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- UAE Executive Office of Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Terrorism Financing Gold sponsor of World Police Summit 2023
March 2, 2023
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 2nd March 2023: The Executive Office of Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Terrorism Financing (EO AML/CTF) has announced its participation in the 2023 edition of the World ...
- Senegal honours peacekeepers killed in Mali
March 2, 2023
A tribute was paid on Wednesday March 1 to the three Senegalese soldiers of the UNMISMA contingent who died in Mali on February 21. Their vehicle had hit an improvised explosive ...
- Pennsylvania: TSA officers prevent explosive device from being loaded on plane at Lehigh Valley International Airport
March 1, 2023
ALLENTOWN, Pa. – A Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer prevented an explosive device from being loaded onto a flight at Lehigh Valley International Airport on Monday, Feb. 27. The device was ...
- Explosive detection canines at Milwaukee airport
March 1, 2023
Three explosive detection canines and their handlers are keeping passengers safe at Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport. They are not only keeping people safe but also helping to reduce security wait times. ...
- Registration for DSEI Japan ends 8 March 2023
March 1, 2023
Time is running out! Connect with the Japanese defence industry – register for DSEI Japan and take advantage of Japan’s biggest defence event before registration closes on 8 March 2023 at ...
- ISIS-K is waging a new war in Afghanistan, this time against China
March 1, 2023
By the time the bombs went off inside the Kabul Longan Hotel on the afternoon of Dec. 12, 2022, the armed insurgents had already filmed their last words. Cradling pistols and ...
- UN report: Uranium particles enriched to 83.7% found in Iran
March 1, 2023
Inspectors from the United Nations nuclear watchdog found uranium particles enriched up to 83.7% in Iran’s underground Fordo nuclear site, a report seen Tuesday by The Associated Press said. The confidential ...
- Pakistan: Two soldiers, one child martyred in North, South Waziristan attacks
February 28, 2023
Two soldiers and a child embraced martyrdom in separate incidents in North Waziristan and South Waziristan, officials confirmed. According to local officials, armed militants stormed a check post in the Noorkhel ...
- Lawmakers press Pentagon on who is tracking US weapons in Ukraine
February 28, 2023
A senior Defense Department official on Tuesday said U.S. weapons and munitions in Ukraine are not being systemically misused after House lawmakers raised concerns over proper oversight of the billions ...
- Afghanistan’s demining program needs $18.3 million – OCHA
February 28, 2023
According to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), Afghanistan has one of the highest levels of explosive ordnance contamination globally. The statement tweeted on Monday saying ...
- EOD robots are potential confined space lifesavers
February 28, 2023
HILL AIR FORCE BASE – Generally, Liquid Fuels Maintenance and Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians don’t perform duties simultaneously for safety’s sake, but that’s what happened Feb. 8 near building 825 ...
- Afghanistan: Taliban forces kill 2 top Islamic commanders in Kabul
February 28, 2023
The Taliban administration in Afghanistan claimed that two important Islamic State commanders were killed by its security personnel recently during a counter terrorism operation in Kabul. According to Taliban spokesman Zabihullah ...
- UK: Bomb disposal experts called to Rothbury
February 28, 2023
Northumbria Police cordoned off the Townfoot area after builders made the discovery on the site where the new Co-op is being built. The ordnance is believed to have been an artillery ...
- Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal officer bonds with Navy working dog on battlefield
February 28, 2023
FORT BLISS, Texas – An Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal officer developed an enduring bond with a Navy working dog during missions in Afghanistan. Capt. Jacob S. Rafalson, the EOD officer for ...
- Ukraine: Over 200 antipersonnel mines destroyed by Russian bomb specialists in Donetsk
February 28, 2023
Russian emergencies ministry’s bomb specialists have defused 201 Lepestok antipersonnel mines in Donetsk’s Petrovsky district, the ministry said on Tuesday. “During the day, bomb specialists of the emergencies ministry destroyed 201 ...
- British Columbia: Police safely detonate bomb found in Kelowna
February 27, 2023
The RCMP explosives disposal unit has successfully detonated an explosive device found in the noon hour near the Wendy’s restaurant on Harvey Avenue. Police have confirmed to Castanet News the device ...
- India: Policeman killed in IED blast in India’s Chhattisgarh state
February 26, 2023
A policeman was killed Sunday after an improvised explosive device (IED) planted by the Naxal rebels went off in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh, police said. The blast occurred in ...
- Philippines: Homemade explosive devices seized in Samar
February 26, 2023
Authorities seized two suspected improvised explosive devices (IEDs) inside liquor bottles at a house in Gandara, Samar Saturday, February 25, 2023. Through a search warrant for alleged violation of Republic Act ...
- Pakistan: Five killed, 13 injured in Barkhan explosion
February 26, 2023
A deadly explosion rocked the Rakhni market in Barkhan city of Balochistan on Sunday morning, killing at least five people and injuring 13 others, according to police and health officials. Dr. ...
- The Jordanian Army shoots down an explosive-laden drone coming from Syria
February 26, 2023
The Jordanian army announced in a statement that the Border Guard forces shot down yesterday a drone coming from Syria that tried to cross the kingdom’s borders while it was ...
- Ukraine: How US-supplied anti-tank mines helped defeat a brigade of Russian marines in the battle for Vuhledar
February 25, 2023
Ukraine’s use of US-supplied remote anti-armor mines has helped stop Russian forces and destroyed its tanks and armored vehicles in the Donetsk region, where fierce fighting has been raging. Multiple videos ...
- China reveals plans to train 5,000 soldiers from developing nations over the next five years
February 25, 2023
The announcement, which appeared in a paper on Beijing’s Global Security Initiative published earlier this week, comes amid a move to boost Beijing’s global security influence. According to SCMP, the report ...
- Pakistan: Bomb goes off near policeman’s house in Lakki city
February 25, 2023
A bomb planted near the house of a policeman went off here on Saturday. However, there was no loss of life or property, officials said. They said miscreants had planted an ...
- Cameroon: Triple explosion in Buea during the 28th edition of the Race of Hope
February 25, 2023
On Saturday February 25, 2023, the city of Buea was shaken by three explosions, just before the start of the 28th edition of the Race of Hope. The first explosion occurred ...
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