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- Over 120 people wounded by Lepestok in Donetsk People’s Republic
July 8, 2023
More than 120 people, including 10 children, received various injuries after stepping on Lepestok anti-personnel landmines in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), acting DPR head Denis Pushilin told TASS on ...
- Somalia: Suicide bomber infiltrates crowded Mogadishu Stadium during presence of Somalia president
July 7, 2023
The security situation in Mogadishu, the capital city of Somalia, remains highly precarious as recent reports from local security sources reveal a chilling incident where a lone suicide bomber successfully ...
- Florida: Meet FDLE’s police dogs who are responsible for finding explosives, electronics
July 7, 2023
A select group of officers in Florida don’t understand the impact of their work. And at the end of a shift, which may include finding explosive devices or electronics that ...
- IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine – Update 172
July 7, 2023
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) experts have received additional access at the site of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), without – so far – observing any visible indications of ...
- India: Security forces defuse three IEDs in West Singhbhum
July 7, 2023
Security forces have achieved a significant breakthrough by successfully recovering three improvised explosive devices (IEDs) from a Naxal-infested area in West Singhbhum, under the jurisdiction of Goilkera police station. The operation, ...
- Ukraine: Civilian Deaths from Cluster Munitions
July 6, 2023
Ukrainian forces have used cluster munitions that caused numerous deaths and serious injuries to civilians, Human Rights Watch said today. Russian forces have extensively used cluster munitions in Ukraine, killing ...
- British Columbia: Second device discovered in Aberdeen confirmed to be pipe bomb
July 6, 2023
The Kamloops RCMP is warning residents to be vigilant following the confirmation that a second device found yesterday was pipe bomb containing explosives. Kamloops RCMP Cpl. Crystal Evelyn said the RCMP ...
- India: Explosive ordnance disposal exercise Salvex concluded in Kochi
July 6, 2023
The Seventh edition of Indian Navy – US Navy (IN – USN) Salvage and Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) exercise, SALVEX concluded in Kochi on Thursday. The exercise was conducted from June ...
- Chinese peacekeepers in Lebanon awarded UN medals of peace
July 6, 2023
A total of 410 peacekeepers of the 21st Chinese peacekeeping contingent to Lebanon were awarded UN medals of peace on Tuesday for their outstanding commitment to maintaining stability and peace ...
- Somalia: Al-Shabaab claim of US casualties in a blast ‘not accurate,’ AFRICOM says
July 6, 2023
No U.S. troops were injured in an attack Thursday on a convoy in Somalia, where American forces have been supporting the central government’s battle against Islamic militants, according to U.S. ...
- Kenya: 8 police officers injured in al-Shabaab attacks in border region
July 6, 2023
A suspected al-Shabaab suicide bomber was killed and eight Kenyan police officers were wounded in separate incidents near Kenya’s border with Somalia on Wednesday. In the first incident, the militants ambushed ...
- EOD: A history of explosive ordnance disposal from World War II to today
July 5, 2023
On May 21, 2014, an assault force made up of soldiers from the US Army’s 82nd Airborne Division and members of the Afghan Border Police embarked on a clearing mission ...
- Pakistan: Three soldiers killed in North Waziristan suicide attack
July 5, 2023
Three soldiers including Naib Subedar Sahib Khan, Naik Muhammad Ibrahim and Sepoy Jehangir Khan embraced martyrdom when a vehicle borne suicide bomber exploded himself at Miran Shah in North Waziristan ...
- IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine – Update 171
July 5, 2023
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) experts present at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) have in recent days and weeks inspected parts of the facility – including some sections of ...
- Cambodia: CMAC announces nationwide search for UXOs dropped by US
July 5, 2023
Starting next month, Cambodian Mines Action Centre (CMAC), in cooperation with the Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority (CMAA) and other stakeholders, will begin a nationwide survey to detect ...
- Mali: 10th Chinese peacekeeping contingent holds joint training with Sri Lankan counterpart
July 5, 2023
To cope with the complicated security situation in the mission area, the 10th Chinese Peacekeeping Base Defense Unit to MINUSMA had a two-day joint training drill with the Sri Lankan ...
- Cambodia: Villager ‘seriously injured’ by landmine
July 5, 2023
At least one in two Cambodians was injured his right leg when he stepped on a landmine while they were picking mushrooms. This incident happened on July 4, at Dangrek Mountain ...
- Vietnam: Government approves UXO consequence action programme for 2023-2025
July 4, 2023
The programme aims to mobilise and use domestic and international resources to minimise the effects of UXO on the country’s socio-economic development, ensuring safety for the people. It seeks to promote ...
- British Columbia: Bomb squad handles suspicious package in Kamloops neighbourhood
July 4, 2023
RCMP had a portion of a residential street in the Aberdeen area closed Tuesday morning, July 4, due to what has been been confirmed to be the presence of a ...
- UNODC and BNPT Conduct a training exercise to strengthen rapid response capabilities to chemical weapons terrorism
July 4, 2023
The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the National Counter Terrorism Agency (BNPT) collaborated on a four-day training and simulation exercise to enhance rapid response capabilities to chemical ...
- Washington DC: Three businesses targeted with explosive devices as hooded suspect on loose
July 3, 2023
Explosive devices were detonated outside three businesses in Washington DC in the early hours of Sunday, according to law enforcement. The devices exploded outside stores in the northeast of the capital ...
- Nigeria: Terrorists’ IED kills six in Borno
July 3, 2023
An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted by terrorists on the Maiduguri/Bama road has killed six occupants of a commercial vehicle in Borno State. Five passengers and the driver were killed when ...
- Ukraine: The lethal minefields holding up Kyiv’s counter-offensive
July 3, 2023
A Ukrainian soldier drags himself through the long grass, one leg trailing limply behind him. Seconds later, a flash of bright orange and a cloud of white smoke mark the ...
- Underwater robot and drone: Ukraine’s rescue service reveals how it clears mines from bodies of water
July 1, 2023
Modern specialised equipment is being used to inspect bodies of water in Mykolaiv Oblast for explosive devices. Protective buoys were installed wherever divers found explosive devices; the devices were then brought ...
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