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- Pakistan: CTD arrests nine ‘terrorists’ in Punjab
December 11, 2023
The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) of Punjab police on Monday arrested nine ‘terrorists’ associated with the banned outfits, in intelligence-based operations in various cities of the province. According to the spokesperson, the ...
- USSOCOM Experiment Yields Valuable User Feedback for CBRN Defense Developers
December 10, 2023
Delivering lifesaving capabilities into the hands of warfighters who need them is a mission that the Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense (JPEO-CBRND) doesn’t take ...
- Israel Police struggle gathering forensic evidence against Hamas terrorists
December 10, 2023
An internal document seen by Ynet reveals that the forensic labs of Israel Police are struggling to extract evidence from certain items, such as knives and bullet casings, collected from ...
- Pakistan: Police official killed in Khuzdar blast
December 10, 2023
A station house officer (SHO) of the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) was martyred on Sunday in an improvised explosive device (IED) attack in Balochistan’s Khuzdar. The police officer was identified as SHO ...
- Hamas terrorists lose contact with Gaza leaders, surrender to IDF
December 10, 2023
Dozens of Hamas terrorists lost contact with the terror group’s leadership, leaving them with no option but to lay down their weapons and surrender to Israeli forces in the Gaza ...
- Yemen’s Houthis warn they will target all Israel-bound ships in Red Sea
December 9, 2023
Yemen’s Houthi movement says it will target all ships heading to Israel, regardless of their nationality, and warned all international shipping companies against dealing with Israeli ports. “If Gaza does not ...
- Philippines: Troops arrest Marawi bomb attack suspect
December 9, 2023
Troops and police have captured a suspected accomplice in the bombing at Mindanao State University (MSU) last week, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said Friday. The suspect, Jafar Gamo ...
- Hawaii: TSA discovers anti-aircraft ammunition in checked bag at Honolulu airport
December 9, 2023
TSA agents at the Honolulu airport had to evacuate a checked baggage room Friday morning after an “anti-aircraft round of ammunition” was found in a luggage. It happened around 5:30 a.m. ...
- Japan pledges $4.5 billion more in aid for Ukraine
December 8, 2023
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida pledged $4.5 billion to Ukraine, including $1 billion in humanitarian aid to help support the war-torn country’s recovery effort in an online summit of leading industrial ...
- Somalia, Ethiopia ink defense cooperation deal to counter terrorism
December 8, 2023
The defense ministers of Somalia and Ethiopia have signed a new memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strengthen their defense cooperation and joint efforts to promote peace and security in the ...
- UK: Specialist officers leading investigation into explosion in Sidcup, south-east London
December 7, 2023
A criminal investigation has been launched by the Metropolitan Police in relation to an explosion that took place in Sidcup last night, in which a ULEZ camera and surrounding property ...
- Seychelles: Dozens injured in blast at explosives depot
December 7, 2023
A huge blast at an explosives depot in Seychelles on Thursday injured 66 people and brought down buildings, prompting the country’s “shocked” president to declare a state of emergency for ...
- Russia: FSB arrests Kaliningrad resident for organizing acts of sabotage across 15 Russian regions
December 7, 2023
Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has detained a 21-year-old resident of the Kaliningrad Region, who is charged with organizing arson attacks targeting transport infrastructure in 15 Russian regions early this ...
- Australia: AFP at the cutting edge of law enforcement capability
December 6, 2023
The AFP is creating pilot projects and new technology to stay a step ahead of criminals to protect Australians and Australia’s interests. The AFP’s Commissioner Innovation Fund established in 2019 has ...
- Cambodia: Siem Reap, Puok district declared landmine-free
December 6, 2023
Ly Thuch, Senior Minister and First Vice President of the Mine Authority, on behalf of Dr. Hun Manet, Prime Minister of Cambodia and Chairman of the Mine Authority, on December ...
- Israel: IDF locates ‘massive weapons depot’ in Gaza
December 6, 2023
IDF soldiers have located what it says is “one of the largest stockpiles of weapons” in the Gaza Strip, near a clinic and a school. The stockpile contained hundreds of rockets ...
- Bangladesh: Police arrest 4 for setting off crude bombs in Dhaka
December 6, 2023
Police have arrested four people accused of detonating crude bombs across Dhaka, including the offices of the deputy commissioner and returning officer, and engaging in sabotage and arson. The suspects have ...
- Syria: SDF commander killed in IED attack in Deir ez-Zor
December 6, 2023
The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on Wednesday confirmed that prominent SDF commander Roni Welat (Shervan Hassan) was killed in a ‘terrorist attack’ in Deir ez-Zor on Tuesday. The UK-based Syrian Observatory ...
- Paris police expect 2024 Olympics to be ‘considerable challenge’ for bomb disposal squad
December 5, 2023
The Paris police bomb disposal team expect the Olympics to present them with a “considerable challenge” next year. They have been working with Paris 2024 organisers to define the right level ...
- Pakistan: Three children among seven injured in Peshawar blast
December 5, 2023
Seven people, including three school children, sustained injuries, two of them serious, in an explosion on Warsak Road here on Tuesday morning. According to police, the explosive was planted alongside the ...
- Nevada: Teenager who threatened ‘lone wolf’ terror attack is found with explosives
December 5, 2023
A teenager who allegedly threatened to carry out “lone wolf” terrorist operations in Las Vegas has been arrested after bomb-making materials and Isis propaganda were reportedly found at his residence. The ...
- Iraq: Kurdish demining agency destroys 550+ mines in Penjwen
December 5, 2023
The Iraqi Kurdistan Mine Action Agency (IKMAA) announced on Tuesday that they had destroyed more than 564 mines in the Penjwen district of Sulaimani province. Jabar Mustafa Rasul, the director of ...
- Ukraine to receive €1.5 million for humanitarian demining from Slovenia
December 5, 2023
Slovenia will provide €1.5 million to Ukraine for humanitarian demining. The agreement was signed by Andrii Taran, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the Republic of Slovenia, and Tanja Fajon, ...
- Nigeria: Police defuse IED at the University of Maiduguri
December 5, 2023
The Police Command in Borno State said it successfully defused an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) at the entrance of the University of Maiduguri on Monday. The state Police Public Relations Officer ...
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