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
- Guinea-Bissau: Military appoints general as transition president after coup
November 27, 2025
The military in Guinea-Bissau military has appointed a general as the country’s new leader for one year, a day after staging a coup to seize power and arresting the president ...
- Somalia: U.S. special forces join Puntland in major strike on ISIS hideout in Balade Valley
November 27, 2025
US Special Forces and Puntland counter-terrorism units have carried out a coordinated operation targeting an ISIS hideout in Somalia’s Balade Valley. According to security sources on Wednesday, dozens of US troops ...
- UK: Ex-soldier tried to blow up police station and vans with petrol bombs
November 27, 2025
A former soldier endangered a police officer’s life during a bid to “blow up” a police station with petrol bombs, a court has heard. Jamie Taylor, 34, launched three molotov ...
- Pakistan: Three children die in landmine explosion inside home in Bolan
November 27, 2025
Three children were killed and three others injured when a landmine exploded in the Sanni Shoran area of Bolan on Wednesday. Police said the device had been planted inside the ...
- UK: Midlands teen charged with terror offence ‘had explosive substances’
November 27, 2025
A teenage boy has been charged with possession of explosive substances. The 17 year old, from Stafford, was detained following an investigation by Staffordshire Police. He was also charged with two ...
- Vietnam: Engineering Corps advances science – technology development and digital transformation
November 27, 2025
“Science – technology development, innovation, and digital transformation” constitute one of the central political missions and breakthroughs of the entire Military today. Grasping that spirit, the Party Committee and Command ...
- Washington D.C.: Two National Guard members shot in an ambush attack
November 27, 2025
Two West Virginia National Guard members who deployed to the nation’s capital were shot Wednesday afternoon just blocks from the White House in a brazen act of violence that the ...
- Italy sends Ukrainian suspect in Nord Stream pipeline blast to Germany
November 27, 2025
A Ukrainian man suspected of coordinating the sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipeline in 2022 arrived in Germany on Thursday after Italy’s top court approved his handover last week, German ...
- Do anti-personnel mines still have military utility in modern warfare?
November 26, 2025
Five States Parties to the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention have recently submitted instruments of withdrawal, citing national security and military necessity, while at least one other has taken steps to ...
- Buried explosives still shape daily life for millions of Iraqis
November 26, 2025
The warning signs are easy to miss. A faded skull-and-crossbones nailed to a fence in southern Iraq. A rusted metal stake on the edge of a field in the Kurdistan ...
- India-UK joint drill intensifies with high-end combat training in Rajasthan
November 26, 2025
The Indo-UK Joint Military Exercise Ajeya Warrior-25, currently underway at the Mahajan Field Firing Ranges, Rajasthan, continues to progress with high professional intensity as troops from the Indian Army’s Sikh ...
- Ukraine: 16-year-old Russian agent detained following double terrorist attack in Dnipro
November 26, 2025
The Security Service of Ukraine and the National Police detained a 16-year-old Russian agent who carried out a double terrorist attack in Dnipro on November 23. According to Ukrinform, this ...
- India: Improvised rocket with 40 kg explosive seized in Manipur’s Churachandpur
November 26, 2025
An improvised long-range rocket with nearly 40 kg of explosive was seized from Manipur’s Churachandpur district, police said on Wednesday (November 26, 2025). An improvised long-range rocket with nearly 40 kg ...
- Washington, D.C.: EOD tech set a new record for running in a bomb suit
November 25, 2025
When Army 1st Lt. Madison Faust’s unit began testing advanced new bomb suits several months ago, her soldiers were so impressed by how much more mobility the gear offered that ...
- Pakistan: Shepherd killed in South Waziristan landmine blast
November 25, 2025
A minor shepherd lost his live in a bomb blast in Upper South Waziristan’s Tiarza tehsil on Monday, the police said. They said that the explosion occurred when Mian Din Mehsud, ...
- Kuwait: Man arrested for planning explosive attacks
November 25, 2025
As part of its proactive security measures to safeguard the country and maintain stability, the Ministry of Interior has announced that the State Security Service successfully arrested a citizen affiliated ...
- India: Easy availability of chemicals, electric components increase IED threat: NSG after Delhi blast
November 25, 2025
The National Security Guard (NSG) alerted authorities about the recent spike in the use of Improvised Explosive Device (IED) by ‘terror groups’ due to easy availability of individual components and ...
- UAE Federal Public Prosecution launches regional programme on CBRN criminal investigations
November 24, 2025
The UAE Federal Public Prosecution has launched the regional programme on chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) criminal investigations, in partnership with the European Union CBRN Centres of Excellence and ...
