IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine – Update 253

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has been informed both by the Russian Federation and Ukraine about the assassination last week of an individual in the city where most staff of the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) live, Director General Read More …

Albania’s police fire teargas to disperse protesters hurling petrol bombs

Albanian police fired tear gas to disperse opposition protesters who hurled petrol bombs at government buildings and smashed city property in what they said was part of a civil disobedience against the government. More than 1,000 police officers were deployed Read More …

Israel: Haifa restaurant takes direct hit, nine wounded after Hezbollah rocket attack

Nine people were wounded following Hezbollah’s rocket attack in Israel’s north overnight between Sunday and Monday, eight of whom were wounded in Haifa and the ninth in Tiberias. The eight people in Haifa were evacuated to Rambam Health Care Campus Read More …

Autumn 2024 edition of the Counter-IED Report magazine is now available to read online and in print

We are pleased to inform you that Autumn 2024 edition of the Counter-IED Report magazine is now available to read online and in print. Articles, in-depth analysis and insights from C-IED Centre of Excellence, Assessed Mitigation Options (AMO) consultancy, Teledyne ICM, Read More …

Pakistan: Two foreign nationals dead, several injured in explosion near Karachi airport

At least two foreign nationals died while 17 others sustained injuries in a huge explosion near Jinnah International Airport, Karachi, with Home Minister Zia Ul Hassan Lanjar suspecting it to be an improvised explosive device (IED) strike. Sources told Geo Read More …

Jammu and Kashmir: Army seizes huge cache of weapons, explosives in Poonch

The Indian Army’s Romeo Force seized a huge cache of weapons and explosives in the Jhullas area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, officials said on Saturday. According to the Army officials, a search was launched based on a tip-off Read More …

Nigerian Police Confirm Double Explosions In Rivers State During Council Elections, Recover Explosive Device

As tensions heighten in Rivers State over conduct of local government elections, the Rivers State Police Command has confirmed that two explosions rocked the state on Saturday. According to the police, the first explosion took place at the All Progressives Read More …

Dubai’s Emirates airline bans pagers, walkie-talkies after device attacks in Lebanon

Dubai’s Emirates airline has banned pagers and walkie-talkies from its planes, following last month’s attacks on such devices carried by the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah. “All Passengers travelling on flights to, from or via Dubai are prohibited from transporting pagers Read More …

Hamas built an underground war machine to ensure its own survival

Vowing self-sufficiency, Hamas turned a maze of tunnels in Gaza into weapons factories and well-stocked fortifications. A year after the war began, parts of the group remain deeply entrenched. Many analysts had believed that Hamas was heavily dependent on Iran Read More …

Iraq: Explosion in Kirkuk injures five people

Police are investigating an explosion in downtown Kirkuk that injured at least five people on Saturday. “Our forces have arrived in the area and launched an investigation. The explosion in the predominantly Turkmen downtown neighborhood of Musalla was caused by Read More …

India: Security forces ramp up operations, seize arms and ammunition in Manipur

Security forces in Manipur have intensified search and seizure operations across vulnerable areas of the state as part of ongoing efforts to restore peace and stability. In a major crackdown, forces conducted operations in the fringe and vulnerable areas of Read More …

Ireland: Gardaí investigating after suspect explosive device found underneath car in Limerick City

Gardai are investigating after a suspect explosive device was found underneath a car in a residential area of Limerick City early this Friday morning (October 4). Locals in the area reported hearing a loud bang as authorities dealt with the Read More …

Massachusetts: North Andover Man Charged with Possessing Over 30 Firearms and Explosives as a Convicted Felon

BOSTON – A North Andover, Mass. man has been charged for allegedly possessing over 30 firearms and explosives as a convicted felon. Daniel Medina, 64, was charged by criminal complaint with unlawful possession of a machine gun, unlawful possession of Read More …

Armenia and U.S. conduct CBRN response exercise

As part of countering weapons of mass destruction (WMDs), the authorized personnel of the Armenian state administration system participated in a field training implemented in Armenia jointly with the Defense Threat Reduction Agency of the U.S. Department of Defense and Read More …

Nigeria: Militants IED Kills Police officers In Anambra

Two police operatives have been killed by an improvised explosive device detonated by unidentified gunmen in Uruagu, a community in Nnewi North Local Government Area of Anambra State. The attackers were said to have launched a surprise attack on the Read More …

Yemen’s Houthis release video of drone attack on oil tanker in Red Sea

Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels released footage on October 3 showing an uncrewed surface vessel, or drone boat, striking a ship they described as a “British” oil tanker, the Cordelia Moon, in the Red Sea two days earlier on October 1. Read More …

Marburg virus death toll in Rwanda rises to 11 as travellers in Germany test negative

Eleven people have died in Rwanda as the African country continues to fight an outbreak of Marburg virus. The Rwandan government said there were 36 confirmed cases of the virus in its latest update, with 25 people in isolation. Two Read More …

Japan: Blast from unexploded ordnance halts flights at Miyazaki airport

Miyazaki Airport, located near sites where unexploded ordnance leftover from World War II has been discovered in the past, canceled all flights on Wednesday after a minor explosion created a hole near a taxiway. The transport ministry’s office at Miyazaki Read More …