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- UK: South Shields man arrested after bomb experts called to a house
October 2, 2023
A man arrested after bomb disposal experts were called to a house has admitted having an explosive substance. Homes were evacuated on St Aidan’s Road, South Shields, South Tyneside, and ...
- UK: Tighter restrictions on bomb-making chemicals come into force in wake of Manchester Arena attack
October 1, 2023
Tighter measures to crackdown on the sale of bomb-making chemicals in the wake of the Manchester Arena terror attack have been introduced. The restrictions on explosive substances, which come into ...
- Ukraine: Heavy Drone Bombers Dropping Anti-Tank Mines
October 1, 2023
Drone warfare in Ukraine is one of the war’s most rapidly evolving elements with considerable innovation and improvisation. In recent weeks several videos have been shared showing large drones dropping TM-62 ...
- Yemeni soldier killed, others hurt in Houthi drone attack in Saada
October 1, 2023
A Yemeni government soldier was killed and several others were injured in a Houthi drone attack in the northern province of Saada on Saturday, the second such incident in a ...
- Türkiye: Two police officers injured in Ankara terror attack
October 1, 2023
Two police officers were slightly injured at 9.30 a.m. local time (0630GMT) when one of the two terrorists on Sunday morning blew himself up in front of the General Directorate ...
- Switzerland allocates CHF 100M for humanitarian demining in Ukraine
September 29, 2023
The Swiss Federal Council has approved a package of 100 million Swiss francs (almost $110 million) to demine civilian and agricultural areas in Ukraine and help rebuild the country, the ...
- Somali army nabs senior al-Shabab leader in charge of explosives
September 29, 2023
Somali security forces have arrested a senior al-Shabab leader responsible for procuring arms and explosive devices used in carrying out multiple terror attacks across Somalia. The Ministry of Defense said Zakaria ...
- Pakistan: At least 5 killed, 12 wounded in ‘twin blasts’ in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
September 29, 2023
At least five people were killed while 12 sustained injuries when two suicide blasts rocked a mosque located inside the premises of the Doaba police station in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Hangu ...
- Pakistan: At least 52 killed, scores injured in suicide blast near 12th Rabiul Awwal procession in Mastung
September 29, 2023
At least 52 people, including a police officer, were killed while around 50 were injured in what officials believe was a suicide blast near a Rabiul Awwal procession in Balochistan’s ...
- Hungary: Bomber in Esztergom wanted to kill cops
September 29, 2023
The bomber from Esztergom posted a harrowing message on his social network: as if he had accurately predicted a year ago the horror that has now become a terrible reality. The ...
- IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine – Update 185
September 29, 2023
In the latest indications of military activities some distance away from the ZNPP, the experts continue to hear explosions almost every day and have also heard machine gun fire. As part ...
- Somalia: Bomb blast kills at least six in Hiran province
September 29, 2023
At least six people were killed and several wounded Thursday in a bomb blast in Somalia’s central state of Hirshabele. A police officer in Jowhar, the administrative capital of Hirshabele, ...
- India: One CRPF jawan killed in IED blasts in West Singhbhum
September 28, 2023
One CRPF jawan was killed and an inspector-ranked officer was injured in IED blasts which took place during an anti-insurgency operation under the Tonto Thana area in West Singhbhum on ...
- UK: PhD student guilty of making drone to deliver chemical weapon for terrorists
September 28, 2023
A PhD student has been found guilty of designing and building a “kamikaze” drone capable of delivering a bomb or chemical weapon for so-called Islamic State (IS) terrorists. Jurors at Birmingham Crown ...
- U.S. Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal techs train with Senegalese Armed Forces troops
September 28, 2023
U.S. Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal techs returned home to Fort Leonard, Missouri, following a three-month training session with Senegalese Armed Forces EOD troops in Dakar, Senegal. Soldiers from the 763rd Ordnance ...
- Pakistan: Car-bomb plot foiled in Quetta
September 28, 2023
The law-enforcement agencies on Wednesday foiled an attempt to carry out a car-bomb attack in the city and seized an explosives-laden car from a parking lot near a police station ...
- Autumn 2023 edition of the Counter-IED Report magazine is now available to read online and in print
September 28, 2023
We are pleased to inform you that Autumn 2023 edition of the Counter-IED Report magazine is now available to read online and in print. Articles, in-depth analysis and insights from C-IED ...
- Sweden: Three people killed in overnight shootings and an explosion
September 28, 2023
Three people were killed overnight in separate incidents in Sweden as deadly violence linked to a feud between criminal gangs escalated. Early Thursday a woman in her 20s died in an ...
- Northern Ireland: Alleged ‘New IRA chief bomb maker’ bailed until date set for trial
September 28, 2023
A barrister representing a man accused of terror offences said the allegation against his client was that he was “the New IRA’s chief bomb maker over a span of quite ...
- Thai Cabinet approves $30,000 in aid for ARMAC
September 28, 2023
Thailand’s Cabinet on Tuesday approved $30,000 in operational costs for the ASEAN Regional Mine Action Centre (ARMAC) in Phnom Penh for the period 2024 to 2026. The three-year aid announcement was ...
- Ontario: IED believed to be on vehicle in Barrie, parking lot explodes, sparking evacuations
September 27, 2023
Police locked down and evacuated a section of Barrie, Ont., Wednesday in the city’s west end after an explosion in a parking lot. Barrie Police Services Corporate Communications Coordinator Peter ...
- Bulgarian parliament approves new military aid package for Ukraine
September 27, 2023
The Bulgarian parliament approved a new military aid package for Ukraine, media reports said Wednesday. The state-run news agency said the resolution, which includes the transfer of small-caliber automatic weapon ...
- Chair of the NATO Military Committee visits Jordan
September 27, 2023
From 26 to 27 September 2023, Chair of the NATO Military Committee, Admiral Rob Bauer visited the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan upon invitation of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs ...
- Pakistan: 8 people killed after a rocket launcher shell explodes at a home in southern Sindh province
September 27, 2023
A shell of a rocket launcher apparently accidentally exploded at a home in a remote village in southern Pakistan on Wednesday, killing at least eight people, including women and children, ...
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