News – August 2026

August 21, 2026

Russian specialists have developed a laser device for remote mine clearance based on a robotic platform that renders munitions harmless at a distance of up to 500 meters by burning away the explosive material without detonation. The laser is mounted on a ground robotic system. The system offers several advantages: it is completely safe for bomb ...

August 20, 2026

Several petrol bombs have been thrown at a row of supercars outside a wedding venue in a terrifying attack in Birmingham. Three landed close to guests, including a baby, outside the Royal Shalimar venue in Sparkbrook, Birmingham. Two more landed near what are believed to have been a Lamborghini and a McLaren. The attack took place at 8.30pm ...

August 20, 2026

Jessica Bowie, 35, of Albany, New York, made her initial appearance today in federal court on charges of attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization, ISIS. “As alleged, Bowie plotted to deploy an explosive device at the New York State Capitol, intending to kill public officials and to destroy ‘as much of the building as possible’ ...

August 20, 2026

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is investigating the placement of multiple improvised explosive or incendiary devices in a forest in northern New Mexico, according to the agency. The bureau is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the arrest of the individual or individuals responsible for placing or using ...

August 19, 2026

The Quetta-bound Jaffar Express escaped a bomb blast that occurred shortly before its arrival at Jacobabad on the track linking Balochistan with Sindh, officials said on Tuesday. The train, which was travelling to Quetta from Peshawar, was stopped at Jacobabad after the blast damaged the railway track. According to officials, unidentified miscreants had planted an explosive device ...

August 19, 2026

St Pancras station was evacuated earlier today after the controlled explosion of an “unattended car”, sparking delays to rail services. Emergency services scrambled to the the scene on Tuesday before evacuating the busy travel hub. The Metropolitan Police confirmed a “controlled explosion” took place and said that the incident has since been deemed non suspicious. Read more… Source: The Standard Sign up for the Counter-IED Report Newsletters The latest ...

August 19, 2026

A Ukrainian man has been arrested in Croatia as part of an investigation into the 2022 bombing of the Nord Stream gas pipelines between Germany and Russia. Undersea explosions in September 2022, just months after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, damaged three of the four pipelines built to carry Russian fossil gas to Germany under the Baltic Sea. The man, ...

August 19, 2026

A suicide attack bid targeting a security forces’ vehicle was foiled on Tuesday in Janikhel Malikhel area of Bannu. However, two security personnel sustained injuries in the incident. According to local sources, a suicide attacker travelling in a rickshaw attempted to target a security forces’ vehicle near a school. Security personnel responded promptly and neutralised the ...

August 18, 2026

A suspected drone carrying explosives crashed into the grounds of a police department in Turkey’s Black Sea province of Trabzon, damaging three parked vehicles but causing no casualties, local authorities said. The object fell into the courtyard of the Arsin District Security Directorate at around 7 pm, the Trabzon Governor Tahir Şahin told reporters at the scene. Preliminary findings ...

August 18, 2026

Troops of Joint Task Force North West Operation Fansan Yamma have recorded further operational successes in Zamfara State, foiling separate terrorist abduction attempts, rescuing civilians and neutralizing an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted by terrorists in Bukkuyum Local Government Area. On 17 August 2026, troops of Sector 2 responded to an abduction incident along the Gurusu–Anka Road ...

August 18, 2026

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev expressed gratitude to the UK government for its assistance with mine clearance efforts. According to Report, the head of state made the remarks during a meeting with the new Ambassador of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to Azerbaijan, Duncan Norman. The president noted that Azerbaijan needs closer international cooperation in ...

August 18, 2026

In Ukraine, which is currently one of the most heavily mined countries in the world, most land is cleared of shells, mines, and other ordnance through illegal means. According to unofficial estimates from those surveyed LIGA.net according to farmers, between 50% and 70% of the demining work carried out for farmers in 2023–2024 was done informally. The Ministry ...

August 16, 2026

Troops of the Nigerian Army have apprehended a suspected arms and explosives dealer while taking 180 20mm Super Power explosive materials to terrorists in Katsina forest. The man was arrested by troops of 1 Brigade at a checkpoint in Zurmi, Zamfara State, following intelligence on his movement. It was gathered that on Friday, August 14, the troops ...

August 16, 2026

Amritsar Rural Police on Sunday said it had foiled a terror plot targeting a police establishment and recovered a 690-gram improvised explosive device (IED) along with an electronic detonator. “Amritsar Rural Police averts a terror plot targeting a police establishment and recovers an IED weighing 690 grams, along with an electronic detonator, battery, timer and iron ...

August 15, 2026

Dutch police arrested a suspect Wednesday on suspicion of involvement in one or more explosions in Assen. The blasts targeted homes on Kalverstraat and Entingestraat beginning July 25. Authorities had previously confirmed a link between the incidents. Police have released no information about the suspect’s identity or place of residence. The individual is being held under ...

August 15, 2026

Four students of a women’s madrasa were injured in a crude bomb blast in Kalkini upazila of Madaripur this morning, police said. One of them was in critical condition and was sent to Dhaka Medical College Hospital for better treatment. The incident occurred around 9:30am in a sitting room of Iman Sardar’s house, in front of ...

August 14, 2026

A 20th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives (CBRNE) Command Soldier recently earned the coveted Jungle Tab at Aeronaval Base Cristóbal Colón, Panamá, July 3, 2026. Sgt. Trent K. Kruckenberg, an Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician with the 18th Ordnance Company EOD, braved the U.S. Army’s 21-day Jungle Operations Training Course, not only earning the right to don ...

August 14, 2026

The National Center for Explosives Training and Research, located on Redstone Arsenal, recently hosted 21 members of the Mexican Federal Police, Federal Attorney General’s Office, State Police, and Mexican Military Personnel for an intensive Post Blast Investigative Techniques course. This international training initiative equips foreign law enforcement and foreign military partners with advanced skills to ...

August 13, 2026

A powerful explosion ripped through a munitions factory near ​the town of Colleferro, southeast of Rome, on ‌Thursday, with the blast heard for kilometres around. The explosion occurred when firefighters and police were already at the ​site responding to a fire, local media ​reports said. No injuries were reported, said the Franco-German ⁠defence group KNDS. The ...

August 13, 2026

A 500-kilogram unexploded bomb was discovered in the courtyard of a house in the Askar Kot Bazaar area of Qarabagh district in Ghazni province and was safely removed from the area before being destroyed. The Mine Action Coordination Directorate of the Afghanistan National Disaster Management Authority said a resident had reported a potential threat through the ...

August 13, 2026

Eighteen terrorists belonging to an Indian proxy were killed in a premature blast of an old improvised explosive device (IED) and a follow-up operation, while three civilians were killed in Surab District of Balochistan on Wednesday. On the morning of Wednesday, a vehicle-borne IED detonated while being prepared by terrorists affiliated with Fitna al-Hindustan in Surab ...

August 13, 2026

Five people were killed while trying to defuse ​an explosive device in ‌Sevastopol, the largest city in Russian-controlled Crimea, regional governor Mikhail ​Razvozhayev said on Thursday. He ​said four emergency service bomb ⁠disposal specialists and a security ​guard were carrying out ​clearance work following a Ukrainian drone attack on the city when the ​explosion occurred. Read more… Source: ...

August 13, 2026

Drone remains were discovered in the sea, close to Romania’s Costinești beach, on the Black Sea shore, on Thursday, August 13. The device was first noticed by employees in the area earlier in the morning. Initially, whether or not the device was a drone was not clear. Lifeguards then notified the authorities at around 8:15 AM ...

August 13, 2026

A mine incident occurred in the village of Sariyel village of the liberated Kalbajar district, on August 13, the General Prosecutor’s Office, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the National Agency for Mine Action (ANAMA) said in a joint statement. According to the statement, Suleymanov Kamran Shukur oghlu, a resident of the Gaynag village of Tartar ...