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- Ukraine: Bomb disposal experts dispose of FAB-500 aerial bomb in Donetsk Oblast
July 23, 2024
Bomb disposal experts of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine have seized and destroyed a FAB-500 aerial bomb in the village of Malynivka in Pokrovsk district, Donetsk Oblast. It is noted ...
- UK: Experts detonate unexploded wartime bomb at Dumfries and Galloway beach
July 23, 2024
An unexploded wartime bomb was detonated by experts at Powfoot beach. The World War II mortar had been discovered by a man with a metal detector who alerted the emergency ...
- Spain: Court sentences man over explosive parcels sent to Ukrainian, US and Spanish offices in Madrid
July 23, 2024
A Spanish court handed an 18-year prison sentence Tuesday to a man found guilty of sending six parcels containing explosives to Spain’s prime minister and other government, military and diplomatic ...
- UK MOD says ‘key point’ reached in £6m project to expand Nuneaton army barracks
July 22, 2024
A ‘key point’ has been reached in the construction of a £6m extension at Nuneaton’s army barracks. The works will pave the way for Gamecock Barracks to play home to ...
- Cambodia: Gen Sovanny meets new President of JMAS Cambodia to discuss demining efforts
July 22, 2024
This morning General Sem Sovanny, First Vice President of the National Committee and the Director General of the National Peacekeeping Centre, welcomed Mr Karube Masakazu, the newly appointed President of ...
- Pakistan: IED Blast in Tirah Valley Injures Three Police Officials During Routine Patrol
July 22, 2024
An explosion rocked Tirah Valley, a remote region in the Khyber district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, injuring three police officials, including the post in-charge. Sources reported that the incident occurred in the ...
- Mali: Over 20 killed in attack in Mopti region
July 22, 2024
Gunmen killed 26 people in an attack on a village in central Mali’s insurgent-hit Mopti region on Sunday, a local official said on Monday. The attack targeted a village in the ...
- OCHA reports 110 die in landmine explosions in Afghanistan every month
July 22, 2024
The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Afghanistan (OCHA) says that explosive devices kill 110 people every month across the country. This report states that since 1989, 45,000 people ...
- Pakistan: Girls school destroyed in North Waziristan bomb blast
July 22, 2024
A girls’ middle school in Zeraki village, North Waziristan, was destroyed in a late-night explosion on Monday. The blast occurred in the early hours in the Mir Ali district, reducing the ...
- Israeli Olympians threatened ahead of Paris games
July 21, 2024
Israeli Olympians taking part in Paris 2024 have received death threats, hate messages, and vitriol online over the last few days, Israeli and foreign media reported on Saturday. Walla reported that, ...
- Sudanese army says it defeated paramilitary RSF in Sennar state
July 21, 2024
The Sudanese army on Saturday said that it has defeated the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in the country’s southeastern Sennar state. The army said in a statement that it captured ...
- Red Sea ship suffers ‘minor’ damage after Houthi attack
July 20, 2024
A ship in the Red Sea sustained minor damage on Saturday after being targeted by a drone and explosive-laden drone boat and a missile thought to have been fired by ...
- Nigeria: Police Detonate Explosive Device Planted In Borno Metropolis
July 20, 2024
The IED was discovered by residents around Mala Kachalla General Hospital at the federal low-cost along Baga Road around midnight. According to an eyewitness, the IED did not explode as it ...
- Azerbaijan: Landmine explosion injures three in Kalbajar
July 20, 2024
On July 19, a landmine detonation occurred near the village of Aghdaban in the Kalbajar district, in an area not yet cleared of mines. Three individuals suffered in the explosion, with ...
- Nigeria: Army seeks collaboration with north-east stakeholders against IEDs
July 20, 2024
NAN reports that Abubakar Haruna, acting general officer commanding (GOC) 7 Division, made the call during a counter-IEDs awareness seminar in Maiduguri on Friday. Haruna, who also serves as the commander ...
- Drone warfare: what threat do Yemen’s Huthis pose to Israel?
July 19, 2024
After repeatedly threatening to expand their operations, the Huthi rebels claimed a drone attack Friday on Tel Aviv that, according to Israeli authorities, left one person dead. It marked a “new ...
- U.S. Army CID Partners with Polish Police in Poznań for Blast-Scene Evidence Workshop
July 19, 2024
POZNAŃ, Poland – Special Agents of the Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division recently participated in a trailblazing post-blast investigation workshop with Polish law enforcement partners. From June 26-27, 2024, ...
- Iran: Armed attack in Sistan and Baluchistan province kills police officer
July 19, 2024
An Iranian police officer was killed and two others injured in an armed attack in Iran’s southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchistan, local police said on Friday. According to Iran’s semi-official ...
- North Dakota National Guard Conducts Counter IED Engagement with Benin
July 19, 2024
Counter Improvised Explosive Device Awareness is a broad program that aims to teach Soldiers how to counter or neutralize the enemy’s use of IEDs, according to U.S. Army Master Sgt. ...
- Pakistan: Deadly explosion near city hospital in South Waziristan leaves four dead
July 19, 2024
A bomb explosion near City Hospital on Karikot Road tragic in South Waziristan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where a resulted in the deaths of at least four individuals. Sources indicated that the blast, ...
- Israel: Houthis claim credit after suspected drone attack kills one, wounds ten in Tel Aviv
July 19, 2024
A drone attack was allegedly carried out on Ben Yehuda Street on the corner of Shalom Aleichem near the US Consulate after loud explosions were heard in Tel Aviv early ...
- Effects of Membrane Properties on the Odor Emanating from Training Aids for Explosive-Detective Canines
July 18, 2024
Many previous studies have shown that canines rely on the odor of volatile organic compounds that are emitted by explosive formulations. It is then especially important that canines be trained ...
- British Columbia: Diving team practises eliminating underwater explosives off of Vancouver Island
July 18, 2024
Roughly a dozen Canadian Armed Forces members are diving into the waters off Metchosin, learning how to safely dispose of underwater explosives. The trainees at CFB Esquimalt are with Fleet Diving ...
- NY National Guard civil support teams learn from Brazilian counterparts
July 18, 2024
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL— Thirty-five New York National Guard Soldiers and Airmen spent a week in Rio De Janeiro learning how to help secure a major soccer tournament from a ...
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