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The Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) is clearing explosive remnants of war (ERW) along the route of the Funan Techo Canal to secure the construction site, ensure workers’ safety, and contribute to the successful completion of the infrastructure project. Director-General Read More …
Three people were killed and 21 others injured after an explosion occurred near a police vehicle in the Barech Market area on Quetta’s Double Road, officials said. Confirming the deaths, Balochistan’s health department spokesperson Dr Waseem Baig said, “The injured Read More …
Amid the worsening law and order situation in Balochistan, 13 more people have been killed in two separate attacks targeting bus passengers and a house in the province. Jiwani Station House Officer (SHO) Khalid Dashti has said the dead and Read More …
The Vietnam National Mine Action Centre (VNMAC) on March 26 organised a workshop on building a national strategy for education on bomb and mine accident prevention by 2030, with a vision to 2050. In his opening speech, Colonel Le Quang Read More …
Deputy Defence Minister, General Phùng Sĩ Tấn, Deputy Commanding General of Homeland Affairs for US Army Pacific (USARPAC) Major General Lance Okamura, and US Ambassador to Việt Nam Marc Knapper on Monday presided over the official handover ceremony of the Read More …
Three people were injured when an improvised explosive device went off in Rustam Bazaar in Wana, Lower South Waziristan district, on Saturday. The blast occurred near the car of a local elder, Noorgai Wazir, who remained unhurt. Three people travelling Read More …
An alert has been sounded in the anti-Naxal operations theatre of Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand following a “spike” in IED blasts and recoveries, including that of a device rigged with beer bottles and a small antenna for remote control explosion, officials Read More …
Israel’s military intercepted a missile launched by Yemen’s Houthi rebels early Thursday, the second to target Israel since the collapse of the Gaza ceasefire, as the United States’ intensifies airstrikes against the Iran-backed militant group. The Houthis claimed responsibility for Read More …
More than 80 years since the Battle of Guadalcanal in Solomon Islands, communities today are still grappling with the unexploded devices left behind. The major battle in World War Two resulted in thousands of unexploded and abandoned ordnaces (UXOs/AXOs) that Read More …
Security forces on Wednesday recovered two improvised explosive devices (IEDs) from Bandipora and Pulwama districts of Jammu and Kashmir, police said. The first ED was recovered near Sunset Point along the Bandipora-Srinagar national highway. A police official said a Bomb Read More …
Turkish police on Wednesday arrested Istanbul’s mayor — a key rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan — as part of an investigation into alleged corruption and terror links, media reports said. The state-run Anadolu Agency said prosecutors issued detention warrants Read More …
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 scene. At 10am, today, March 17, the incident occurred Read More …
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 military and defense cooperation for regional security. The Iraqi personnel Read More …
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 statement. The banned Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) emerged as a Read More …
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 Military to launch decisive and powerful Military action against the Read More …
Another group of local terrorists in Maguindanao del Sur surrendered to the Philippine Army on Friday, March 14, the seventh since January. The 16 members of the Dawlah Islamiya and Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters first turned over their powerful improvised Read More …
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 counterattack, killing one terrorist on the spot. Meanwhile, in a Read More …
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 village Moo 1 and village Moo 2 in tambon Read More …
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, police said. “The improvised explosive device (IED), apparently planted to Read More …
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 can detect detonators, explosive materials etc. in any concealed suspicious Read More …