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- Afghanistan: Saving lives in Helmand’s most conflict-affected communities
April 15, 2026
In the south of Afghanistan, Helmand Province was once at the centre of heavy fighting between the Taliban and NATO and the Afghan National Army (ANA) forces. Until 2021, NATO ...
- Azerbaijan: Mine explosion in Fuzuli kills ANAMA employee
April 14, 2026
An employee of the Azerbaijan Mine Action Agency (ANAMA), 31-year-old Mughan Metili, was killed in a mine explosion in the village of Ashagi Abdurrahmanli in the Fizuli district on Tuesday. The ...
- New York: Soldiers test new technology at Fort Drum training exercise
April 14, 2026
The sound of long-range missiles and mortar strikes filled the morning air Tuesday as 10th Mountain Division soldiers trained for battle. The most deployed division of the U.S. Army tested ...
- Ukraine: Police detain two young men suspected of terrorist attack in Brovary
April 14, 2026
Police have detained two young men suspected of carrying out a terrorist attack in Brovary, Kyiv Oblast, on the orders of Russian secret services. At 22:08 on 13 April, a report ...
- Lebanon: Hezbollah unveils ‘hard-to-detect’ drone
April 14, 2026
Hezbollah deployed a new “hard‑to‑detect” attack drone alongside a wave of retaliatory strikes Monday, carrying out scores of operations against Israeli military positions and settlements across the northern part of ...
- Myanmar: Five civilians injured in improvised explosive device explosion in Tanintharyi Region
April 13, 2026
On 11 April 2026 at 2:15 PM, five residents of Yar Phu (Thit) Village in Yebyu Township in Tanintharyi Region, were working in a rubber plantation near the village, they ...
- EOD Mobile Unit 12, Royal Canadian Navy Strengthen Partnership in Halifax
April 13, 2026
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia – U.S. Navy technicians from Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit TWELVE (EODMU-12) and divers from the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) Fleet Diving Unit Atlantic completed a joint ...
- Brazil: Explosive device found on Copacabana
April 13, 2026
The Civil Police of Rio de Janeiro coordinated a specialized operation on Monday, April 13, 2026, to remove an explosive device found on the Copacabana beach boardwalk. The intervention occurred at ...
- Nigeria: Commanding officer, six soldiers killed in IED explosion in Borno
April 13, 2026
Troops of Sector 3 under the Joint Task Force (North East), Operation HADIN KAI, have repelled an attempted infiltration by insurgents at a military position in Monguno, but suffered fatal ...
- Royal Navy makes Pitcairn Island safe during explosive visit
April 13, 2026
A team of Royal Navy divers safely detonated more than 3½ tonnes of explosives during a visit by HMS Tamar to the remote Pitcairn Islands. Pitcairn is a tiny British ...
- UK: More than 30 smoke mortars destroyed by Army in Powys
April 13, 2026
Controlled explosions were carried out by the Army last week, after 32 smoke mortars were discovered in Powys. The items were believed to have been found by someone digging in the ...
- Lithuania: Trilateral bomb disposal drills begin in Klaipėda
April 13, 2026
Lithuania has launched a trilateral explosive ordnance disposal exercise in Klaipėda, bringing together military specialists from Lithuania, Portugal and the United States. The drills, which opened on Monday, are taking place ...
- Lebanon: Hezbollah deploying FPV explosive drones against IDF forces
April 12, 2026
Hezbollah has increasingly been using first-person-view (FPV) explosive suicide drones against Israeli forces in Lebanon, and while these technologies and tactics have been emerging in the Levant, they have long ...
- Ukraine: Bomb disposal experts destroy over 40 WWII munitions in Kharkiv region
April 12, 2026
Explosive ordnance disposal experts from the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in the Kharkiv region have recovered and destroyed 43 pieces of ammunition dating back to World War II. According to ...
- Finland: Controlled explosion carried out on drone warhead in municipality of Iitti
April 12, 2026
The Finnish Defence Forces and police detonated an unexploded warhead found in a remote area of Iitti on Saturday. The device had detached from a suspected Ukrainian drone discovered nearby. Prime ...
- India: 21 bunkers flattened, 13 IEDs seized by security forces in Manipur
April 12, 2026
Security forces have reportedly destroyed 21 bunkers in Manipur’s Ukhrul district and seized 13 improvised explosive devices (IEDs) from the Tengnoupal district. On Saturday, 14 bunkers were destroyed in Sikibung village ...
- Northern Ireland: North Belfast suspicious object declared ‘elaborate hoax’
April 12, 2026
A security alert in the Canning Place area of north Belfast has now ended. Local policing Sergeant Kelly said: “A suspected pipe bomb was found at the front of a ...
- West Bank: IDF confiscates 200 pipe bombs, numerous IEDs in Tulkarm
April 12, 2026
The IDF destroyed on Friday an explosives manufacturing lab in Tulkarm in the West Bank, the military said on Sunday morning. Numerous improvised explosive devices (IEDs), including about 200 pipe bombs, ...
- UK: Unexploded WW2 bomb detonated in controlled explosion at Mansel Park, Southampton
April 12, 2026
A suspected unexploded World War II device was safely detonated in a controlled explosion at Mansel Park in Millbrook on Sunday afternoon. The Army’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal team rushed to ...
- India: 5 officials injured in crude bomb explosion during search op in Bihar’s Begusarai
April 11, 2026
Five officials, including three personnel of the Special Task Force (STF), were injured in a crude bomb explosion in Bihar’s Begusarai district on Saturday, police said. The incident happened in the ...
- California: Suspect arrested after incendiary device thrown at OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s home
April 11, 2026
A 20-year-old man has been arrested after a Molotov cocktail was thrown at the San Francisco home of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman early Friday morning. The incident happened around 4:00 am ...
- US military starts removing mines from Strait of Hormuz
April 11, 2026
The U.S. military has launched operations to begin de-mining the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. Central Command (Centcom) said on Saturday. Centcom said in a social media post highlighted by Defense Secretary ...
- Bangladesh: IEDs, anti-personnel mines detected, flammable chemicals seized at Naikhongchhari border
April 10, 2026
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has detected improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and anti-personnel mines along the Naikhongchhari border in Bandarban and seized a significant quantity of flammable chemical substances in separate ...
- New Hampshire: Webster man pleading guilty to building, setting off pipe bombs
April 10, 2026
A man from Webster is pleading guilty to building and setting off pipe bombs in Weare. Officials say Dale Stewart Jr. detonated two pipe bombs on Dustin Tavern Road and ...
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