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Security agencies operating near the Kenya- Somalia border at the weekend escaped an attack after stumbling on an explosive device set on the roadside. The improvised explosive device was ready to explode when they spotted it in Kulun, Mandera County. Read More …
Several homes on a Massachusetts street had to be evacuated Monday when a military explosive was found by a cleaning crew, authorities said. The home where the ordnance was found, on Wood Drive in Essex, had been recently sold, according Read More …
Israeli security forces earlier this month arrested a group of Hamas-affiliated suspects in the West Bank who were planning bombing attacks against Israeli forces and civilians, the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) announced on Monday. Seven Palestinians from Hebron and Read More …
At least 108 Yemeni civilians have been killed by landmines, cluster bombs, and other fatal remnants of the Saudi-led war since a UN-brokered truce came into effect in Yemen in April, a report said. The Yemen Executive Mine Action Centre Read More …
The Abia Police Command has arrested 10 members of a dare-devil armed robbery gang that allegedly robbed a bullion van on July 26 and carted away about N390 million. The Commissioner of Police, Janet Agbede, said the suspects belonged to Read More …
Iran and Armenia signed a memorandum of cooperation in the field of mine clearance. Director of Armenian’s Center for Humanitarian Demining and Expertise (CHDE) Vaghinak Sargsyan visited the demining center of the Iranian Defense Ministry’s department of defense engineering and Read More …
Three siblings were killed in an explosion as a result of an unexploded ordnance (UXO), the fourth sibling was also injured in the explosion which occurred in Duram village in North Darfur, on Friday. Sources told Radio Dabanga that the Read More …
UK ambassador James Sharp has said that his country will expand cooperation with Azerbaijan in demining Karabakh, Azernews reports. “Mine detection dogs cope with this difficult task [demining] very well. Thanks to them, people’s lives are less at risk. We Read More …
The Transforming Education Summit, to be held on September 19, 2022, at the 77th United Nations General Assembly, aims to mobilize solidarity and political will to transform education, and invites Heads of State to make commitments towards Sustainable Development Goal Read More …
An unwanted Staffie abandoned to a pound, has transformed her life from rescue dog to royal protector after being picked out of a line up by police. After intensive training and on-the-job success, Roxy now has two very special bosses, Read More …
Stirring a renaissance in areas plagued by land mines from past conflicts, the NGO Mines Advisory Group, known as MAG, is an NGO committed to the removal of landmines in the Eastern Provinces of Angola. With the support of the Read More …
At least one person was killed and 13 others sustained injuries in an explosion in Balochistan province’s capital Quetta’s Sabzal Road on Friday. As per the details garnered, the explosion occurred in Pod Gali Chowk on Quetta’s Sabzal Road. According Read More …
The prosecutor-general of the Russian-backed self-declared Luhansk People’s Republic (LPR) in eastern Ukraine and his deputy were killed when a bomb went off at their offices, the head of the separatist administration has said. “As a result of a terrorist Read More …
USAG BENELUX – BRUNSSUM, Netherlands – U.S. Army Garrison Benelux-Brunssum’s emergency response team partnered with the installation gate guards and local police for an early morning vehicle-born improvised explosive device training exercise here on Sept. 7, 2022. Through the exercise, Read More …
Multiple people have been injured during a Pennsylvania bomb squad training exercise at a prison facility. Officials say that three law enforcement officers were hurt in an explosion during the exercise at a Montgomery County prison on Thursday morning. The Read More …
The proliferation of drone technology across Africa has significantly expanded humanitarian, and military operations, although, still an emerging technology in the continent, however, in the hands of non-state armed groups, they pose a significant threat. The combat drone was once Read More …
The Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force removed 294 kilograms Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) at Taro airstrip in Choiseul Province on 12 September 2022. Deputy Commissioner for National Security and Operation Support, Ian Vaevaso said the Read More …
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians supported U.S. Army recruiting efforts during the Kansas City Chiefs Military Appreciation Day in St. Joseph, Missouri. EOD Soldiers from the 630th Ordnance Company (EOD) provided potential recruits with a glimpse of Read More …
A day after an IED blast in Kabal Tehsil of Swat, the death toll has rose to eight as three more bodies were found at the explosion scene on Wednesday, the police officials confirmed. Peace Committee leader Idrees Khan was Read More …
Linkages between illicit arms, organized crime, and armed conflict can reinforce one another while also escalating and prolonging violence and eroding governance.1 Financial gains from crime can lengthen or intensify armed conflicts by creating revenue streams for non-State armed groups Read More …