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
- Philippines: Two killed in Sulu explosion
November 24, 2025
Two persons were killed in an improvised fishing device explosion in Sulu province on Saturday, Nov. 22. The fatalities were identified as Abdul Tiri Basang, 70; and Indal Pascual, 40, residents ...
- Norwegian People’s Aid explores more funding for Cambodia’s mine free 2030 goal
November 24, 2025
Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA) is exploring new funding to help Cambodia speed up mine and ERW clearance. Discussions were held with the Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) in Phnom Penh ...
- Pakistan: Three Federal Constabulary officers killed in suicide attack on force’s headquarters in Peshawar
November 24, 2025
Three Federal Constabulary (FC) men were martyred in a suicide attack on the force’s headquarters in Peshawar’s Saddar area on Monday morning. The attack occurred on one of the city’s busiest ...
- Nigeria: Fifty students escape captors after mass kidnapping but more than 250 still held
November 24, 2025
Fifty students who were abducted from a Catholic school in northern Nigeria on Friday have returned to their families after they managed to escape, the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) ...
- Pakistan: KP CM approves major overhaul of Special Branch to boost counter-terror capabilities
November 23, 2025
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Muhammad Sohail Afridi on Sunday approved a sweeping set of administrative and operational upgrades for the Police Special Branch in a major push to modernise the intelligence ...
- Nigeria: Army general killed, pupils abducted as insecurity escalates
November 22, 2025
In a single harrowing week, Nigeria’s heartland was plunged into sorrow and fear as violence struck with brutal force from all possible angles – ambush, abduction, and attack. From the serene ...
- Washington: Patient dies of complications after contracting H5N5 avian influenza
November 22, 2025
A Washington resident died of complications from an infection with a bird flu strain never before reported in humans, the state Department of Health said on Friday. The patient was an ...
- North Carolina: Wilmington police confirm suspicious device was a potential explosive
November 21, 2025
Wilmington police say a device found Friday morning at an apartment complex was determined to be a potential explosive, prompting a large response from the department’s bomb squad and federal ...
- Massachusetts: Man found with explosives during traffic stop
November 21, 2025
A Central Massachusetts man was arrested Thursday after police discovered nine explosive devices in his car during a planned traffic stop, authorities said. Police had begun investigating the man, Jason E. Baldarelli, ...
- Army explosive specialists prepare to keep Britain safe
November 21, 2025
Army explosive disposal experts have played a vital role on a major counter terrorism exercise.The Army’s specialist Technical Response Force (TRF), part of 29 Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Search (29 ...
- Mozambique: ISIS insurgency is newly energized as US cuts impact aid programs
November 21, 2025
Mozambique – where more than half the population lives under the poverty line and the average age is 17 – had been particularly dependent on USAID. The $586 million given ...
- Bangladesh: Two unexploded crude bombs found on metro rail track
November 21, 2025
MRT Police recovered two unexploded crude bombs from the metro rail track between Kazipara and Shewrapara on Friday morning. The crude bombs were wrapped with scotch tape inside Betel nut ...
- Kenya: UK trains KDF on how to handle improvised explosives
November 21, 2025
The United Kingdom has reaffirmed its commitment to regional security after supporting Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) personnel through a five-week Improvised Explosive Device Disposal (IEDD) course at the Humanitarian Peace ...
- Toxic Trip 25; USAF, Allies hunt for explosives
November 21, 2025
U.S. Air Force explosive ordnance disposal technicians assigned to various units within Europe and the U.S. with German air force service members, Royal Norwegian Air Force service members, collaborate on ...
- UK: Army bomb disposal unit called to deal with unexploded WW2 naval shell at Beachy Head
November 21, 2025
The explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) team was called to reports of a ‘suspected unexploded WW2 ordnance’ by the lighthouse at Beachy Head. The EOD team attended Beachy Head on November 17, ...
- Ukraine: One person killed in explosion in territorial recruitment center in Odesa
November 21, 2025
On November 21, an explosion occurred in the premises of the territorial recruitment and social support center in Odesa. This was reported by the Main Directorate of the National Police ...
- Cambodia: JICA pledges expanded support for Mine Action Centre
November 21, 2025
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) pledged to broaden its full-scale support for the Cambodia Mine Action Centre (CMAC), with Director-General Hideharu Tachibana committing to strengthened technical cooperation, introduction of ...
- UK CBRN team delivers command training to Gibraltar emergency services
November 21, 2025
The UK National CBRN Centre acts as the UK’s hub for CBRN preparedness, supporting emergency services in developing the capabilities needed to respond rapidly and effectively to terrorist or other ...
