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TAMPA, Fla. – In January, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) hand-selected 15 coders from across the Department of Defense to participate in a “critical mission” hackathon called SANDTRAP. This hackathon focused on data and software challenges related to countering one-way unmanned aerial Read More …
At least nine people were killed and more than a dozen others injured in almost two dozen incidents of violence in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Dera Ismail Khan district and multiple districts of Balochistan on Thursday. Five police personnel were martyred and Read More …
A US military base came under a drone attack by Iran-backed groups in Deir ez-Zor province in eastern Syria, according to local sources on Thursday. Multiple kamikaze drones were fired at the military base at Al-Omar oilfield, where US forces Read More …
The Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority (CMAA) requested Laos at a meeting on Monday to join the other 164 countries attending the Ottawa Convention while Cambodia is chair and hosts the 5th Review Meeting of the organisation. Ly Read More …
Though remarkable progress has been made towards the eradication of anti-personnel landmines (APM) since the adoption of the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention (APMBC) in 1997, casualties from APM are, alarmingly, on the rise, including due to the increased use of Read More …
TAMPA, Fla. – At 9:30 p.m. (Baghdad time) February 7, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces conducted a unilateral strike in Iraq in response to the attacks on U.S. service members, killing a Kata’ib Hezbollah commander responsible for directly planning and Read More …
After investigators delved into a series of undersea explosions that blew apart the Nord Stream natural gas pipelines linking Russia to Western Europe in fall 2022, intelligence agencies came to a general agreement: The evidence pointed toward pro-Ukraine forces, even Read More …
A chilling wave of fear swept across the quiet Swedish towns of Skillingaryd and Jönköping in fall of 2022. Twin bomb scares had residents on edge, with evidence suggesting a single unknown culprit. But the big break didn’t come until Read More …
A man was seriously injured in a car explosion in Petah Tikva, near Tel Aviv, on Wednesday, February 7. Israeli media reported that an explosive device was the likely cause. Footage released by Magen David Adom (MDA), Israel’s national ambulance Read More …
At least 28 people were killed while over 40 suffered injuries after back-to-back blasts hit Balochistan’s Pishin and Qila Saifullah on Wednesday, officials said. he incidents come a day before general elections are scheduled to be held in the country. Read More …
An Israel Defense Forces (IDF) spokesperson stated 21 wanted persons were arrested overnight, between Tuesday to Wednesday, in a counterterrorism operation in the West bank. The Israel Border Police and IDF were guided by intelligence from the Shin Bet internal Read More …
An improvised explosive device (IED) detonated by al-Qaeda militants killed two government soldiers in Yemen’s southern Abyan province on Tuesday, a security official said. The security official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the government forces were raiding the Read More …
At least 10 people were killed on Tuesday in a crowded market in Mogadishu, the Somali capital, after multiple blasts. The incident happened within the Bakara market in the city, sources told Al Jazeera. A local businessman said he helped Read More …
Two people were killed and six others were injured in a shooting in front of a courthouse in Istanbul, the Interior Ministry said Tuesday. Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said in a social media post that it was a terrorist attack Read More …
JOINT BASE ANACOSTIA-BOLLING — Analysis confirms that Houthi forces have employed various Iranian-origin missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles against military and civilian targets throughout the region, according to an unclassified report released today by the Defense Intelligence Agency. “Iran: Enabling Read More …
A Battambang farmer was seriously injured after stepping on a landmine on Sunday that damaged both his legs. Authorities confirmed that a landmine had exploded at 9.30am in Phnom Ray village in Battambang province’s Samlot district, Ta Tork commune and Read More …
Czech Republic will host the 15th edition of the biennial networking, expert panels and exhibition FUTURE FORCES FORUM (FFF) on 16 – 18 October 2024. Prague has been a long-time hub for international defence and security community networking within the FFF Read More …
The Houthis say they have successfully targeted a British and a US ship in the Red Sea, casting doubt on the effectiveness of three waves of US-UK strikes on missile sites belonging to the group in Yemen. A Houthi spokesperson, Read More …
A drone attack on the largest US military base in Syria has killed at least six allied Kurdish-led fighters. The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said its commando academy at the al-Omar oil field in the eastern province of Deir al-Zour Read More …
TAMPA, Fla. – On Feb. 5, at approximately 3:30 p.m. (Sanaa time), U.S. Central Command forces conducted a strike in self-defense against two Houthi explosive uncrewed surface vehicles (USV). U.S. forces identified the explosive USVs in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen Read More …