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- Syria: SDF uncovers large weapons cache in Hasakah province
January 9, 2023
The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on Monday announced they uncovered a large weapons cache in the village of al-Qirawan, Tal Hamis in the Hasakah province. It consisted of large numbers of ...
- UK: Dog walker finds ‘nail bomb’ in Hull park as experts carry out explosion
January 9, 2023
A dog walker has spoken of his shock after he found an unexploded ‘nail bomb’ near a children’s play area in a Hull park. Joe Smith, who lives on Rosmead Street ...
- Mozambique: Terrorists threaten more attacks
January 9, 2023
A video distributed by the self-styled “Islamic State” terrorist group, in which Mozambican jihadists swear loyalty to their dead leader, Abu Al-Hussein Al-Qurashi, promises further attacks in the northern province ...
- Bangladesh: Police find IED-making equipment in a raid on abandoned Sunamganj house
January 9, 2023
Police in Sunamganj have found equipment to make improvised explosive devices or IEDs while raiding an abandoned house in the district’s Jagannathpur Upazila. According to the district’s Assistant Superintendent of Police ...
- Germany: Man arrested on suspicion of procuring cyanide and ricin for ‘Islamist-motivated’ attack
January 8, 2023
A man has been arrested in Germany on suspicion of procuring the deadly poisons cyanide and ricin to be used in an “Islamist-motivated” attack, authorities have said. The 32-year-old, an Iranian ...
- Jammu and Kashmir: Rajouri Terror Attack Death Count Climbs To 7
January 8, 2023
The death count in the terrorist attack on Dhangri village of Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri has risen to seven with one more civilian succumbing to injuries at a hospital here ...
- Myanmar: On the frontline with the rebel army fighting brutal junta
January 8, 2023
With a loaded cartridge holder strapped to her back and a shotgun gripped tightly in her hands, Rose Lalhmanhaih looks far older than her 17 years. Just two years ago, ...
- Iraq reopens Baghdad’s Green Zone to ease traffic jams
January 8, 2023
Iraqi authorities reopened Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone on Sunday in an attempt to ease traffic jams in the capital after it was closed and reopened several times in recent ...
- Somalia for 1st time claims Al Shabab extremists seek talks
January 7, 2023
Somalia’s government claimed on Saturday that the Al Shabab extremist group has for the first time asked to open negotiations, amid a military offensive the government has described as “total ...
- Northern Ireland: Randalstown bomb attack, man appears in court charged with causing explosion
January 7, 2023
A man who police allege went on the run after a bomb attack in Northern Ireland more than 30 years ago has appeared in court charged with causing the explosion. Eamonn ...
- UK: Gornal residents heard ‘controlled explosions’ during police search at woodland
January 6, 2023
Residents living near an area of woodland where a blue police tent has been set up said they had heard a “few controlled explosions”. However, they added they were still none ...
- Thailand: Demining officer killed, another injured in blast near Thai-Cambodian border
January 6, 2023
A member of the Thailand Mine Action Centre (TMAC) was killed and another injured in a landmine explosion, as they led a team of forest rangers on a patrol in ...
- Australia contributes significantly to Cambodia’s demining
January 6, 2023
Australia is one of the longest-standing supporters of mine clearance action in Cambodia, contributing essentially to Cambodian government’s goal to reach mine-free status by 2025. The appreciation was voiced by Ly ...
- Pakistan: One hurt in Khuzdar IED explosion
January 6, 2023
A person was seriously injured after an improvised explosive device (IED) planted in a motorcycle exploded here on Thursday. The motorcycle was parked at the Quetta-Karachi National Highway on the outskirts ...
- Massachusetts: Old explosive device found in Wilbraham basement and detonated
January 5, 2023
Wilbraham and Ludlow residents were disrupted by the sound of a loud explosion on Wednesday evening after police safely detonated an old explosive device one resident found in their basement, ...
- Thornhill landmine clearing charity receives Scottish Government backing for Ukraine work
January 5, 2023
A Thornhill-based landmine clearing charity has been given Scottish Government funding to continue its work in Ukraine. The Halo Trust is working in the war-torn country to remove explosives left behind ...
- Sweden: Explosion leads to fire at downtown Stockton market; residents evacuated
January 5, 2023
A downtown Stockton market was scorched in a Molotov cocktail attack and a subsequent explosion Wednesday night, forcing 35 residents out of their apartments, which are right above the store, ...
- Norway donates additional artillery ammunition to Ukraine
January 5, 2023
The artillery shells can be used in several types of artillery, including the M109 Norway donated last year. – It is critical for Europe’s and Norway’s security that Ukraine succeeds ...
- Highly specialized U.S. Army units hone skills together at Defense Nuclear Weapons School
January 5, 2023
KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. – Units from the U.S. military’s premier all hazards command trained together during a radiological course at the Defense Nuclear Weapons School on Kirtland Air ...
- Nigeria: DSS arrests ISWAP commander behind Kogi bomb blast, Kuje prison attack
January 5, 2023
The Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested an Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) member over the blast near the Palace of Ohinoyi of Ebiraland in Okene, Kogi State. The ...
- DR Congo: MONUSCO holds training for police officers in Beni on handling IEDs
January 5, 2023
The threat is real.” Police officials in Beni acknowledge that the city is still under threat from improvised explosive devices. In 2021, on the evening of the Christmas celebration, a device ...
- Somalia: Death toll from car bomb blasts in Hiraan region rises to 35
January 4, 2023
Al-Shabaab militants detonated two car bombs killing at least 35 people and leveling several houses in central Somalia’s Hiraan region on Wednesday, a government-allied militia and a local elder said. The ...
- DR Congo: Lost grenade kills two children in South Kivu province
January 4, 2023
Two children have died and six people been wounded in eastern DR Congo after a grenade they discovered during a bird-hunt exploded, local officials said on Tuesday. A group of youngsters ...
- Iowa: Improvised explosive device removed from Cedar Rapids alleyway
January 4, 2023
The Cedar Rapids Metro Hazardous Devices Unit removed an improvised explosive device from an alley behind a residence on the 1700 block of Park Ave. SE Tuesday morning. Police were called ...
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