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- Bosnia and Herzegovina: More than 47 Million Square Meters in the Tuzla Canton are still at Risk of Mines
February 4, 2026
The Government of Tuzla Canton accepted the information on the achieved results of demining and destruction of unexploded ordnance in 2025, from which it follows that the teams achieved extremely ...
- US military says some forces have been dispatched to Nigeria
February 3, 2026
The U.S. has sent a small team of troops to Nigeria, the general in charge of the U.S. command for Africa said on Tuesday, the first acknowledgment of U.S. forces ...
- Israel: Police arrest individual suspected of preparing explosives, planning attack on IDF soldiers
February 3, 2026
An illegal resident from the West Bank was arrested earlier this week on suspicion of preparing explosives and carrying out “additional terror activity” targeting IDF soldiers, Israel Police said on ...
- Lebanon has decided to join the Mine Ban Treaty
February 3, 2026
Following the signing of the accession decree, the treaty will enter into force for Lebanon six months after deposit with the UN. This progress reflects decades of work by Lebanese ...
- Arabian Sea: US shoots down Iranian drone approaching aircraft carrier
February 3, 2026
The U.S. military on Tuesday shot down an Iranian drone that “aggressively” approached the Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier in the Arabian Sea, the U.S. military said, in an incident first ...
- Thailand: Blast kills suspected bomb-maker in Yala
February 3, 2026
A man seriously injured when a bomb went off inside a house in Muang district has died from his wounds, security officials said on Tuesday. Assari Masong, 24, succumbed to ...
- Pakistan: The US wants these critical minerals, but militants with American weapons stand in the way
February 3, 2026
An estimated $8 trillion in copper, lithium, cobalt, gold, antimony and other critical minerals lies beneath the soil in Pakistan. But the treasure Pakistan claims to be sitting on is located ...
- DR Congo: Drone attack targets strategic city
February 2, 2026
Eight explosive‑laden drones targeted the airport serving the northeastern Congolese city of Kisangani over the weekend, local authorities said, blaming the AFC/M23 rebel group and neighbouring Rwanda. If confirmed to be ...
- Bangladesh: Three arrested with 95 crude bombs in Shariatpur
February 2, 2026
Joint forces in a drive arrested three people and recovered 95 crude bombs from Poragachha Bepari Kandi village of Naria upazila in Shariatpur district on Monday. The arrestees were identified ...
- Nigeria: Nine arraigned for deadly attack that killed over 150
February 2, 2026
Nine people accused of carrying out a deadly attack in north-central Nigeria were arraigned before a federal court on Monday, charged in connection with the deaths of more than 150 ...
- UK: ‘Suspicious powder’ removed from house in Anfield
February 1, 2026
Army bomb disposal removed “suspicious white powder” from a house linked to a probe into the discovery of human remains. Merseyside Police closed Douglas Road in Anfield at around 2.30pm ...
- Pakistan: More than 120 people dead after multiple attacks in Balochistan
February 1, 2026
Pakistan’s military said Saturday that multiple suicide and gun attacks by “terrorists” across the restive southwestern province of Balochistan killed 33 people, including civilians, while security forces responding to the ...
- UN reviews mine clearance efforts in Libya
January 31, 2026
The United Nations has reviewed progress and challenges in mine clearance operations across Libya, highlighting significant gains but warning of funding and capacity constraints. The UN Mine Action Service (UNMAS), operating ...
- Nigeria: Federal government to disrupt terrorists’ bomb-making supply chains
January 31, 2026
The Federal Government is planning to disrupt the supply chains that enable terrorist groups to manufacture improvised explosive devices as part of efforts to counter security threats across the country. The ...
- Philippines: Troops recover 13 firearms, IEDs in Camarines Sur operation
January 31, 2026
Joint troops from the Philippine Army’s 83rd Infantry Battalion and 2nd Infantry Battalion recovered 13 high-powered firearms, including one M60 machine gun and 12 M16 rifles, during an operation in ...
- Germany: Bavarian police detonate suspected explosives found in traffic stop
January 30, 2026
German investigators detonated suspected explosives found in a car on a major motorway in Bavaria, police said on Friday. The Bavarian State Criminal Police Office said the object was too ...
- Washington: Tennis ball bomb found in donation bin at Mount Vernon church
January 30, 2026
Mount Vernon Police are investigating after an dangerous donation turned up at a local church. Police Lt. Dave Shackleton says officers were called to a report of a possible explosive ...
- Cambodia Warns of Lingering Cluster Munition Dangers After Blast Injures Workers
January 30, 2026
The Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority (CMAA) has expressed deep concern over a cluster munition blast that injured three electricity workers in Oddar Meanchey province, leaving some with ...
- UK: Two arrested after officers carry out warrant in Farnborough
January 30, 2026
Two people have been arrested after officers executed a warrant at an address in Robin Hood Close in Farnborough yesterday (Thursday 29 January). Following an initial search, an Explosive Ordnance ...
- Virginia: Loudoun County Authorities make an arrest in the Leesburg explosion investigation
January 30, 2026
The Loudoun County Fire Marshal’s Office announced an arrest in connection with the October 5 explosions in Leesburg. Trent Lasher of Leesburg was arrested January 29 and charged with two ...
- Nigeria: Terrorists use armed drones to attack military base in Borno
January 30, 2026
Several soldiers are feared dead following a drone-assisted attack by suspected Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters on a Nigerian Army base in Borno state. Expand article logo Continue ...
- Mali: Fuel tanker convoy destroyed in attack blamed on extremists
January 30, 2026
A convoy of several dozen tankers was set on fire in Mali in a deadly assault that local officials blamed on extremists, the latest escalation in a fuel blockade that ...
- Thailand: Royal Thai Navy Finds Landmines and IEDs in Trat
January 30, 2026
The Navy finds five landmines and IEDs in Trat’s Chamrark and Nong Ri areas. Explosive ordnance disposal units work to ensure public safety after ceasefire agreement. On January 30, 2026, RAdm ...
- Niger: 20 attackers killed, 4 soldiers wounded in terrorist attack on the Diori Hamani International Airport in Niamey
January 29, 2026
The attack perpetrated on the Diori Hamani International Airport in Niamey, the capital of Niger, on the night of January 28 to 29, 2026, by terrorists who came on motorcycles, ...
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