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
- Sahel: Boko Haram’s intelligence networks fuel its deadly resurgence
December 11, 2025
Since launching its Camp Holocaust offensive at the beginning of 2025, Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) has carried out over 200 attacks, killing at least 500 people. And Jama’tu ...
- Ukraine: National Guard soldier killed, four injured in Kyiv explosions
December 11, 2025
A National Guard soldier was killed and four people were injured in two explosions in Kyiv’s Darnytskyi district. The injured include another National Guard serviceman, a security guard, and two ...
- Pakistan: North Waziristan primary school destroyed in explosion
December 11, 2025
In North Waziristan’s Mir Ali area, a government primary school was destroyed in an overnight explosion, affecting more than 600 students and disrupting education in the region. In the Mir ...
- California: Beale EOD team safely disposes of Military Ordnance found in Mendocino County
December 10, 2025
The 9th Civil Engineer Squadron (CES) Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team, responded to Mendocino County, California, after local authorities reported the discovery of an item believed to be military Unexploded ...
- Cyprus: Bomb explosion in Akrotiri vehicle
December 10, 2025
A bomb exploded in a parked vehicle in the Akrotiri community in the early hours of Wednesday, according to the sovereign base areas (SBA) police. Officers were called to the scene ...
- Hawaii: Maui man sentenced to 40 months for possessing explosive powder
December 10, 2025
Jess Kiesel Lee, 43, of Kula, Maui, was sentenced last week by US District Judge Jill A. Otake to 40 months of imprisonment followed by three years of supervised release ...
- Nigeria: IED explosion injures four in Borno, Boko Haram attack Yobe police officer’s home
December 10, 2025
Four people were injured when a truck carrying bags of onions reportedly triggered an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) at Lingir Village, Guzamala Local Government Area, Borno State, on Wednesday. The ...
- Ukraine Launches GRIT Platform for Efficient Land Demining Prioritization
December 10, 2025
As part of the Demine Forum 2025, the Ministry of Economy and Environment presented the Ukrainian platform GRIT (Ground Rehabilitation through Innovation Technologies) for analysing territories for demining. Its task is ...
- Cambodia needs $150 million to be mine-free by 2030
December 10, 2025
Cambodia requires at least $150 million to complete humanitarian demining operations and reach its goal of becoming mine-free by 2030, Senior Minister Ly Thuch, First Vice-President of the Cambodian Mine ...
- Spain: The Centre of Excellence for Improvised Explosive Devices teaches the course on ‘Weapons Intelligence Team’
December 9, 2025
The Centre of Excellence for Improvised Explosive Devices (C-IED COE) organised and ran a new edition of the Weapons Intelligence Team (WIT) Training Developer Course at its facilities in Hoyo ...
- U.S., Japan Naval Forces Complete Mine Warfare Exercise 3JA 2025
December 9, 2025
The U.S. Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) completed Mine Warfare Exercise (MINEX) 3JA 2025 off the coast of Southern Japan near Aburatsu, Nov. 12-26. MINEX 3JA is part of ...
- Ireland: Viable explosive device and €18,000 in drugs seized in Limerick
December 9, 2025
Gardaí attached to the Limerick Divisional Drugs Unit conducted a search operation at two residential properties in Talbot Avenue, Prospect, Limerick on Monday afternoon, December 8th, 2025. The operation led ...
- Ukraine: UN FAO, Qatar Fund for Development allocate $10 mln to support rural communities affected by mine risk
December 9, 2025
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) have signed an agreement worth $10 million to support rural communities affected by ...
