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 report 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
- Israel carrying out mine-clearing operation near Syria border
March 4, 2025
The Defense Ministry says it is carrying out activities to clear explosives from an area of the Golan Heights near the Syrian border today. Crews are being deployed to areas around ...
- MAG receives £5.5m grant for Ukraine from Canadian government
March 4, 2025
MAG (Mines Advisory Group), the global landmine charity, is to receive a new grant of 10 million Canadian dollars (or £5.5m) to support its work in Ukraine until April 2026. The ...
- The challenge of explosive contamination in Iraq
March 4, 2025
Iraq’s history of conflicts – the Iran-Iraq War (1980–1988), the Gulf War (1990–1991), the 2003 invasion, and the war against ISIS – has left the country heavily contaminated with explosive ...
- Pakistan: Six terrorists killed as security forces foil attack on Bannu Cantonment
March 4, 2025
Six terrorists were killed on Tuesday as security forces foiled an attack on the Bannu Cantonment in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s namesake district, according to the interior ministry. A senior district police official ...
- Massachusetts authorities investigate ‘suspicious’ fires at Tesla charging stations
March 4, 2025
Authorities in Littleton, Massachusetts, have launched an investigation into fires at a Tesla charging station that they deem “suspicious.” According to a news release, members of the local police and fire ...
- Spain: The CBRN specialists train through the ‘Yprés’ and ‘Ánfora’ exercises
March 3, 2025
The Deployable Chemical Laboratory (LQD) and the SIBCRA Forensic Sampling Team (Sampling and Identification of Biological, Chemical, and Radiological Agents) of the CBRN Defense Regiment “Valencia” No. 1 participated in ...
- US, Thai troops detonate over 700 pounds of TNT during EOD training
March 3, 2025
About 30 U.S. and Thai troops braced themselves Sunday as more than 730 pounds of TNT and nearly 20 pounds of C4 detonated just over half a mile away. Hunkered inside ...
- Malaysia: Second unexploded World War II bomb detonated at Lok Kawi
March 3, 2025
A second unexploded World War II (WW2) bomb was detonated by the Bomb Disposal Unit (BDU) near Lok Kawi Plastic Industries, at 3pm, Sunday. District Police Chief Supt Kamaruddin Ambo ...
- Trump administration pauses U.S. military aid to Ukraine
March 3, 2025
The Trump administration has paused U.S. military aid to Ukraine, the White House confirmed Monday. Since Mr. Trump took office in January, $3.85 billion has been available in drawdown authority for ...
- Germany: Apparent vehicle ramming attack in Mannheim leaves at least 1 dead, multiple injuries
March 3, 2025
A vehicle drove into a crowd of people in the western German city of Mannheim on Monday, killing at least one person and leaving others seriously wounded, according to police. The ...
- Soldiers from Finland undergoing training at the Bondsteel NATO base
March 3, 2025
Specialized KFOR units from Finland, which deal with the identification, removal and destruction of explosive devices, had an exercise at the Bondsteel NATO base near Uroševac. Finnish EOD soldiers, assigned to ...
- Syrian forces deployed in Jaramana to end unrest
March 3, 2025
Syria has deployed security forces in Jaramana, a suburb of Damascus, to restore order after a dispute at a checkpoint led to the killing of a Syrian security officer and ...
- Israel: Terror attack in Haifa, Israeli-Druze kills one, wounds several others
March 3, 2025
One man was killed and several others were wounded in a terror stabbing attack at Lev HaMifratz Mall in Haifa on Monday morning. Magen David Adom (MDA) EMTs and Paramedics pronounced ...
- Russia: Terrorist planning to detonate IED in Moscow synagogue shot by FSB
March 3, 2025
A terrorist allegedly planning to detonate explosive devices in a Moscow Jewish site and metro station was killed in a shootout with the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation, ...
- Pakistan: Civilian deaths in terrorist attacks surge in February
March 3, 2025
The month of February 2025 saw a marginal increase in terrorist attacks but a sharp surge in civilian casualties, along with a significant increase in the arrest of terrorists across ...
- Victoria: Police offer $1m reward to help solve fatal 1998 Melbourne car bombing
March 3, 2025
Police have announced a $1 million reward to try to solve a fatal car bombing that kicked off a gangland war almost 30 years ago. Businessman Gianni “John” Furlan, 48, died ...
- Ireland: Investigation launched following discovery of imitation grenade in Clare town
March 2, 2025
The army bomb disposal unit was called to Shannon on Saturday evening after a suspected grenade was found in a car. A garda spokesperson confirmed gardaí attended following the discovery of ...
- Vietnam: Japanese-funded bomb, mine clearance equipment project launched
March 2, 2025
A ceremony has been held in Hà Nội to announce the project for receiving bomb and mine clearance equipment funded by Japan for the Việt Nam National Mine Action Centre ...
- UK to intensify support for Ukraine with £2.26 billion loan to bolster defences
March 1, 2025
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said he will intensify efforts to support Ukraine with a £2.26 billion loan to bolster its defences. The announcement comes as European leaders are set to ...
