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- Peacekeepers continue efforts to reduce explosive threats in South Lebanon
July 9, 2026
UNIFIL and the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) continue to work together to strengthen Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) and demining capabilities in southern Lebanon. The partnership supports the implementation ...
- Texas: DPS finds explosives and bomb-making materials in West Odessa
July 9, 2026
The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) says explosives and bomb-making materials were discovered during the execution of a search warrant at a home in West Odessa. According to DPS, its ...
- EU donates next-generation demining machine to Armenia
July 8, 2026
The European Union has donated a next-generation remote-controlled demining machine to Armenia to support humanitarian mine clearance efforts, Peter Wagner, Head of the European Commission’s Foreign Policy Instruments (FPI), announced during ...
- New Jersey: Denville explosives suspect accused of creating an explosives laboratory remains in custody
July 8, 2026
The Denville man accused of creating an explosives laboratory, has been ordered to remain in custody pending trial after a judge concluded the evidence recovered from his home posed “grave ...
- Pakistan: Bridge on CPEC route blown up in Bannu
July 8, 2026
A civilian was killed and four others were injured, while a bridge on the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) route was destroyed in separate terrorist incidents in Bannu district, police officials ...
- Norway increases support for demining in Ukraine
July 7, 2026
The Norwegian Government is strengthening its long-term efforts for humanitarian mine clearance in Ukraine. Through Norad, Norway is allocating up to NOK 400 million over four years to three organisations ...
- India: Two Soldiers Killed in IED and Gun Attack in Manipur
July 7, 2026
Unidentified armed men had allegedly planted three improvised explosive devices (IEDs) on both sides of a bridge along the route. Two of the IEDs exploded as the convoy crossed the ...
- Ukrainian intelligence officer confesses to killing Monaco bomb suspect
July 7, 2026
A serving officer of Ukraine’s military intelligence has confessed to the murder of Anastasiia Berezovska, the Ukrainian woman suspected of carrying out the 29th June bomb attack on a family ...
- Syria: Bomb attack rocks Damascus during Macron visit
July 7, 2026
Two bombs exploded on Tuesday near a hotel in Damascus where French President Emmanuel Macron spent the night, wounding 18 people and overshadowing the first visit to Syria by a European Union ...
- Pakistan: 9 police officers killed in terrorist attack on police post in Ziarat
July 7, 2026
At least nine policemen, including two station house officers (SHOs), were martyred in a terrorist attack on a police post in Balochistan’s Ziarat district, officials said on Tuesday. Balochistan chief minister’s ...
- Morocco: ‘ISIS plotters preparing car-bomb attack’ arrested
July 6, 2026
Ten terror suspects have been arrested in Morocco over claims they pledged allegiance to ISIS and planned to carry out a car-bomb attack. Members of the alleged terrorist cell had received instructions from ISIS leaders ...
- Bangladesh: 4 injured as crude bomb explodes at NCP event in Savar
July 6, 2026
At least four people were injured in a crude bomb explosion during a National Citizen Party (NCP) rally in Savar on Monday night, with three of them undergoing surgery at ...
- Kenya: DCI, US launch bomb technician course to counter explosive threats
July 6, 2026
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has launched a specialised bomb technician training course aimed at strengthening Kenya’s preparedness and response to explosive-related threats. The seven-week Explosive Incident Countermeasures Course, launched ...
- Syria: Two People Killed in Landmine Explosion
July 6, 2026
Syrian authorities announced on Monday that two people were killed after a landmine exploded west of Al Shukhna city in the eastern countryside of the governorate of Homs in central ...
- Iraq: Missiles seized amid airstrikes targeting hideouts in Nineveh and Kirkuk
July 5, 2026
Iraqi security forces have ramped up their operations against terrorist groups, conducting simultaneous ground and air missions in the northern Iraqi provinces of Nineveh and Kirkuk. These security operations involved the ...
- Nigeria: Three soldiers reportedly killed, several injured in suspected IED explosion
July 5, 2026
Three Nigerian soldiers were reportedly killed and several others injured after their patrol vehicle allegedly struck an Improvised Explosive Device, IED, near Babanna in Borgu Local Government Area. The incident was ...
- Africa marks mine awareness day amidst the ongoing threat of IEDs
July 4, 2026
African nations join the world today in commemorating the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action under the theme “Safe futures start here.” The day was designated by ...
- Afghanistan: JICA Bolster Partnership to Accelerate Mine-Clearance Operations
July 4, 2026
Afghanistan’s National Disaster Management Authority (ANDMA) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) have reaffirmed their dedication to broadening collaboration, mobilizing fiscal and technical resources, and accelerating mine-clearance operations across ...
- UN: Sudan’s people subject to ‘relentless’ drone strikes in El Obeid
July 3, 2026
The war in Sudan threatens to spiral further as the strategically-important town of El Obeid continues to face “relentless” drone attacks by advancing paramilitary militias, the UN’s human rights chief, ...
- Syria: Explosive device goes off in cafe in Damascus, killing at least 9 people
July 2, 2026
An explosive device was detonated Thursday in a popular cafe in the Syrian capital of Damascus, killing at least nine people, Syria’s Health Ministry said. The explosion near the main courthouse ...
- Sweden: Russian Embassy in Stockholm attacked by drone carrying fake IED
July 2, 2026
Russia’s Embassy in Sweden said Thursday it was “attacked” by two drones overnight and blamed Swedish authorities for failing to ensure security at the diplomatic mission. The embassy said one drone dropped a ...
- Nigeria: IED explosion leaves 2 soldiers dead in Sokoto
July 2, 2026
Two soldiers were reportedly killed, while another sustained injuries in the early hours of Wednesday after an improvised explosive device (IED), allegedly planted by bandits, exploded along the Tidibale–Tagirke axis ...
- Pakistan: High-profile attacks persist in June
July 1, 2026
Despite several high-profile attacks, Pakistan witnessed a decline in overall anti-state violence and related security incidents during June, according to the Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS). According to ...
- Malta: Wealthy businessman goes on trial over murder of journalist
July 1, 2026
A wealthy Maltese businessman accused of ordering the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia went on trial on Wednesday, nine years after the death of the journalist who investigated corruption on ...
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