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- Syrian troops exchange fire with Lebanese army, armed groups in northeast Lebanon
March 17, 2025
Syrian troops exchanged fire with Lebanese soldiers and armed groups in northeast Lebanon overnight and into Monday in a new round of clashes along the two countries’ border. Late on Sunday, ...
- EU, others pledge more than $6bn to Syria in post-al-Assad donor drive
March 17, 2025
The European Union has hosted a donor drive for Syria to encourage a peaceful transition following the ousting of former leader Bashar al-Assad. Western and regional powers participated in Monday’s ...
- Thailand: Volunteer escapes car bomb attack in Pattani
March 17, 2025
A female territorial defence volunteer today narrowly escaped a car bombing in Pattani province. The explosion severely damaged her vehicle, which caught fire. Emergency services responded promptly to assist at the ...
- Syria’s massacre of Alawites exposes the new Islamist regime’s real intentions
March 17, 2025
A chilling note accompanied an Iftar meal in Idlib this week: “Every Alawite has the right to live in peace… in a grave.” This message, circulated amid one of Syria’s ...
- Characterization and differentiation of aluminum powders used in improvised explosive devices
March 16, 2025
Determining the extent to which sources of aluminum (Al) powders, often used as fuel in improvised explosive devices (IEDs), can be differentiated is important for forensic investigations and gathering intelligence. Previous ...
- Iraqi Special Forces personnel complete counter-terror training course in Pakistan
March 16, 2025
Iraqi Special Forces have completed an over two-month-long training course at the National Counter Terrorism Center (NCTC) in northwestern Pakistan, state-run media reported on Sunday, as both countries eye bolstering ...
- Pakistan: Three security personnel among 5 killed in Noskhi SVBIED attack
March 16, 2025
A vehicle-borne suicide bomber on Sunday attacked a security forces convoy in Balochistan’s Noskhi district, leaving three security personnel and two civilians martyred, the military’s media wing said in a ...
- Yemen: U.S. launches multiple strikes against Houthi targets
March 15, 2025
The U.S. launched strikes Saturday in Yemen as President Trump said the U.S. would use “overwhelming lethal force” until Houthis cease shipping attacks. “Today, I have ordered the United States ...
- Pakistan: Police Van Targeted in IED Blast in Lakki Marwat
March 15, 2025
A police van was targeted in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast near the Landiwa area, leaving the driver injured, police said on Saturday. In response, security personnel launched a ...
- US CENTCOM Forces Kill ISIS Chief of Global Operations Who Also Served as ISIS
March 14, 2025
Tampa, Fla. – On March 13, U.S. Central Command forces, in cooperation with Iraqi Intelligence and Security Forces, conducted a precision airstrike in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, that killed the ...
- Thailand: Pattani blast injures 9 police on teacher-protection duty
March 14, 2025
A roadside bomb attack injured nine police officers on teacher-protection duty in Mae Lan district of this southern border province on Friday morning. The blast occurred on a local road between ...
- South Africa: Toyota Fortuner seized by police after explosives were found in the SUV
March 14, 2025
Police in Mpumalanga have arrested two foreign nationals, Justice Thejana, 30, and Rethabile Pheku, 40, after explosives were discovered in their vehicle, a white Toyota Fortuner. The pair was arrested along ...
- Kentucky: Son of Middletown victim put explosive under father’s car
March 14, 2025
The son of a man killed in Middletown is being charged with his murder. According to an arrest slip, Brandon McQuillen, 43, was arrested Wednesday, around 11 p.m. He was ...
- Pakistan: JUI-F district emir, three others injured in IED blast at South Waziristan mosque
March 14, 2025
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) district emir Abdullah Nadeem along three others sustained injuries when an improvised explosive device (IED) exploded during Friday prayer at a mosque in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s South Waziristan, ...
- Northern Ireland: Explosive device fragments can cause death, bomb trial told
March 14, 2025
Fragments from explosive devices can result in serious injuries or fatalities, the trial of a man accused of the attempted murder of two police officers has been told. Charlie Love, ...
- Austria to allocate millions of euros to Ukraine for mine clearance and grain delivery
March 14, 2025
Vienna will allocate €5 million to Ukraine for mine clearance efforts and €2 million for grain delivery following a visit by Austria’s Foreign Minister Beate Meinl-Reisinger to Kyiv on Friday ...
- India: Bengal CID to procure mobile X-Ray devices for IED detection
March 13, 2025
In a bid to augment its capability in tracing Improvised Explosive Devices (IED), the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), West Bengal, is seeking to procure eight compact portable X-Ray machines that ...
- Ecuador: Vehicle explosion outside Guayaquil Littoral Penitentiary leaves a prison guard dead
March 13, 2025
An explosion in the early hours of Thursday outside the Guayaquil Littoral Penitentiary, the most dangerous in Ecuador, left one guard dead and two injured and once again alarmed the ...
- Isle of Wight: Man and teen arrested after ‘explosive’ found
March 13, 2025
A man and a teenager arrested after a suspected explosive object was discovered at an Isle of Wight address, have been bailed by the police. Officers were called to an address ...
- US Army EOD technicians hone skills during law enforcement exercise on Fort Belvoir
March 13, 2025
FORT BELVOIR, Va. – U.S. Army Explosives Ordnance Disposal technicians honed their lifesaving and mission-enabling skills during a law enforcement exercise on Fort Belvoir, Virginia. EOD Soldiers from the 55th Ordnance ...
- UK: Families evacuated as WWII bomb found in garden
March 13, 2025
Residents have been evacuated from their homes after a suspected WWII bomb was found. Kent Police were contacted at 09.18GMT on Thursday following the discovery in a garden on Kirby ...
- JTF-CS Commander is featured guest at CBRNE Symposium
March 13, 2025
JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. – Chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear experts from across the federal government, military, state and local entities, industry, and academia gathered in Washington, D.C., March 11-12, for ...
- Somalia: Puntland forces kill senior ISIS drone commander in targeted operation
March 13, 2025
Puntland security forces have killed a senior Islamic State (ISIS) commander responsible for directing drone attacks using explosive-laden unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), authorities announced Thursday. The militant, identified as a foreign ...
- Colombia: Violent turf war in Bogotá’s San Bernardo leaves three dead, nine injured
March 13, 2025
An explosion rocked Bogotá’s San Bernardo neighborhood on the night of Wednesday, March 12, leaving three dead and nine injured. Authorities confirmed the incident was caused by a grenade, which detonated ...
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