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- UNODC Organizes Expert Group Meeting to Standardize Procedures on Evidence Collection in Terrorism-related Incidents in Remote Border Areas in Bénin
January 13, 2026
Northern Benin faces growing security challenges as terrorist groups exploit remote border areas to carry out attacks against civilians and security forces, including incidents involving improvised explosive devices (IEDs). While military ...
- Can Lebanon overcome the lingering threat of landmines and unexploded ordnance?
January 13, 2026
A year after the guns fell largely silent along Lebanon’s southern frontier, the war is still killing — quietly, indiscriminately, and often unseen. When the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah ...
- Iraq: Erbil Clears Nearly 801,000 Square Meters of Mine-Contaminated Land in 2025
January 12, 2026
Erbil Mine Affairs cleared nearly 801,000 square meters of land of landmines and explosive remnants of war over the past year, marking a significant step toward improving public safety and ...
- South Carolina: Researcher targets faster, smarter detection of explosive and other hazardous materials
January 12, 2026
Clemson University chemist Kirkland Sheriff has received an Intelligence Community Postdoctoral Research Fellowship to continue his research to develop sensors that can rapidly detect explosives and other hazardous materials. The research ...
- U.S. DOJ: Former U.S. Navy SEAL Convicted of Transporting Explosives to Throw at Law Enforcement at California Protests
January 12, 2026
ALBUQUERQUE – After a five-day jury trial and approximately three hours of deliberation, a federal jury convicted Gregory Vandenberg, a former U.S. Navy SEAL, of intending to use explosives against ...
- Pakistan: Six officers killed as police come under attack in Tank, Lakki Marwat
January 12, 2026
Six cops were martyred on Monday as police vehicles were targeted in two separate incidents in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Tank and Lakki Marwat districts. “Six policemen were martyred in the IED blast,” ...
- A New Era for EOD: The Activation of the 360th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Training Squadron
January 12, 2026
On 4 November 2025, under the clear skies of Florida’s Gulf Coast, the Air Force marked a milestone for the Explosive Ordnance Disposal community. A familiar guidon was cased, another ...
- Japan Donates $11.3M to Support Cambodia’s Demining Efforts
January 12, 2026
Cambodia’s demining efforts have received another major boost after Japan granted $11.3 million to support efforts to rid Battambang, Pursat and Koh Kong provinces of landmines and other unexploded ordnance ...
- Syria holds national workshop on mines and unexploded ordnance
January 11, 2026
Syria’s Ministry of Emergency and Disaster Management launched Sunday a four-day national workshop, “Safe Step,” aimed at raising awareness about the dangers of mines and unexploded ordnance. The workshop organized by ...
- Iran says over 100 officers killed as protesters defy government crackdown
January 11, 2026
Iran’s state media say dozens of members of the security forces have been killed during protests against an economic crisis, as the parliament speaker warns the United States and Israel ...
- Ohio man charged with possessing explosives
January 10, 2026
Loud explosions in Guernsey County prompted multiple law enforcement agencies to descend upon a home just south of Cambridge this week. According to the Guernsey County Sheriff’s Office, multiple agencies were ...
- Pakistan: Girls school damaged in IED blast in Taunsa
January 10, 2026
A government girls school was partially damaged in an explosion caused by an improvised explosive device (IED) in tri-border region of Taunsa district during the night between Jan 7 and ...
- Somali, U.S. forces destroy al-Shabab explosives factory in Middle Juba region
January 10, 2026
Somali National Army forces, working in coordination with U.S. troops, carried out a planned overnight operation in Middle Juba that destroyed what officials described as al-Shabab’s largest explosives production facility ...
- Finland’s withdrawal from Ottawa Convention to take effect
January 10, 2026
Finland’s withdrawal from the Ottawa Anti-Personnel Landmines Convention will take effect on 10 January. Finland remains committed to the humanitarian objectives of the Ottawa Convention. Finland’s decision to withdraw from the ...
- US carries out strikes in Syria as part of ongoing retaliation against ISIS
January 10, 2026
The US carried out large-scale strikes against ISIS targets in Syria on Saturday tied to an ongoing retaliatory campaign dubbed “Operation Hawkeye Strike.” “Today, at approximately 12:30 p.m. Eastern Time, ...
- India: Army Trains Railway Police in Counter-IED Tactics for Enhanced Security
January 10, 2026
The Indian Army’s Central Command conducted a Counter IED training for Railway Protection Force personnel and constables from Eastern Central Railway over two days, an official said on Saturday. “The participants ...
- Ukraine: $70M in Taxpayer Money Stolen by Land Mine Company
January 9, 2026
A Ukrainian company contracted to manufacture critically needed land- and anti-personnel mines for the front pocketed nearly Hr.3 billion ($69.8 million) in taxpayer money and instead sent small volumes of ...
- Oregon: St.Helens man arrested, faces charges related to Sunset Beach explosive
January 9, 2026
Police have arrested a man in connection with an explosive device discovered at a public restroom on Oregon’s North Coast last September. Oregon State Police arrested James Mason Liggett, 52, ...
- UK allocates $270 million to prepare for possible Ukraine deployment
January 9, 2026
Britain said it was allocating 200 million pounds ($270 million) to fund preparations for the possible deployment of troops to Ukraine, after pledging its soldiers this week to a multinational ...
- India: Nationwide IED Data Platform Launched by NSG
January 9, 2026
Union Home Minister Amit Shah unveiled a significant security innovation on Friday, inaugurating a national IED data management platform crafted by the NSG to improve counter-terrorism efforts. Through a video ...
- Syrian army launches new strikes in Aleppo as fighting with Kurdish-led SDF intensifies
January 8, 2026
The Syrian army launched new strikes in parts of Aleppo on Thursday after ordering residents to evacuate, accusing the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) of using Kurdish-majority areas to launch ...
- Somalia’s fight against extremist militants shows signs of success on the streets of Mogadishu
January 8, 2026
Mogadishu’s first line of defense against the next militant attack on Somalia ’s capital ranges from machine gunners in pick-up trucks to young men in plainclothes manning checkpoints. One of the ...
- Belgium supports Iraqi mine action sector
January 8, 2026
The United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) acknowledged Belgium’s ongoing financial assistance for the mission in Iraq. According to a statement released by the UNMAS, the contribution improves cooperative efforts with ...
- Bangladesh: Man dies in blast ‘while making’ crude bomb in Shariatpur’s Zajira
January 8, 2026
A man has been killed in a crude bomb explosion in Zajira Upazila of Shariatpur. Police believe the man died while making a crude bomb when it exploded early Thursday ...
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