News – June 2026

June 30, 2026

2026 Counter Terrorism Week: 26 June – 2 July 2026  Event Date: Wednesday, 01 July 2026 The evolving threat posed by terrorist use of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) requires increasingly coordinated responses. Drawing on experiences from Eastern Africa, the event will bring together Member States, United Nations entities and regional partners to explore strategies to strengthen prevention and ...

June 30, 2026

One person was killed after a car exploded in Kiryat Haim, northern Israel, on Tuesday, Magen David Adom and Israel Police said. A preliminary investigation revealed that the victim was a 50-year-old senior figure of the Hariri crime organization, who was married, with children, and had been living in the area for years. Read more… Source: The Jerusalem Post News Sign ...

June 30, 2026

Italian police on Tuesday arrested four people suspected of carrying out an October bomb attack targeting a prominent journalist who had been threatened by the mafia. The blast in a residential neighborhood of Pomezia, about 12 miles south of Rome, destroyed two cars belonging to Sigfrido Ranucci, known for investigations into corruption and the mafia. Ranucci had just ...

June 30, 2026

India has offered to help modernize Cambodia’s armed forces with advanced military technology, including demining equipment and surveillance drones, as the two countries deepen defense cooperation ahead of the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations. The offer follows a request from Cambodia to expand military cooperation through training, technology transfers and joint activities aimed at strengthening the ...

June 29, 2026

A powerful explosion struck a residential building on rue Révérend-Père-Louis-Frolla in Monaco on Monday evening, injuring three people, two of them seriously, with a suspect still being sought by police. The blast occurred at around 9pm and was followed by a major deployment of security and emergency services. According to initial information from Monaco’s Sûreté Publique, an ...

June 29, 2026

The Central African Republic (CAR) and the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) have adopted a five-year national strategy to strengthen mine action and explosive ordnance risk prevention, according to a statement released on Saturday, June 27. The authorities validated the strategy following a seminar organized by the National Mine Action Authority (ANLAM) with ...

June 29, 2026

The Border Management Authority (BMA) has intercepted explosive cables with an estimated street value of about R100 000 concealed in the luggage of a Malawian man travelling on an Interlink bus at the Beitbridge Port of Entry. BMA Acting Commissioner, retired Major-General David Chilembe, commended the vigilance and professionalism of border guards following the arrest of the ...

June 29, 2026

Two Malaysians were injured after an improvised explosive device (IED) planted beneath a roadside culvert exploded near their vehicle in Thailand’s Tak Bai district this afternoon, with one of the victims suffering serious injuries. According to Berita Harian, the blast occurred at about 12.41pm Malaysian time on Highway 42 in Kampung Phrai Wan, about 100 metres from ...

June 29, 2026

We are pleased to announce that Summer 2026 edition of the Counter-IED Report magazine is now available to read online and in print. Articles, in-depth analysis and insights by Rob Hyde-Bales, Consulting Editor, Counter-IED Report; Paul Heslop, RCO Ukraine Senior Mine Action Advisor, Jose M Rufas, Subject Matter Expert in C-IED, Attack the Networks, Technical Exploitation ...

June 28, 2026

Residents of Kurawa and neighbouring communities in Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State have alleged that suspected bandits planted another improvised explosive device (IED) along the Sabon Birni–Kurawa road following fresh attacks on villages in the area. The explosive was allegedly planted in the early hours of Sunday to prevent security personnel stationed in ...

June 28, 2026

At least two men were killed after two car bombings, one in Jaffa and one in Holon, on Sunday morning, Israel Police confirmed. Another wounded person from the Jaffa bombing was taken to Wolfson Medical Center, police noted. They were later identified as the 6-year-old child of the victim from Jaffa, police added. The 38-year-old driver from the ...

June 27, 2026

Bomb squad officers carried out a controlled explosion after an old artillery shell was found at a property. It had been found in a shed by the resident, who reported it to Herts Police during the afternoon. A force spokesperson said: “Officers attended and a specialist unit from the EOD (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) arrived to assess ...

June 27, 2026

A militant rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into the provincial headquarters of the paramilitary Pakistan Rangers in Karachi on Saturday, 27th June, triggering an intense exchange of gunfire with security forces, police and witnesses said. Ambulances rushed to the scene as security forces responded to the assault in the capital of southern Sindh province. A little-known militant group, Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, ...

June 27, 2026

A Bengaluru-based 53-year-old advocate is undergoing treatment in a private hospital after he sustained severe injuries in a crude bomb blast. The advocate has been identified as NC Mohan, who practices at the high court. The incident happened just outside Mohan’s farmhouse at Sundagatta in Bengaluru South district. Mohan victim had gone to his farmhouse on ...

June 26, 2026

South Korean defense experts, mine-clearance researchers and technology companies called for broader government, military and civilian cooperation to remove land mines and unexploded ordnance near the Demilitarized Zone, saying the weapons continue to threaten residents more than seven decades after the Korean War. The Defense and Security Forum held its fourth roundtable Thursday at the Korea ...

June 26, 2026

A bizarre discovery at Indianapolis International Airport this week has generated headlines nationwide after Transportation Security Administration officers uncovered two live smoke grenades hidden inside a traveler’s checked luggage, including one concealed inside a jar of peanut butter. According to the TSA, the suspicious bag alarmed during routine screening, prompting additional inspection by security personnel. Officers ...

June 25, 2026

A correspondent ​for Saudi Arabia’s Al Arabiya television in Yemen was killed ‌when a bomb planted on his car exploded, the network said on Thursday. It said Mohammed Aydah, a Yemeni who reported for Al Arabiya and its sister ​channel Al Hadath, was killed late on Wednesday in the ​city of Mukalla, in Yemen’s eastern Hadramout ...

June 25, 2026

A Mi-17 helicopter used by  junta for logistics operations was destroyed by a drone strike in Myaing Township, Magway Region, in central Myanmar, according to a statement released by the Ministry of Defence of the resistance-run interim Magway Federal Unit. The statement said Magway resistance coalition forces attacked the Mi-17 with a suicide drone on the ...

June 25, 2026

A Denville man accused of operating a homemade explosives laboratory was arrested Wednesday after authorities seized what prosecutors described as more than 100 containers of explosive material capable of “massive destruction.” Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll acknowledged Thursday that “matters of national significance are transpiring in Northern New Jersey right now,” and that the arrest could prompt speculation ...

June 25, 2026

A man was killed after an improvised explosive device (IED) installed a motorcycle went off outside the residence of a local religious leader in the coastal town of Ormara, police said on Thursday. ​According to Ormara Station House Officer (SHO) Bashir Ahmed, the victim, identified as Raja, was a resident of Makola in Pasni tehsil. Last ...

June 25, 2026

Gardaí are continuing to investigate the circumstances surrounding the discovery of a device which was left on a vehicle belonging to a well-known property developer at his home. The alarm was raised at around 6pm on Thursday when a neighbour noticed the suspect device. Gardaí immediately cordoned off the area and the army bomb disposal unit ...

June 24, 2026

The military cooperation between Benin and France is intensifying in response to regional security challenges. On Tuesday, June 23, 2026, the 1st Engineer Battalion and the Center for Post-Conflict Demining and Pollution Action Training (CPADD) officially received a significant batch of high-tech equipment. This provision specifically aims to enhance the effectiveness of the armed forces in ...

June 24, 2026

Pakistan’s first-ever Explosive Detection System (EDS) was inaugurated at the cargo terminal of Sialkot International Airport on Tuesday. The state-of-the-art system is aimed at strengthening cargo security, enhancing operational efficiency and facilitating exports in line with international standards. The EDS machine was jointly inaugurated by SIAL Chairman Hassan Ali Bhatti and Export Development Fund (EDF) head Omer ...

June 24, 2026

The attack took place in Kherson Oblast in southern Ukraine on Wednesday afternoon at approximately 12:50 local time on 24 June. Both those killed and those injured are Ukrainian nationals. According to the latest available information, one employee was confirmed dead at the scene, while another was transported to hospital in critical condition and later died ...