Europe will see increase in terror in 2018, as foreign Isil fighters ‘return home with high-tech skills’

The terror threat to Europe will only increase this year, experts have warned, as growing numbers of foreign fighters return home with “high tech” weapons knowledge learned on the battlefield. Scores of jihadists are expected to trickle back to the Read More …

Syria: Landmines Kill, Injure Hundreds in Raqqa

Homemade landmines have killed and injured hundreds of civilians, including more than 150 children, in Raqqa, Syria since the Islamic State (also known as ISIS) was pushed out of the city in October 2017, Human Rights Watch said today. ISIS had planted Read More …

ISNR Abu Dhabi 2018 to Explore Impact of Key Disruptive Technologies on National Security

Abu Dhabi-UAE: – The Higher Organising Committee of the International Exhibition for National Security and Resilience (ISNR Abu Dhabi 2018) confirmed that the upcoming three-day event will explore the role of disruptive technologies in national security. The exhibition will highlight Read More …

Yemeni army de-mines three sites in Shabwa province and dismantles IEDs in Al-Jouf

Yemeni army engineering teams in the third military zone completed the de-mining of three strategic locations in the Directorate of Asilan, located in Shabwa province, on Sunday, Saudi state-run news agency SPA reported. Local authorities in the directorate took over Read More …

16 militants killed, 66 hideouts destroyed on 3rd day of ‘Sinai 2018’ operation

Egypt’s Armed Forces killed 16 militants and destroyed 66 militant hideouts on Sunday morning as part of a large-scale operation dubbed “Comprehensive Operation Sinai 2018” that began on Friday, an official statement by the army’s official spokesperson read. Sunday’s statement said Read More …

Explosive threat in La Junta, Colo. confirmed, arrest made

Authorities evacuated a three-block radius in La Junta Thursday for a suspicious device. Fire Chief Aaron Eveatt, assisting the police department with information, announced 42-year-old Robert Nolan was arrested in the incident. The fire chief with the La Junta Fire Read More …

Meet our loopy and loving explosive detection search dog Isla

“Isla’s a three-year-old Springer Spaniel and  was gifted to North Yorkshire Police two years ago. “She joined me 18 months ago and now lives in the Selby District with PD Dixon and the rest of our family. “Her initial training took seven Read More …

Using technology to detect hidden threats

Soldiers in combat have to constantly scan their surroundings for improvised explosive devices (IEDs), a signature weapon of modern warfare. These homemade bombs are often hidden—nestled in bushes, buried underground, or sometimes stuffed inside other objects. Now, a research group Read More …

‘New techniques used to trigger Bodh Gaya blast’

The Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) terrorists, who had allegedly planted three improvised explosive devices (IED) in Bodh Gaya on January 19, aimed for maximum casualty of Buddhist monks by triggering blasts with the help of three different techniques. Intelligence sources said these techniques were different Read More …