AFP bomb squad crafts IEDs to stay ahead of bad guys

Inside an electronics workshop in Australia’s capital territory there is a team of tech experts building bombs from scratch. They’re not terrorists; rather, a team of elite specialists making improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and then blowing them up. The mission Read More …

Israel hits Houthis targets in Sanaa after reports group used missile carrying cluster munitions

Israel has carried out air strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, in response to the group’s missile attack on Friday which Israel said carried cluster munitions. The Israeli operation targeted a military complex housing the presidential palace, a Read More …

Ireland: Controlled explosion after historical device found at Sandymount Strand

The Army Bomb Squad conducted a controlled explosion after a device was found on Sandymount Strand on Friday. The device is understood to have been historical in nature. There were no reports of any injuries. “The Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal Read More …

Texas: Fort Hood sappers breaching future with unmanned technology

FORT HOOD, Texas — On the battlefield, enemy forces often attempt to slow or halt an advance by setting up blockades and obstacles. When that happens, it is the Army’s combat engineers who are called in to clear the way Read More …

Pakistan: More than 30 terrorists killed while assembling IED inside a mosque in Bajaur

More than 30 suspected terrorists were killed when an improvised explosive device (IED) they were assembling inside a mosque in Bajaur district went off on Thursday. The incident came hours after at least 15 suspected terrorists were eliminated in an Read More …

Germany: Spangdahlem EOD Hosts 2025 Eifel Krabben IED Rodeo

SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany – The 52nd Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal flight hosted 14 teams from 10 partner nations for the 2025 Eifel Krabben Improvised Explosive Device Rodeo exercise at Spangdahlem Air Base, Aug. 15- 21, 2025. The Read More …

Colombia: Car bomb attack on military base in Cali leaves at last six dead

A car bomb attack near the military school of Colombia’s Marco Fidel Suarez Air Base, in eastern Cali, left at least six people dead and several others injured. The explosion occurred around 3 p.m. in the vicinity of the military Read More …

Philippines: Soldiers recover 17 bombs in South Cotabato, foil alleged rebel plot

Soldiers in South Cotabato recovered 17 improvised explosive devices (IEDs) believed to have been planted by communist rebels, preventing a possible attack in the province, the military said on Thursday. Troops from the Army’s 105th Infantry Battalion responded to reports Read More …

Colombia: Explosives-laden drone shots down helicopter eradicating coca crops in Antioquia

In a rural area of Antioquia, about 150 kilometers north of Medellín, a drone carrying explosives brought down a Colombian Aerospace Force (FAC) helicopter this morning. Although the number of fatalities has not yet been confirmed, reports indicate that at Read More …

Italy: Suspect Is Arrested in Sabotage of Pipelines Between Russia and Germany

Italian police have arrested a Ukrainian national who German investigators believe coordinated the undersea bombing in 2022 of two gas pipelines that directly linked Russia to Germany, the German authorities said on Thursday. It was the first arrest in the Read More …

UNOCT: Terror threat posed by ISIL ‘remains volatile and complex’

The threat posed by the terrorist group ISIL remains dynamic and diverse, with Africa currently experiencing the highest level of activity worldwide. While multiple ISIL leaders have perished in the past few years, “the group has managed to retain its Read More …

Mali: JNIM group says 21 soldiers killed in widescale attacks in Ségou Region

Al Qaeda-linked militants killed 21 soldiers during coordinated attacks in Mali on Tuesday, according to the SITE Intelligence Group, a U.S.-based non-governmental organization that tracks online reports by Islamist militants. Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) said it captured two soldiers, Read More …

Missouri: Springfield Bomb Squad detonates IED found during traffic stop

The Springfield Bomb Squad detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) found during a traffic stop in Aurora, Missouri. According to the Aurora-Marionville Police Department’s probable cause statement, an officer was on patrol on the evening of Aug. 19 when he Read More …

Haiti: Two police officers killed after weaponized ‘kamikaze’ drone explodes

Two Haitian police officers were killed and six others injured after a weaponized drone launched by a gang-fighting task force exploded in the hills above Port-au-Prince, near where an Irish missionary and several others were abducted by armed gangs. The Read More …

Libya: Lack of funding hinders mine clearance despite efforts by international organizations

An analytical report published by the English-speaking Senegalese “African Press Agency” has highlighted the ongoing threat of explosive remnants of war in Libya, which have posed a direct danger to civilian lives since 2011. Widespread Presence of Unexploded Ordnance The Read More …

DR Congo rebels killed 140 civilians despite peace process

M23 rebels killed at least 140 people in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo last month in one of the worst atrocities by the armed group since its resurgence in late 2021, Human Rights Watch has said in a report. This Read More …

Northern Ireland: Banbridge arson investigation after car destroyed in petrol bomb attack

A car has been destroyed in a late night petrol bomb attack in Co Down. The vehicle was set light in the Castelwellan Road area of Banbridge in what police believe was a petrol bomb attack on Tuesday evening, August Read More …

Indiana TSA Dog Earns Final Four Berth in TSA’s 2025 Cutest Canine Contest

INDIANAPOLIS – Indianapolis is known for hosting major sporting events, such as the NCAA Final Four and Super Bowl, and an explosives detection canine at Indianapolis International Airport (IND) is in the hunt for one of the top prizes at Read More …

Sweden: Suspect detained for attempted murder after explosion in Malmö apartment

A man in his 20s was arrested during the night and detained after a decision from the prosecutor. He is suspected of attempted murder and a crime against the law on explosive and flammable goods. It is unknown what has Read More …