Royal Solomon Islands Police Force EOD officers on UXO training

Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Unit are undergoing a two-week training facilitated by Japan’s Ammunition College, Self-Defence Force and the Ministry of Defence. The training is to boost the EOD unit’s capabilities including Read More …

Winter 2023/24 edition of the Counter-IED Report magazine is now available to read online and in print

We are pleased to inform you that Winter 2023/24 edition of the Counter-IED Report magazine is now available to read online and in print.  Articles, in-depth analysis and insights from C-IED Centre of Excellence, Assessed Mitigation Options (AMO) consultancy, CBRNe Secure Read More …

Jammu And Kashmir: Security Forces Destroy Explosives In Pulwama

Security forces detected and destroyed an improvised explosive device (IED) in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, officials said. The IED was found on the roadside at Badibagh Pahu in the Rajpora area, they said. The officials said Read More …

New Mexico: Police investigate suspicious devices in Deming and Las Cruces

Police are investigating after several suspicious devices have been found in different parts of the state. The Albuquerque FBI division is leading the investigations as of Tuesday, Jan. 23. Devices have been found in Deming and Las Cruces. According to Read More …

Ontario: Police awaiting test results in Barrie bomb probe

Barrie police continue to say there are no new details to be released and no arrests have been made in connection to an ongoing bomb investigation, which began several months ago on Anne Street. Communications coordinator Peter Leon says the Read More …

UK: Army carries out controlled explosion of shell found near Felixstowe

An unexploded shell has been detonated by army personnel at a Suffolk village car park. A police cordon was in place at the recreation ground in Alderton, near Felixstowe, to close off a section of the car park. A post Read More …

India: Security forces detonate IEDs planted by Kuki militants

Security forces safely removed and later detonated two Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), which were found planted by suspected Kuki militants near the gate of New Moreh under Moreh Police Station on Tuesday morning. According to a police report, a combined Read More …

Ukrainian emergency workers dispose of unexploded warhead of Russian missile in Kyiv

The bomb disposal teams of the Mobile Rescue Centre of Ukraine’s State Emergency Service (SES) are dealing with the aftermath of a Russian attack in Kyiv’s Sviatoshynskyi district. The emergency workers reportedly found an unexploded warhead of a Kh-101 missile Read More …

Northern Ireland: Unexploded World War II mortar found in Co Armagh village

The PSNI said it received a report of a suspicious object found in the Woodlawn Heights area of the Co Armagh village at around 7.45pm on Sunday evening. Local officers held the scene overnight until Army bomb disposal experts attended Read More …

Michigan Army Guard Civil Support Team Trains with Law Enforcement

Detroit – Highly specialized teams from the Michigan Army National Guard trained with local, state and federal law enforcement agencies during a countering weapons of mass destruction response exercise. More than 30 members of the Michigan Army National Guard 51st Read More …

Ukraine: 3,500 sappers currently available “not enough”

There are currently 3,500 sappers working in Ukraine, but this is an insufficient number for rapidly clearing mine-contaminated territories. Deputy Minister of Economy Ihor Bezkaravainyi, who coordinates humanitarian demining efforts, noted this in an interview with Ukrinform. “It’s 3,500 sappers, Read More …

Massachusetts: State Police welcome two new bomb squad dogs

The Massachusetts State Police department have welcomed two new rookies to the bomb squad, Trapper and Otto. The pair will begin Explosive Detection Canine Class where they will learn how to detect scents associated with explosive materials. Once they are Read More …

Ireland: Investigators believe improvised explosive device caused blast at Dublin homeless hostel

Investigators believe the blast that killed a man at a homeless shelter in Dublin city centre yesterday was caused by an improvised explosive device. Gardaí are expected to open a full criminal investigation today as further forensic tests of the Read More …

Indian warship responds to drone attack on merchant vessel in Gulf of Aden

The Indian Navy’s frontline warship INS Visakhapatnam responded within an hour to the distress call by MV Genco Picardy following the drone attack at 2311 hours on Wednesday India’s guided missile destroyer INS Visakhapatnam on Thursday swiftly responded to a Read More …

Syria: An ISIS terrorist wearing explosive belt eliminated in Daraa

Component authorities in Daraa managed to kill one of ISIS terrorists wearing a suicide belt before blowing himself up among a patrol member, east the city. In addition, an IED was founded in the al-Kashef neighborhood, with it been detonated Read More …

India: Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel launches National IED Data Management system

Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel today performed ground breaking and dedicated Rs. 481.32 crore worth development works at Rashtriya Raksha University (RRU). He launched four new projects at RRU. The Chief Minister dedicated Atal Incubation Centre at RRU for innovation Read More …

Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces neutralise IEDs in Somalia

The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) route search explosive devices team under the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) has neutralised Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) in Somalia. The development follows the planting of the IEDs by the al-Shabaab militants Read More …

India: Assam Rifles recover four improvised explosive devices in Moreh

A vigilant Assam Rifles patrol found Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) in Chikim Veng near ADC Complex, Moreh. The discovery triggered an immediate action wherein thearea was cordoned off, and an extensive search ensued with the assistance of an Explosive Detective Read More …