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- Iraq: Popular Mobilization Forces member dead in IED blast in Diyala
May 26, 2024
A member of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF, or Hashd al-Shaabi) was killed and others injured after being struck by an IED blast in Iraq’s Diyala province, a security source ...
- Nigeria: At least 160 villagers reported taken in central Niger state deadly raid
May 26, 2024
Ten people have been killed and at least 160 other villagers have been kidnapped from a remote community in Nigeria’s central Niger state, officials say. A large number of armed men, ...
- India: Two women injured in IED blast in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma
May 26, 2024
Two women sustained injuries when an improvised explosive device (IED), suspected to be planted by Maoists, detonated in Sukma district of on Sunday morning, police said. Sukma superintendent of police, Kiran ...
- Afghanistan: Head of Coordination, Cooperation, and Mine Clearance Calls Attention to Persistent Danger of UXO
May 25, 2024
Nooruddin Rustamkhil, head of Coordination, Cooperation, and Mine Clearance, stated that since the beginning of 2024, “nearly 50 people have been killed and more than 150 injured” due to landmines ...
- Syria: Car explosion kills at least one in Damascus
May 25, 2024
A car explosion has killed one person in Syria’s capital Damascus, Syrian news agency SANA reported, without identifying the victim. The Mezze neighbourhood of Damascus houses the Iranian consulate, destroyed last ...
- North Carolina: Bombmaking Instructor Who Taught How to Kill Law Enforcement Sentenced to 25 Years
May 24, 2024
RALEIGH, N.C. – Christopher Arthur, 40, was sentenced today to a total of 300 months’ imprisonment for teaching another individual how to make and use an explosive knowing that the ...
- Morocco: 2024 African Lion Holds WMD Exercise at Agadir Military Port
May 24, 2024
As part of the Morocco-U.S. military cooperation in disaster management, an exercise to counter Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) took place on Thursday at the military port of Agadir. This operation ...
- Soldiers excel at 20th CBRNE Command Best Squad Competition on Fort Stewart
May 24, 2024
FORT STEWART, Ga. – Soldiers from the U.S. Department of Defense’s premier Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives (CBRNE) command proved their grit, ingenuity and tenacity during the Best Squad Competition, ...
- Vietnam: VNMAC, UNDP, KOICA launch mine remediation project
May 23, 2024
The ceremony was co-organized by Vietnam National Mine Action Center (VNMAC) in coordination with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) under the support from the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA). Attending ...
- South Korea: Nerve agent powder discovered in passenger’s bag at Incheon Airport
May 23, 2024
Military authorities and police are analyzing nerve agent powder found at Incheon International Airport on Thursday. The nerve agent, or organophosphates, can poison people through airborne particles. According to the airport’s police, ...
- The Countering Explosive Threat and Demining Conference – September 24 – 25, 2024, Copthorne Tara Hotel, London, Kensington, UK
May 23, 2024
Countering Explosive Threat and Demining (24-25 September at Copthorne Tara Hotel, London, Kensington) will be centered on the operations required for demining and EOD, including the need for advanced technologies ...
- Illinois Man Arrested With Bombs Posted Right-Wing Content
May 23, 2024
Just after 3 a.m. last Friday, a Pekin police officer pulled over a car for a traffic violation, according to an affidavit. Dalton Mattus, 34, was a passenger inside the vehicle, ...
- UK: Crime report reveals Scotland ‘terror attack’ plan
May 23, 2024
A multi-agency police inquiry has investigated what appear to have been preparations for a terrorist attack in Scotland. Brief details of the case have been revealed in a report from the ...
- Yemen: Houthi Landmines Claim Lives, Livelihoods
May 23, 2024
Landmines laid by Houthi forces and others in Yemen continue to kill and cause serious injuries to civilians in areas where active hostilities have ceased and are preventing farmers from ...
- The State Emergency Service of Ukraine held a meeting with the Japanese partners on demining in Ukraine
May 23, 2024
The State Emergency Service of Ukraine held a meeting with the representatives of the Embassy of Japan in Ukraine, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the Japanese companies. The event ...
- Iraqi soldier killed, others injured in roadside bomb attack in Saladin
May 22, 2024
One Iraqi soldier was killed, and others were injured in a roadside bomb attack in Saladin Governorate on Wednesday, according to a security source. The source informed Shafaq News Agency that ...
- Cambodia: MK-82 aerial bomb safely defused in Svay Rieng province
May 22, 2024
A Cambodian Mine Action Center (CMAC) expert team has discovered another war-left U.S.-made MK-82 aerial bomb in southeast Svay Rieng province, a mine clearance chief said on Tuesday. According to the ...
- HQ USAFE-AFAFRICA hosts EOD training for Airmen across Europe
May 22, 2024
The Headquarters U.S. Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa Explosive Ordnance Disposal Program Office hosted training for EOD Airmen from Aviano, Ramstein, Spangdahlem, Incirlik and Lakenheath Air Bases, ...
- U.S. Army Tests Quadcopter Swarm-Launching Uncrewed Ground Vehicle For Clearing Mines
May 22, 2024
Groups of drones autonomously launching from uncrewed ground vehicles could well be part of the U.S. Army’s future toolkit for mine-clearing operations. Work on the project has been spearheaded by Fort ...
- Cyprus: Two men arrested after the largest cache of weapons and explosives ever found
May 22, 2024
Members of the police drug squad Ykan followed for over 24 hours the two men who were arrested and remanded for the largest cache of weapons and explosives ever found ...
- Ukraine: The secretive drone unit tasked with dropping mines into Russia
May 22, 2024
The “Code 9.2” drone unit, from the 92nd assault brigade, are moving into a new launch position from where they are about to conduct a rare and potent mission: flying ...
- 10th Homeland Response Force Conducts Collective Training
May 21, 2024
WARRENTON, Ore. – Last month, more than 350 Army and Air National Guardsmen from Washington, Idaho, Alaska and Oregon conducted a training exercise at Camp Rilea Armed Forces Training Center ...
- Pakistan: Grenades hurled at Peshawar police post
May 21, 2024
Unidentified persons hurled three hand grenades on a police post in Jumma Khan Khwarh area in the jurisdiction of Nasir Bagh police station on the outskirts of the provincial capital ...
- UK: ‘Suspicious chemicals’ alert was sparked by ‘amateur chemistry enthusiasts’ with no criminal intent
May 21, 2024
An investigation launched after the discovery of ‘suspicious chemicals’ in a police raid has been closed, with no criminal charges brought against three men arrested. The discovery on a housing estate ...
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