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
- Defense & Security 2025: Where Global Forces Connect and Advance
September 24, 2025
Returning for its 12th edition this November, Defense & Security 2025 reaffirms Thailand’s role as ASEAN’s strategic hub for defense and security dialogue. Held biennially, the show has evolved into ...
- Cambodia and Thailand launch Joint Coordinating Task Force on border demining
September 24, 2025
The Ministry of National Defense announced this morning that Cambodia and Thailand have officially launched the Joint Coordinating Task Force (JCTF) to oversee humanitarian demining operations along their shared border. According ...
- Norway: Police investigate explosion in central Oslo
September 24, 2025
Norwegian police said on Tuesday they were investigating a blast on a street in central Oslo and later conducted a controlled detonation of a second explosive device found on the ...
- Nigeria: Boko Haram factions using animal waste to disguise improvised explosive devices
September 23, 2025
Boko Haram factions are increasingly using dung to disguise improvised explosive devices Boko Haram factions are increasingly using dung to disguise improvised explosive devices (IEDs), in particular landmines, and boost their ...
- Pakistan: 10 civilians among 24 killed in Tirah blast
September 23, 2025
At least 14 terrorists and 10 civilians were killed in a powerful explosion at an improvised explosive device (IED) manufacturing facility in the Akakhel area of Khyber district, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P), ...
- Cleaning up the battlefield: Altus Airmen take on CBRN training with Fort Sill
September 23, 2025
FORT SILL, Okla. — Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear—more commonly known throughout the military as CBRN—refers to the malicious use of hazardous materials or agents that can cause widespread illness, ...
- Pakistan: Explosion derails Jaffar Express in Balochistan, leaving several injured
September 23, 2025
Several passengers were injured when three carriages of the Jaffar Express derailed in the Dasht area of Mastung, Balochistan, on Tuesday, following an explosion on the railway track, officials confirmed. Railway ...
- U.S. Navy EOD Joins 17 Allied Nations for Northern Challenge 2025 in Iceland
September 23, 2025
Navy explosive ordnance disposal technicians worked in tandem with 17 allied nations during Northern Challenge 2025, a multinational counter-improvised explosive device exercise Sept. 9-18 across multiple training sites in Iceland. Hosted ...
- Pakistan: Digital battlefield – Militants vs the State in the war of narratives
September 23, 2025
There was a time when militants published newspapers, periodicals, posters, magazines, and distributed CDs to fuel their propaganda machinery. In recent years, however, they have become as equipped in the ...
- Washington: Explosive device with black powder found outside Tonasket High School
September 22, 2025
Authorities in Washington are seeking the public’s help after an improvised explosive device (IED) was found Thursday on a walking path near a high school campus. The Okanogan County Sheriff’s Office ...
- UK: Bomb squad carried out controlled explosion in Watford
September 22, 2025
The bomb squad was called to Watford over a firework attached to a motorcycle, police have confirmed. The force attended Dad’s Garage by Paulo, between Vicarage Road and The Hornets, ...
- Pakistan: 89 terrorists arrested over 3 months across Punjab
September 22, 2025
The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) has arrested 89 terrorists in 940 intelligence-based operations (IBOs) launched across Punjab over the past three months, the department said in a statement on Monday. During the ...
- Iraq: Explosion kills two ICTS fighters in Al-Anbar
September 21, 2025
On Sunday, two Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service (ICTS) fighters were killed and an officer injured when an improvised explosive device detonated in western Al-Anbar province. According to the Service’s statement, a joint ...
