Nigeria: IED Injures 5 Soldiers, 2 Policemen At IPOB Camps

Five soldiers and two policemen sustained various degrees of injuries from Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) detonated Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) during clearance operations in Anambra and Imo states. Gen. Nwachukwu said the troops during the raid cleared IPOB camps Read More …

Senegal: Two dead, five wounded in Dakar bus petrol bomb attack

Two people were killed and five wounded when an attacker hurled a petrol bomb on a bus in Dakar on Tuesday, the interior minister said. Bus driver Abdoulaye Diop, who was hurt in the attack, told an AFP journalist at Read More …

Ukraine is 3D printing bombs to keep up with its battlefield demands

Ukraine is 3D-printing bombs as it looks for alternative ways to supply enough weaponry for its fight back against Russia’s military, according to a new report. The Economist reported that Ukraine has turned to “candy bombs” amid weapons and ammunition Read More …

Managing exits from violent extremist groups: lessons from the Lake Chad Basin

Some Lake Chad Basin countries (Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria) have been dealing with violent extremism for over a decade. Disarmament, demobilisation, repatriation, reintegration and resettlement processes in these countries may offer useful lessons for other West African contexts, including Read More …

Ugandan peacekeepers starts clearing unexploded ordnances in DR Congo

The Ugandan peacekeeping troops have embarked on demining and clearing unexploded ordnances in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) unit of Uganda People’s Defence Force (UPDF) Contingent is clearing unexploded ordnances from several Read More …

Myanmar: One dead, 12 wounded in Kayin state bomb blast

A bomb blast in southeastern Myanmar killed one person and wounded 12 others on Monday, an official said. The blast from a vehicle detonated near Thanlwin bridge checkpoint at around 6:50 am local time (0020 GMT), a government official from Read More …

Sweden: One person injured in explosion in Ronna

In Ronna in Södertälje, an explosion occurred in an apartment building at quarter to two on the night of Tuesday. According to police, an apartment door has been destroyed and one person injured. The National Bomb Squad has also been Read More …

US Imposes Sanctions on 20 Individuals and 29 Firms in Maldives Over Terror Links

The United States has designated 20 individuals and 29 companies as being operatives and facilitators for the terror groups, Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and al-Qa’ida in the Indian Ocean state of Maldives. The announcement by the US Read More …

Somalia: Bomb blast wounds one person in Mogadishu

A witness says an explosion occurred in the Wadajir district of Mogadishu early on Monday Tuesday morning. The explosion from a landmine was targeted at a vehicle carrying soldiers of the government army that was passing through the Buulo Hubey Read More …

NATO Innovation Fund closes on EUR 1bn flagship fund

Twenty-three NATO Allies have officially become Limited Partners of the NATO Innovation Fund (NIF), which is preparing to make its initial investments later this year. The Participating Allies¹ have also welcomed Sweden’s interest to join the NIF. Sweden’s participation will Read More …

Bangladesh and India work together to counter armed Kuki infiltration into Mizoram

Bangladesh and India are worried about the disturbing news of armed insurgents infiltrating into restive Mizoram state of northeast India as refugees. Both Delhi and Dhaka are sharing intelligence reports, browsing local newspapers, and getting updates from local sources in Read More …