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- Virginia: Smithfield man sentenced to eight years in prison for possessing over 150 improvised explosive devices
December 18, 2025
NORFOLK, Va. – A Smithfield man was sentenced today to eight years in prison for possession of an unregistered short barrel rifle and possession of an unregistered destructive device. According ...
- India: Bihar CM flags off 34 new forensic mobile lab vehicles
December 18, 2025
To strengthen scientific investigation into crimes and speed up detection, the Bihar government had expanded its fleet of mobile forensic vans from 17 to 51 across the state, a senior ...
- Azerbaijan: Civilian injured as tractor hits landmine in Aghdam
December 18, 2025
A 43-year-old man was injured after his tractor struck an anti-tank landmine in Azerbaijan’s Aghdam district. The incident occurred at around 22:00 on December 17 in the village of Chamanli ...
- Moroccan and U.S. Soldiers Training in Explosive Ordnance Disposal
December 17, 2025
A team of U.S. technicians and experts in explosive ordnance disposal (EOD), assigned to the 6th Civil Engineer Squadron, are training Moroccan soldiers on tactical skills of mine detection and ...
- Iraq: Authorities remove mines, unexploded ordnance in Sulaymaniyah
December 17, 2025
Mine Action Directorate teams responded Wednesday to reports of mines and unexploded ordnance in Darbandikhan and Bardaqaraman following public alerts of dangerous remnants in the areas. In Darbandikhan’s Sirwan subdistrict, several ...
- The Philippines’ long battle against Islamist extremism is back in the spotlight following Bondi attack
December 17, 2025
As Australian authorities try to retrace the steps and understand the motivations of the Bondi Beach gunmen who killed 15 people on Sunday, one key focus has emerged: their travel ...
- Cambodia: Canada assures CMAA of demining support
December 17, 2025
Canada has urged the Cambodia Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority (CMAA) to prioritise national mine action efforts and strengthen coordination with demining operators seeking Canadian support, as both sides ...
- Syria: IED blast targets Defense Ministry vehicle in Deir ez-Zor
December 16, 2025
An explosion hit a Syrian Ministry of Defense pickup truck on Tuesday in central Al-Bukamal, east of Deir ez-Zor. Shafaq News correspondent reported that the blast, likely caused by an improvised ...
- Nigeria: Police defuse bomb under network mast in Borno
December 16, 2025
Operatives of the Borno state police command on Monday defused an Unexploded Ordnance planted under a network mast at Chuskon, Federal Low Cost Area of Maiduguri. A statement by the Police ...
- Somalia, AU mission and UN appeal for urgent funding to support security forces
December 16, 2025
Somali federal government, the African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM), and the United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS) have jointly appealed for urgent donor contributions to ...
- Iraq: Authorities arrest senior ISIS bomb maker after 10-month hunt
December 16, 2025
A senior ISIS member specializing in bomb-making was arrested on Tuesday, Iraq’s National Security Service (INSS) said, noting that the operation capped more than 10 months of surveillance and monitoring. ...
- Iran: Three police officers killed in terrorist attack at checkpoint in Kerman province
December 16, 2025
At least three police officers were killed after coming under fire during an armed clash with unidentified terrorists at a security checkpoint in Iran’s southeastern province of Kerman, authorities said. In ...
- Ukraine Claims World’s First Underwater Drone Attack On Russian Submarine
December 15, 2025
Ukraine’s state security service (SBU) said it carried out the first-ever uncrewed underwater vehicle (UUV) attack on a Russian vessel. The strike was on a Project 636 Varshavyanka class, or ...
- California: 4 charged with plotting New Year’s Eve attacks
December 15, 2025
Federal authorities said Monday that they foiled a plot to bomb multiple sites of two U.S. companies on New Year’s Eve in Southern California after arresting members of an extremist ...
- Thailand cuts Laos fuel route as Cambodia border conflict deepens
December 15, 2025
Thailand’s military said on Monday that it has stopped fuel shipments passing through a border checkpoint with Laos because of fears they were being diverted to Cambodia, with which it ...
- India charges Pakistan-based militant groups, six men over Kashmir tourist attack
December 15, 2025
India’s anti-terrorism agency on Monday charged militant Islamist groups based in Pakistan and six individuals over an April attack on tourists in Indian Kashmir that killed 26 men, and triggered ...
- Sudan: Six peacekeepers killed in drone attack on UN logistics base in South Kordofan
December 15, 2025
A solemn farewell ceremony was held on Monday at the headquarters of the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) to honour six Bangladeshi peacekeepers killed in a drone attack ...
- Bondi Beach terror attack: Police uncover ‘several devices’ as public urged to ‘stay away’
December 14, 2025
Police have said a number of “improvised explosive devices” found in a shooter’s car have been removed from Bondi Beach after officiers earlier warned the public to stay away from ...
- Nigeria: Troops repel ISWAP attack in Mairari, destroy Vehicle-Borne IEDs, recover arms cache
December 14, 2025
Troops of Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) have recorded another major success against terrorism in the North East, decisively repelling a coordinated attack by Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters ...
- Ukraine: Fatal Explosion in Kharkiv Region Highlights Ongoing Danger of Unexploded Ordnance
December 14, 2025
On December 14, the State Emergency Service reported a tragic incident in Kharkiv region: a resident of the Kupianskyi district died after an explosion of an explosive device. The incident ...
- India: Two CRPF personnel injured in IED blast in Jharkhand
December 14, 2025
Two Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawans of the elite CoBRA battalion were seriously injured in separate improvised explosive device (IED) blasts inside the Saranda forest in Jharkhand’s West Singhbhum ...
- North Korea: Kim Jong-un commends regiment on Russian mine-clearing mission
December 14, 2025
North Korea’s state media outlet, the Korean Central News Agency, reported on the 13th that a welcome ceremony for the “528th Engineer Regiment,” which was dispatched to Kursk Oblast, Russia, ...
- Ukraine Clears 3,798 Hectares of Agricultural Land in November Under State Demining Program
December 14, 2025
In Ukraine, in November, under the state program compensating the cost of demining, demining operators cleared 3,798 hectares of agricultural land; the cost of works reached 191.5 million UAH. In November, ...
- New South Wales: At least 12 people dead as Bondi Beach attack declared act of terrorism
December 14, 2025
At least 12 people, including one shooter, have been killed in an attack at Sydney’s Bondi Beach on Sunday evening, in what has been declared a terrorist incident. The second ...
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