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It is 20 years since the Ottawa Convention banning anti-personnel landmines was adopted, but the legacy of these devastating weapons lives on. Landmines need just an instant to create a catastrophic injury that lasts a lifetime. And for decades, landmines Read More …
For the first time, a conventional U.S. Army unit was granted approval to use electronic countermeasure (ECM) equipment on United States soil. Electronic countermeasure equipment is designed to block both incoming and outgoing signals from electronic devises. In the explosive Read More …
Mosul’s Al Qasoor Water Treatment Plant is on the eastern bank of the Tigris River which bisects the city that was, until about six months ago, one of the last strongholds of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Level Read More …
NUSRET-2017 drills kicked off in the Gulf of Saros on Saturday with the participation of naval, air and coast guard forces from Turkey and NATO member states as well as other observer countries. The mine warfare exercise, named after the Read More …
At least 235 people have been killed and dozens more injured after a suspected Islamic State bomb and gun attack on a mosque in Egypt. The country’s government has declared three days of mourning following the assault on al-Rawdah mosque Read More …
Thirty IEDs, seized from Budha Pahar in naxal-affected Latehar district, were defused by the bomb disposal squad today, police sources said. The improvised explosive devices planted in series were seized by the security personnel soon after the suspected CPI (Maoists) Read More …
A Houston area woman who was angry with the government mailed explosive devices to Texas Governor Greg Abbott, former President Barack Obama and the Social Security Administration in Maryland, according to documents from the United States District Court for the Read More …
DOUALA, Cameroon – Uniform top already darkened with sweat, Staff. Sgt. Joshua Crenshaw calmly halts the Cameroonian Armed Forces soldier in front of him. “Stop, you’re dead.” It’s 9 a.m. in Douala, and the humidity is pervasive. Crenshaw, an explosive Read More …
State terrorists no longer act as lone wolves but have organised themselves into cells in Malaysia, police said today. Special Branch Counter-Terrorism chief Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay said the first cell detected in Malaysia was the group targeting the “Better Beer Festival” in Read More …
A joint operation between Colombia’s National Army, Navy, and National Police uncovered 444 buried mines in the southern department of Putumayo. The mines, made with 84 kilograms of ANFO (ammonium nitrate and fuel oil) explosives, were wrapped in plastic bags Read More …
Israel has prevented a shipment containing several tons of explosives from reaching the Gaza Strip, the Defense Ministry revealed Wednesday. The shipment was intercepted at the Kerem Shalom crossing, through which goods enter the coastal enclave on a daily basis. Read More …
World class speaker line-up announced to speak from 6-7 March 2018 The organisers of UK Security Week, the UK’s leading national security event, have announced a raft of high profile, international speakers that will deliver thought-provoking presentations at this year’s Read More …
The police in Germany arrested six Syrian migrants on Tuesday, suspected of plotting an attack and having links to the Islamic State, fanning fears that extremists posing as refugees were targeting Europe. Millions of refugees, buffeted by conflict and civil Read More …
At least 50 people have been killed in a suicide bombing on a mosque in northeast Nigeria, according to police. Police say the young bomber was mingling with worshippers in the town of Mubi when he detonated his explosives – Read More …
GCS expands its service portfolio in the wake of terrorist attacks and a growing number of conflicts Global Clearance Solutions (GCS) is a leading provider of high quality and purpose-built mechanical solutions for the removal and disposal of landmines, explosive Read More …
Every day, state and local bomb squads place themselves in harm’s way in order to shield citizens and property from potential catastrophe. Many of the improvised explosive devices (IEDs) they face are cobbled together from everyday objects with the intent Read More …
Twenty-two years after the signing of the Dayton Peace Accord which ended the 1992-1995 war in Bosnia, landmines from the fighting are still threatening human life. Although mine disposal activities started after the armed conflict ended, the risk from unexploded Read More …
Innocuous items such as fertilisers, nail polish remover and even pepper can be combined in a deadly concoction to make home-made explosives (HMEs). This was just some of the information shared during a one-day workshop organised by Certified Counter Terrorism Read More …
China donated mine-clearance equipment, wheelchairs, motorcycles and office equipment to the Cambodian Mine Action Authority (CMAA) on Monday. Chinese Ambassador Xiong Bo handed over the donation to CMAA’s First Vice President Serei Kosal during a ceremony in Phnom Penh. The Read More …
In an overgrown minefield, Yulia Boiko kneels down and starts gardening. Years of war have caused weeds to grow high in the abandoned croplands of eastern Ukraine. Clad in flak jacket and face mask, she uses shears to snip back Read More …