Afghanistan: 30 Taliban killed in own IED explosion

Security sources say a bomb blast at a mosque in Balkh province has killed at least 30 militants. The 209th Shaheen Corps said in a statement on Saturday that 30 Taliban fighters including six foreign nationals who were expert mine Read More …

Afghanistan: Eight Taliban Bomb Makers Killed, IEDs Factory Destroyed in Kandahar

A Taliban’s IEDs factory was destroyed and eight Taliban bomb makers, including their commander, were killed during Afghan Commando Forces’ operation in southern Kandahar province, defense official said. Ministry of defense said that the operation conducted in Arghandab district on Read More …

Afghanistan: GCPSU and ANP discovered and defused dozens of IEDs in Nimruz and Zabul provinces, arrests a bombmaker in Laghman province

GCPSU discovered & defused 12 IEDs after several hours of efforts & point to point search operations in Khash Rod district of Nimruz province. Meanwhile, ANP detected two IEDs planted by terrorists in Shahr Safa district of Zabul province. GCPSU Read More …

Pakistan: Army kills two TTP terrorists in South Waziristan

The Pakistan Army killed two terrorists belonging to the proscribed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) during a security operation in South Waziristan, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said Monday. While two terrorists were killed, another was injured during the intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Read More …

Virginia: Richlands man pleads guilty to possessing and manufacturing explosive device

According to a press release, a Richlands man, who appeared at a health clinic in June 2020 with severe injuries to his hands and fingers, has pled guilty to charges of possessing and manufacturing an unregistered explosive device. The dept. Read More …

Arizona man gets over 3 years in prison in bomb-making case

An Arizona man who acknowledged showing an undercover federal agent how to make explosive devices in a 2017 sting operation in Las Vegas was sentenced to three years and five months in prison on convictions for heroin possession and distributing Read More …

CIA officer killed in Somali raid on suspected al-Shabaab bomb-maker

A CIA officer died during a raid in Somalia last month targeting a key extremist thought to be responsible for an attack that killed an American soldier in Kenya last year, local intelligence officials have told the Guardian. The officer Read More …

Philippines: Troops recover guns, IED components in hunt for 2 bomb-makers

The military seized more than a dozen firearms and components for home-made bombs from two elusive bombers. Edsrafil Manalasal Guiwan and Lakim Esmael, both of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters, are tagged in recent deadly bombings in central Mindanao. They Read More …

Nigerian troops neutralise 23 terrorists, capture IED specialist

Troops of Operation Fire Ball in the North-East have neutralised 23 terrorists and captured one Improvised Explosive Device (IED) specialist in Ngamdu, near Maiduguri. Brig.-Gen. Benard Onyeuko, Acting Director, Defense Media Operations, who disclosed this on Tuesday said that some Read More …

Nigeria: Troops apprehend IEDs makers in North-East

The Defence Headquarters said the troops of Operation Fire Ball have overrun some Boko Haram/Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists and arrested their Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) makers in the North East. The Acting Director, Defence Media Operations, Brig.-Gen. Read More …

Key Al-Qaida Leader Killed in Western Afghanistan

Authorities in Afghanistan said Tuesday an intelligence-led security operation had killed a key al-Qaida leader in a western region close to the Iranian border. The Afghan spy agency, the National Directorate of Security, identified the slain man as Mohammad Hanif, Read More …

Virginia: Warrant details how a note in a safe helped Roanoke County police identify a suspected bomb-maker

“These devices are consistent with what has been used to attack police during riots in the past.” That’s how a search warrant executed on Sept. 3 described what authorities found inside a safe at a Roanoke County apartment on Aug. Read More …

Washington: Soap Lake Police Raid Residence of Possible Bomb Maker

Soap Lake Police conducted a search warrant on a home on Fir Street N Monday after receiving what they deemed credible reports of the resident building an improvised explosive device, or IED, to harm another person. A Tactical Response Team Read More …

5 Taliban bomb experts killed during airstrikes in Afghanistan

Five Taliban bomb experts were killed during the airstrikes conducted by the Afghan Air Force in two provinces, the command of Afghan Special Forces said on Monday. “Three armed militants were killed in Nahri Saraaj district of southern Helmand province Read More …

India: Two men killed in crude bomb explosion in Murshidabad

Two people in a house in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district were killed in the early hours of Saturday after a stockpile of crude bombs exploded. The incident occurred in Ahiron Ghoshpara in the Suti police station area of Jangipur subdivision. Read More …

Jammu and Kashmir: IED expert among 12 terrorists in focus – IGP

Jammu and Kashmir police today said 12 top militants were on its hit list includes Hizbul Mujahideen’s Saifullah and Jaish-e-Muhammad’s IED expert Lamboo Bhai, whose movement is being tracked to ensure they are killed as soon as possible. Giving details Read More …

Missouri: St. Peters Man Planned to Attack Protesters, Cops With Grenades, IEDs, Police Say

A St. Peters man has been charged with multiple felonies after police found several explosive devices he’d hidden on a rural road in north O’Fallon, acting on a tip from his friends that he planned to use them in a Read More …

Philippine Police Catch Suspected Abu Sayyaf Bomb Expert

An alleged Abu Sayyaf bomb expert involved in an audacious attack at the House of Representatives that killed seven people in 2007, including a congressman, has been arrested in a raid in the southern Philippines, police said Friday. The suspect, Read More …