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- Afghanistan: Taliban prepare suicide bombers in water dispute with Iran
August 7, 2023
The Taliban said they were ready to war with Iran over a water dispute and sent thousands of troops and hundreds of suicide bombers to the area, according to a ...
- Ukrainian army continues to use cluster munitions to shell Donetsk
August 6, 2023
Ukraine’s armed forces shelled Donetsk with cluster munitions for the second time in one evening, the mission of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) at the Joint Center for Control and ...
- India: Manipur reports fresh violence, 15 houses torched, one person shot
August 6, 2023
Intense firing was reported from Manipur on Sunday, a day after five persons lost their lives in three separate incidents while 15 abandoned houses were torched. According to reports reaching here, ...
- US military conducts operations in Lamu against al Shabaab
August 6, 2023
The US military staged a high-level military operation at Magogoni Airfield in Lamu County to counter the threat posed by al Shabaab. According to a statement issued on Saturday, the US ...
- How to blast through a Russian minefield
August 6, 2023
What does it take to blast a path through a minefield? A monster of a vehicle – part tank, part bulldozer – firing a rocket attached to a cord of ...
- Somalia: Two Al-Shabab militants killed in blast in the Lower Shabelle region
August 5, 2023
The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) said Friday that two members of Al-Sabah militia were killed when a road bomb, they tried to plant in the Lower Shabelle ...
- Germany provides another military assistance package to Ukraine
August 5, 2023
As part of the new military assistance package provided by Germany, Ukraine will receive mine clearing tanks, howitzers, drones, and other military equipment units. The relevant statement was made by ...
- Syria: Two SDF fighters killed by explosion in Raqqa
August 5, 2023
According to a SOHR report, two members of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) were killed, and one was injured in Raqqa. The two SDF combatants were killed by an improvised explosive ...
- Cambodia receives more than $2 million from Germany for demining projects in three provinces
August 4, 2023
CMAC and Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA) will hold a signing ceremony on the “Cooperation Agreement on Humanitarian Mine Action Project in Cambodia” between Heng Ratana, Royal Government Delegate in charge ...
- ‘Iron harvest:’ A Belgian team unearths unexploded ammunition from WWI
August 4, 2023
In a muddy field in Flanders, in northern Belgium, there are signs of a recent harvest along its edge — raw potatoes here and there. But toward the back of the ...
- Foreign Soldiers Complete Explosive Device Training in Hungary
August 4, 2023
The International Training Division of the Hungarian Defense Forces’ NCO Academy held a course for Belgian and Bosnia-Herzegovina soldiers in July. The Counter-Improvised Explosive Device (C-IED) – Train the Trainer ...
- Drone Boat Attacks Tanker Ship Near Kerch Strait
August 4, 2023
Russian Telegram channels are reporting an attack on the Sig, a Russian tanker ship. The attack reportedly took place some 30 miles west of the bridge, damaging the vessel and ...
- IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine – Update 177
August 4, 2023
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) experts have observed no mines or explosives on the rooftops of Unit 3 and Unit 4 reactor buildings and the turbine halls at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya ...
- Ukrainian Drone Boat Scores Direct Hit On Russian Warship
August 4, 2023
A Russian Navy amphibious landing ship appears to have been badly damaged as the result of a Ukrainian drone attack early this morning. Different videos and photos show the apparent ...
- Somalia: Al-Shabab launches bomb and gun attack on SNA base near Kenya border
August 4, 2023
The Al-Qaeda-linked Al-Shabaab militants carried out a yet another daring attack in Somalia amidst preparation for final anti-Al-Shabaab push. The Friday morning assault occurred in the vicinity of Dolow near Somalia’s ...
- Iran: A wildfire near Tehran triggers an explosion of mines planted around a high-security prison
August 4, 2023
A wildfire on the outskirts of Iran’s capital triggered an explosion Friday of mines that had been planted around a high-security prison that houses political prisoners, but there were no ...
- Pakistan: Militant attack in Tirah claims two soldiers’ lives
August 3, 2023
Two soldiers embraced martyrdom and three others sustained injuries in a militant attack in Tirah valley of district Khyber. Though there was no official word about the incident till filing ...
- Iowa: Explosive device found in Springville roadway
August 3, 2023
The Linn County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an explosive device found this morning. A Sheriff’s Deputy found the device on a road in Springville. Sheriff’s vehicles blocked Secrist Road from Crystal ...
- Premier all hazards command hosts inaugural National Capital Region Joint CBRNE Forum
August 3, 2023
COCKEYSVILLE, Md. – The U.S. Department of Defense’s premier all hazards command hosted the inaugural Joint Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives (CBRNE) Forum to mark the contributions made by joint ...
- Northern Ireland: ‘Reckless’ east Belfast pipe bomb condemned
August 3, 2023
There’s been widespread condemnation after a pipe bomb exploded in east Belfast last night. No one was injured when the device went off close to houses in Hyndford Street. Police responded ...
- Israel: IDF uncovers bomb factory in Jenin
August 3, 2023
Israeli forces located an explosives workshop in the Jenin refugee camp on Monday containing hundreds of IEDs (Improvised Explosive Devices) as well as mines intended for use against armored vehicles. The ...
- Indonesia: Police Arrest Two Suspected Militants Sought for Bandung Bombing
August 3, 2023
Counter-terrorism squad Detachment 88 has arrested two suspected militants wanted for their role in last year’s suicide bombing attack at a police station in Bandung, West Java, a spokesman said ...
- Calls for Sweden to introduce licence system for explosives
August 3, 2023
More than 100 bombing incidents have happened so far this year, according to the latest police statistics, which is more than the whole of last year. The explosives industry wants ...
- Estonia delivers aid for underwater mine clearance to Ukraine
August 3, 2023
Ukrainian rescue workers have received a batch of aid for underwater mine clearance from Estonia. The report says that Estonian rescue workers delivered 90 metal detectors and four specialised vehicles to ...
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