Afghanistan: Politicians Criticize Government as Attacks Rise in Kabul

Amidst an increase in attacks in Kabul, political leaders criticized the government for not implementing a proper security plan to ensure the safety of the people, especially in the capital city. The political leaders, who addressed the second meeting of Read More …

Suicide bombing suspected in Nashville explosion as investigators search home south of the city

Investigators looking into the Christmas morning explosion in Nashville now believe the blast was likely the result of a suicide bombing, according to two law enforcement sources with direct knowledge of the investigation. Officials have previously said they have recovered Read More …

Internal NYPD memo warns of cops being targets of IED, vehicle attacks

The NYPD has been on the alert for weeks for possible attacks similar to Friday’s deliberate RV explosion in Nashville, The Post has learned. An internal NYPD memo issued earlier this month warned that law enforcement were the “priority targets” Read More …

Sri Lanka: Japan to support humanitarian demining activities in North

The Government of Japan has provided a total sum of US$ 636,262 (approx. Rs. 115 million) to the Mines Advisory Group (MAG) for humanitarian demining activities in Northern Sri Lanka. The grant contract was signed on the 23rd December 2020 Read More …

Florida: Port Orange man claiming to be neo-Nazi found with homemade explosive device in car

Daytona Beach Shores police said Tuesday they are investigating a case where a man found with a homemade explosive device claimed to be a skinhead and a neo-Nazi, authorities said. Frederick Jordan Price, 26, of Port Orange was first arrested Read More …

Tennessee: Nashville police release photo of RV linked to explosion

Nashville police have released a photo of the RV investigators believe is linked to the explosion that tore through a downtown neighborhood Christmas morning. They are asking anyone with information to contact investigators with tips. The photo was apparently taken Read More …

Afghan National Police Engineers defused IEDs in Kandahar, Farah, Sar-e-Pul, Logan, Daikundi and Kunduz provinces.

The engineering teams of ANP following point-to-point search operations, managed to discover & defuse four IEDs in Kandahar, Farah & Sar-e-Pul provinces. The terrorists had planted the bombs to target the innocent civilians. The engineering teams of ANP following point-to-point Read More …

Countering IEDs by using GIS

In the military, soldiers face an abundance of threats when they are on deployment overseas. One of the scariest threats that they face on deployment is from improvised explosive devices, also known as IEDs. IEDs can be made in a Read More …

Afghan National Army seized explosive materials in Laghman province, disrupted bridge demolition plot in Kabul

A car loaded with explosive materials was seized by ANA in Laghman province last night. The explosive materials were going to be used in making bombs and IEDs for Taliban’s terrorist activities. A car loaded with explosive materials was seized Read More …

Tayside veteran clears 1,000 explosive devices in war-torn Iraq with Scottish charity

Montrose-born Frank Philip, 61 has spent the year dodging danger in the country, which has been ravaged by war since the US and UK-led invasion in 2003 to remove leader Saddam Hussein. Former soldier Philip – who now lives in Read More …

India: IED found planted in Manipur

An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was recovered by the security forces in Manipur. The IED was recovered in separate counter-insurgency operations on Monday. Two militants were arrested with arms in different parts of Manipur. The IED was recovered amidst the Read More …

International Operation Disrupts Supply of Firearms to Terrorists: INTERPOL & UNODC Target Firearms Trafficking in West Africa and the Sahel

Lyon (France) & Vienna (Austria), 21 December 2020 — A seven-day operation saw law enforcement officers intercept illicit firearms, ammunition and explosives, and disrupt the trafficking networks used to supply terrorists across West Africa and the Sahel. Under Operation KAFO Read More …

U.S. charges Libyan in 1988 Lockerbie bombing that killed 270

The United States on Monday unsealed criminal charges against a third alleged conspirator in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, that killed 270 people, mostly Americans. The suspect, Abu Agila Mohammad Masud Kheir Al-Marimi, a Read More …