, 2021
It was the early hours of Sept. 14, 2019, when a swarm of small drones left two Saudi oil facilities in ruins. The aftermath was caught on film from several ...
- Homeland Security inspectors show Golden Triangle businesses how to spot suspicious purchases for homemade bombs
August 26, 2021
Throughout the week, members of the Department of Homeland Security have been visiting businesses in Lowndes, Oktibbeha and Noxubee counties to spread awareness about improvised explosive devices. Operation Flashpoint is a ...
- Pakistan: Four security personnel killed in two Balochistan blasts
August 26, 2021
Four security personnel were martyred in two separate blasts in Balochistan on Thursday. Three Levies personnel were martyred in a bomb attack on a security forces’ vehicle in Ziarat while one ...
- Afghanistan: At least 72 people killed in blasts outside Kabul airport – including 13 US troops
August 26, 2021
At least 72 people have died, including 13 US service personnel, after two blasts and a gunfight outside Kabul airport. An Afghan official has confirmed at least 60 Afghans were killed ...
- Nigerian troops foil terrorists’ attack on Babangida town
August 26, 2021
The Nigerian Army said troops of Operation Hadin Kai on Wednesday foiled an attempted attack on Babangida town in Yobe by terrorists belonging to Boko Haram and Islamic State in ...
- WMD Coordination Team members recognized for Exercise Fused Response
August 26, 2021
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Maryland – The U.S. Army South commanding general recognized two Soldiers from the 20th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives (CBRNE) Command for supporting Exercise Fused Response 2021. Chief ...
- Australian Army Is Seeking Next Generation Personal Electronic Countermeasures System for Defence
August 26, 2021
The Department of Defence via the Australian Army and the Defence Innovation Hub (‘Defence’) are seeking innovation proposals that will assist Defence in exploring next-generation Personal Electronic Countermeasures (Personal ECM) ...
- Cambodia: CMAA continues to clear the Kingdom of landmines and ERWs
August 26, 2021
Senior Officials of the Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority (CMAA) highlighted yesterday that from 2018 to 2020, around 421 square kilometres of contaminated land containing landmines and Explosive ...
- Afghanistan: ‘Very high risk of terror attack’ against the UK and allies’ evacuation operation – UK source
August 25, 2021
There is a “very high risk of a terrorist attack” against the evacuation operation by the UK, US and other allied forces in Kabul, according to a senior British source. The ...
- India: Police recover 30 crude bombs from bus on way to Gaya from Kolkata
August 25, 2021
As many as 30 crude bombs were recovered from a bus going from Kolkata to Gaya in Bihar on Wednesday. On receiving intel inputs, Bengal Police intercepted the bus going from ...
- US Marshall Legacy Institute sends mine detection dogs to Azerbaijan
August 25, 2021
The US Marshall Legacy Institute sent 10 dogs of mine detection service to Azerbaijan, Trend reports on Aug.24 with reference to the Azerbaijani Mine Action Agency. The Azerbaijani agency has been ...
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