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- Iraq: Explosive-laden drones strike US base near Erbil airport
November 7, 2023
Kurdish counterterrorism forces said three explosive-laden drones struck a military base housing US-led coalition troops near Erbil International Airport on Tuesday morning, as Iran-backed militias continue striking American bases in ...
- India: CRPF commando injured in an IED blast
November 7, 2023
Voting began for 20 assembly segments in Chhattisgarh on Tuesday morning in the first phase of assembly elections under heavy security blanket comprising police and paramilitary personnel. As many as 12 ...
- Bangladesh: Crude bombs found near Rajshahi Rail station defused
November 7, 2023
Two crude bombs found near the main gate of Rajshahi Rail station on Sunday night have been defused. Security guards of the railway station spotted the bombs wrapped with red scotch ...
- UK: Homes evacuated after grenades found at Liverpool house
November 6, 2023
Homes were evacuated after two grenades were found at a house following an arson attack. Two men, dressed in black, broke into a house before setting fire to it on ...
- Ukraine: Zaluzhny’s assistant killed by grenade explosion near Kyiv
November 6, 2023
A serviceman has been killed in a residential complex in the village of Chaiky, Kyiv region, as a result of careless handling of ammunition, the press service of the National ...
- UK: Night violence in Niddrie and Glasgow was organised, say police
November 6, 2023
Eight police officers have been injured in what police described as organised Bonfire Night clashes in Scotland. The most serious disorder took place in the Niddrie area of Edinburgh, where ...
- EOD Preliminary Course Challenges Students Physically and Mentally
November 5, 2023
Master Sgt. Kyle Chandler looks over the newly arrived students at the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Preliminary Course, knowing this will be the hardest day most of them have ever experienced. It ...
- Philippines: Improvised bomb explosion topples power post
November 5, 2023
A concrete post of the Zamboanga City Electric Cooperative (Zamcelco) was toppled down by an improvised bomb explosion in an east coast village of this city, the police reported Saturday, ...
- India to raise Khalistani threats issue with Canada, seek heightened security for Air India flights
November 5, 2023
India will raise the grave threats, issued by Canada-based Khalistani terrorist outfit Sikhs For Justice’s chief Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, with Canada. In an unsettling and alarming video message, Gurpatwant Singh ...
- Cambodia, Laos forge closer mine action ties
November 5, 2023
In a bilateral meeting between the Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) and Laos’ National Regulatory Authority for UXO and Mine Action (NRA), the Lao delegation expressed keen interest in studying ...
- US tests kamikaze drone-boats in the seas of the Middle East
November 5, 2023
The U.S. Navy’s Task Force 59 unveiled a series of tests in the Middle East, showcasing the integration of advanced unmanned systems and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies into maritime operations. ...
- Pakistan: Two brothers killed in Lakki Marwat IED blast
November 5, 2023
Two brothers lost their lives in a tragic explosion, believed to be caused by an improvised explosive device (IED) in the Lakki Marwat district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Express News reported. The victims ...
- Pakistan: Explosion derails passenger train in southwest Balochistan
November 5, 2023
A passenger train was derailed after being hit by an improvised explosive device in Pakistan’s southwest Balochistan province on Sunday, the Pakistan Railways said in a statement. The train, with 234 ...
- UNODC: Afghanistan opium cultivation in 2023 declined 95 per cent following drug ban
November 5, 2023
Opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan plunged by an estimated 95 per cent following a drug ban imposed by the de facto authorities in April 2022, according to a new research ...
- Somalia: Security forces foil suicide attack in Mogadishu
November 4, 2023
Somali police thwarted a suicide bomber who wanted to attack a busy restaurant near the Sayidka junction in Mogadishu’s Howlwadag district on Friday evening. According to the Police Command, the ...
- Mali: 15 UN peacekeepers injured by 2 explosive devices in Kidal
November 4, 2023
Fifteen U.N. peacekeepers in a convoy withdrawing from a rebel stronghold in northern Mali were injured when vehicles hit improvised explosive devices on two occasions this week, the United Nations ...
- Pakistan troops ‘thwart’ attack on air force base, killing 9 fighters
November 4, 2023
A group of fighters has targeted an air force training base in central Pakistan’s Mianwali area but troops foiled the attack, killing nine of the attackers, according to Pakistan’s military. “Due ...
- Israel: IDF combat engineers clear Hamas booby traps
November 4, 2023
IDF Combat Engineering Corps have been working inside the Gaza Strip, creating access routes, clearing the area of explosive devices, and neutralizing Hamas terror infrastructure and terrorist cells found in ...
- Turkish soldier killed in IED explosion in Van province
November 4, 2023
A Turkish soldier who was wounded in an explosion of an improvised explosive device (IED) in eastern Türkiye succumbed to his injuries, the Turkish National Defense Ministry said Saturday. The explosion ...
- Somalia: Induction Programme equips newly rotated ATMIS Officers for Mission Readiness
November 4, 2023
Twelve staff officers recently deployed to the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) have successfully completed a rigorous five-day induction and are fully prepared to contribute to the mission’s ...
- UNICRI: Final review meeting of the Prosecutor’s guide to radiological and nuclear crimes
November 3, 2023
The threat of acquiring, producing and disseminating radiological and nuclear hazardous materials for deliberate use has substantially increased over the past ten years. The lack of experience and awareness among law ...
- Pakistan: 6 killed, over 20 injured in DI Khan motorbike blast
November 3, 2023
Six people were killed and over 20 injured in a powerful explosion that occurred in Tank Adda in Ponda Bazar of Dera Ismail Khan (DI Khan) on Friday. According to ...
- Assistant Secretary Callahan Discusses the DHS’s Role in Countering CBRN Threats
November 3, 2023
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today released a video package for broadcast including comments from Assistant Secretary for the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office (CWMD) ...
- IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine -Update 192
November 3, 2023
On Thursday – when the rotation of IAEA experts took place – there were Russian reports of drone attacks in the town of Enerhodar, where many plant staff live. Almost ...
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