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- India: One killed and one injured in IED explosion in Dhanamanjuri University Campus in Imphal
February 25, 2024
One person was killed and another one sustained injuries after an Improvised Explosive Device(IED) rocked a university in Imphal. According to the reports, the explosion occurred in Dhanamanjuri University Campus in ...
- Syria: 14 citizens killed in landmine explosion in Raqqa
February 25, 2024
14 citizens were martyred and 8 others were injured as a result of the explosion of a landmine left by ISIS terrorists in the Raqqa desert, while they were collecting ...
- Burkina Faso: At least 15 killed in attack on Catholic church in Tombouctou region
February 25, 2024
At least 15 Catholic worshippers have been killed in a Burkina Faso village when gunmen attacked a community as they gathered for mass at a church in the country’s conflict-hit ...
- Northern Ireland: Woman found with bullets and balaclavas sentenced for terrorism offences
February 25, 2024
A woman who was found with bullets, balaclavas and instructions on how to build a bomb has been sentenced for terrorism offences in Co. Antrim. Jennifer Lennox was found with 118 ...
- Syria: Seven terrorist drones shot down in Hama and Idleb countryside
February 25, 2024
Ministry of Defense has announced that seven terrorist drones were shot down and destroyed in Hama and Idleb countryside. The ministry said in a statement on its Facebook page: “Our forces ...
- Syria: Five killed in landmine explosion in Hama countryside
February 24, 2024
Five citizens were martyred Saturday in the explosion of a land mine left behind by the terrorist organization (Daesh) in the vicinity of Tal Salamah in Hama countryside. A local source ...
- Pakistan: CTD claims arresting five TTP men in Bajaur raid
February 24, 2024
The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) has claimed arresting five alleged members of the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan during a raid in Bajaur tribal district, a senior official said on Friday. Addressing a press ...
- Nigeria: Federal government inaugurates committee on mines clearance in North East
February 24, 2024
The federal government has inaugurated a committee to actualize the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) in North East Nigeria. The committee is chaired by the Minister of State for Defence, ...
- South Sudan: UK announces $2.5m for mine clearance
February 24, 2024
The United Kingdom said it will, through its flagship Global Mine Action Programme, contribute $2.65 million to help Mines Advisory Group (MAG) clear land for resettlement and agriculture in South ...
- Sri Lanka extends demining body’s tenure for landmine free nation
February 24, 2024
The Sri Lankan government has decided to extend the tenure of National Mine Action Center to 2027 to achieve landmine free country, a minister said here on Saturday. Minister of Urban ...
- Canada announces additional support for Ukraine
February 24, 2024
Canada will provide critical financial and military support to Ukraine in 2024, including new financial support for Ukraine to meet its balance of payments and budgetary needs and stabilize its ...
- UK: Unexploded bomb in Plymouth safely removed during complex disposal operation and major evacuation
February 23, 2024
A 500kg bomb discovered in the back garden of a residential property in Plymouth, which prompted one of the largest evacuation operations since the end of the Second World War, ...
- UK: Plymouth residents choose to stay put in face of German bomb threat
February 23, 2024
Some residents are refusing to leave their homes in Plymouth despite the discovery of an unexploded Second World War bomb that has led to more than 1,000 properties evacuated in ...
- India: 54 detonators found at Kalyan railway station
February 22, 2024
More than 50 detonators were found abandoned in two boxes on platform number one of Kalyan railway station on Wednesday, a Government Railway Police (GRP) official said. The official added the ...
- Ukraine lost M1150 Assault Breacher Vehicle outside Avdiivka
February 22, 2024
Ukraine has lost only a few armored vehicles in its grueling defensive fight in—and now outside of—Avdiivka, a former Ukrainian stronghold just northwest of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine. But a few ...
- UK-owned ship damaged in Houthi missile attack off Yemen
February 22, 2024
A Palau-flagged, British-owned cargo ship was damaged and a minor injury was reported in the Gulf of Aden after it was hit by two missiles launched by Yemen’s Houthis, the ...
- Cambodia: Britain allots additional $3.8 million for mine clearance
February 22, 2024
The United Kingdom has pledged a further $3.8 million in funding to support mine clearance efforts in Cambodia, as part of a broader commitment to aid eight countries across Africa ...
- Yemen: Houthis to step up Red Sea strikes, use ‘submarine weapons’
February 22, 2024
Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis will escalate their attacks on ships in the Red Sea and other waters and have introduced “submarine weapons”, in continued solidarity with Palestinians in the Gaza war, ...
- Lao PDR: Opening of Landmine Clearance Quality Management Training for NRA Quality Management staff
February 22, 2024
It is estimated that since the end of the Indochina war, more than 22,000 people have fallen victim to Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) in Lao PDR, almost half of whom died. An ...
- Jammu and Kashmir: Drone dropped IED recovered in Kathua
February 22, 2024
An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was recovered by the Border Security Force after the forces personnel fired at a drone near the International Border (IB) in Kathua district on Thursday, ...
- UK: Man pleads guilty to Gosport explosives offence
February 21, 2024
A man who detonated a low explosive device in the presence of police officers has admitted the offence in court. Police attended an address in Carr Court, Davenport Close, shortly before ...
- EOD technicians support US Army recruiting at robotics competition in West Virginia
February 21, 2024
Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians supported U.S. Army recruiters during a middle and high school robotics competition in Wheeling, West Virginia. Soldiers from the 754th Ordnance Company (EOD) demonstrated the tools of ...
- West Bank: 40 suspects arrested by Israeli security forces
February 21, 2024
Around 40 wanted persons were arrested throughout the West Bank on Tuesday night by the IDF, Israel Security Service (Shin Bet), and Border Police, an IDF spokesperson said the following ...
- Iraq: Bombing targets Asa’ib Ahl al-Haq office in Najaf
February 21, 2024
An official security source reported on Sunday morning that an office affiliated with Asa’ib Ahl al-Haq, a Shiite armed group, was targeted by a homemade bomb in Najaf governorate, the ...
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