- Nigeria: Another explosion hits Zamfara community, passengers killed
December 7, 2024
Another Improvised Explosive Device (IED) has exploded with a truck carrying grains and some persons in Zamfara by a new terrorists group, Lakurawa. The incident occurred Friday evening along Malele village to Dansadau area in Maru local government of Zamfara state which led to the death of the passengers in the vehicle Police in the state ...
- Japan steps up WWII bomb disposal after recent discoveries near airfields, ports
December 3, 2024
Japanese divers working magnetic surveys for the government at two sites on Okinawa discovered 20 pieces of unexploded ordnance believed to be left over from World War II. Most recently, divers found a 5-inch shell on Nov. 26 in 52-foot waters where the Naha Military Port replacement facility is expected to be built, a spokesman with ...
- Pakistan: CTD Punjab foils terror plot, arrests 11 militants
November 30, 2024
The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) Punjab thwarted a major terrorist attack in Lahore, arresting 11 high-risk militants. The suspects, armed with weapons, explosives, and detailed maps of sensitive locations, were planning to target a key government building. According to a CTD spokesperson, the arrested individuals are linked to outlawed groups, including Fitan-ul-Khawarij. Their identities have been revealed ...
- Syrian military confirms rebels enter Aleppo, says dozens of soldiers killed
November 30, 2024
The Syrian military said on Saturday that dozens of its troops had been killed during an insurgent attack in northwestern Syria and that rebels had managed to enter large parts of Aleppo city, forcing the army to redeploy. The Syrian military statement was the first public acknowledgement by the army that insurgents led by the Islamist ...
- Pakistan: Two security personnel injured in Jiwani blast
November 30, 2024
Two Pakistan Coast Guards (PCG) personnel were injured in a bomb attack at Jiwani, a small coastal town in Gwadar district, on Friday, police said. A vehicle of PCG was passing through Bagwan Chowk in Jiwani when unidentified assailants detonated an improvised explosive device. Two personnel were injured while their vehicle was damaged in the incident. Read ...
- Kosovo boosts security after blast threatens power supplies
November 30, 2024
Kosovo worked to shore up water and power supplies on Saturday and stepped up security at strategic sites after an explosion hit a canal that sends water to its two main power plants, an incident Pristina labelled a “terrorist act” by neighbouring Serbia. Serbia’s foreign minister Marko Djuric denied what he said were “baseless allegations” about ...
- Ohio: Dayton-area man pleads guilty to possessing ‘improvised explosive devices’
November 29, 2024
A Troy, Ohio man pleaded guilty on Nov. 21 to possessing multiple “unregistered destructive devices,” according to the United States Attorney’s Office Southern District of Ohio. Steven J. Werling, 54, admitted last week that he knowingly possessed “improvised explosives devices” in April of this year. The devices were stored at his home on Barnhart Road in ...
- Mexico Sends Dozens of Special Forces Troops To Sinaloa In Bid To Counter Ongoing Cartel Violence
November 29, 2024
Almost three months since the streets of Sinaloa were set ablaze due to territorial conflicts between “Los Chapitos” and “La Mayiza,” two of the Sinaloa Cartel’s most prominent factions, local and federal government officials continue to make efforts in order to curb ongoing violence in the region. In this context, Mexico’s Ministry of Defense (SEDENA) is ...
- Cross-Border Humanitarian Demining
November 29, 2024
This guide is intended to advance the clearance of landmines from border areas when there is political will to do so. More specifically, it is meant inform affected states, as well as donor states, of some of the various approaches and frameworks for planning and implementing cross-border or near-border demining activities. It also identifies some of ...
- Cambodia: Summit on Mine-Free World marks historic commitment to eradicating landmine threats
November 29, 2024
Over 600 participants from 105 countries have convened in Siem Reap for a summit focused on the global campaign to clear landmines. With over 5,000 victims annually and 33 nations still facing landmine hazards, the summit calls for increased international cooperation and resources to protect future generations from the explosive remnants of war. On Wednesday, Ly ...
- Chad terminates military cooperation agreement with France
November 29, 2024
This announcement marks a historic turning point in relations between N’Djamena and Paris, which until now had been based on close cooperation in the fight against terrorism in the Sahel and the maintenance of regional stability. This partnership, although sometimes criticized, has played a key role in the joint military operations and logistical support provided to ...
- California: Suspected homemade explosive, stolen car recovered in San Joaquin County traffic stop
November 28, 2024
A suspected stolen vehicle and explosive device were recovered Wednesday during a traffic stop in San Joaquin County. According to the sheriff’s office, deputies found a vehicle believed to be involved in a carjacking around 12:20 a.m. that was reported stolen Monday. Deputies stopped the vehicle and took the driver and two passengers into custody. The ...
- Jammu and Kashmir: Security forces seize 2 IEDs, explosive material in Poonch
November 28, 2024
Security forces recovered two IEDs and explosive material during a search operation in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Thursday, officials said. After a suspicious object was reportedly noticed under the Chajla bridge in Mendhar, the area was immediately cordoned off, and the bomb disposal squad called in, they added. Two improvised explosive devices (IEDs), over ...
- Benin must stay one step ahead of violent extremists using IEDs
November 28, 2024
Attacks using improvised explosive devices are among the deadliest. They require flexible responses that match terror groups’ changing tactics. Insurgents are increasingly using improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in Benin to hamper the mobility and responsiveness of the country’s defence and security forces. IEDs are also being used in neighbouring Togo. Terror attacks have spiked in northern ...
- Nigeria: ISWAP releases video claiming responsibility for Kukawa attacks
November 28, 2024
The Islamic State West Africa Province, ISWAP, has claimed responsibility for the recent attack on Garin Kukawa in Borno State. In a video claiming responsibility for the attack, ISWAP showcased mobilization and attack scenes, including hundreds of motorbikes and a single Suicide Vehicle-Borne Improvised Explosive Device, SVBIED. The video, narrated in Arabic, depicts the militants’ movements ...
- Ukraine: Bomb disposal experts discover wreckage from Russian cruise missile in Kyiv
November 28, 2024
Bomb disposal experts from Ukraine’s State Emergency Service (SES) have discovered wreckage from a Russian Kh-55 cruise missile in one of Kyiv’s districts. Emergency workers note that although wreckage did not pose a direct threat to the population, it could have become dangerous without prompt intervention. “We remind all citizens: If you see a suspicious object, ...
- India: Loud explosion, similar to Prashant Vihar CRPF school blast occurs in Delhi
November 28, 2024
A loud blast was reported in Prashant Vihar in Delhi on Thursday morning. Fire engines were rushed to the spot and police, bomb disposal squad are conducting a probe at the site. According to reports, the blast was reported near the PVR multiplex in the area and the Delhi Fire Service received a call at around ...
- Massachusetts Guard Civil Support Team Put to the Test
November 27, 2024
NORTH ATTLEBORO, Mass. – Outside an empty school, the hum of generators and radios squawking breaks the silence. Inside, members of the Massachusetts National Guard’s 1st Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team in hazmat suits survey the scene. What brought them there was a training exercise. The scenario: firefighters found an unidentifiable lab process and ...
- Trump transition says Cabinet picks, appointees were targeted by bomb threats, swatting attacks
November 27, 2024
A number of President-elect Donald Trump ‘s most prominent Cabinet picks and appointees have been targeted by bomb threats and “swatting attacks,” Trump’s transition team said Wednesday. The FBI said it was investigating. “Last night and this morning, several of President Trump’s Cabinet nominees and Administration appointees were targeted in violent, unAmerican threats to their lives ...
- Ukraine: SBU detains suspects behind bombing near Zhytomyr police station
November 27, 2024
Five people involved in the Nov. 20 terrorist attack near a police station in downtown Zhytomyr have been detained, the Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) reported on Nov. 27, posting photos of a joint operation with the National Police. A 46-year-old resident of Kharkiv, who has served two prison sentences for robbery and burglary, and four residents ...
- UK: Protest arrests after seven detained over links to Kurdish rebel group PKK
November 27, 2024
Seven people have now been arrested by counter-terrorism police in London for suspected activity linked to the banned militant group, the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK). The Metropolitan Police said two women, aged 59 and 31, and four men, aged 27, 62, 56 and 23, were arrested at separate addresses in the early hours of Wednesday. The ...
- TSA bomb experts at Columbus airport work to keep explosives off planes
November 26, 2024
As millions of people get ready to fly this Thanksgiving, travelers may wonder why they are required to remove their shoes, belts and computers from their carry-on baggage. The answer is to help Transportation Security Administration screeners catch bombs or the components to make them. In 2010, the TSA began installing hundreds of advanced imaging technology ...
- Texas: Officers find improvised explosive devices, multiple guns in suspicious van in White Settlement
November 26, 2024
Multiple guns and improvised explosive devices were found in a suspicious van in a White Settlement neighborhood Tuesday morning, police said. According to the White Settlement Police Department, officers responded to the report of a suspicious vehicle in the 9200 block of Jason Lane at about 5:29 a.m. Upon arrival, police said officers found a van with ...
- Israel, Hezbollah agree to ceasefire brokered by US and France
November 26, 2024
A ceasefire between Israel and Iran-backed group Hezbollah will take effect on Wednesday after both sides accepted an agreement brokered by the United States and France, U.S. President Joe Biden said on Tuesday. The accord cleared the way for an end to a conflict across the Israeli-Lebanese border that has killed thousands of people since it ...
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