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- Nigeria: Boko Haram, ISWAP attack kills vigilante commander and four others in Borno
September 24, 2026
Suspected Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists have killed a vigilante commander and four civilians in an attack on Wumbi community, Kala-Balge Local Government Area of Borno State. Sources said the attack occurred on ...
- Bangladesh: Detectives investigate recent crude-bomb explosions across Dhaka coordinated through WhatsApp accounts
September 24, 2026
Dhaka detectives say that is the simple formula behind at least some of the crude-bomb attacks that have rattled the capital over the past several days. The Detective Branch (DB) says ...
- Bangladesh: 16 crude bombs, 4 petrol bombs recovered in Rajshahi
September 23, 2026
The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has recovered 16 crude bombs and four petrol bombs from the Talpukuria area under Shah Makhdum Police Station in Rajshahi city.According to a press release, ...
- Pennsylvania: Man charged after setting of homemade explosive devices outside his home
September 22, 2026
A Stroudsburg man is facing felony charges after Pennsylvania State Police say he made threats during a neighbor dispute, then set off several homemade explosive devices outside his home. Troopers from ...
- California: Possible pipe bomb found at Irvine gas station, 2 arrested
September 22, 2026
Police allegedly found a possible pipe bomb inside a vehicle at an Irvine gas station Tuesday. Officers found the suspected explosive device while performing a traffic stop at a Chevron station ...
- South Korea: Land mine explodes in Demilitarized Zone during military operation
September 22, 2026
A suspected land mine exploded at the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) earlier this week during a route clearance operation to identify a potential North Korea-created minefield south of the inter-Korean border, ...
- Germany: Traces of explosives found near Wunstorf air base after drone incident
September 22, 2026
Traces of explosives have been found near a German military base close to where drone parts were discovered last week in an incident that investigators believe could be linked to ...
- Sweden: CLEAN CARE Multinational Tabletop Exercise Strengthens CBRN Medical Readiness and Interoperability
September 22, 2026
Military and civilian medical and Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) defence experts from 16 nations have gathered in Sweden for the CLEAN CARE multinational Tabletop Exercise (TTX), bringing together ...
- UK: Bomb squad deployed as ‘unexploded device’ found in Cornwall
September 21, 2026
A suspected unexploded device has been discovered in the water at a dockyard near Falmouth, Cornwall. Emergency services remain at the scene, with two nearby homes evacuated as a precaution. ...
- India: Eastern Command conducts Joint Counter-IED training for Indian Army and Assam Rifles troops
September 21, 2026
The Indian Army’s Eastern Command has conducted joint Counter-Improvised Explosive Device (Counter-IED) training for Indian Army and Assam Rifles personnel as part of efforts to strengthen operational preparedness against evolving ...
- Massachusetts: Explosive device worn by man detonates during Charlestown encounter with police
September 21, 2026
A man in apparent emotional distress detonated an explosive device he was wearing during a confrontation with Boston police in Charlestown early Monday morning, leaving him seriously injured, according to ...
- Syria and Ukraine sign demining agreement to support recovery and development
September 20, 2026
Syria and Ukraine signed a high-level humanitarian cooperation agreement on Sunday at the Ministry of Emergency and Disaster Management in Damascus to enhance demining operations, technical surveying, and sustainable agricultural ...
- Bosnia and Herzegovina still has 756 sq km contaminated with mines
September 20, 2026
Bosnia and Herzegovina, more than three decades after the end of the war, has about 756 square kilometers of mine-suspected area, while the number of people trained in mine countermeasures ...
- TSA ended mandatory shoe removal before audit found explosive detection gaps
September 20, 2026
TSA launched Gateside by TSA PreCheck in September 2026, allowing vetted non-flyers to enter secure gate areas at 13 U.S. airports without a boarding pass — the first time non-ticketed access has been permitted at ...
- Ireland: Bomb squad carried out controlled explosion in Finglas park
September 20, 2026
Homes around the North Way Estate Park in Finglas were evacuated on Saturday evening due to the discovery of a viable suspicious device. The Irish Defense Forces and Gardaí attended the ...
- Nigeria: Troops Disrupt Terrorists’ Logistics Networks, Arrests IED Experts
September 19, 2026
Sustained Military operations have disrupted terrorists’ logistics networks operating across the country with the arrest of Improvised Device Explosion (IED) experts in the North and South East theatres of the ...
- Pakistan: 21 killed, more than 80 injured in blast at Kohat Police Lines
September 18, 2026
At least 21 people, including 15 police officials, were martyred on Friday when an explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a mosque in Kohat Police Lines, followed by terrorists storming the compound ...
- Ukraine: Blast near recruitment center in Lviv region injures military service member
September 17, 2026
An explosion occurred near the building of a district Territorial Recruitment Center (TRC) in Mykolaiv, Lviv region, injuring a TRC service member. “Today, at around 16:30, an explosion involving an unidentified ...
- Laos: 80 million unexploded munitions remain, funding cuts hit clearance
September 17, 2026
A senior Lao official has warned that an estimated 80 million unexploded munitions remain buried across Laos, while cuts in international funding could slow clearance work and prolong the threat ...
- UK: Macclesfield man found in possession of ‘terrorist material’ during police raid
September 17, 2026
A Macclesfield man found in possession of ‘terrorist material’ during a police raid has been jailed. Jonathan Wilson, of Abbey Road, was sentenced to 12 months imprisonment at Manchester Crown Court ...
- Afghanistan inks 4.1 mln USD deals to clear landmines
September 17, 2026
The Afghanistan National Disaster Management Authority (ANDMA) announced on Thursday the signing of two memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with the Danish Refugee Council’s mine action program to expand demining and ...
- Pakistan: Police officer and civilian injured in explosion near Sra Khawra checkpost
September 17, 2026
A civilian and a policeman were injured when a powerful vehicle-borne improvised explosive device went off on Indus Highway, damaging the outer wall of Sra Khawra checkpost, some 15 miles ...
- Iraq: IED blast injures four Iraqi Army personnel in Kirkuk
September 16, 2026
An Iraqi army officer and three soldiers were wounded on Wednesday when an improvised explosive device struck their Humvee during a security operation northwest of Kirkuk, military sources told Shafaq ...
- Virginia: Afghan man sentenced to 20-year prison term in case tied to suicide bombing at Kabul airport
September 16, 2026
An Islamic State group member was sentenced Wednesday to 20 years in prison for aiding the terrorist organization that took credit for a suicide bombing that killed 13 U.S. service ...
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