Operation Sentinel Samurai: Building Bonds and Defusing Bombs

U.S. Air Force Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) technicians teamed up with U.S. Marine Corps, Polish Land Forces and an observer from the Royal Australian Air Force for Operation Sentinel Samurai, a week-long EOD joint force exercise across Misawa Air Base Read More …

Iraq: ISIS ambush kills four Iraqi soldiers in Kirkuk

At least four Iraqi soldiers were killed on Wednesday in a suspected Islamic State (ISIS) ambush in Kirkuk province, the army said, as Baghdad continues to battle jihadist remnants in the country. “At 10:00 am on Wednesday, a force from Read More …

Ukraine to receive €22 million worth of mine clearance equipment from Lithuania and Sweden

Lithuania and Sweden have agreed to purchase €22 million worth of equipment to support Ukraine’s mine clearance needs. The defence ministry said that the Demining Capability Coalition had agreed to purchase pick-up trucks and lorries for the needs of the Read More …

First contract for demining of agricultural land under the state program signed in Ukraine

The Humanitarian Demining Center has signed the first contract with the winner of the auction for the provision of services for the demining of agricultural land. It is Ukrainian Mine Action Services, a mine action operator that will clear an Read More …

Iran launches hundreds of rockets into Israel in massive aerial attack

Some 180 ballistic missiles were launched onto Israel on Tuesday night by Iran, leading to 1,800 rocket sirens sounding across the country. In a statement given to Israeli media following the attack, the IDF vowed that it would strike forcefully Read More …

Israel: Seven murdered in Jaffa terror shooting, many more wounded

Seven people were murdered and dozens were wounded in a terrorist shooting attack at a light rail station in Jaffa on Tuesday evening. Six people were taken to Ichilov Medical Center with at least two in critical condition with head Read More …

Red Sea: Drone boat hits merchant ship off the coast of Hodeidah puncturing ballast tank

Yemen’s Houthi rebels appear to have hit another merchant vessel in a multi-domain, multiple-attempt attack, according to the Royal Navy’s UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO). At about 0140 hours GMT, UKMTO received a security report from an unnamed vessel about Read More …

Israel: IDF ground forces move into eastern Lebanon under air force cover

The IDF maneuvered into several villages in the eastern sector of Lebanon on Tuesday, where, according to intelligence, Hezbollah has terrorist infrastructure. IDF artillery also fired at the area, aiming to destroy terrorist infrastructure, kill Hezbollah terrorists, and disrupt terrorist Read More …

NATO’s support for Azerbaijan’s humanitarian demining activities discussed in Luxembourg

Humanitarian demining efforts in Azerbaijan and NATO’s support for these activities have been discussed, Azernews reports, citing Samir Poladov, Deputy Chairman of the Board of the Azerbaijan National Agency for Mine Action (ANAMA), as he told during an official visit Read More …