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- UK: Teenager charged in counter-terrorism investigation
February 12, 2024
Counter-terrorism police have charged a second teenager in the West Midlands as part of an ongoing investigation. Shaan Farooq, aged 18, from Birmingham, was charged on January 26 with one count ...
- Yemen’s Houthis strike cargo ship bound for Iran, causing minor damage
February 12, 2024
Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis fired two missiles on Monday at an Iran-bound cargo ship in the Red Sea, causing minor damage to the vessel but no injuries, U.S. military officials said. The ...
- Cameroon: One killed in bombing in the Northwest Region
February 12, 2024
A homemade bomb killed one person and wounded dozens of others in western Cameroon Sunday, an attack the authorities said may have been carried out by anglophone separatists. The blast came ...
- Israeli forces rescue two hostages from Hamas captivity in Rafah
February 12, 2024
The Shin Bet, IDF and special police forces early morning on Monday rescued two hostages from Hamas in the heart of Rafah. Around 1:00 a.m., the operation freeing two Argentinian hostages ...
- Utah: SLCPD arrest man with suspected explosive device in his pickup truck
February 12, 2024
Salt Lake City Police closed down State Street in both directions from 800-900 South Saturday night after the discovery of a potential bomb threat. The SLCPD said it arrested 51-year-old Arthur ...
- Ukraine Using Thousands Of Networked Microphones To Track Russian Drones
February 12, 2024
Ukraine is using a network made up of thousands of acoustic sensors across the country to help detect and track incoming Russian kamikaze drones, alert traditional air defenses in advance, ...
- Oregon health officials confirm first human bubonic plague case since 2015
February 11, 2024
An Oregon resident has been infected with the state’s first case of bubonic plague since 2015, health officials said last week. The resident was likely infected with plague by their ...
- Angola: Five killed by anti-tank mine explosion in central Bié
February 11, 2024
At least five people died Saturday in Cunhinga municipality, central Bié Province, after setting off an anti-tank mine, ANGOP has learnt. The victims, three men and two women, aged between 12 ...
- Cambodia: A man injured in landmine accident in Banteay Meanchey province
February 11, 2024
A 35 years old man got seriously injure by landmine explosion (K59) on February 9, 2024, in Seila Khmer village, O’Bei Choan commune, O’Chrov district, Banteay Meanchey province. According to Cambodian ...
- Somalia: Al-Shabab claims it attacked Emirati and Bahraini troops in Mogadishu
February 11, 2024
The al-Qaida-linked militant group al-Shabab claimed an attack that killed three Emirati troops and a Bahraini military officer on a training mission at a military base in the Somali capital, ...
- Azerbaijan: Farmer injured in hand grenade explosion in Khojavend
February 11, 2024
The police received information about the explosion of a military device in a beekeeping farm in Chartar village of Khojavend district. The Mine Action Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan (ANAMA) ...
- Yemen: U.S. Central Command forces conduct self-defense strikes against USVs and missiles north of Al Hudaydah
February 11, 2024
TAMPA, Fla. – On Feb. 10, between the hours of 4-5 p.m. (Sanaa time), U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces successfully conducted self-defense strikes against two unmanned surface vessels (USV) and ...
- Fiji: 24 RFMF military personnel to attend explosive training
February 10, 2024
In a collaborative effort between the Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) and the Golden West Humanitarian Foundation, 24 military personnel are set to participate in an International Mine Action ...
- Washington: Live grenade found inside home on Mercer Island
February 10, 2024
A live hand grenade found inside a Mercer Island home Friday morning was safely removed by explosives experts. According to the Mercer Island Police Department, at about 11:30 a.m. on February ...
- Syria: U.S.-led coalition blocks drone attacks targeting Conoco oil field
February 10, 2024
Air defense systems operated by U.S.-led coalition troops based in eastern Syria halted six drone attacks targeting their base at the Conoco oil field on Saturday, a security source said. The ...
- China says combating ETIM is it’s core concern in counter-terrorism
February 9, 2024
China has said that combating the East Turkistan Islamic Movement (ETIM), a terrorist organization that has planned and carried out a series of violent terrorist attacks both inside and outside ...
- Florida: Threats against Loxahatchee HOA members lead to discovery of explosive devices
February 9, 2024
The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office (PBSO) Bomb Squad discovered multiple types of suspected explosive devices in the home of a man accused of making threats against members of a ...
- Safety and security focussed expo – POLSECURE 2024, 23-25 April 2024, Kielce-Poland
February 9, 2024
International Expo POLSECURE is an excellent opportunity to introduce the state-of-the-art equipment and accessories for uniformed services to the market and to win new customers. The event is also a ...
- UK: Arson attack on Huntingdon Police Station left officers fearing for their lives
February 9, 2024
A man who threw three petrol bombs towards the open window of a police station with officers inside has been sentenced. Voldemaras Rimasauskas, 31, threw the homemade devices towards Huntingdon Police ...
- U.S. Central Command Conducts Week-Long Hackathon Focused on Countering One-Way Unmanned Aerial Systems
February 9, 2024
TAMPA, Fla. – In January, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) hand-selected 15 coders from across the Department of Defense to participate in a “critical mission” hackathon called SANDTRAP. This hackathon focused on data ...
- Pakistan: Nine killed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan election violence
February 9, 2024
At least nine people were killed and more than a dozen others injured in almost two dozen incidents of violence in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Dera Ismail Khan district and multiple districts ...
- Syria: Several drones target US military base at Al-Omar oilfield in Deir ez-Zor province
February 8, 2024
A US military base came under a drone attack by Iran-backed groups in Deir ez-Zor province in eastern Syria, according to local sources on Thursday. Multiple kamikaze drones were fired at ...
- Cambodia: CMAA asks Laos to join Ottawa Treaty
February 8, 2024
The Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority (CMAA) requested Laos at a meeting on Monday to join the other 164 countries attending the Ottawa Convention while Cambodia is chair ...
- From the Middle East to West Africa: responding to the humanitarian impacts of improvised anti-personnel mines
February 8, 2024
Though remarkable progress has been made towards the eradication of anti-personnel landmines (APM) since the adoption of the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention (APMBC) in 1997, casualties from APM are, alarmingly, ...
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