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- Bangladesh: Three arrested with 95 crude bombs in Shariatpur
February 2, 2026
Joint forces in a drive arrested three people and recovered 95 crude bombs from Poragachha Bepari Kandi village of Naria upazila in Shariatpur district on Monday. The arrestees were identified ...
- Nigeria: Nine arraigned for deadly attack that killed over 150
February 2, 2026
Nine people accused of carrying out a deadly attack in north-central Nigeria were arraigned before a federal court on Monday, charged in connection with the deaths of more than 150 ...
- UK: ‘Suspicious powder’ removed from house in Anfield
February 1, 2026
Army bomb disposal removed “suspicious white powder” from a house linked to a probe into the discovery of human remains. Merseyside Police closed Douglas Road in Anfield at around 2.30pm ...
- Pakistan: More than 120 people dead after multiple attacks in Balochistan
February 1, 2026
Pakistan’s military said Saturday that multiple suicide and gun attacks by “terrorists” across the restive southwestern province of Balochistan killed 33 people, including civilians, while security forces responding to the ...
- UN reviews mine clearance efforts in Libya
January 31, 2026
The United Nations has reviewed progress and challenges in mine clearance operations across Libya, highlighting significant gains but warning of funding and capacity constraints. The UN Mine Action Service (UNMAS), operating ...
- Nigeria: Federal government to disrupt terrorists’ bomb-making supply chains
January 31, 2026
The Federal Government is planning to disrupt the supply chains that enable terrorist groups to manufacture improvised explosive devices as part of efforts to counter security threats across the country. The ...
- Philippines: Troops recover 13 firearms, IEDs in Camarines Sur operation
January 31, 2026
Joint troops from the Philippine Army’s 83rd Infantry Battalion and 2nd Infantry Battalion recovered 13 high-powered firearms, including one M60 machine gun and 12 M16 rifles, during an operation in ...
- Germany: Bavarian police detonate suspected explosives found in traffic stop
January 30, 2026
German investigators detonated suspected explosives found in a car on a major motorway in Bavaria, police said on Friday. The Bavarian State Criminal Police Office said the object was too ...
- Washington: Tennis ball bomb found in donation bin at Mount Vernon church
January 30, 2026
Mount Vernon Police are investigating after an dangerous donation turned up at a local church. Police Lt. Dave Shackleton says officers were called to a report of a possible explosive ...
- Cambodia Warns of Lingering Cluster Munition Dangers After Blast Injures Workers
January 30, 2026
The Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority (CMAA) has expressed deep concern over a cluster munition blast that injured three electricity workers in Oddar Meanchey province, leaving some with ...
- UK: Two arrested after officers carry out warrant in Farnborough
January 30, 2026
Two people have been arrested after officers executed a warrant at an address in Robin Hood Close in Farnborough yesterday (Thursday 29 January). Following an initial search, an Explosive Ordnance ...
- Virginia: Loudoun County Authorities make an arrest in the Leesburg explosion investigation
January 30, 2026
The Loudoun County Fire Marshal’s Office announced an arrest in connection with the October 5 explosions in Leesburg. Trent Lasher of Leesburg was arrested January 29 and charged with two ...
- Nigeria: Terrorists use armed drones to attack military base in Borno
January 30, 2026
Several soldiers are feared dead following a drone-assisted attack by suspected Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters on a Nigerian Army base in Borno state. Expand article logo Continue ...
- Mali: Fuel tanker convoy destroyed in attack blamed on extremists
January 30, 2026
A convoy of several dozen tankers was set on fire in Mali in a deadly assault that local officials blamed on extremists, the latest escalation in a fuel blockade that ...
- Thailand: Royal Thai Navy Finds Landmines and IEDs in Trat
January 30, 2026
The Navy finds five landmines and IEDs in Trat’s Chamrark and Nong Ri areas. Explosive ordnance disposal units work to ensure public safety after ceasefire agreement. On January 30, 2026, RAdm ...
- Niger: 20 attackers killed, 4 soldiers wounded in terrorist attack on the Diori Hamani International Airport in Niamey
January 29, 2026
The attack perpetrated on the Diori Hamani International Airport in Niamey, the capital of Niger, on the night of January 28 to 29, 2026, by terrorists who came on motorcycles, ...
- Colombia restricts import of drones used in explosives attacks
January 29, 2026
Colombia has restricted the importation of drones, whose increased use by guerrilla groups in a decades-old conflict killed 20 people last year and wounded nearly 300, the government said Thursday. Guerrillas ...
- Ontario: Police remain at home near Western University after chemicals capable of making explosives discovered
January 29, 2026
Police continue to investigate a home near Western University after seizing and disposing of chemicals they say could be used to make explosive devices. London police say the investigation began ...
- India: Punjab Police arrest two, recover IED in Nalagarh police station blast
January 29, 2026
Punjab Police arrested two operatives of Babbar Khalsa International and recovered an IED, solving the bomb blast case near the Nalagarh police station. The arrests also revealed the involvement of a ...
- UK: Bedfordshire man jailed for making explosive and poisonous substances
January 28, 2026
A man found with a large amount of dangerous chemicals in his garden shed has been jailed. Harry Whittaker, 31, was arrested on 6 May 2024 after officers searched his ...
- Romania: Naval mine discovered near Midia firing range
January 28, 2026
Romanian military personnel discovered a naval mine washed ashore on a beach near the Midia firing range on Wednesday morning, January 28, the Ministry of National Defense (MApN) said. A team ...
- Nigeria: Police detain suspect with 954 pieces of explosive materials in Zamfara
January 28, 2026
The Zamfara State Police Command has apprehended a suspect, known as Mustapha Mohammad, in connection with unlawful possession of suspected explosive materials. The State Police Command’s spokesman, DSP Yazeed Abubakar, said ...
- Malaysia: Police foiled 26 terror plots, including IED attacks on embassies and public sites, since 2012
January 28, 2026
The Counter Terrorism Division (E8) of the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) Special Branch has succeeded in foiling 26 attempted terrorist and militant attacks in the country between 2012 to 2024, ...
- Pakistan: Man killed in IED blast in Bajaur
January 28, 2026
A man was killed in a blast caused by an improvised explosive device (IED) in War Mamund tehsil of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bajaur district on Wednesday, according to police. Police and ...
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