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
- How the military is using drones, 3D printers to counter improvised explosive threats
October 22, 2025
Soldiers from 11 countries participate in “Ardent Defender” at Base Gagetown, southeast of Fredericton — an opportunity to showcase new technology seen on battlefields around the world. Read more… Source: CBC News Sign ...
- Ohio: Two hospitalized after explosion in Middleton Township
October 22, 2025
Firefighters and the Columbiana County Sheriff’s Office responded to a house explosion in Columbiana County Monday night. Deputies and firefighters responded to the 48200 block of Carmel Achor Road in Middleton ...
- Mexico: Gulf Cartel gunman caught near Texas border with explosives, drones, and IEDs
October 22, 2025
Authorities in Mexico arrested a suspected member of the Gulf Cartel who had 151 drone explosives, 18 drones, three IEDs, and various other weapons. The seizure also included state-of-the-art anti-drone ...
- Russia: Woman injured by explosion of unidentified device in Stavropol
October 22, 2025
An explosion of an unidentified device has wounded a woman with shrapnel in the city of Stavropol, a source in the regional operational services told TASS quoting preliminary data. “An ...
- Ukraine: Mine Action AoR Achievements January – September 2025
October 21, 2025
In the third quarter of 2025, Mine Action AoR partners in Ukraine reached over 682,700 people in 24 regions, showing a continued increase in coverage compared to the previous quarter. The ...
- Vietnam seeks stronger international support for post-war mine clearance
October 21, 2025
The Vietnam National Mine Action Centre (VNMAC) hosted a conference in Hanoi on October 21 to rally global aid and support to sweep the country clean of deadly mines and ...
- Yemen: Al-Qaeda twin car bomb attack in Albyan Governorate kills at least 4
October 21, 2025
Members of the terror group Al-Qaeda have launched an attack on a Yemeni military headquarters in the country’s governorate of Albyan. The attack targeted the headquarters of the Security Belt First ...
- Ukrainian citizens arrested in Poland and Romania over an alleged Russian plot
October 21, 2025
A Ukrainian citizen allegedly working for Russian intelligence services as part of a sabotage campaign was detained in Poland, while two others were arrested in Romania, prosecutors said Tuesday. Prosecutors said ...
- Pakistan: Karachi police make first arrest using facial recognition technology
October 21, 2025
Police on Monday claimed to have made the first-ever arrest using facial recognition technology in the metropolis. Without identifying the exact location, DIG Syed Asad Raza said that an alert was ...
- Sweden: Live hand grenade found in apartment in Västerås
October 20, 2025
A live hand grenade has been found in an apartment in Västerås, the police report. The National Bomb Protection Unit has been at the scene. The hand grenade is believed to ...
- Michigan: Authorities investigate ‘targeted’ explosion in Battle Creek
October 20, 2025
Authorities in Battle Creek are investigating after an explosion occurred on the southwest side of the city late Friday night. Officers with the Battle Creek Police Department (BCPD) were called to ...
- Azerbaijan: ANAMA employee injured in mine explosion in Khojavand
October 20, 2025
An employee of the Azerbaijan National Agency for Mine Action (ANAMA) was injured in a mine explosion while on duty in the Khojavand district. ANAMA told Report that the incident occurred ...
- Mexico: Baja California Officials Say Drug Cartel Behind Explosive Drone Attack on Police Station
October 20, 2025
Law enforcement and government officials in northern Mexico continue to be targeted by drug cartels, which continue to retaliate as the government intensifies its crackdown on organized crime. The border city ...
- Iraq: KRG’s Mine Action Efforts Continue with Clearance of Gre Mire Minefield
October 20, 2025
On Monday, 20 October 2025, the Committee for the Handover of Cleared Minefields of the Iraqi Kurdistan Mine Action Agency (IKMAA), Duhok Office, officially handed over the Gre Mire minefield ...
- Sweden: Military sprayed PFAS directly into the countryside for decades
October 20, 2025
For decades, the Swedish Armed Forces shot PFAS-containing firefighting foam directly into the countryside near an air force base in the country’s south. And in a secret recording, the then-boss of ...
- Kashmir: IED detected, destroyed in south Shopian
October 20, 2025
Shopian, Oct 20: Security forces on Monday averted a tragedy after detecting and safely destroying an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in the Heff area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district. Officials told ...
- California: Shrapnel hit 2 CHP vehicles during Marine Corps demonstration at Camp Pendleton
October 20, 2025
Metal shrapnel from an explosive ordnance fired during the U.S. Marine Corps’ 250th anniversary celebration at Camp Pendleton on Saturday hit two California Highway Patrol vehicles, the agency published in ...
- Michigan: Live World War II-era hand grenade discovered in Monroe County home
October 20, 2025
The Michigan State Police Bomb Squad was called to assist local police in Monroe County after the discovery of a World War II-era hand grenade that was still active. The Carleton ...
