- Somalia receives UK-donated vehicles and C-IED equipment to bolster army capabilities
September 11, 2025
Somalia’s Minister of Defence, H.E. Ahmed Moallim Fiqi, accompanied by Chief of Defence Forces Gen. Odowaa Yusuf Rageh, attended a ceremony marking the handover of modern vehicles and equipment aimed at countering improvised explosive devices (C-IED) from the United Kingdom. The assets were officially transferred to the Engineering Unit of the Somali National Armed Forces (SNAF) ...
- Israel: Two IDF soldiers injured in explosion at Nitzanei Oz crossing near Tulkarm
September 11, 2025
Two IDF paratroopers were lightly injured Thursday afternoon by an explosive device that detonated near the Nitzanei Oz crossing near Tulkarm in Samaria. A UAV was dispatched to pursue the individual who placed the device, and in parallel, the IDF surrounded Tulkarm. The IDF is examining whether the device was placed on the road and the ...
- India: Two CRPF personnel injured in IED blast in Bastar
September 11, 2025
Two personnel of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) were injured on Thursday in a pressure improvised explosive device (IED) blast triggered by Maoists in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada district in Bastar division. The incident took place around 10:30 am near Saatdhaar bridge on Palli–Barsoor road, near Malevahi police station, when a team of the CRPF’s 195th battalion was ...
- Washington: Pipe bomb found in Bremerton area under bed at dead man’s home
September 11, 2025
The relative of a man who had recently died discovered a pipe bomb at the man’s former home. The family member was cleaning out the home in the 3000 block of Nipsic Avenue Northeast in unincorporated Bremerton on Tuesday. The 4-inch device was wrapped in tape and had a fuse on one end. The KCSO called ...
- Utah: Manhunt for shooter continues after Charlie Kirk killed in ‘political assassination’
September 11, 2025
Charlie Kirk, the founder of the conservative youth activist organization Turning Point USA, has died after he was shot during an event at Utah Valley University on Wednesday, President Donald Trump said. Utah Gov. Spencer Cox called the fatal shooting a “political assassination.” The manhunt for the suspected shooter is still underway and the investigation is ...
- Niger: Islamic State group escalates attacks on civilians
September 10, 2025
Islamic State-affiliated militants have stepped up attacks in western Niger, killing more than 127 people in five separate strikes since March and highlighting authorities’ failure to protect civilians, Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday. A report by the rights group provides the most detailed accounts available of attacks carried out by Islamic State in the Sahel ...
- Thailand-Cambodia border talks lead to key agreements on demilitarisation, landmines, and online crime
September 10, 2025
Thailand and Cambodia’s special GBC meeting in Koh Kong resulted in key agreements on security, landmine removal, and combating online crime, with cooperation set to expand. General Nattaphon Narkphanit, Deputy Minister of Defence, on Wednesday led the Thai delegation at the Special Thailand-Cambodia General Border Committee (GBC) Meeting in Koh Kong, Cambodia. The meeting primarily focused ...
- Poland downs Russian drones, first time NATO member has fired in Ukraine war
September 10, 2025
Poland shot down drones that entered its airspace on Wednesday, the first time a member of NATO is known to have fired shots during Russia’s war in Ukraine. Poland said 19 objects had entered its airspace during a large Russian air attack on Ukraine, and that it had shot down those that posed a threat. Prime ...
- Global Defense Spending on the Rise: Focus Southeast Asia & Thailand
September 9, 2025
Global defense spending is surging to unprecedented levels, with 2024 marking a staggering USD 2.48 trillion in military expenditures and even more ambitious commitments on the horizon. The Janes 2025 Defense Budget Annual Report projects a 3.6% rise or an additional USD 88.4 billion in 2025, fueled primarily by expanded military budgets in Europe, Russia, ...
- Turkey begins training Syrian forces under new security deal
September 9, 2025
Turkey has begun training Syrian forces under a security agreement signed between the two countries in August, several sources familiar with the issue told Middle East Eye. One source said around 300 Syrians, mostly soldiers, but also some police officers, are currently being trained at two bases in central and eastern Turkey. A second source told ...
- Slovakia: 500-pound World War II bomb found in Bratislava triggering evacuations
September 9, 2025
The discovery of a World War II bomb in Slovakia’s capital during construction work prompted evacuations on Tuesday, officials said. The emergency measure covered several blocks in downtown Bratislava, including a major bridge across the Danube River. Public transportation and all traffic were halted during the morning rush hour. Experts were planning to defuse the 500-pound ...
- Pennsylvania: 14 explosives discovered prompt emergency evacuation in Lebanon County community
September 9, 2025
More than a dozen explosives were seized from a Lebanon County home Tuesday, leading to an evacuation order for the community, according to the District Attorney’s Office. Timothy Sheaffer Jr., 40, of Columbia, was charged with weapons of mass destruction, risking catastrophe and recklessly endangering another person, online court records show. Law enforcement was notified by ...
- Qatar: Israel targets Hamas leadership in attack on Doha
September 9, 2025
The Israeli army says it has carried out an assassination attempt on top Hamas leaders in Qatar’s capital, Doha, where multiple explosions have been heard. A Hamas source tells Al Jazeera the attack happened as a negotiating team was discussing a Gaza ceasefire proposal put forward by the United States. Qatar condemns the “cowardly” Israeli attack, ...
- Nepal: Protesters defy curfew, set fire to leaders’ homes
September 9, 2025
Nepali Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli resigned Tuesday, Reuters reported, after days of mass protests over a social media ban and official corruption in the Himalayan nation culminated in the torching of top leaders’ homes as well as the Parliament building. The country’s main airport in Kathmandu, the capital, was also closed amid security concerns as ...
- Tunisia: Gaza aid flotilla says boat struck by drone at Sidi Bou Said port
September 9, 2025
An activist group seeking to break Israel’s siege on Gaza by sea said one of its main boats was struck by a drone at a port in Tunisia Monday night, but all six passengers and crew are safe. Tunisia’s National Guard said claims of an attack on the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) boat at the Sidi ...
- Thailand: Police discover abandoned van with Superpower 90 explosives inside
September 8, 2025
On Sunday, Police at Mae Sai station in Chiang Rai received a report about a suspicious sack inside a van parked near a shopping mall in Mae Sai Municipality, only about 200 metres from the police station. Officers immediately informed their superiors. Later, Pol. Col. Technique Jansee (Mae Sai Police Chief) assigned Pol. Lt. Col. Ronakrit ...
- Ireland: Gardaí investigate bomb threat to Simon Harris’s Wicklow home in major security operation
September 8, 2025
Gardaí are investigating claims that a bomb has been left at the home of Tánaiste Simon Harris in Greystones, Co Wicklow. Multiple calls were made to An Garda Síochána claiming there was a bomb at the Harris family home on Sunday. The threats appear to have been organised by a group of people and an early ...
- Ukraine: Without structural reform of mine action system, clearing farmland will take decades
September 8, 2025
About a quarter of Ukraine’s territory – over 13.9 million hectares – has been affected by hostilities, of which 9.85 million hectares of farmland in 10 regions remain inaccessible for use, said Nina Yuzhanina, a member of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Finance, Taxation and Customs Policy, referring to the results of an audit by ...
- Northern Ireland: Man arrested in Belfast following security alert
September 8, 2025
A man has been arrested on suspicion of possessing and making explosives after a security alert in Belfast. Police were searching a property at Bentham Drive, off Sandy Row in the city yesterday when they found several suspicious objects. Army bomb disposal experts were called in and the area was sealed off. The devices were inspected and ...
- Israel: Six dead in shooting attack at Ramot Junction in Jerusalem
September 8, 2025
Six people were murdered and 12 others injured in a Monday morning shooting attack at the Ramot Junction in Jerusalem. Twelve of the victims were evacuated to hospitals, among them seven whose condition is serious. Two victims are in moderate condition and three were lightly injured by broken glass. The terrorists opened fire at a Line 62 ...
- Nigeria: UN condemns killings of 63 villagers in Borno
September 8, 2025
The United Nations (UN) has condemned the killing of 63 people, including soldiers in Bama Local Government Area of Borno State by Boko Haram terrorists. More than 50 people were killed in Darul Jamal village only on Friday night in Bama Local Government Area of the State. In a statement released on Sunday, Mohamed Fall, the ...
- TSA plans two major IT services contracts worth over $150M
September 8, 2025
The Transportation Security Administration has outlined two upcoming contract opportunities with a combined value of more than $150 million. Both efforts, published Friday in the Department of Homeland Security’s Acquisition Planning Forecast System, aim to strengthen the agency’s enterprise technology and operational support environment through long-term partnerships with industry. Read more… Source: GovConWire News Sign up for the Counter-IED ...
- Netherlands: Police secure explosive device in Baarn, suspect arrested
September 7, 2025
Police arrested a suspect on Sunday morning after an explosive device was discovered near a home on Professor Fockema Andreaelaan in Baarn. According to RTV Utrecht, no detonation occurred. The explosive device was found around 8:30 a.m. near a car on Professor van der Potlaan, adjacent to a residential block. Authorities also focused attention on a ...
- Pennsylvania: FBI Honors Bucks County K9 Team For Role In Domestic Bombing Case
September 7, 2025
Bucks County Deputy Sheriff Christina Brewerton and her K9 partner, Zeke, have received a special commendation from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) – Newark Division – for their assistance in the investigation of a domestic bombing case in July. The commendation recognizes the team’s crucial role in a multi-agency effort that led to the successful ...
