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At least 18 people have been killed in a car bomb in Syria near the Turkish border, according to Turkish Defence Ministry. The attack happened in the northern Syrian town of al-Bab, which is currently controlled by Turkish-backed opposition fighters. Read More …
A powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED) fitted in a pressure cooker was recovered and defused near Entrepreneurship Development Institute in Pampore on Srinagar-Jammu national highway. A senior police officer said the IED was recovered by a joint team of security Read More …
Explosive Ordnance Disposal Marines recently received new handheld detectors to locate command detonation wires on improvised explosive devices. The Buried Command Wire Detector is a portable device that can identify command wires of various types and diameters. Fielded to EOD Read More …
The U.N. Security Council on Friday extended an arms embargo on Somalia and a ban on trade in charcoal, a key source of funds for al-Shabab extremists — and it imposed a new ban on ingredients for explosive devices the Read More …
The NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg emphasized on importance of the training of Afghan forces during his visit to the United States. In his opening remarks in the meeting of Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS in Washington, Stoltenberg said congratulated Read More …
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is warning that terrorist groups have strengthened their foothold across Africa’s Sahel region, which is experiencing escalating violence. The U.N. chief said in a report to the U.N. Security Council circulated Wednesday that the expanding foothold is Read More …
An explosion in Kabul city killed or wounded at least 17 people earlier today, the officials said. Nasrat Rahimi, a spokesman for the ministry of interior confirmed that the explosion took place in the vicinity of Fahim Street in 15th Read More …
U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) sailors could see more money from special pays and bonuses under a new vision to prepare the specialized force for large-scale naval warfare. Navy officials on Wednesday unveiled the new Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal Strategic Read More …
A blast outside the police headquarters in the Indonesian city of Medan in North Sumatra was a suspected suicide bombing, a police spokesman said on Wednesday. Tatan Dirsan Atmaja, a spokesman for the North Sumatra police, said some police officers Read More …
Three Pakistan Army soldiers were martyred and one injured in a roadside blast in North Waziristan district on Tuesday, the Inter-Services Public Relations reported. According to the military’s media wing, the soldiers were patrolling the area when an improvised explosive Read More …
Five militants have been killed and three others wounded in a premature explosion in Afghanistan’s northern Kunduz province, the military said on Monday. “The explosive went off at about 8 p.m. local time Sunday when militants were busy in planting Read More …
Eight people were killed when a bomb exploded on Sunday in an area of northeast Syria controlled by Turkish troops and their Syrian rebel allies. Turkey‘s defence ministry said the bombing, which it blamed on Kurdish fighters, took place southeast of the Read More …
Yemen is facing a serious humanitarian catastrophe created by the large fields of landmines and explosive remnants that haunt several provinces of the impoverished Arab country. The ongoing fighting between Yemen’s government and the Iran-backed Houthi rebels remains the major Read More …
A roadside blast wounded five Italian military members Sunday in northern Iraq as they returned from a mission aimed at helping Iraqi troops combat the Islamic State group, Italian military officials said. The Italian Defense Ministry said three of the Read More …
The shooting took place minutes after a car bomb was detonated in a nearby district of the same city. A 15-year-old boy was killed when unknown assailants opened fire on a pizza parlour in Malmo. Another teenager remains in a Read More …
Ukraine began the last of three troop withdrawals in its eastern conflict zone, a move that should help pave the way for a peace summit with the leaders of Russia, Germany and France. The pullback started Saturday shortly after noon Kyiv time, Read More …
Lies, coercion, and deceit. These are a few of the malign tactics, techniques and procedures of terrorist organizations. Al-Shabaab, the al-Qaida affiliate in East Africa, is no exception. Terrorist organizations often spread disinformation and falsities as propaganda to bolster their Read More …
Sweden, often held up as a safe and peaceful utopia, has experienced an unprecedented wave of bombings this year as criminal gangs increasingly use explosives to settle scores. Regularly placed near the top of the UN’s Human Development Index and Read More …
Bomb disposal squads have been called to a street in Aberdeen for the second time in a week. Police and Explosive Ordnance Disposal units raced to King Street on Friday night to deal with an ‘ongoing incident’. It comes just Read More …
Almost daily violence targeting built-up areas and health facilities in Syria continues to threaten the lives of civilians there, UN rights experts and humanitarians said on Friday. At least 92 people have been killed in northeastern and northwestern Syria in Read More …