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- Ukraine: Women deminers step in to clear up land
June 11, 2024
Deminer Tetiana Shpak crouched down in a once tranquil poppy-strewn field in southern Ukraine, now littered with Russian mines. More women like her are joining mine-clearance teams, where they now account ...
- Bangladesh: Police found more bomb making materials from fish farm in Netrokona
June 10, 2024
Law enforcers have found materials for making bombs at a fish farm they suspect was being used as a militant hideout in Netrokonas Sadar Upazila. Nearly 150 police personnel, alongside members ...
- UK: Suspected explosive shell found on beach
June 10, 2024
A suspected explosive shell has been found at a Cornwall beach. St Agnes coastguards said they were alerted by lifeguards at Trevaunance Cove, near St Agnes, on Sunday. An armed forces ...
- Somalia: ‘Dozens dead’ in clan clashes in Galgudud province
June 10, 2024
A deadly clash over the weekend between two clans in central Somalia has killed at least 50 people, residents and medical officials told VOA on Monday. Another 155 people are said ...
- Northern Ireland: PSNI in joint operation with Gardaí after suspected IED found in Co Louth
June 9, 2024
A man has been arrested by the PSNI’s terrorism unit as part of a joint operation involving Gardaí. The PSNI says that a suspected IED was found in Co Louth and ...
- Nigeria: Troops kill six terrorists, one soldier injured in IED explosion in Abia
June 9, 2024
The Nigerian Army says troops have killed six terrorists in Igboro Forest, Arochukwu Local Government Area of Abia State. Troops of Operation UDO KA are said to have successfully raided the ...
- Pakistan’s army says bomb blast kills seven soldiers
June 9, 2024
A bomb blast targeting a military truck killed seven soldiers on Sunday in northwestern Pakistan along the border with Afghanistan, the army said. The incident took place in the Lakki Marwat ...
- Yemen: Projectiles strike ships off city of Aden
June 9, 2024
Projectiles struck two cargo ships off the coast of Yemen on Saturday night without causing any casualties, maritime security agencies said. An Antigua and Barbuda-flagged cargo ship caught fire after being ...
- Kenya: Four construction workers killed near Somalia border
June 8, 2024
Gunmen in northern Kenya fatally shot four construction workers at a hospital site near a refugee camp and the border with Somalia where a militant group is active, police said ...
- Pakistan: CTD apprehends 15 terrorists in Punjab
June 8, 2024
The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) has conducted 180 Intelligence-Based Operations (IBOs) in various cities of Punjab and apprehended 15 terrorists. The CTD spokesman said that a wanted terrorist affiliated with the banned ...
- Somalia: Al-Shabaab launches pre-dawn attack in Galgudud province
June 8, 2024
Heavy fighting was reported in central regions of Somalia on Saturday morning, multiple sources confirmed, with the al-Shabaab targeting El-Dheer, a town which is an epicenter of tussles between the ...
- DR Congo: ISIL-affiliated fighters blamed after 38 killed in North Kivu attack
June 8, 2024
Rebel fighters affiliated with ISIL (ISIS) have killed at least 38 people in an overnight attack on a village in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), officials and a civil ...
- Six UK airports temporarily reintroduce 100ml liquid limit
June 8, 2024
Six regional airports in the UK will temporarily reintroduce restrictions on carrying liquids over 100ml, the Department for Transport has said. The change will come into effect from midnight on Sunday, ...
- Belgium: Man arrested after overnight Antwerp explosion
June 8, 2024
A 20-year-old Dutchman has been detained following an explosion in Antwerp train station district that took place overnight from Friday to Saturday, according to police and Antwerp public prosecutors. “The Dutch ...
- Israel: IDF rescues four hostages from Hamas captivity in daring Gaza operation
June 8, 2024
Four hostages were rescued simultaneously from two separate nearby locations in Nuseirat in central Gaza, in a high-risk joint operation by the IDF, Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency), Yamam and ...
- Ukraine could launch ‘terror campaign bombing schools’ if Russia wins war
June 8, 2024
Ukraine is planning “terrorist activity” which would see Russian schools and other civilian infrastructure targeted, an expert has claimed to the Daily Express. Mr Drummond said: “I think any strikes will ...
- Ukraine downs ‘cluster’ Kh-101 missile for the very first time
June 7, 2024
Ukrainian forces have reportedly downed a Russian Kh-101 cruise missile equipped with a cluster warhead for the first time. This took place on the night of June 7, during which a ...
- Artillery-Delivered Mine Systems Are Key In Ukrainian Defense
June 7, 2024
While drones, electronic warfare, and artillery have played significant roles throughout the Russia-Ukraine war, many battlefield outcomes have been decided by a different technology: mines. As Western-provided ammunition starts to arrive ...
- Libya: Deadly landmines pose hidden threat in Tripoli
June 7, 2024
Hundreds of deadly landmines and unexploded ordnance still litter parts of Libya after years of fighting, posing a constant danger to civilians, especially children, long after the conflict. Although relative calm ...
- UNICEF: 53% of Ukrainian teenagers engage in risky behaviour despite being well-informed about risks posed by mines and unexploded ordnance
June 7, 2024
A study conducted by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the Rating Group on explosive ordnance risk awareness and safe behaviour practices among Ukrainian parents and children aged 10 ...
- Hezbollah, Iran have turned the Galilee into a weapons-testing ground
June 6, 2024
In Wednesday’s incident, two relatively small but accurate explosive drones were launched in a coordinated manner, in a way that not only caused fatal damage to the rescue and medical ...
- Mexico: Man who contracted H5N2 bird flu dies
June 6, 2024
A man in Mexico with prior health complications has died after contracting the A(H5N2) strain of bird flu, the World Health Organization (WHO) has announced, cautioning that the risk to ...
- U.S. Beirut embassy comes under shooting attack
June 5, 2024
A gunman fired shots at the U.S. Embassy in Beirut on Wednesday, the Lebanese army said. The army said it fired back and injured the attacker, a Syrian national, who was ...
- Kenya: Police avert major IED attack by Al-Shabaab at Mandera border point
June 5, 2024
Police in Mandera East on Wednesday, June 5 averted a possible tragedy when they recovered and demolished an IED planted in an abandoned house. Corporal Ibrahim Isaac says that at around ...
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