Somalia: Joint offensive with Jubaland units kills 27 Al-Shabaab militants

Somali National Army and security units from Jubaland carried out a large-scale operation in parts of southern Somalia targeting the extremist group al-Shabab, the government said Wednesday. The Ministry of Defense of Somalia said the joint operation took place in Read More …

Afghanistan: Saving lives in Helmand’s most conflict-affected communities

In the south of Afghanistan, Helmand Province was once at the centre of heavy fighting between the Taliban and NATO and the Afghan National Army (ANA) forces. Until 2021, NATO and the ANA tried to expel the Taliban from their Read More …

Azerbaijan: Mine explosion in Fuzuli kills ANAMA employee

An employee of the Azerbaijan Mine Action Agency (ANAMA), 31-year-old Mughan Metili, was killed in a mine explosion in the village of Ashagi Abdurrahmanli in the Fizuli district on Tuesday. The pro-government media outlet APA said Metili had stepped on Read More …

New York: Soldiers test new technology at Fort Drum training exercise

The sound of long-range missiles and mortar strikes filled the morning air Tuesday as 10th Mountain Division soldiers trained for battle. The most deployed division of the U.S. Army tested some of the newest technology the Army has. On display, Read More …

Ukraine: Police detain two young men suspected of terrorist attack in Brovary

Police have detained two young men suspected of carrying out a terrorist attack in Brovary, Kyiv Oblast, on the orders of Russian secret services. At 22:08 on 13 April, a report was received via the 102 emergency line about an Read More …

Lebanon: Hezbollah unveils ‘hard-to-detect’ drone

Hezbollah deployed a new “hard‑to‑detect” attack drone alongside a wave of retaliatory strikes Monday, carrying out scores of operations against Israeli military positions and settlements across the northern part of the occupied territories. The group sent at least 40 drones Read More …

Myanmar: Five civilians injured in improvised explosive device explosion in Tanintharyi Region

On 11 April 2026 at 2:15 PM, five residents of Yar Phu (Thit) Village in Yebyu Township in Tanintharyi Region, were working in a rubber plantation near the village, they stepped on an improvised explosive device planted by so-called PDF Read More …

EOD Mobile Unit 12, Royal Canadian Navy Strengthen Partnership in Halifax

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia – U.S. Navy technicians from Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit TWELVE (EODMU-12) and divers from the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) Fleet Diving Unit Atlantic completed a joint Subject Matter Expert Exchange (SMEE) focused on strengthening Allied undersea Read More …

Brazil: Explosive device found on Copacabana

The Civil Police of Rio de Janeiro coordinated a specialized operation on Monday, April 13, 2026, to remove an explosive device found on the Copacabana beach boardwalk. The intervention occurred at the site where crews are currently building the stage Read More …

Nigeria: Commanding officer, six soldiers killed in IED explosion in Borno

Troops of Sector 3 under the Joint Task Force (North East), Operation HADIN KAI, have repelled an attempted infiltration by insurgents at a military position in Monguno, but suffered fatal losses from an Improvised Explosive Device shortly after the engagement. Read More …

Royal Navy makes Pitcairn Island safe during explosive visit

A team of Royal Navy divers safely detonated more than 3½ tonnes of explosives during a visit by HMS Tamar to the remote Pitcairn Islands. Pitcairn is a tiny British Overseas Territory in the southwest Pacific with only 38 residents Read More …

UK: More than 30 smoke mortars destroyed by Army in Powys

Controlled explosions were carried out by the Army last week, after 32 smoke mortars were discovered in Powys. The items were believed to have been found by someone digging in the Three Cocks area, near Brecon. They were safely removed Read More …

Lithuania: Trilateral bomb disposal drills begin in Klaipėda

Lithuania has launched a trilateral explosive ordnance disposal exercise in Klaipėda, bringing together military specialists from Lithuania, Portugal and the United States. The drills, which opened on Monday, are taking place at the Kairiai training ground, within Klaipėda port waters, Read More …

Lebanon: Hezbollah deploying FPV explosive drones against IDF forces

Hezbollah has increasingly been using first-person-view (FPV) explosive suicide drones against Israeli forces in Lebanon, and while these technologies and tactics have been emerging in the Levant, they have long been established in the war between Ukraine and Russia. Drone Read More …

Ukraine: Bomb disposal experts destroy over 40 WWII munitions in Kharkiv region

Explosive ordnance disposal experts from the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in the Kharkiv region have recovered and destroyed 43 pieces of ammunition dating back to World War II. According to the State Emergency Service agency, 38 mortar shells and Read More …

Finland: Controlled explosion carried out on drone warhead in municipality of Iitti

The Finnish Defence Forces and police detonated an unexploded warhead found in a remote area of Iitti on Saturday. The device had detached from a suspected Ukrainian drone discovered nearby. Prime Minister Petteri Orpo (NCP) told Yle on Sunday that Read More …

India: 21 bunkers flattened, 13 IEDs seized by security forces in Manipur

Security forces have reportedly destroyed 21 bunkers in Manipur’s Ukhrul district and seized 13 improvised explosive devices (IEDs) from the Tengnoupal district. On Saturday, 14 bunkers were destroyed in Sikibung village and seven in Mongkot Chepu, both under the jurisdiction Read More …

Northern Ireland: North Belfast suspicious object declared ‘elaborate hoax’

A security alert in the Canning Place area of north Belfast has now ended. Local policing Sergeant Kelly said: “A suspected pipe bomb was found at the front of a residential property on Sunday morning, 12th April.“ A number of Read More …

West Bank: IDF confiscates 200 pipe bombs, numerous IEDs in Tulkarm

The IDF destroyed on Friday an explosives manufacturing lab in Tulkarm in the West Bank, the military said on Sunday morning. Numerous improvised explosive devices (IEDs), including about 200 pipe bombs, fire extinguishers, and large gas cylinders meant to be Read More …

UK: Unexploded WW2 bomb detonated in controlled explosion at Mansel Park, Southampton

A suspected unexploded World War II device was safely detonated in a controlled explosion at Mansel Park in Millbrook on Sunday afternoon. The Army’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal team rushed to the scene after the item was discovered by a man Read More …