- European Defence Agency conducts first CBRN live agent training
March 13, 2025
The European Defence Agency (EDA) has conducted its first-ever chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) live agent training for specialised defence units. Hosted at the CBRN Test and Training Centre in Zemianske Kostoľany, Slovakia, the training took place from 2 to 7 March 2025, with participants from eight EU Member States facing scenarios on qualified ...
- Yemen’s Houthi rebels say ‘any Israeli vessel’ in nearby Mideast waterways again a target
March 12, 2025
Yemen’s Houthi rebels warned shippers early Wednesday that “any Israeli vessel” traveling through nearby Mideast waters is now a target as Israel continues to block aid to the Gaza Strip. The warning from the Houthis again throws into chaos a crucial maritime waterway between Asia and Europe, threatens revenue from Egypt’s Suez Canal and possibly will ...
- Swiss man arrested over Geneva parcel bomb attacks
March 12, 2025
A 61-year-old Swiss man was arrested in Geneva on Wednesday morning in connection with the parcel bomb incidents. The arrest was part of a major police operation led by the Federal Office of Police (Fedpol) and the cantonal police, according to a press release from the Office of the Attorney General (OAG). “The man is strongly ...
- Pakistan: Jaffar Express siege ends
March 12, 2025
Security forces stormed the hijacked Jaffar Express on Wednesday, bringing a dramatic end to a 30-hour siege in the rugged Bolan area of Balochistan, killing all 33 terrorists, while successfully rescuing more than 300 passengers. Lt-Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, the chief military spokesperson, revealed that 21 hostages lost their lives during the day-long standoff. However, the ...
- US, Tunisian and Senegalese EOD teams strengthen readiness through collaborative training
March 12, 2025
TUNIS, Tunisia – A controlled detonation shakes the ground as a cloud of smoke rises over the training range. For explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) technicians, moments like these are routine, but their impact extends far beyond the range. These small, calculated explosions translate to safer communities and stronger partnerships across Africa. U.S. Army Southern European Task ...
- Pakistan: Timeline of attacks claimed by BLA over the last one year
March 12, 2025
The rescue operation to release the scores of people held hostage by terrorists who hijacked the Jaffer Express train near Balochistan’s Bolan district continued on Wednesday, a day after the perpetrators took over 400 people hostage, including numerous security personnel. Overall, the BLA-orchestrated attacks caused 225 fatalities in 2024, according to the Pakistan Security Report. The ...
- Israel: IDF seizes weapons and explosives, arrests 12 suspects in West Bank operations
March 12, 2025
The IDF conducted several counterterrorism operations in the West Bank last night, the military announced on Wednesday. The IDF arrested a dozen suspects involved in terrorist activities and confiscated their weapons. During searches in Kabatiya, soldiers located about 100 kilograms of materials for creating explosive devices and combat posts. Both the suspects and the weapons were ...
- Nigeria: Three police officers injured in IED explosion in Borno
March 12, 2025
An improvised explosive device (IED) planted by terrorists on the Maiduguri-Damaturu road has injured three police officers on routine patrol. The incident occurred at about 3pm on Tuesday, near Garin Kuturu village, between Auno and Jakana in Borno state. The sources said the IED exploded when officers of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) stepped on it, ...
- Pakistan: Terrorists using women, children as human shields hindering Bolan train rescue
March 12, 2025
Security forces have rescued at least 190 hostages and killed 30 terrorists involved in the hijacking of the Jaffar Express in Balochistan’s Bolan district, vowing to continue the clearance operation until the last militant is neutralised. The train, carrying 400 passengers in nine bogies, was en route from Quetta to Peshawar on Tuesday when an unknown ...
- Syria: Entire families killed in sectarian violence, UN says
March 12, 2025
Armed groups killed entire families, including women and children, during an outbreak of sectarian violence in Syria last week, the United Nations’ human rights office said on Tuesday. The bloodshed in the coastal heartland of former ruler Bashar al-Assad saw more than 800 people killed in clashes between armed groups loyal to the toppled dictator and ...
- Nigeria: Experts advocate National Counter-IED Strategy
March 12, 2025
The National Counter-Terrorism Centre (NCTC), in collaboration with the British High Commission and the United States Embassy, has convened a Counter-Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) Symposium to address the growing threat of IEDs in Nigeria. Security experts, government officials and international partners gathered to discuss strategies for mitigating the risks posed by IEDs. Speaking at the symposium, ...
- Ukraine agrees to proposal for ceasefire with Russia as US restores aid and intel sharing
March 11, 2025
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday that Ukraine had accepted a 30-day ceasefire proposed by the United States, following critical peace talks between US and Ukrainian officials in Saudi Arabia. The ceasefire proposal accepted by Ukraine covers the entire front line of the fighting with Russia, not just the air and sea, Zelensky said after the ...
- Cambodia: Two aerial bombs weighing over 200 kg were found in two different provinces
March 11, 2025
A team of CMAC experts found two aerial bombs weighing 230 kg in a cashew plantation and at the bottom of a pit in different provinces on March 11. According to a Facebook post by Heng Ratana, Director General of CMAC, on March 11, two aerial bombs of type MK82 with a total weight of around ...
- Pakistan: Security forces rescue 80 hostages after terrorists attack Jaffar Express in the Bolan Pass
March 11, 2025
Terrorists launched an attack on the Jaffar Express, a passenger train travelling through the Bolan Pass, holding several passengers hostage inside a tunnel, security sources reported on Tuesday. Security forces have successfully rescued 80 hostages from the terrorists, according to security sources. The rescued individuals include 43 men, 26 women, and 11 children. Efforts are ongoing ...
- UK: Discovery of World War Two bomb sparks street lockdown in Renfrew
March 11, 2025
The discovery of a Second World War bomb sparked the lockdown of a street in Renfrew on Tuesday afternoon. The Royal Navy’s explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) unit was called to an industrial premises on Meadowside Street at around 12.25pm. A cordon was erected around the area, closing off a nearby cycle path. The wartime munitions have ...
- Solomon Islands: EOD conducts multiple operations
March 11, 2025
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Team conducted simultaneous operation across Solomon Islands. EOD Supervising Director, Senior Sergeant Peter Ririvere, said two teams were sent out to Munda and Shortland Islands in Western Province and Taro in Choiseul Province. EOD teams responded to reports from communities in Munda, Shortland Islands and ...
- Somalia: Al-Shabaab terror group attacks hotel in Beledweyne town
March 11, 2025
The Al-Shabaab terrorist group stormed Cairo hotel in Beledweyne, Hiiraan region, on Tuesday morning, following several bomb explosions and gunfire. The attackers used car bombs, followed by direct gunfire, in their assault. The hotel, located in the Howlwadaag neighbourhood of Beledweyne, was reportedly hosting traditional elders and military officers who were organizing efforts against Al-Shabaab in ...
- Ukraine: At least one person killed in explosions near railway station in Frankivsk
March 11, 2025
According to the police of Ivano-Frankivsk region, 2 explosions occurred in the city near apartment buildings on Pryvokzalna Street. Three people were injured. The explosions were reported around 18:30. Ukrzaliznytsia reported that “the explosions in Ivano-Frankivsk, which were reported by Telegram channels, occurred outside the station. The sound of the explosion was only heard at the ...
- Nigeria: Landmine explosion kills one in Niger state
March 11, 2025
A man identified as Basiru Hassan has died after stepping on an explosive device suspected to have been planted by bandits in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State. According to the report, the deceased, while moving through the area, accidentally triggered the explosive, which detonated instantly. Read more… Source: Daily Post News Sign up for Counter-IED Report Newsletter Related:
- South Australia: Man arrested after an operation targeting drugs in the Yorke Peninsula
March 10, 2025
A man has been arrested after an operation targeting drugs in the Yorke Peninsula. On Friday 7 March as part of Operation Strike, an initiative aimed to disrupt drug activity in the Yorke Peninsula, police searched a house in Peterborough and located an active hydroponic setup for growing cannabis. A total of 16 cannabis plants, a ...
- Florida: Thefts at athletes’ homes underscore weakness in post-9/11 anti-terrorist program
March 10, 2025
Some of the people suspected of being members of a theft ring charged with slipping into the homes of famous athletes to rob them entered the United States legally. But their arrests have underscored problems with a post-9/11 program that is supposed to vet certain travelers to keep out criminals and terrorists. NBC News confirmed that ...
- Nigeria: 11 killed as militants burn six Kebbi villages in reprisal attack
March 10, 2025
The Kebbi State Police Command has confirmed the killing of 11 people and the destruction of six villages in a reprisal attack by Lakurawa militants in the Arewa Local Government Area. The attack, which occurred on Sunday, was reportedly in response to the killing of a militant leader, Maigemu, by security forces. According to local sources, ...
- New South Wales: Police say Sydney’s Dural caravan incident was ‘fabricated terrorist plot’
March 10, 2025
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) has announced that a caravan found in Dural filled with explosives was not a genuine antisemitic terrorist plot. In January, a tip-off was received by authorities over the caravan, raising concerns over a potential planned attack. However, on Monday the AFP said this was part of a fabricated plot with potential ...
- Malaysia tightens border security following deadly attack in Sungai Golok, Thailand
March 9, 2025
The police have confirmed that no Malaysian was involved in the shooting and explosion that occurred in Sungai Golok, Thailand last night. Kelantan police chief Datuk Mohd Yusoff Mamat said security controls along the Malaysia-Thailand border will be tightened following the incident. “All police station chiefs and the General Operations Force have been ordered to step ...
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