- Sri Lanka: UN pre-deployment team scheduled to inspect troops for deployment in Mali
March 24, 2023
A high-level UN Assessment and Advisory Team are scheduled to inspect self-sustenance equipment, combat vehicles and accessories, de-mining devices, Explosive Ordnance Devices, logistic and medical equipment, military hardware and witness mock demonstrations during their visits (March 20-25) to the 1 Sri Lanka Army Ordnance Corps, Engineer Division, School of Military Engineering at Embilipitiya, Sri Lanka ...
- Yemen: The world’s worst humanitarian crisis
March 24, 2023
Thousands across Yemen maimed and mutilated by unexploded weapons and land mines. Some are mortars or rockets fired between rival groups fighting over residential streets, others are mines and booby traps deliberately left behind by retreating forces. Landmines and other explosive devices killed or injured a child every two days during 2022, according to analysis by ...
- UK: Controlled explosion of device with US Navy markings found on Devon beach
March 22, 2023
A controlled explosion has been carried out on a beach in Devon, after a device with US Navy markings was found. In a statement online, Prawle Point Coastguard Team said it was called to reports of the device on Leas Foot Sands in Thurlestone on Monday night (20 March). Read more… Source: ITV News
- Second Africa-India joint military exercise commences in city
March 22, 2023
The second edition of the Africa-India Field Training Exercise (AFINDEX-2023) between India and 23 African nations began on Tuesday at the Foreign Training Node in Aundh. This unique field training exercise is attended by 100 participants from Botswana, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eswatini, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of Congo, Rwanda, ...
- Six Cameroonian soldiers injured in landmine explosion
March 22, 2023
At least six Cameroonian soldiers were injured in a landmine explosion on Tuesday in the Far North region of the country, according to local and security sources. The soldiers were driving along the Kolofata-Amchide road in the region when their vehicle hit a mine, a security official in the region told Xinhua. Read more… Source: Xinhua News
- BIH: Landmine explosion claims life of civilian decades after Bosnian war
March 22, 2023
Smajo Zenicanin, a 48-year civilian national of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), has been killed in a landmine explosion in a marked minefield near Doboj, 150 km north of the capital Sarajevo, the state-owned news agency SRNA reported on Tuesday. Zenicanin became the country’s 619th casualty of landmines and explosive devices left over after the Bosnian war ...
- Ecuador: Journalist opens USB letter bomb in newsroom
March 21, 2023
Journalists across Ecuador have been targeted by explosive devices sent through the post. One presenter, Lenin Artieda, was injured when he opened the envelope in the middle of the newsroom. He said the explosive device looked like a USB drive. He plugged it into his computer and it detonated. Read more… Source: BBC News
- Cambodia: Takeo now ‘mine-free’
March 21, 2023
Takeo province was officially declared “mine-free” in a March 21 ceremony attended by Ly Thuch, senior minister and first vice-president of the Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority (CMAA), making it the 11th first-order administrative division to be cleared of mines as part of Prime Minister Hun Sen’s campaign to clear the entire Kingdom ...
- Ukraine has a plan for mine clearance for sowing
March 21, 2023
An action plan for mine clearance of agricultural land for the sowing campaign was approved on Monday, 20 March, following the results of the meeting of the National Mine Action Authority. Thus, the simplified procedure for obtaining a permit for carrying out explosive operations during demining and using explosive materials by mine action operators for the ...
- Nigeria: Troops arrest ‘repentant insurgent’ for ‘facilitating’ terrorist attacks on soldiers
March 21, 2023
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have arrested Ba’ana Bdiya, a “repentant Boko Haram fighter” over a bomb attack that led to the deaths of some soldiers. Alegedly, ‘Manci’, gave out details on the movement of the troops to terrorists on March which led to the ambush of soldiers who were attacked with an improvised explosive device ...
- The Second Edition of the World Police Summit concludes with record visitor numbers as international security community comes together to tackle evolving criminal landscape
March 20, 2023
The second edition of the World Police Summit – hosted by Dubai Police – welcomed more than 13,500 visitors from 110 countries to explore the current challenges facing police forces, and the latest technological advancements, strategies, and innovations across the law enforcement and security spectrum. His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown ...
- Solomon Islands: RSIPF-EOD welcome Japanese Foreign Affairs Minister Visit to Hells Point
March 20, 2023
Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Team of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) have welcomed His Excellency Yoshimasa Hayashi, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan during a brief visit to the Hells Points facilities on 19 March 2023. During the brief visit, His Excellency was greeted by the Permanent Secretary (PS) of the Ministry of ...
- Pakistan’s forces recover huge cache of weapons from terrorists’ hideout in Balochistan
March 20, 2023
Anintelligence-based operation (IBO) was carried out in the general area of Rehman Kahul to clear a suspected hideout of terrorists, linked with recent terror incidents, including the planting of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in Chaman and surrounding areas,a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Sunday. Read more… Source: GeoNews
- Belgium: Bomb attack targets house in Mechelen
March 19, 2023
On Saturday night, an explosive attack on a house in the Zwartzustersberg, Mechelen, caused no injuries but significant damage, police said Sunday morning. The attack was carried out by an explosive device, which was used to blow up the house. Read more… Source: The Brussels Times
- New Jersey: Piscataway EMTs Complete Terrorist Bombing Response Training
March 19, 2023
As part of their continuing education plan, two members of Piscataway’s River Road Rescue Squad recently completed course work certifying they are ready to respond to terrorist bombing incidents if necessary. Chief Evan Shegoski and Lieutenant Rihi Jain traveled to New Mexico Tech to attend Incident Response to Terrorist Bombings (IRTB) training, a four-day interactive course ...
- Israel labels fireworks as explosives in temporary order
March 19, 2023
The Israeli government has approved a one-time, temporary order labeling fireworks as explosive devices for a period of nine months. The order was proposed by Labor Minister Yoav Ben Tzur in cooperation with National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir. Read more… Source: The Jewish Press
- Twenty Years on, Iraq Bears Scars of US-led Invasion
March 19, 2023
In the lead up to the US-led invasion of Iraq on March 20, 2003, proponents of the war spoke of the Iraqi people as helpless victims of a dictatorial regime. Yet the Iraqi people paid the heaviest price of the invasion. Almost half a million people lost their lives, millions lost homes, and countless civilians suffered abuses by ...
- Kenya: Multi-agency approach is silver bullet in fighting terrorism
March 19, 2023
As a regional power in fighting terrorism, Kenya always takes lead in developing compelling strategies to bolster the war on terror in the country and region. Kenya received international accolades for the successful “Operation Linda Nchi’’, military intervention in Somalia to fight al Shabaab. Kenya Defence Forces is a strong pillar of the African Union peacekeeping ...
- MI5 received TWO separate warnings Manchester bomber Salman Abedi was buying dangerous chemicals months before attack – but didn’t act in time
March 18, 2023
MI5 chiefs failed to act on two separate warnings that the Manchester Arena attacker was buying bomb-making ingredients in the months before the outrage. The Mail on Sunday has learned that the agency received two ‘pieces of intelligence’ about the purchase of chemicals by Salman Abedi and his associates – but didn’t realise the ‘significance’ of the ...
- Three Young Nigerian Soldiers Killed After Patrol Vehicle Drives Over Bomb Planted By ISWAP Terrorists In Borno
March 18, 2023
Improvised explosive devices and ambushes continue to pose a major threat to soldiers fighting Boko Haram and ISWAP in Northern Nigeria. An exclusive report by SaharaReporters has revealed that three young personnel of the 152 Task Force Battalion, Banki town in Borno State have been killed. The soldiers were confirmed dead after running into an improvised explosive ...
- South Sudan: 11 children killed in unexploded ordnance blast in Western Bahr el-Ghazal state
March 17, 2023
Eleven children were killed and one injured in an accident involving unexploded ordnance in South Sudan, the spokeswoman for the UN mission in the violence-wracked country (UNMISS) said on Friday. The accident occurred on Thursday in a remote village in Western Bahr el-Ghazal state, northwest of the capital Juba, spokeswoman Linda Tom told Radio Miraya, a ...
- Russia Claims Bombs Found At A Druzhba Oil Pipeline Station
March 17, 2023
Officials with the Russian oil company Transneft say they’ve uncovered a failed bomb plot to sabotage the Druzhba oil pipeline and maim civilians in the western Bryansk region of Russia. Transneft spokesman Igor Demin told TASS on Wednesday that two explosive devices were found at a pumping station. The devices, while they didn’t detonate, had some ...
- Military Working Dog makes mark on Enterprise Access Management Service-Army page
March 17, 2023
A picture of an attentive Military Working Dog looking at his camouflage-clad handler through a tunnel greets people when they open a wide variety of Army programs from the Enterprise Access Management Service-Army login page. That dog is Torro, a U.S. Army working dog and his current handler is Cpl. Henry M. Blanco. The seven-year-old German Shepherd ...
- UK: Financial analyst found guilty of making home-made bomb and possessing explosives
March 17, 2023
A FINANCIAL analyst was yesterday found guilty of making a home-made bomb and possessing explosives. Asad Bhatti, 49, was reported to police by the owner of a computer repair shop who became suspicious of content on his laptop. Experts found a 173-page document compiled by Bhatti including a “simple guide to explosives” and sections on handguns and sniper rifles, ...
