- Defusing Danger: 20th CES hosts joint EOD exercise
March 11, 2024
SHAW AIR FOCE BASE, S.C. — There is something to be said for the explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) community across the military. Among the stories and seasoned jokes from time spent downrange, an uncanny amount of shoppette hot dogs, and the sheer grit it takes to walk up to an explosive and put one’s life in ...
- Kenya: Nine police officers injured in IED attack in Hagadera, Garissa
March 11, 2024
The officers from the elite Special Operations Group were in a convoy of two vehicles when the incident happened on Saturday, March 9 morning, officials said. Police said the APC was damaged after being hit by an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) that had been set on the road. Police blame al Shabaab militants for the incident ...
- South Korea: Workers discover 1,000-pound bomb at construction site in Cheongju city
March 11, 2024
An unexploded 1,000-pound bomb leftover from the Korean War was partially dismantled and removed from a construction site last week south of Seoul, a South Korean air force spokesman said. The AN-M65 general-purpose bomb from the 1950-53 conflict was discovered Thursday by workers at a construction site in Cheongju city, roughly 60 miles south of the ...
- The Houthis Are Schooling Us in Asymmetric Warfare
March 11, 2024
The Houthis of Yemen think they’re at war with the West. With the news that three undersea fiber-optic cables were severed off the Yemeni coast and that one of their ballistic missiles took lives for the first time upon striking a container ship, it’s time to acknowledge that we are at war with them. The much ...
- CARICOM: Emergency summit in Jamaica to address spiraling Haiti crisis
March 11, 2024
Envoys from key nations were set to meet Monday in Jamaica to address the spiraling instability in Haiti, where gang violence has crippled the impoverished nation’s capital and forced foreign diplomats to evacuate over the weekend. Armed groups, which already control much of Port-au-Prince as well as roads leading to the rest of the country, have ...
- Unexploded bombs, a long-term threat to life in Gaza
March 11, 2024
For more than five months, the Israeli army has been pounding the Gaza Strip in retaliation for the Hamas-led October 7 attack on Israel. In addition to the daily intensive shelling and the famine that threatens to spread throughout the coastal strip already experiencing a major humanitarian crisis, unexploded ordnance is an equally lethal danger hanging ...
- Ukraine: Mine explosion and artillery destroyed another M1 tank
March 11, 2024
Another US-supplied M1 Abrams tank to Ukraine is on fire. New video footage from the battlefield reveals the abandoned tank. Judging by the drone footage, this Abrams appears to be the most severely damaged so far. This is either the fourth or fifth M1 Abrams tank that the Russian armed forces have destroyed since they were ...
- Iraq: Landmine blast kills three border guards in Erbil
March 10, 2024
A landmine explosion on Sunday at an Iraqi border guard command in Erbil killed three, an army spokesperson said. The explosion occurred during a training session at the engineering unit of the border guard command. The victims were landmine experts who were overseeing the training, Ismail said. Read more… Source: RUDAW News
- Pakistan: Blast on Peshawar’s Board Bazar road kills two, injures another
March 10, 2024
A blast killed two people and injured another person on Peshawar’s Board Bazar road on early Sunday morning, said the police officials. The bomb disposal unit’s (BDU) report revealed that it was not a suicide blast, confirmed Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Operations Kashif Aftab Abbasi. “An explosion took place during the transfer of explosives. Three ...
- India: One injured in IED explosion in India’s Shillong
March 10, 2024
One person was injured after an improvised explosive device (IED) exploded in Shillong, Meghalaya, the news agency PTI reported on Sunday (Mar 10) citing the police. The police said that the blast occurred on Saturday night in Shillong’s Punjabi lane. “There was a blast near the syndicate bus stand, Punjabi Lane at around 10.30 pm. The blast ...
- UK: Anger and despair amid fallout over Devon bomb
March 10, 2024
Devon locals directly affected by the fallout of a bomb discovery say they have been left angry, exhausted and in despair at the way they feel they have been left to fend for themselves. The discovery of a 500kg Second World War Nazi bomb in a rear garden in St Michael Avenue, Plymouth and a phone ...
- Mexican Drug Cartels Employ Landmines and IEDs in Escalating Turf Wars
March 9, 2024
The series of blasts in the Tierra Caliente — an area along the border of Jalisco and Michoacán states that has long been a hot zone for cartel warfare — mark an alarming escalation of violence in Mexico as criminal groups arm themselves with ever-more sophisticated and deadly weaponry. The drug war in Mexico has come ...
- Iraq’s lingering landmine menace: ongoing struggle for safety and stability
March 9, 2024
Landmines in Iraq has been a longstanding issue, originating from conflicts such as the Iran-Iraq War and the Gulf War, where both conventional and improvised landmines were extensively deployed. The aftermath of these conflicts, coupled with ongoing internal strife and insurgencies, has led to widespread contamination of landmines and explosive remnants of war (ERW) throughout the ...
- India: Anti-Terror Agency Releases New Photos Of Bengaluru Cafe Blast Suspect
March 9, 2024
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has released new photographs of the suspect linked to the Bengaluru Rameshwaram Cafe blast which left 10 people injured. The anti-terror agency, which took over the case on March 3, has sought the public’s assistance in identifying the suspect who is believed to have planted an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in ...
- West Bank: Seven IDF soldiers wounded by IED blast in Silat ad-Dhahr
March 8, 2024
Palestinian gunmen set off an improvised explosive device near Israel Defense Forces troops in the West Bank town of Silat ad-Dhahr on Friday afternoon, wounding seven soldiers, the military and medics said. The IDF said soldiers were carrying out “proactive activity” in the town when they came under attack. Read more… Source: The Times of Israel
- Iraq: IED explosion kills one and injures another in Kirkuk province
March 8, 2024
One person was killed and another injured on Friday by an improvised explosive device (IED) in the Jawal Bor area in northeastern Kirkuk. A reliable source from Kirkuk police told Kurdistan24 that the victims were a father and son. The source identified the deceased as Aziz Shahaza Issa and the injured as Mustafa. The police source ...
- Russia Now Looks To Be Using Wire-Guided Kamikaze Drones In Ukraine
March 8, 2024
Russian forces in Ukraine appear to now be using so-called first-person view kamikaze drones controlled via a physical fiber optic line rather than a wireless data link. This configuration offers a control method that is immune to radiofrequency electronic warfare, but that also imposes certain limitations on how the system can be employed. Read more… Source: The Drive
- Explosive Ordnance Disposal techs pioneer innovative method to clear stuck artillery round
March 7, 2024
FORT SILL, Okla. – U.S. Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians demonstrated flexibility, ingenuity and resourcefulness during a recent response to a lodged round in a M109A6 Paladin howitzer on Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Army EOD Soldiers, from the 761st Ordnance Company (EOD) safely cleared the projectile that jammed during howitzer training. Staff Sgt. Cody A. Dodd, an ...
- UNMAS Welcomes the Contribution from Denmark for Mine Action in Ethiopia
March 7, 2024
The United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) welcomes a donation of 7 million Danish krone (DKK) (more than 1 million USD) from the Government of Denmark for life-saving humanitarian mine action activities in Ethiopia. The support will go towards the UNMAS “Humanitarian mine action to promote peace and safety in Northern Ethiopia” project. This project seeks ...
- Bangladesh: Two children hurt while playing with abandoned crude bomb in Jashore
March 7, 2024
Two children suffered injuries in a crude bomb explosion while they were playing with it in Jashore’s Manirampur upazila this noon. The explosion took place around :pm at Fatehabad village as he along with Maimun started playing with the bomb, believing it a toy, said ABM Mehedi Masud, officer-in-charge of Manirampur Police Station. Read more… Source: The Daily ...
- U.S. Mission Russia: Security Alert
March 7, 2024
The Embassy is monitoring reports that extremists have imminent plans to target large gatherings in Moscow, to include concerts, and U.S. citizens should be advised to avoid large gatherings over the next 48 hours. Actions to Take: Avoid crowds. Monitor local media for updates. Be aware of your surroundings. Read more… Source: U.S. Embassy Moscow
- Czechs raise funds to buy 800,000 artillery shells for Ukraine
March 7, 2024
With Thursday’s contribution of €140 million from Norway, the Czech Republic has secured enough funds to buy 800,000 artillery shells for munitions-starved Ukraine, Czech President Petr Pavel told journalists on Thursday. Overall, 18 countries have agreed to finance the purchases within a Czech-led initiative. The ammunition should be in Ukraine in the coming weeks, Pavel added. Read ...
- Poland: Hundreds evacuated after WWII bomb found in the city of Elbląg
March 6, 2024
More than 700 people were evacuated on Wednesday after an unexploded bomb from World War II was found in the northern Polish city of Elbląg. The city’s Old Town area was shut down as the bomb was removed and taken away to a military firing range, where it was detonated. Read more… Source: Polskie Radio
- Cyprus: Bomb goes off in Strovolos
March 6, 2024
The police have launched an investigation after an explosion occurred in the early hours of the morning in the Nicosia suburb of Strovolos on Wednesday. The explosion happened at around 4.40am in a parking space outside a residential property. Police cordoned the area off and carried out examinations in the area, from which they deduced that ...
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