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
- Syria: Two Internal Security personnel killed, three injured in mine explosion in Daraa
March 3, 2026
Two members of Syria’s Internal Security Forces were killed and three others injured on Tuesday in a landmine explosion in the city of Al-Sanamayn in Daraa countryside. A security source told ...
- Nepal: Army disposes of suspicious object in Rautahat
March 3, 2026
A bomb disposal squad of the Nepali Army disposed of a suspicious item found on the Rajpaida‑Thalahitole road on Tuesday morning. The item, discovered inside a sack about 200 metres south ...
- Cambodia celebrates 33 years of progress in clearing 3,541 square kilometers of landmines
March 3, 2026
Over the past 33 years, from 1992 to 2025, Cambodia has successfully cleared and repurposed 3,541 square kilometers of land formerly contaminated by landmines and explosive remnants of war. This ...
- Russia: FSB thwarts planned terrorist attack on industrial facility CEO
March 3, 2026
The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) has thwarted a plotted terrorist attack on an industrial facility CEO in the Sverdlovsk Region; a Ukrainian handler remotely detonated an explosive device, killing ...
- Nigeria: Army Major, 10 Others Dead As Soldiers Thwart Terror Strike On Military Bases
March 2, 2026
The troops of the Joint Task Force (North East), Operation Hadin Kai, repelled coordinated attacks by suspected ISWAP fighters on Forward Operating Bases in Mayanti, Gajigana and Gajiram in Borno ...
- Somalia: Army, allies seize key al-Shabaab strongholds in south in fresh offensive
March 2, 2026
The Somali army, backed by international allies, including Ugandan troops serving with the African Union mission (AUSSOM), captured key al-Shabaab-held areas in southern Somalia on Monday, a Somali Defense Ministry ...
- Russia: Remote detonation of explosive devices kills three police officers in late 2025, 2026
March 2, 2026
Three police officers in Moscow, two late last year and one last week, were killed when explosive devices they were carrying were detonated remotely, Russian Interior Ministry Spokeswoman Irina Volk ...
- Lebanon: Hezbollah fires three missiles towards northern Israel
March 2, 2026
Sirens were sounded early Monday morning, at around 1:00 a.m. and without prior warning, in Haifa and its surroundings, as well as in communities located near the northern border. The ...
- Vietnam: 350kg bomb found during house foundation work safely destroyed in Nghe An
March 1, 2026
A 350-kilogram bomb discovered during house foundation work in central Nghe An province has been safely destroyed, the Engineering Unit under the Nghe An Provincial Military Command said on March ...
- Georgia: Bomb squad training in Augusta includes loud explosions
March 1, 2026
Later this week the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office Hazardous Devices Unit (Bomb Squad) will be testing explosives, related to training March 2nd through March 6th 2026. These tests will take ...
- Nigeria: NPF, UNMAS train personnel on counter-IEDs in Northeast
March 1, 2026
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF), in collaboration with the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS), has trained its personnel on the counter-Improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in the Northeast. According to the ...
- Texas: Shooter wearing Iranian flag shirt kills three, injures 14 in Austin
March 1, 2026
The FBI said it was examining “indicators” that suggest a possible terrorism link to a mass shooting early on Sunday in Austin, Texas, in which police said at least three ...

