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We are pleased to inform you that Spring/Summer 2023 edition of the Counter-IED Report magazine is now available to read online and in print. Articles, in-depth analysis and insights from Irregular Warfare Technical Support Directorate (IWTSD), C-IED Centre of Excellence, Read More …
A suicide bomber killed four people when he detonated a car bomb at a police checkpoint in a marketplace in northwest Pakistan on Wednesday, officials said. Pakistan is grappling with an uptick in militancy since the Taliban returned to power Read More …
Russia’s Defense Ministry (MoD) on Wednesday released a video it claims shows the destruction of a Ukrainian uncrewed surface vessel (USV) attempting to attack the Project 18280 Yuriy Ivanov class intelligence ship Ivan Khurs in the Black Sea about 90 Read More …
A major Maoist attack was averted by the security forces after they found Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) containing around 50 kilogram of explosives buried under a road in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district Wednesday. The IEDs were spotted by a team of Read More …
The Saskatchewan RCMP’s bomb squad has dealt with a number of potentially explosive situations so far in 2023. According to a media release Tuesday, the Explosives Disposal Unit has responded to more than 10 calls this year involving abandoned explosives, Read More …
A construction worker was killed and another injured in an explosion of Improvised Explosive Device in Ruma upazila of asia on Tuesday, said police. The deceased Md Rashed, 18, and injured Md Dulal were from Chhanua village under Banshkhali upazila Read More …
The detonation of an improvised explosive device (IED) in Mali injured four UN peacekeepers from Sri Lanka, a UN spokesman said. The injuries are not serious, and the peacekeepers from the UN mission in Mali, known as MINUSMA, are receiving Read More …
Police are investigating a link between two petrol bomb attacks in Co Down and an ongoing feud between rival drugs gangs in the area. Detectives have appealed for information following the attacks in Newtownards on Monday. Detective Sergeant Shivers said: Read More …
Police Officers have recovered warfare equipment in Garissa. In the operation conducted on Monday, members of the National Police Service recovered the equipment including two RPGs with seven warheads, six AK47 alongside two hand grenades, Improvised Explosive Device (IED) materials, Read More …
Royal Navy divers are supporting Nato security efforts to recover unexploded mines and torpedoes in the Baltic Sea during Exercise Open Spirit. Specialists from the UK are taking part in a multinational explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) exercise hosted by Latvia, Read More …
An investigation is continuing after a suspected improvised explosive device found Sunday in Plumas County was neutralized by bomb technicians. Deputies from the Plumas County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report in Portola of a suspected bomb near Portola Riverwalk Read More …
On Sunday, an explosive device from previous military conflicts detonated within the vicinity of the Deyak district in the eastern Ghazni province of Afghanistan, resulting in the unfortunate demise of a young child and causing injury to another. According to Read More …
In this video Ukrainian troops get a lesson on covert bomb making. British explosives and counterinsurgency specialist pass on decades of know-how to soldiers already well-versed in normal frontline combat. “Killing somebody, blowing up property, we’re showing just how it’s Read More …
The Armed Forces-Northern Luzon Command reported on Monday, May 22, that six New People’s Army rebels were neutralized in their area of jurisdiction from Jan. 1 to present. Nolcom chief Lt. Gen. Fernyl Buca said four NPAs were apprehended, two Read More …
Eight high-capacity country-made bombs were found at Kizhakkal within Kannavam police station limits in Kannur district, police said on Monday. The bombs were tied in sacks and kept under the culvert. high capacity country made bombs found at police station Read More …
The Birling Gap Coastguard team said it had been tasked to search for suspected pieces of ordnance at Birling Gap. A spokesperson added: “The team located five old WW2 shells early on Sunday morning (May 21), then came back in Read More …
Investigators suspect a man was making homemade explosives or fireworks when he was seriously injured and flown to a Boston hospital from a Kingston home on Sunday afternoon, police said. The explosion inside the Nobadeer Circle home shortly after 1 Read More …
An Indiana father was killed and his two children were injured after they went through a grandfather’s belongings and found a hand grenade that detonated when someone pulled the pin, the authorities said. The Lake County Sheriff’s Department did not Read More …
The suicide bomber in October 2022 Coimbatore blast, Jameesha Mubeen, and two of his relatives had purchased 190 kg of explosive material – both through e-commerce websites and offline – to make a potent Improvised Explosive Device (IED) for the Read More …
In the first of a series of features exploring the fight against trafficking in the Sahel, UN News takes a closer look at what’s behind the growth of the phenomenon. A tangled trafficking web has been woven across the Sahel, Read More …