Northern Ireland: Police release images of Derry pipe bombs and IED parts

The PSNI have released images of pipe bombs and IED parts recovered during an operation in Derry. Detectives from the Terrorism Investigation Unit provided an update following the security alert in the city’s Fahan Street area yesterday and today. Detective Read More …

Yemen: Car bomb hits convoy of southern military commander in Abyan province

A car bomb struck the convoy of a Yemeni southern military commander in Abyan province, killing two soldiers and seriously injuring two others on Tuesday, a military official said. Brigadier General Abdul Latif al-Sayed survived the assassination attempt, said Mohammed Read More …

Syria: Counter-terrorism unit raids IED factory, arrests ISIS leader in Manbij

Anti-terrorist units arrested an ISIS leader in the northern Syrian city of Manbij on Friday, local security officials said. According to a statement released by the Manbij Military Council (MMC), the MMC’s anti-terrorism unit arrested the ISIS leader Jihad Jamal Read More …

UK: Teenager arrested for posting DIY bomb-making guide video on social media

A 15-year-old boy accused of sharing bomb-making instructions on social media has appeared in court charged with terrorism offences. The youngster, who cannot be identified because of his age, is alleged to have twice posted the propaganda video made by Read More …

​​UNICEF: 6 children killed by mines in February in Iraq

A total of six Iraqi children, all boys, have lost their lives due to explosive remnants of war (ERW) in February, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said in a statement on Monday. Moreover, UNICEF said explosive remnants had maimed Read More …

India: ITBP officer killed in IED blast in Bastar, Chhattisgarh

An assistant sub-inspector (ASI) of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) was killed and a trooper was injured when an improvised explosive device (IED) planted by suspected Maoists went off in Narayanpur district in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar region on Monday. Inspector general Read More …

On the 3rd anniversary of the Christchurch attack, the Ukraine crisis asks the West to rethink its definitions of terrorism

As the Russian invasion unfolds, a deep vein of Ukrainian nationalism – already irritated by the annexation of Crimea and a Russian-backed insurgency in the Donbas region – has been unleashed. Ordinary civilians have called themselves to arms, vowed to Read More …

Philippines: Military captures NPA bombmaker, 2 others in Davao del Norte province

The arrest of the most notorious New People’s Army (NPA) bomb-making expert and two others in Southern Mindanao reflects the success of the Armed Forces’ focus operations, combined with the programs of the National Task Force Ending Local Communist Armed Read More …

Kenya: Three workers injured in Mandera IED attack

Three employees of a road construction company were injured when a vehicle they were travelling in ran over an explosive in Banisa, Mandera. Police said the improvised explosive device had been planted on the road by suspected al Shabaab militants Read More …

Iraq: Construction workers found found IEDs inside walls of al-Nuri mosque in Mosul

The iconic 12th Century mosque in the Iraqi city of Mosul is being rebuilt after ISIS nearly destroyed it five years ago. It’s now well under reconstruction — a symbol of the city’s comeback. Omar Taqa, the assistant site coordinator Read More …

UK: ‘Friends of Ukraine EOD’ charity launched from Guernsey

‘Friends of Ukraine EOD’ is an undertaking, whereby likeminded people, including those with a background in Humanitarian Mine Action (HMA), Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD), and other Explosive Remnants of War (ERW) Risk Management join together to assist the ERW risk Read More …

Military, working dogs celebrated on National K9 Veteran’s Day

Sunday is National K9 Veteran’s Day, a time to honor the service and sacrifices of American military and working dogs. It was on March 13, 1942 that the Army started its War Dog Program, or the K9 Corps. Dogs have Read More …

Thailand: Large arms cache found on border with Cambodia

A large quantity of wartime munitions were found in a forest near the Thai-Cambodian border in Sangkha district of this lower northeastern province on Saturday. The munitions were discovered by villagers from Ban Kalengwek, Moo 2 village in tambon Thepraksa Read More …

Croatia: Remnants of aerial bomb found in drone that crashed in Zagreb

Remnants of an aerial bomb have been found in the Soviet-era drone that crashed in Southwest Zagreb late on Thursday, as Defence Minister Mario Banožić said on Sunday. “Traces of an explosive device have been found, indicating that this was Read More …

Northern Ireland: Arm na Poblachta claims explosive device aimed at PSNI car in Co Derry

Republican group Arm na Poblachta has claimed it targeted a PSNI car with an improvised explosive device in Co Derry. Using a recognised codeword, the group claimed there is a device at the junction of Feeny Road and Killunaght Road, Read More …

India: Assam Rifles foils terrorist attack along India-Myanmar border

The Chassad Battalion of Assam Rifles under the aegis of IGAR (South) in a joint operation with the Army Bomb Disposal Squad foiled a terrorist attack along the India-Myanmar border. Based on the inputs of terrorists planning to infiltrate India Read More …

Tunisian Counter-IED team tests skills at Raven’s Challenge

U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa and Tunisian Armed Forces Engineers participated in a counter-IED exercise in Camp Blanding, Florida this week. A member of SETAF-AF C-IED/EOD branch traveled with two Tunisian explosive ordnance disposal specialists to participate in Read More …

India: Railway operations disrupted after bomb found on tracks in Bihar’s Gaya

“Railway operations were disrupted for two hours after a crude bomb was found on the railway track near Guraru railway station. It is within 100 meters range of the railway station,” said Manish Kumar, Additional Superintendents of Police, Gaya. Railway Read More …

US provides over $ 6M in grant support through NPA Cambodia for clearing of cluster munitions

On 9 March, the Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) and Norwegian People’s Aid Cambodia signed Cooperation Agreements covering three main projects in the total amount of USD 6,444,808 million funded by the U.S. Government. CMCA informs that the agreement was Read More …

Pakistan: ISIL suicide bomber of Pakistan mosque was Afghan exile

An ISIL (ISIS) suicide bomber who killed 64 people at a Shia mosque in northwest Pakistan last week was an Afghan exile who returned home to train for the attack, police say. Two senior Pakistan police officials said the suicide Read More …