Kenya: Police avert major IED attack by Al-Shabaab at Mandera border point

Police in Mandera East on Wednesday, June 5 averted a possible tragedy when they recovered and demolished an IED planted in an abandoned house. Corporal Ibrahim Isaac says that at around 9 am while manning the border at Border Point Read More …

Germany: Unexploded ordnance successfully defused in the port of Hamburg

A 250-pound bomb from the Second World War, discovered on Wednesday morning in the port of Hamburg, was successfully defused by the explosive ordnance disposal service of the fire brigade at around 5:20 p.m. in the afternoon. All previously initiated Read More …

Taiwan’s Ukraine-Inspired Kamikaze Boat to Harass Chinese Warships

A Taiwanese shipbuilder has unveiled an “unmanned boat” as a “universal test platform” that has “military applications” if “imagination” allows. A report by Liberty Times quoted officials from the developer, CITIC Shipbuilding, who indicated Taiwan’s private industry is being roped Read More …

French police arrest Russo-Ukrainian man with explosives near Paris

The man was treated by fire-fighters after he “suffered significant burns following an explosion,” on Monday, the source said. A subsequent search of his room led to the discovery of products and materials intended for the manufacture of explosive devices, Read More …

Pakistan: Child killed, another injured in Bajaur blast

A child was killed and another injured when they fell prey to a roadside blast of an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in Mamond tehsil of Bajaur district on Wednesday. Police said the incident occurred in Loi Kharkai area of Mamond Read More …

Angola: Clearing minefields in the Lobito Corridor

This strategic region of Angola suffered enormously during the civil war. It is now key to Angola’s future prosperity. The Benguela Railway Company was founded in 1903 to begin construction of a line running from Lobito on Angola’s Atlantic coast Read More …

Competition To Supply Ukraine With FPV Drones Gets Underway

A multi-national effort to provide Kyiv with additional first-person view (FPV) drones has officially begun, thanks to the launch of an industry competition. Led by the United Kingdom, the competition will dish out funds to successful bidders in hopes of Read More …

Myanmar: One killed, 23 injured in school explosion in Tanintharyi Region

An explosion occurred at a primary school in southern Myanmar’s Tanintharyi Region, killing one child and injuring 23 people, the Information Team of Myanmar’s State Administration Council reported on late Tuesday. The explosion occurred at around 12:40 p.m. local time Read More …

UAE provides financial assistance to Azerbaijan mine action agency

The UAE has recently provided assistance to the Azerbaijan National Agency for Mine Action (ANAMA) in the amount of $5 million to combat the mine problem, which is one of the main threats to the return of former internally displaced Read More …

Houthi Red Sea attacks decline in last week as navies act, Greece says

Closer international cooperation between naval missions in the Red Sea has reduced the number of attacks by Yemen’s Houthis over the past week, Greek Shipping Minister Christos Stylianides told Reuters in an interview on Tuesday. Greece is the home of Read More …

UNODC Pakistan empowers Balochistan bomb disposal unit with specialized training on countering IEDs and EOD

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Pakistan has successfully completed a five-day specialized training course on countering Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD). This intensive program was funded by the U.S. Embassy office of Read More …

Israel: Shin Bet thwarts Turkey-based Hamas cell terror attack

The Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) thwarted a terror attack that Hamas had planned to carry out in Israel under the direction of one of its headquarters in Turkey, the organization said on Monday. In mid-March, Shin Bet and Yamam Read More …

Cyprus: Limassol tavern explosion linked to personal feud

Police were put on high alert early Monday after an explosion shook a tavern in Zakaki, Limassol. The blast occurred shortly before 5:00 a.m., causing minor damage to the establishment. Authorities confirmed that an improvised explosive device (IED) detonated at Read More …

Azerbaijan: 4839,3 hectares of territory cleared of mines and UXOs over past month

“During the mine-clearing operations in Tartar, Aghdara, Kalbajar, Aghdam, Khojaly, Khankendi, Khojavand, Lachin, Shusha, Fuzuli, Gubadli, Jabrayil and Zangilan districts 251 anti-personnel and 141 anti-tank mines, as well as 1,068 unexploded ordnances (UXOs) were found and neutralized from May 1 Read More …

Maryland Army National Guard and multinational partners strengthen bonds in Senegal

DODJI, Senegal — As the dust settles over the training areas in Dodji, Senegal, A Company, 1st Battalion, 175th Infantry Regiment of the Maryland Army National Guard stands out for its essential role in exercise African Lion 2024 (AL24). “We Read More …

Philippines: Two soldiers hurt, IEDs and bomb-making materials recovered in Kalinga

Government troopers and New People’s Army (NPA) guerrillas clashed in Balbalan, Kalinga on Friday, leaving two soldiers wounded. Maj. Rigor Pamittan, 5th Infantry Division public affairs chief, said soldiers belonging to the 103rd and 98th Infantry Battalions under the 503rd Read More …

Ukraine: Nine teams of innovators showcase products to help sappers

Nine teams of Ukrainian developers presented during the Safe Field hackathon their projects aimed at facilitating mine clearance efforts. This is about the platforms designed to mow grass in mine-infested areas. “The main request to developers is to create robotic Read More …

78th Training Division Leads Guardian Response 2024, Multi-Component CBRN Exercise Tests Readiness

JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. – The U.S. Army Reserve’s 78th Training Division (TD) led Guardian Response 2024 (GR 24), a multi-component exercise held at the Muscatatuck Training Center (MUTC) in Indiana. This large-scale training event validated the ability of Active Read More …

Pakistan: IED Blast Kills Four Pakistani Soldiers In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

At least four Pakistan Army soldiers were killed while three others injured in an IED blast in the country’s restive northwest region, police said on Saturday. The incident occurred late on Friday evening when the security forces were on patrolling Read More …

Nigeria: Soldiers among 11 killed by separatist militants in Abia state

Militants enforcing a separatist lockdown in Nigeria’s southeastern region attacked security forces deployed to restore order, killing five soldiers and six civilians during a shootout, the Nigerian military said Friday. The soldiers were attacked on Thursday at a checkpoint in Read More …