- Kurdish PKK militants announce decision to dissolve after decades of conflict with Turkey
May 12, 2025
The Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) said on Monday it would dissolve itself, in what would be a historic move after decades of conflict with Turkey that have killed tens of thousands of people. The militant group said in a statement Monday that “all activities” conducted under the group’s name have come to an end. The Kurdish ...
- Pakistan: Policeman martyred in Gwadar grenade attack
May 11, 2025
A policeman was martyred in an exchange of fire after attackers threw a hand grenade near a masjid in Gwadar, according to police. According to Gwadar Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Zia Mandokhail, a residential quarter of people belonging to Punjab was targeted with a hand grenade near Bilal Mosque located on Syed Hashmi Avenue. The ...
- Pakistan: CTD arrests two TTP militants in Sahiwal
May 10, 2025
The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) arrested two suspected members of the banned Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in sting operations in Sahiwal and its outskirts. In a raid conducted late Wednesday night near Village 58/GD, on the Faisalabad-Sahiwal Road in Noor Shah, the CTD arrested a suspect identified as Muhammad Adeel of Layyah. The department said Adeel was ...
- UK: Army detonates three suspected bombs found in Leigh-on-Sea
May 10, 2025
Army officers attended a scene along the Essex coast, after three unexploded bombs were discovered a day after the 80th anniversary of VE Day. A 100m cordon was secured around three unexploded WWII bombs in Leigh-on-Sea, after being discovered by a member of the public at 5am on Friday May 9. The Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal ...
- Solomon Islands: World class training on UXOs delivered
May 9, 2025
The Explosive Ordnance Disposal Department of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) has finished delivering world-class Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) training to international partners. The International Mine Action Standards (IMAS) EOD Level 2 course was conducted at Hells Point for 9 weeks for students from the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary (RPNGC) and Papua New ...
- North Carolina: Expect explosive noises near Cherry Point, airfields in May
May 9, 2025
Officials with Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point said Friday that residents near the air station and its outlying airfields can expect multiple military training operations throughout May. Ground training will be conducted at Marine Outlying Field Atlantic, May 12-16 and will include improvised explosive device simulator that produce sounds mimicking explosives detonations, officials said. While ...
- Nigeria: IED injures five children near construction site in Mafa, Borno State
May 9, 2025
An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) explosion in Mafa Local Government Area of Borno State on May 8, 2025, left five children injured, one of whom lost a hand. The explosion occurred around 1425hrs when the children unknowingly tampered with IED devices, hidden in block holes near a culvert on the access road to the ongoing construction ...
- U.S. Senator Katie Britt, Director Kash Patel Reaffirm Commitment to FBI Redstone Arsenal
May 9, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.), a member of the Commerce, Justice, and Science Subcommittee on Appropriations, participated in a hearing for the Trump Administration’s Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) Budget Request for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) with FBI Director Kash Patel. Senator Britt began her line of questioning by thanking Director Patel ...
- Cambodia discovers, safely removes another war-left US aerial bomb MK-82
May 8, 2025
A Cambodia’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) expert team has found and safely removed another war-left US-made MK-82 aerial bomb in southern Kandal province, a mine clearance chief said late on Wednesday (May 7). Heng Ratana, director general of the Cambodian Mine Action Center (CMAC), said the bomb, weighing about 230 kg, had been discovered in a ...
- REAL ID Checks Are Set to Disrupt Travel at Airports Across US
May 7, 2025
US travelers are facing additional complications from a new federal identification rule that threatens to snarl operations at the nation’s airports just ahead of the summer rush. Officials on Wednesday began enforcing a long-planned requirement that domestic passengers use what’s known as a REAL ID card, ending the longstanding practice of accepting standard driver’s licenses for ...
- Ireland: 20 pipe bombs and €190k of cannabis seized by gardaí in Co Louth
May 7, 2025
Gardaí seized €190,000 of cannabis and 20 pipe bombs as part of a search in Ardee, Co Louth, on Tuesday. The search was part of an intelligence-led operation linked to the seizure of the cannabis. During the course of the search, a total of 20 pipe bombs were located. A cordon was established, and the Army ...
- Yemen’s Houthis say attacks on Israel not in US ceasefire deal in ‘any way’
May 7, 2025
A ceasefire deal between Yemen’s Houthis and the United States does not include any operations against Israel, the group’s chief negotiator has announced. Mohammed Abdulsalam told the Reuters news agency on Wednesday that attacking Israel was not included in “any way, shape or form” in the agreement mediated by Oman. The announcement of the deal came ...
- Pakistan says it is responding to ‘act of war’ after India missile strikes
May 7, 2025
India fired several missiles into Pakistan overnight on Tuesday, according to Pakistan, which said it is responding to the “act of war.” The attacks, labeled Operation Sindoor, targeted nine sites of “terrorist infrastructure” in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir, according to the Indian Defense Ministry. No Pakistani military facilities were targeted, the Indian Defense Ministry ...
- Nigeria: NSA seeks effective mechanism to tackle IEDs usage by terrorists
May 6, 2025
The National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, has called for development of effective mechanisms to enhance the ability to prevent and counter the use of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) by terrorist groups in West Africa. Ribadu made the call at the opening of the Stakeholders meeting on Consolidating Collaborative Efforts to Prevent and Counter the ...
- Turkish intel foils second pager bomb plot targeting Lebanon
May 6, 2025
In September 2024, Israel remotely detonated explosive-laden pagers across various Hezbollah-controlled areas in Lebanon, killing nine and injuring thousands. The operation, described by Mossad chief David Barnea as a “turning point in the north,” marked one of Israel’s most covert and technologically sophisticated strikes in recent memory. However, according to newly surfaced reports, Türkiye’s National Intelligence ...
- Philippines, US troops train on airfield repair, ordnance disposal
May 6, 2025
Philippine Army (PA) engineers along with their American counterparts have trained together as part of efforts to enhance their capabilities in airfield damage repair (ADR) and explosive ordnance disposal (EOD). In a statement Tuesday, PA spokesperson Col. Louie Dema-ala said these training activities are part of the ongoing “Balikatan” exercises and involved troops from the Army’s ...
- Pakistan: IED blast in Balocistan’s Mach kills seven security personnel
May 6, 2025
At least seven troops were martyred in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast in Balochistan’s Mach district, the Inter-Services Public Relations said on Tuesday. It added that sanitisation of the area was being carried out to eliminate any terrorists present in the area. The ISPR said the perpetrators of the “heinous act” would be brought to ...
- Kenya: Five arrested after recovery of explosive devices in Kitui
May 6, 2025
A multi-agency security team on routine patrol along the Kanyonyoo–Embu Highway intercepted a Meru-bound passenger bus from Mombasa, uncovering a cache of explosives. Detectives are investigating the motive of the explosives. The discovery came during a meticulous search that revealed a medium-sized white carton, branded with LATO Milk logos. Inside, authorities discovered a dangerous haul: ten ...
- Sudanese paramilitary RSF targets Port Sudan’s airport, seaport with explosive-laden drones
May 6, 2025
The Sudanese paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) early Tuesday carried out a drone attack targeting the seaport and airport in the city of Port Sudan, eastern Sudan. According to an Anadolu correspondent, fires broke out at Port Sudan city’s airport and seaport, following the sound of loud explosions that resulted from an apparent drone attack. The ...
- India: Two STF personnel injured in IED blast during anti-Naxal operation in Chhattisgarh
May 5, 2025
Two personnel of the Special Task Force (STF) were injured after an improvised explosive device (IED) planted by Naxalites went off in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district, where a massive operation against ultras has been underway for two weeks, police said on Monday. The operation, ‘ Mission Sankalp’, involving about 24,000 security personnel on sprawling hills of Karregutta ...
- Texas: 3 more suspects arrested on possession of illegal explosive device charges
May 5, 2025
Bexar County officials announced the arrests of three additional people in connection with an illegal explosives possession case in far west Bexar County. The Bexar County Fire Marshal’s Office, with help from the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office, obtained search warrants and arrested Juan Antonio Ramirez III, Kristine Hernandez and Manuel Rodriguez III. All three were taken ...
- Israel, US carry out joint counterstrike on Houthis in Yemen following Ben-Gurion Airport hit
May 5, 2025
The air force undertook a joint counterstrike of the Houthis in Yemen along with the US on Monday night following the ballistic missile strike near Ben-Gurion Airport on Sunday. During the strike, about 20 fighter jets were part of the attack, during which 50 munitions were dropped on Houthi targets in total. This is the sixth ...
- Ireland: Drone carrying pipe bomb crashes in botched Dublin feud attack
May 5, 2025
A drone carrying a pipe bomb crashed at a house in a north Dublin suburb in the early hours of Monday. The drone was being flown by one criminal faction to target another when the intended attack went wrong. Detectives believe the pipe bomb, a viable explosive device, was to be detonated by hitting the ground ...
- California: Man Arrested After Tossing Live Grenade During Pursuit
May 4, 2025
Carlos Kuceja of Berkeley has been arrested after throwing a grenade while attempting to flee from CHP officers in Berkeley. Just after 3:30 p.m. on Friday, May 2, 2025, CHP officers assigned to the Golden Gate Division Crime Suppression Team observed a stolen vehicle near 38th Street and Cerrito Avenue in Oakland. When the officers attempted ...
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