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- Syria: 3 members of Damascus government killed, injured in rural Daraa
October 14, 2024
Two members of the Damascus government forces were killed, and another was injured with varying degrees of wounds, following the explosion of an improvised explosive device (IED) planted by unknown ...
- NATO Chief Scientist launches Grants Programme to foster global security innovation
October 14, 2024
NATO has officially launched its Chief Scientist Grants Programme, dedicated to fostering excellence in science and technology research. In total, 500,000 euros will support research projects focused on advancing science ...
- Hawaii Island resident brings unexploded grenade to police station
October 13, 2024
A Hilo police station had to shut down suddenly on Saturday at noon. A resident turned in what appeared to be an unexploded grenade they had discovered at a vacant ...
- Pakistan: A radical shift in insurgency
October 13, 2024
The Baloch insurgency has undergone a drastic shift, with the outlawed Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) playing a key role in reshaping the movement. Meanwhile, security institutions are struggling to adapt ...
- How Hezbollah’s Mirsad-1 drone breached Israeli defenses in Binyamina
October 13, 2024
Hezbollah’s drone strike near Binyamina on Sunday, which left 67 people wounded, showcases the growing threat posed by drones in modern warfare. The drone used in this attack is believed ...
- Colorado: Pipe bomb found on vehicle, safely removed by EOD
October 12, 2024
According to the Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD), officers responded to reports of explosives being found on Saturday, Oct. 12 near Dublin and Rangewood. CSPD said that when officers arrived at ...
- Washington: No injuries reported after Improvised Explosive Device detonates in Burien
October 12, 2024
At approximately 5:20 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 11, 2024, the King County Sheriff’s Office (KCSO) Communication Center received several 911 calls reporting an explosion near the intersection of South 116th ...
- Ukraine: More than 30,000 ha of farmland cleared of mines in September
October 12, 2024
In September 2024, sappers surveyed and cleared of mines more than 30,500 hectares of agricultural land in Ukraine, which is 1.5 times more than in the previous month. In total, mine ...
- Pakistan: At least 11 killed in fighting between tribes in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province
October 12, 2024
At least 11 people have been killed and eight injured, including women and children, in tribal clashes in northwestern Pakistan, according to a local official. Tensions rose in Kurram district, Khyber ...
- Iraqi Counter-Terrorism forces arrest three terrorists, destroy multiple hideouts
October 12, 2024
On Saturday, Iraq’s Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS) announced that it had carried out several operations resulting in the arrest of terrorists and the destruction of numerous hideouts across different regions of ...
- Enhancing the Approach to Inclusive Information Management in the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention
October 11, 2024
Addressing discrimination and promoting gender equality and inclusion has long been a priority of the APMBC. In the Oslo Action Plan (OAP), States Parties identified gender and diversity mainstreaming as ...
- Thailand: Three cars damaged in bombing of checkpoint in Yala
October 11, 2024
Southern insurgents threw a pipe bomb at a road checkpoint in Muang district of Yala province Thursday night, causing damage to three cars. None of the officers or defence volunteers at ...
- Tennessee: Leftover materials receive explosive sendoff at Arnold AFB
October 11, 2024
ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, Tenn. – A loud, sharp boom broke the stillness in a remote area of Arnold Air Force Base for the briefest of moments on the morning ...
- From Preparedness to Resilience: The Role of the IAEA in Nuclear and Radiological Emergency Response
October 11, 2024
Ahead of the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction on 13 October, we look at the role played by the IAEA’s unique Incident and Emergency Centre in preparing and responding ...
- UNIFIL: Two peacekeepers injured after two explosions close to an observation tower in Naqoura
October 11, 2024
This morning, UNIFIL’s Naqoura headquarters was affected by explosions for the second time in the last 48 hours. Two peacekeepers were injured after two explosions occurred close to an observation ...
- Germany: Hospitals evacuated in Cologne after discovery of second world war bomb
October 11, 2024
Authorities in the German city of Cologne have evacuated three hospitals and thousands of homes after the discovery of an unexploded second world war bomb during construction work on a ...
- Israel: 3 Israeli reserve soldiers killed by roadside IED in northern Gaza
October 11, 2024
Three Israeli reserve soldiers were killed in Gaza on Thursday when their Humvee drove over a roadside bomb and exploded, the IDF stated. Their death came amid a renewed push by ...
- Pennsylvania: 50 pounds of ‘improvised’ explosives found at ‘bomb-making laboratory’ inside Philadelphia home
October 10, 2024
A 28-year-old man was arrested and charged after authorities discovered “improvised explosive devices in a makeshift laboratory” at his Philadelphia home, officials announced on Wednesday. The man, identified as Evgenii Sadrislamov, ...
- Milipol Qatar 2024: A Global Hub for Advanced Security Solutions
October 10, 2024
The global event’s 15th edition will take place from October 29 to 31, 2024, at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Centre (DECC), under the theme ‘Technology at the Service of ...
- 19th CES EOD technician earns ‘Master EOD Badge’
October 9, 2024
LITTLE ROCK AIR FORCE BASE, Ark. — Staff Sgt. Ian Miller, 19th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) technician, was awarded the Master EOD Badge at Little Rock Air ...
- U.S. Navy EOD develops IED exploitation capabilities with NATO Allies and partners at Northern Challenge 2024
October 9, 2024
KEFLAVIK, Iceland – Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 8 operated alongside 17 NATO Ally and partner nations at Exercise Northern Challenge 2024, Sept. 26-Oct. 9, 2024. Northern Challenge demonstrates the ...
- Guam-based airmen detonate US ordnance left over from World War II battle
October 9, 2024
Explosive ordnance technicians on Guam recently removed and detonated a U.S. bomb base fuse and two unexploded shells apparently left over from World War II. The unexploded ordnance was discovered around ...
- Alberta: Man charged with arson following fiery explosion that sent 6 to hospital in Calgary
October 8, 2024
Police have charged a man with arson after a residential explosion in Calgary. Six people were sent to hospital Saturday night after the blast in the northeast part of the city ...
- South Korea: Mock explosives missed at airport security, already five times this year
October 8, 2024
In order to check the security status at the airport, a passenger’s bag containing a fake explosive was checked in, but there have been five instances this year where the ...
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