Cambodia: CMAA on track for mine-free 2025

While there are approximately two years remaining to achieve this goal, officials from the Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority (CMAA) said that 2023 has seen several major steps toward achieving the demining target and reaffirms their commitment to Read More …

German police seize bomb-making material in raids on Hamas suspects

German police have removed boxes of ice pack gels used to make explosives from properties linked to four men arrested on Thursday night over a Hamas plot to attack Jewish institutions in Europe. Officer were seen carrying blue boxes which Read More …

Israel: Alerts in north triggered by two explosive-laden drones from Lebanon

Two apparently explosive-laden drones entered Israeli airspace from Lebanon, setting off sirens in the Galilee Panhandle. One was intercepted by the Iron Dome, while the second hit an area near the northern community of Margaliot, according to the IDF. The Read More …

Northern Ireland: Pipe bomb explodes outside Belfast home

A pipe bomb exploded in the garden of a house in Dunmurry on Friday. Detectives are investigating the attack in Sunnymede Park, which was reported shortly after 11.30pm. The pipe bomb had partially exploded and a number of people were Read More …

Indian Air Force requires three systems to protect bases from attack by multiple swarm drones

With the threat posed by unmanned aerial systems growing by the day, the Indian Air Force (IAF) has chalked out the requirement for different mobile systems to counter such threats in different operational scenarios, particularly that from multiple swarm drones. Read More …

UNDP and the Netherlands forge $10 million partnership for mine action in Ukraine

In a landmark development for Ukraine’s recovery and safety, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Kingdom of the Netherlands announce a new partnership, marked by acontribution of $10 million towards mine action in Ukraine. The initiative will focus Read More …

California: Bomb squad detonates improvised explosive device found in Placer County

A bomb squad team safely detonated a potentially deadly improvised explosive device that was found off a road in Placer County earlier this week, the sheriff’s office said. The device looked like a pressure cooker with wires coming from it, Read More …

UK: Edinburgh bomb squad detonated historic device at Cramond beach

Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) officers were spotted on Cramond beach as they detonated a historic object that was found in a residential area. Edinburgh police were called to the Craigmillar Park area at around 3.25pm on Friday 15 December. They Read More …

Niger: Military kills terrorists’ kingpin, bomb expert, 38 other fighters

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has said wanted terrorists leader, Ali Kachala Kawaje; terrorists bomb expert Machika Dan Muhammad, and 38 other fighters were killed in Niger State airstrikes. Other prominent terrorist leaders neutralised include Haro and Dan Muhammadu both of Read More …

Kenya: Deadly al-Shabaab bomb attack claims 4 lives in Garissa

Police on Friday confirmed that at least four individuals lost their lives, and two others sustained serious injuries when their four-wheel-drive vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb. The Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was planted between Egge Dam and Bogyar Read More …

TSA conducts international exercise focusing on threats to cross border systems with Amtrak, Transport Canada

SEATTLE – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) partnered with Amtrak and Transport Canada to conduct its first exercise on international soil in Vancouver, Canada, on December 13. Focusing on surface and critical infrastructure threats to cross border systems, the exercise Read More …

Senegal: 4 soldiers killed in the explosion of an anti-tank mine in Casamance

Four Senegalese soldiers were killed in Casamance when their vehicle hit an anti-tank mine in this region of southern Senegal in the grip of an independence rebellion, according to the army. The incident occurred on Thursday “during a mission” in Read More …

Arizona: 10 IEDs found at US-Mexico border in cartel gunfight

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is warning agents to be on the lookout for explosive devices. A federal law-enforcement source shared with FOX Business Network an internal officer safety alert dated December 13th that warns CBP agents to be vigilant after Read More …

Serbian police arrest 4 in connection with false bomb reports

Serbian police arrested at least three people across the country and one in the Czech Republic on Friday in connection with major false bomb reports. The Ministry of Internal Affairs announced early Friday that an extensive international operation was expected Read More …

Iran: Eleven security personnel killed in police station attack in Rask

At least 11 Iranian security personnel have been killed in an attack on a police station in the southeastern border province of Sistan-Baluchestan, state television reported. Alireza Marhamati, deputy governor of the province, said on Friday that senior police officers Read More …

INTERPOL: Over 1,700 arrested in landmark operation across Asia targeting Illicit firearms

LYON, France – In the first operation coordinated across Asia by INTERPOL against illicit firearms, authorities in 10 countries have made over 1,700 arrests and seized 714 firearms, 921 parts and components, and 45,383 rounds of ammunition. From 13 – Read More …

Houthis fire at, attempt to divert several vessels off coast of Yemen

The Iran-backed Houthi militia continued attacks on maritime traffic in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden on Friday morning, with UK authorities reporting that one vessel was hit by an unknown object, sparking a fire, while another was ordered Read More …

Chinese peacekeepers fulfill commitments on peacekeeping battlefield in Lebanon

The 21st Chinese peacekeeping multi-role engineering company to the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), formed by troops from a brigade under the PLA 75th Group Army, concluded its peacekeeping mission and returned to China successfully on the early Read More …

Four arrested in Europe over alleged cross-border Hamas terrorism plot

Four people have been arrested in Germany and the Netherlands on suspicion of being part of a cross-border Hamas terror plot that German prosecutors said aimed to obtain weapons to target Jewish institutions in Europe. The office of Germany’s federal Read More …

India: Allahabad University student injured in explosion while making bomb in hostel room

An MA student at Allahabad University in Uttar Pradesh got injured when a bomb that he was making in his hostel room exploded on Wednesday. Another student also suffered minor injuries in the incident. The ACP stated that the injured Read More …