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- Philippines: Army slams NPAs for stockpiling IEDs near Butuan community
September 14, 2025
The Philippine Army’s 48th Infantry Battalion (48IB) denounced the communist New People’s Army (NPA) for endangering residents by stockpiling improvised explosive devices (IEDs) close to a community in Butuan City. The ...
- UK: Residents evacuated while explosive item ‘made safe’ in Yorkshire neighbourhood
September 14, 2025
Residents of a Yorkshire neighbourhood who had been evacuated from their homes, while police investigated an explosive substance, have been able to return to their homes. Police have now reduced cordons ...
- Iraq: Roadside bomb wounds two Iraqi soldiers in Diyala
September 13, 2025
Two Iraqi soldiers were wounded on Saturday when a roadside bomb hit their patrol in Diyala province, a source told Shafaq News. No further details were provided. Iraq remains heavily contaminated ...
- Texas: An inside look at Mesquite’s bomb squad and the high stakes work they do
September 13, 2025
CBS News Texas reporter Bo Evans joined the Mesquite Fire Department’s bomb squad to give viewers an inside look at how firefighters handle explosive threats. Wearing a full bomb suit designed ...
- UNOCT: Supporting Eastern Africa in countering terrorist use of improvised explosive devices
September 12, 2025
The United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) will launch the project: “Supporting Eastern Africa in countering terrorist use of improvised explosive devices (IEDs)”, on 11 September 2025. By improving the application ...
- Utah: 22-year-old Utah man arrested in connection with Charlie Kirk shooting
September 12, 2025
The man accused in the Charlie Kirk assassination had earlier expressed to family his opposition to the viewpoints of the conservative activist, the authorities said Friday in announcing an arrest ...
- Republic of Georgia: State Security Service blames Ukraine for bringing explosives into Georgia
September 12, 2025
State Security Service of Georgia (SSSG) says explosives were brought into the country on the orders of Ukrainian intelligence services. Deputy Head of the SSSG, Lasha Magradze, made the statement ...
- Egypt discovers Israeli attempts to kill Hamas leaders on its soil
September 12, 2025
Egypt has discovered Israeli plots to target Hamas leaders in Cairo and has warned Israel that any attack will be responded to with force, senior Egyptian officials told Middle East ...
- Russia: UAV attacks Smolensk Nuclear Power Plant, no damage, radiation levels normal
September 12, 2025
A Ukrainian military drone last night targeted the operational power unit of the Smolensk Nuclear Power Plant, according to a statement from Rosatom. The incident occurred on September 12, 2025, ...
- Somalia receives UK-donated vehicles and C-IED equipment to bolster army capabilities
September 11, 2025
Somalia’s Minister of Defence, H.E. Ahmed Moallim Fiqi, accompanied by Chief of Defence Forces Gen. Odowaa Yusuf Rageh, attended a ceremony marking the handover of modern vehicles and equipment aimed ...
- Israel: Two IDF soldiers injured in explosion at Nitzanei Oz crossing near Tulkarm
September 11, 2025
Two IDF paratroopers were lightly injured Thursday afternoon by an explosive device that detonated near the Nitzanei Oz crossing near Tulkarm in Samaria. A UAV was dispatched to pursue the individual ...
- India: Two CRPF personnel injured in IED blast in Bastar
September 11, 2025
Two personnel of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) were injured on Thursday in a pressure improvised explosive device (IED) blast triggered by Maoists in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada district in Bastar division. The ...
- Washington: Pipe bomb found in Bremerton area under bed at dead man’s home
September 11, 2025
The relative of a man who had recently died discovered a pipe bomb at the man’s former home. The family member was cleaning out the home in the 3000 block ...
- Utah: Manhunt for shooter continues after Charlie Kirk killed in ‘political assassination’
September 11, 2025
Charlie Kirk, the founder of the conservative youth activist organization Turning Point USA, has died after he was shot during an event at Utah Valley University on Wednesday, President Donald ...
- Niger: Islamic State group escalates attacks on civilians
September 10, 2025
Islamic State-affiliated militants have stepped up attacks in western Niger, killing more than 127 people in five separate strikes since March and highlighting authorities’ failure to protect civilians, Human Rights ...
- Thailand-Cambodia border talks lead to key agreements on demilitarisation, landmines, and online crime
September 10, 2025
Thailand and Cambodia’s special GBC meeting in Koh Kong resulted in key agreements on security, landmine removal, and combating online crime, with cooperation set to expand. General Nattaphon Narkphanit, Deputy Minister ...
- Poland downs Russian drones, first time NATO member has fired in Ukraine war
September 10, 2025
Poland shot down drones that entered its airspace on Wednesday, the first time a member of NATO is known to have fired shots during Russia’s war in Ukraine. Poland said 19 ...
- Global Defense Spending on the Rise: Focus Southeast Asia & Thailand
September 9, 2025
Global defense spending is surging to unprecedented levels, with 2024 marking a staggering USD 2.48 trillion in military expenditures and even more ambitious commitments on the horizon. The Janes 2025 ...
- Turkey begins training Syrian forces under new security deal
September 9, 2025
Turkey has begun training Syrian forces under a security agreement signed between the two countries in August, several sources familiar with the issue told Middle East Eye. One source said around ...
- Slovakia: 500-pound World War II bomb found in Bratislava triggering evacuations
September 9, 2025
The discovery of a World War II bomb in Slovakia’s capital during construction work prompted evacuations on Tuesday, officials said. The emergency measure covered several blocks in downtown Bratislava, including a ...
- Pennsylvania: 14 explosives discovered prompt emergency evacuation in Lebanon County community
September 9, 2025
More than a dozen explosives were seized from a Lebanon County home Tuesday, leading to an evacuation order for the community, according to the District Attorney’s Office. Timothy Sheaffer Jr., 40, ...
- Qatar: Israel targets Hamas leadership in attack on Doha
September 9, 2025
The Israeli army says it has carried out an assassination attempt on top Hamas leaders in Qatar’s capital, Doha, where multiple explosions have been heard. A Hamas source tells Al Jazeera ...
- Nepal: Protesters defy curfew, set fire to leaders’ homes
September 9, 2025
Nepali Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli resigned Tuesday, Reuters reported, after days of mass protests over a social media ban and official corruption in the Himalayan nation culminated in the ...
- Tunisia: Gaza aid flotilla says boat struck by drone at Sidi Bou Said port
September 9, 2025
An activist group seeking to break Israel’s siege on Gaza by sea said one of its main boats was struck by a drone at a port in Tunisia Monday night, ...
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