Turkish Armed Forces, National Intelligence intensify efforts to combat terrorism

Türkiye has deployed all instruments available in its fight against terrorism, a battle that has marked the last 40 years of its history. While political dialogues continue, the Turkish Armed Forces (TAF) and the National Intelligence Organization have intensified efforts Read More …

Jammu and Kashmir: Suspected rebels kill 5 Indian soldiers after ambushing their vehicle in Kathua

Suspected rebels fighting against Indian rule in the disputed region of Kashmir ambushed an army vehicle on Monday in the region’s south, killing five Indian soldiers and wounding other five, officials said. The attack took place in the Kathua district Read More …

Philippines: 19 law enforcement officers wounded in firecracker disposal explosion in Zamboanga City

A total of 19 law enforcers from various agencies were injured, with five severely wounded, when a firecracker disposal operation turned tragic. A report from the Police Regional Office in Zamboanga Peninsula revealed that around 5:35 PM on July 8, Read More …

Myanmar: Fierce fighting breaks out as militias launch new attacks against regime forces

New fighting has broken out in northeastern Myanmar, bringing an end to a Chinese-brokered cease-fire and putting pressure on the military regime as it faces attacks from resistance forces on multiple fronts in the country’s civil war. The Ta’ang National Read More …

China-Laos Friendship Shield-2024 joint exercise enters adaptive training phase

VIENTIANE, July 8 — The opening ceremony of the China-Laos Friendship Shield-2024 joint military exercise was held at the training ground of the Kommadam Academy of the Lao People’s Armed Forces (LPAF) in Laos on July 5. On July 6, Read More …

Pakistan: Frontier Corps soldier wounded in Bolan blast

A soldier of Frontier Corps was seriously wounded in an explosion in the Margat coal mines area of Bolan district, on Saturday. Officials said that unidentified militants planted an improvised explosive device (IED) in Margat area and detonated it when Read More …

India: 35 IEDs planted by Naxals defused in Gumla

Security forces in Jharkhand have claimed to have averted a major tragedy by defusing the recovered IEDs in forest areas of Gumla district in Jharkhand. The security forces had recovered as many as 35 IEDs (Improvised Explosive Devices) planted by Read More …

India: WW2-era bomb found in Bengal village disposed of by Air Force

Indian Air Force officials on Friday disposed of a World War 2-era bomb through a controlled explosion at Bhulanpur village in West Bengal’s Jhargram district, police said. The bomb was found by the villagers on June 29 when they were Read More …

Pakistan: 3 killed, seven injured in Mardan remote-controlled bomb blast: police

Three people were killed while seven others were injured as a result of an explosion on Friday in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Mardan district when a remote-controlled explosive device planted on a bridge was set off, police officials said. Sadar Superintendent of Read More …

Southeast Asian militant group Jemaah Islamiyah to be disbanded

Senior members of Jemaah Islamiyah, the Southeast Asian militant network blamed for the deadly Bali bombings, have announced they are disbanding the group, according to a report by a Jakarta-based think tank on Thursday. The report from the Institute for Read More …

Pakistan: Former senator Hidayatullah Khan, 4 others killed in Bajaur IED blast

Former senator Hidayatullah Khan was killed, along with four others, on Wednesday in a blast from an improvised explosive device (IED) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bajaur, officials said. Malakand Regional Police Officer Muhammad Ali Khan Gandapur told Dawn that the former Read More …

Pakistan: Bomb, gun attacks claim SSGC man, soldier’s lives in Kalat

A security official was martyred and four others sustained injuries in an improvised explosive device (IED) explosion near a vehicle carrying security personnel to the Iskalku area of Kalat district on Tuesday, officials said on Tuesday. The vehicle was hit Read More …

Japan Recognized as Long-Term Partner in Humanitarian Mine Action in Cambodia

On July 1, 2024, at the Office of the Mine Authority, Dr. Ly Thuch, Senior Minister and First Deputy Minister of the Mine Authority, met with Mr. Ueno Atsushi, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Cambodia, to strengthen cooperation Read More …

Thailand: Yala police detain suspect in car bomb attack outside flats

Police detained a civil engineering assistant for questioning regarding a car bomb explosion outside the police flats in Bannang Sata, Yala. This incident took place yesterday morning, June 30. Today, July 1, reports indicate that the Joint Special Operations Unit Read More …

Pakistan: Three civilians killed in a bomb explosion in Turbat

A roadside bomb exploded in Pakistan’s volatile Baluchistan province on Monday, killing a woman and two children, officials said. Four people were walking through an area in Baluchistan’s Turbat district when the bomb planted by “terrorists” went off, said local Read More …

Türkiye, Romania, Bulgaria launch action against Black Sea mines

Commanders of naval forces from Bulgaria and Romania came together on Monday at a meeting hosted by Turkish naval forces. The meeting marked the formal launch of demining work in the Black Sea by the three countries amid the danger Read More …

Vietnam renews commitment to minimizing risks from landmines

Ambassador Mai Phan Dung, Vietnam’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, World Trade Organisation (WTO), and other international organisations in Geneva, pledged Vietnam’s active participation in the council’s joint work. He also highlighted Vietnam’s dedication to effective cooperation with the Read More …

Cambodia highlights challenges for mine-free efforts

While praising the international community’ successes towards achieving the objectives of the Oslo Action Plan, Cambodia has pointed out that several significant challenges remain. In his opening remarks at the “Preparing for Success at the Fifth Review Conference of the Read More …

India: Migrant labourer dies after crude bomb blasts in agricultural field of Nadia

A migrant labourer died after when some crude bombs went off on an agricultural field at Tengridanga in Nadia’s Santipur on Thursday morning. Ranaghat police have alleged that Somirul Seikh, 21, died when the bombs that he was making went Read More …

Sri Lanka: Japan to extend its support to Humanitarian Demining Activities in Northern and Eastern Provinces

On the 27th of June 2024, His Excellency Mr. MIZUKOSHI Hideaki, Ambassador of Japan, signed the grant contracts of two demining projects under the scheme of “Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects (GGP)”, with Ms. Cristy McLennan, Country Director Read More …