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- Pakistan: CTD arrests 36 suspects in Punjab operations
March 28, 2026
The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) has conducted 366 intelligence-based operations (IBOs) across Punjab over the past month, resulting in the arrest of 36 suspected militants, officials said on Saturday. The large-scale crackdown ...
- Nigeria: Troops repel IPOB/ESN ambush, neutralise IED components in Enugu, Anambra
March 28, 2026
Troops Repel IPOB/ESN Ambush, Neutralise IED Components in Enugu, Anambra Troops under Operation UDO KA have recorded separate operational engagements with suspected armed groups during coordinated fighting patrols in Enugu ...
- Thailand: Mine clearance stepped up on Sa Kaeo border as more than 60,000 sq m remain high-risk
March 28, 2026
Burapha Task Force says it has cleared 39,100 sq m of a nearly 100,000-sq-m suspected hazardous area on the Thai-Cambodian border in Sa Kaeo, but more than 60% remains dangerous. ...
- France: Police thwart ‘terror attack’ at Bank of America building in Paris
March 28, 2026
Authorities in France are investigating an attempted terror attack in which a man allegedly tried to detonate an explosive device in Paris, according to officials. French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez congratulated ...
- Iran: US-made Gator anti-tank mines reportedly discovered near missile facility outside Shiraz
March 27, 2026
Images circulating online appear to show U.S.-made scatterable anti-tank land mines near a suspected Iranian missile facility outside Shiraz, raising questions about whether the United States has begun using area-denial ...
- Iowa: Cedar Rapids Metro bomb squad seeks federal funds to replace aging bomb gear
March 27, 2026
Cedar Rapids Metro bomb squad is one step closer to receiving federal funds to replace aging gear. The city of Cedar Rapids released a press release saying Congresswoman Ashley Hinson ...
- New York: NYPD, FBI disrupt alleged plot to kill a Palestinian activist
March 27, 2026
The NYPD and the FBI said they have disrupted an alleged plot to kill a Palestinian activist, according to law enforcement officials and unsealed court documents. Authorities arrested Alexander Heifler in ...
- Czech Republic: Molotov cocktails thrown at Russian House in Prague
March 27, 2026
“Since yesterday evening, we have been investigating an attack in which someone threw several Molotov cocktails at the Russian House on Na Zátorce street, Prague 6,” Czech police announced earlier ...
- Greece: WWII shell found in Pefki safely removed
March 26, 2026
Italian World War II shell discovered by children at a construction site was successfully defused and removed in a controlled military operation. A World War II-era Italian shell discovered yesterday in ...
- Turkey: Turkish-operated oil tanker targeted in attack near Istanbul
March 26, 2026
A foreign-flagged, Turkish-operated crude oil tanker was targeted on Thursday in an attack in the Black Sea near Istanbul, Türkiye’s transport minister said, adding that no casualties were reported among ...
- Libya Secures Oil Infrastructure After Discovery of Unexploded Ordnance
March 26, 2026
Authorities in Libya have recovered on March 25, unexploded ordnance near a key oil pipeline in the western part of the country, following an explosion at the site. The incident ...
- Cyprus: Bomb destroys florists’ storefront in Limassol
March 26, 2026
A bomb exploded at a florists in Limassol in the early hours of Thursday, causing extensive damage to the shopfront. The police said an improvised explosive device was detonated at around ...
- Florida: 2 charged in connection with alleged explosive device at MacDill Air Force Base
March 26, 2026
The FBI has announced charges against a brother and sister in connection with an alleged improvised explosive device that was found near the visitors center at MacDill Air Force Base ...
- Myanmar: Civilians Killed and Injured in IED Explosions in Mogok, Palaw and Chauk Townships
March 26, 2026
In order to cause injuries to both peaceable civilians and administrative authorities who are striving to restore the rule of law, extreme terrorists provide financial assistance and instigate destructive activities, ...
- Estonia: Stray drone from Russian airspace hit power station in Ida-Viru County
March 25, 2026
A stray drone coming from Russian airspace hit a chimney at the Auvere power station in Ida-Viru County in Estonia on Wednesday morning. “According to the current information, the drone ...
- Portugal: March for Life in Lisbon attacked with an explosive device
March 25, 2026
A man has been arrested by police in connection to an attack on the March for Life in Lisbon, Portugal, on Saturday when an improvised explosive device was thrown into ...
- Israel: Hezbollah launched cluster missile at Kiryat Shmona
March 25, 2026
The Israel Police confirmed on Wednesday that inspections of scenes of fallen projectiles in Kiryat Shmona found that for the first time since the war began, Hezbollah used cluster munitions, ...
- US expected to send thousands more soldiers to Middle East
March 24, 2026
The Pentagon is expected to send thousands of soldiers from the U.S. Army’s elite 82nd Airborne Division to the Middle East, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters on ...
- Netherlands: More video, arrests and tip-offs about Zuidas business district explosion suspects
March 24, 2026
Amsterdam police have published footage of one of the two men suspected of planting explosives outside an office complex in the city’s Zuidas business district on March 16. The footage was ...
- India: Large number of crude bombs found in poll-bound West Bengal
March 24, 2026
A large number of crude bombs were found in the North 24 Parganas district of poll-bound West Bengal on Tuesday, police said. A total of 22 crude bombs were discovered at ...
- Nigeria: Federal Government mulls civilian de-mining teams to curb rising IED threats
March 24, 2026
Christopher Musa, minister of defence, says the federal government will establish civilian de-mining teams comprising retired military personnel, other security veterans, and civilians, including youths and medical professionals, to tackle ...
- Russia: Authorities intercepted shipment of explosive-laden shoe insoles rigged with explosives
March 24, 2026
The Russian Federal Security Service has intercepted a shipment of heated shoe insoles rigged with explosives, which arrived from Poland and was destined for the special military operation zone. According to ...
- Bangladesh: Man hurt in Gopalganj crude bomb blast
March 24, 2026
A 25-year-old man suffered burn injuries in an explosion allegedly while making crude bombs at Nilfa Bazar in Tungipara upazila of Gopalganj district on Monday. The injured was identified as Matiur ...
- Ukraine: Two law enforcement officers injured in terrorist attack in Bucha
March 23, 2026
Law enforcement officers have formally notified a 21-year-old resident of the city of Bucha in Kyiv region of suspicion in connection with committing a terrorist act. The investigation established that in ...
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