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- Northern Ireland: Alleged ‘New IRA chief bomb maker’ bailed until date set for trial
September 28, 2023
A barrister representing a man accused of terror offences said the allegation against his client was that he was “the New IRA’s chief bomb maker over a span of quite ...
- Thai Cabinet approves $30,000 in aid for ARMAC
September 28, 2023
Thailand’s Cabinet on Tuesday approved $30,000 in operational costs for the ASEAN Regional Mine Action Centre (ARMAC) in Phnom Penh for the period 2024 to 2026. The three-year aid announcement was ...
- Ontario: IED believed to be on vehicle in Barrie, parking lot explodes, sparking evacuations
September 27, 2023
Police locked down and evacuated a section of Barrie, Ont., Wednesday in the city’s west end after an explosion in a parking lot. Barrie Police Services Corporate Communications Coordinator Peter ...
- Bulgarian parliament approves new military aid package for Ukraine
September 27, 2023
The Bulgarian parliament approved a new military aid package for Ukraine, media reports said Wednesday. The state-run news agency said the resolution, which includes the transfer of small-caliber automatic weapon ...
- Chair of the NATO Military Committee visits Jordan
September 27, 2023
From 26 to 27 September 2023, Chair of the NATO Military Committee, Admiral Rob Bauer visited the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan upon invitation of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs ...
- Pakistan: 8 people killed after a rocket launcher shell explodes at a home in southern Sindh province
September 27, 2023
A shell of a rocket launcher apparently accidentally exploded at a home in a remote village in southern Pakistan on Wednesday, killing at least eight people, including women and children, ...
- Ukraine Getting ATACMS Cluster Variant Would Be A Big Problem For Russia
September 27, 2023
In the course of the discussions about what Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) ballistic missiles could offer Ukraine, much of the focus has been on variants of these weapons equipped ...
- Ukraine: Almost 40 countries, partner organizations agree on allocation of around $250 mln for humanitarian demining
September 27, 2023
Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal has announced that almost 40 countries and partner organizations agreed on the allocation of around $250 million, in particular, for special equipment needed for ...
- New Jersey: Cumberland County Man Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Possessing Destructive Device and Explosive Materials
September 26, 2023
A Cumberland County man was sentenced today to 24 months in prison for possessing a destructive device and explosive materials, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Thomas Petronglo, 64, of ...
- Northern Ireland: Police treating Newtownards van petrol bomb attack as arson
September 26, 2023
A petrol bomb attack on a van in Newtownards is being treated as arson. The attack took place at approximately 11.30pm on Monday evening in the Deanswood Crescent area of ...
- Nigeria: Troops neutralise terrorist commander Ari Ghana, 5 others In Borno
September 26, 2023
Troops of 144 Battalion in collaboration with hybrid forces have neutralized a top Commander of the Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’wah wa’l-Jihād (Boko Haram), Ari Ghana, and five of his bodyguards ...
- Afghanistan: Two shepherds killed in landmine explosion in Faryab
September 26, 2023
Provincial authorities in Faryab report that two young shepherds lost their lives due to the explosion of a landmine in the Grizwan district of this province. The incident occurred Monday ...
- Mozambique: Police Collect 33 Explosive Devices in Sofala
September 26, 2023
The Mozambican Police (PRM) has collected 33 military explosive devices in Beira city and the neighbouring district of Dondo, in the central province of Sofala, following the death last week ...
- Yemen: Explosion kills 5 soldiers during patrol
September 25, 2023
An improvised explosive device (IED) detonated during a Yemeni military patrol in the turbulent southern province of Abyan, killing at least five soldiers. The local security official said on condition of ...
- Chair of the NATO Military Committee visits Egypt
September 25, 2023
From 23 to 25 September 2023, the Chair of the NATO Military Committee, Admiral Rob Bauer, visited Egypt upon the invitation of General Mohamed Zaki, Commander-In-Chief Of The Armed Forces, ...
- Pakistan: CAA, others told to confirm if explosive detectors have been upgraded
September 25, 2023
The Sindh High Court has directed the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and others to file comments with regard to the upgradation of explosive detector devices for improvising safety and security ...
- Cambodia: 14-nation ‘Pure Homeland’ mine drill concludes
September 25, 2023
Cambodia concluded the first international humanitarian mine action exercise themed “Pure Homeland 2023” conducted within the framework of the ASEAN Defence Ministers-Plus on Friday. The first-of-its-kind multinational exercise, that began on ...
- Who are the partners of the Beninese in the fight against terrorists?
September 25, 2023
Northern Benin faces the terrorist threat as jihadist groups based in the Sahel try to expand their actions to the Gulf of Guinea countries. To counter this threat and secure ...
- Singapore: 100kg WWII aerial bomb to be detonated in Bukit Timah
September 25, 2023
It’s not every day that a bomb is unearthed in Singapore, but a massive one just turned up at a construction site in Bukit Timah. Coming in at a whopping ...
- Ukraine: Training to clear the world’s most heavily mined country
September 25, 2023
Specialist British military bomb disposal teams are training Ukrainian engineers to clear Russian minefields. Ukraine is now the most heavily mined country in the world, and it’s slowing down Ukrainian ...
- NATO launches large CBRN exercise ‘Toxic Trip 2023’ on Koksijde airbase
September 24, 2023
The Koksijde air base in West Flanders, Belgium, is hosting a significant NATO chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) defence exercise called “Toxic Trip 2023” from September 23 to September ...
- Kenya: Police intercept vehicle ferrying explosive materials from Nairobi
September 24, 2023
The vehicle in question was ferrying the materials from Nairobi to Kitui when police intercepted it. Acting on a tipoff, sleuths had the vehicle on their radar, catching up with ...
- Philippines: Bomb parts recovered in Nueva Ecija
September 24, 2023
Police recovered bomb materials during a patrol in Barangay Camatchile here on Thursday, September 21. Found were 40 caliber 5.56mm ammunition for M16 rifle, two magazine assemblies for M16 rifle, ...
- Somalia: Deadly truck explosion hits checkpoint in Beledweyne town
September 23, 2023
The death toll in a truck bomb explosion in the central Somali town of Beledweyne has risen to 18, a top regional official has said, as the Horn of Africa ...
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