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- Pakistan: Three killed in Khuzdar bomb blast
May 3, 2024
The Khuzdar city of Balochistan was rocked by a devastating explosion in the Chamrok area, killing three people on Friday. One of the deceased, Maulana Mengal was the provincial deputy emir of ...
- Cambodia: M-82 aerial bomb rendered safe in Kampong Cham province
May 3, 2024
A Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC)’s expert team has found another war-left US-made MK-82 aerial bomb in southeast Kampong Cham province, a mine clearance chief said. CMAC’s director-general Heng Ratana said ...
- Pakistan: After lull in March, militant attacks rise by 38pc in April
May 2, 2024
The Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS) on Wednesday unveiled its monthly security assessment report, revealing that after a brief lull in March, militant attacks in Pakistan surged ...
- Protecting Civilians from the Risk of Explosive Ordnance in the Gaza conflict
May 2, 2024
Delivering humanitarian aid to the war-ravaged people of Gaza is a life-threatening task. No humanitarian aid can be delivered unless the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) assesses the risk of ...
- Ireland: Man arrested for carrying ‘improvised explosive device’ in Finglas
May 2, 2024
A Dublin man arrested for carrying an “improvised explosive device” close to his home believed there was a “viable” threat to his safety, a court has heard. Sammy Hutch (48) of ...
- Myanmar: Routes linking Yangon and Mandalay hit by mine attacks
May 2, 2024
A bridge on the old Yangon-Mandalay highway and a section of railway linking the two cities were both significantly damaged by mine attacks carried out by resistance forces on Wednesday, ...
- Pakistan: One person killed, 20 injured in twin blasts in Duki
May 2, 2024
One person was killed, and 20 others injured, including two officials of Balochistan police’s Counter Terrorism Department (CTD), in two explosions that took place in the coal field area of ...
- Iranian-backed terror group in Bahrain claims to target Israel
May 2, 2024
The “Islamic Resistance in Bahrain, Saraya Al-Ashtar” claimed Thursday that it had attempted to target Israel with a drone attack, according to reports posted on social media and also by ...
- Grassroots to ace: The rise of an EOD master in the Chinese military
May 2, 2024
Despite wearing an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) suit weighing more than 20 kg, Qi Huali’s hands remained steady. With utmost precision, he carefully pierced a tiny hole in the corner of ...
- Cambodia: Landmine victims almost doubled in first four months of 2024
May 1, 2024
In the first four months of 2024, mine casualties increased by 92% compared to the same period in 2023, when there were 12 victims. According to Long Kosal, officials at the ...
- Iraq: Explosion injures four Ministry of Electricity workers in Anbar
May 1, 2024
On Wednesday, a security source reported that four workers affiliated with the Iraqi Ministry of Electricity sustained injuries in an explosion caused by an improvised explosive device (IED) in Al-Anbar ...
- Mine Authority receives charitable funding from Cambodian Garment Training Institute
April 30, 2024
Ly Thuch, Senior Minister and First Vice President of the Mines Authority, presided over the handing-over ceremony of the charity fund of the Cambodian Garment Training Institute (CGTI), provided by ...
- UK: Warnings over bullets and bombs found on Cowden beach
April 30, 2024
Beach goers in East Yorkshire are being warned not to take risks hunting for unexploded bombs and bullets at a former RAF range. Coastal erosion has meant hundreds of thousands of ...
- Mali forces kill senior figure in Islamic State affiliate
April 30, 2024
Malian forces killed Abu Huzeifa, a leader of Islamic State in West Africa, during a big operation in the north of Menaka. The authorities announced this on state TV on Monday. ...
- Greece-Owned Vessel Attacked by Houthi Rebels in the Red Sea
April 30, 2024
Houthi rebels attacked a Greece-owned vessel in the Red Sea with three anti-ship ballistic missiles and three UAVs on Monday, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said. There have been no reports ...
- JFCNP C-IED Mobile Training Team To Morocco
April 29, 2024
KENITRA, Morocco – Subject Matter Experts from Allied Joint Force Command Naples (JFCNP) conducted a Mobile Team Training (MTT) event on Counter Improvised Explosive Devise (C-IED) in Morocco, Kenitra, Apr. ...
- Kenya: Death toll in Mandera IED explosion rises to 13
April 29, 2024
At least 13 people were killed after an Improvised Explosive Device went off in Elwak Town, Mandera County. The bomb was laden on a donkey cart when it went off killing ...
- Việt Nam’s ‘King of bomb disposal’
April 29, 2024
Many Vietnamese soldiers, with unwavering determination, contributed to the Điện Biên Phủ Battle Victory that “resounded throughout five continents and shattered the world’s colonialism” in 1954. One is veteran Cao Xuân ...
- NNSA delivers training at German military school to improve the country’s interagency response
April 29, 2024
Last month, NNSA’s Office of Nuclear Incident Policy and Cooperation (NIPC); the NATO Joint Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Defence Centre of Excellence; and the German CBRN Defence, Safety, ...
- DHS Publishes Guidelines and Report to Secure Critical Infrastructure and Weapons of Mass Destruction from AI-Related Threats
April 29, 2024
WASHINGTON – Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) marked the 180-day mark of President Biden’s Executive Order (EO) 14110, “Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence ...
- Libya: 2023 UN report documents 17 lives, mainly children, lost to explosive hazards
April 29, 2024
A group of 17 individuals, including 14 children, lost their lives due to incidents involving explosive devices in Libya last year, according to a UN Mine Action Service report. The report, ...
- Gaza at ‘most dangerous’ stage amid huge unexploded weapons risk, warns demining expert
April 29, 2024
The head of UN peacekeeping and demining reiterated calls on Monday for a ceasefire in Gaza as a first step to returning the war-ravaged enclave to some normality, while mine ...
- Cambodia: Explosions at military base kill 20 soldiers in Kampong Speu province
April 29, 2024
At least 20 military personnel were killed and several others sustained injuries when a series of explosions occurred at a military base in Chbar Mon City of Kampong Speu province ...
- Russia: Two police officers killed in militant attack in North Caucasus
April 29, 2024
Two police officers have been killed and another four suffered wounds in a militant attack on a traffic police unit in Russia’s Karachay-Circassian Region in the North Caucasus, the regional ...
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