French soldier killed in combat in Mali

A French soldier from the army’s First Parachute Hussar Regiment was killed in combat in Mali, President Emmanuel Macron’s office said Thursday. “This soldier … was killed in fighting against armed terrorist groups, when an improvised explosive device was triggered Read More …

Kenya: One killed as officials avert Al-Shabaab attack on police station in Yumbis, Garissa

One police officer succumbed to injuries following the attack while three others were injured. Al-Shabaab terrorists who attacked a security camp in the area were repulsed. The terrorists used Rocket Propelled Grenades in their attack on the station before they Read More …

Russian security service kills 4 suspected IS terrorists in North Caucasus

The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Wednesday it had eliminated in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic in North Caucasus four suspected members of the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group. It said in a statement that the suspects were found in Read More …

Afghanistan: 2 Security Personnel Killed in Helmand Amid Increased Violence

At least two Afghan security force members were killed and six more wounded as a result of two separate car bomb blasts in the southern province of Helmand, local officials have said. The officials said that the Taliban intended to Read More …

Afghanistan: Three Key Security Officials Killed in Uruzgan Blast

Three key security officials and four other security force members were killed in a roadside mine blast in Uruzgan province on Wednesday morning, local officials said. The incident happened around 9:00 am local time after the security forces vehicle struck Read More …

Inside the FBI: Danger Beneath the Surface

Inside the FBI’s Underwater Post-Blast Investigation Course Get an interactive look at how the FBI’s Underwater Post-Blast Investigation course prepares the nation’s public safety bomb tech divers to counter threats in their home harbors and waterways. This episode covers the Read More …

Pakistan: At least one dead, six injured in Turbat explosion

At least one person was killed and six others were injured after an explosion in Turbat bazaar on Tuesday. The city, approximately 700 kilometres from the provincial capital of Quetta, has been frequently targeted by militants. According to law enforcement Read More …

Seattle: ATF investigating homemade explosives which injured officers during riot

Explosive experts with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are being asked to investigate improvised explosive devices which were thrown at officers by rioters at the West Precinct Sunday. Some of the devices are believed to have been Read More …

Ukraine: Two IEDs destroyed outside subway station in Kyiv

Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko has said two improvised explosive devices have been disposed of outside the Minska metro station in Ukraine’s capital. “Bomb-disposal experts have just disposed of the two improvised explosive devices at the Minskiy market. At about 12:00 Read More …

UK DASA: Competition Document – Autonomy in Challenging Environments Phase 2

This Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) Phase 2 competition is seeking proposals that can provide a step change in the capability of unmanned autonomous military systems to operate in challenging environments. Successful proposals will aim to deliver a greater level Read More …

Thailand: Insurgents charged over Pattani bombings

Authorities yesterday arrested and charged six insurgents suspected of planting two bombs which injured four villagers in Pattani last week. All six suspects have been charged with planting explosives with the intention to injure and/or kill others. According to the Read More …

Philippines: Vessel’s anchor accidentally catches unexploded ordnance off Batangas

Philippine Coast Guard personnel on Saturday night seized an “unexploded ordnance” that got accidentally stuck at a vessel’s anchor off Batangas. The device was initially reported as an “explosive type object” and was later verified to be a Projectile 155 Read More …

Security And Stability: The Kenya-UK Partnership

In 1934, American psychologist Abraham Maslow published his ‘hierarchy of needs’. During his lifetime he lived through the Great War, the Spanish Influenza, which killed roughly 50 million people globally, the crash of stock markets in 1929, the Great Depression Read More …

Afghanistan: IED Kills District Police Chief in Paktika

Darya Khan Talash, district police chief for Surobi district in Paktika province, was killed in a roadside mine blast Sunday morning, local officials said. Three of his guards were also killed in the blast, officials said. According to the officials, Read More …

UK: One year after an attempted murder in Bolton police investigating want to speak to this man

Greater Manchester Police have released an e-fit one year after an attempted murder in Bolton. Detective Chief Inspector Alan Clitherow, of GMP’s Major Incident Team, said: “It has been one year since the Bolton area saw two shocking incidents which Read More …