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
- Colombia: At least four dead in wave of explosions outside police stations in southwest
June 10, 2025
At least four people were killed in Colombia on Tuesday as rebel groups detonated bombs near police stations in the city of Cali and the neighboring Cauca province, according to ...
- Pakistan: Kech blast leaves tribal elder, son dead
June 10, 2025
At least 21 people, including a tribal elder and his son, lost their lives in separate incidents of shootings, explosion, drownings and traffic accidents across Balochistan during the Eid holidays, ...
- Cambodia: Koh Kong’s Srae Ambel district declared mine-free
June 10, 2025
Srae Ambel District in Koh Kong Province was declared mine-free in a June 10 ceremony, with mine clearance efforts supported by assistance from the Government of India. Ly Thuch, first vice-president ...
- U.S. Navy EOD, Canadian Clearance Divers Strengthen Maritime Readiness in Halifax
June 9, 2025
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia – U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) technicians from EOD Mobile Unit SIX and Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) Fleet Diving Unit (Atlantic) clearance divers conducted a weeklong ...
- Mexico: Four cartel suspects killed during chase in the municipality of Frontera Comalapa days after ambush killed 5 officers in same area
June 9, 2025
Police in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas and federal forces killed four suspected criminals on Sunday during a chase in an area bordering Guatemala, the local government said. The incident ...
- Afghanistan: Explosion in Paktia kills one, injures four
June 9, 2025
Local sources in Paktia province report that a 12-year-old child was killed and four others injured in a mine explosion. The incident occurred in the village of Hasan Khil in Dand-e-Patan ...
- India: Senior cop killed, 2 others injured in IED blast in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma
June 9, 2025
An additional superintendent was killed and two other police officers were injured when an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted by Naxalites exploded in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district on Monday, police said. Chief ...
- New Jersey: Materials for improvised explosive device found in 2 homes in Moorestown
June 9, 2025
A minor from Burlington County, New Jersey is in custody after materials to make an improvised explosive device (IED) were found in two locations in Moorestown, authorities said. Moorestown Police said ...
- Northern Ireland: Rioting following protest in Co Antrim town in wake of sex attack arrests
June 9, 2025
Rioting has broken out in Ballymena, Co Antrim, tonight following a protest march by residents in the wake of two arrests over alleged sexual assault. Barricades were then erected and fires ...
- Japan: Blast occurs at US Kadena Air Base, injuring 4 Japan SDF members
June 9, 2025
An explosion occurred Monday near the U.S. military’s Kadena Air Base in the southern Japanese prefecture of Okinawa, slightly injuring four Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members who were working at ...
- Solomon Islands: NUXO team ends evaluation tour in Western and Choiseul
June 8, 2025
A team from the National Unexploded Ordnance (NUXO) Coordinating Office has successfully conducted a week-long evaluation and inspection tour across Western and Choiseul Provinces. According to Mr. Benzily Kasutaba, Director ...
- India: Uttar Pradesh Advances Security with Cutting-Edge CBRN Technology
June 8, 2025
The Uttar Pradesh government is taking significant steps to bolster its security infrastructure against Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) threats. In a concerted effort to safeguard key locations and ...
- California: 2,000 National Guard troops will be sent to L.A. amid clashes over immigration raids
June 8, 2025
The Trump administration said it would send 2,000 National Guard troops into Los Angeles after a second day in which protesters confronted immigration agents during raids of local businesses. The move ...
- Pakistan: Bajaur District Health Officer’s father killed in bomb blast
June 7, 2025
Bajaur district health officer Dr Gohar Ayoub’s father was killed in a bomb explosion at his residence in Khar town here on Thursday night, police and Rescue 1122 said on ...
- Alberta: Dynamite discovered in Calgary home on same day bomb unit also called to Weaselhead Flats
June 7, 2025
Multiple sticks of dynamite were found in a Calgary residence on Saturday. The Calgary Police Service (CPS) responded to a call at 12:10 p.m. in the 1000 block of Woodview ...
- Ukraine: Car bomb targets prosecutor in Dnipro, Russian agents detained
June 7, 2025
The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) has detained two Russian agents who detonated an improvised explosive device under a prosecutor’s car in the city of Dnipro on 6 June 2025. The ...
- Pennsylvania: Homemade fireworks caused Butler County house explosion, injuring 2
June 7, 2025
Pennsylvania State Police say homemade fireworks and improvised explosive devices caused a house explosion that injured two people Wednesday afternoon in Butler County, one critically. The explosion was reported shortly before ...
- Evaluation of Organic Explosive Training Aids: A Chemical Profiling Approach
June 6, 2025
Organic explosive training aids play a vital role in training canines to detect explosive safely and effectively. However, there is limited scientific knowledge regarding the chemical composition and odour profiles ...
