Nigeria: Troops Disrupt Terrorists’ Logistics Networks, Arrests IED Experts

Sustained Military operations have disrupted terrorists’ logistics networks operating across the country with the arrest of Improvised Device Explosion (IED) experts in the North and South East theatres of the country. Director of defence media operations Major General Michael Onoja Read More …

UK: Macclesfield man found in possession of ‘terrorist material’ during police raid

A Macclesfield man found in possession of ‘terrorist material’ during a police raid has been jailed. Jonathan Wilson, of Abbey Road, was sentenced to 12 months imprisonment at Manchester Crown Court on Wednesday, September 16. It comes after the 49-year-old Read More …

Philippines: Improvised bomb neutralized by soldiers in Lamitan

Government security forces intercepted and safely neutralized an improvised explosive device (IED) in Barangay Balobo early Monday morning, thwarting a potential bombing attempt just hours before polling precincts opened for the first parliamentary election in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Read More …

Florida: Fort Pierce man arrested after 8 explosive devices found at home

A Fort Pierce man is in custody after the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office said explosive devices were found at his home while detectives were serving a risk protection order. The agency said its investigation began Thursday around 12:20 p.m., Read More …

Nigeria: IED found at Niger general hospital

A suspected improvised explosive device (IED) was on Wednesday discovered at the New Bussa General Hospital in Borgu LGA of Niger State. A resident of New Bussa told our correspondent that the explosive device was spotted by one of the Read More …

India: 20-Kg IED cache recovered, defused in Jiribam

Security forces recovered three Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) weighing around 20 kg during a joint operation in a jungle area between Leishabithol and Ahamadabad in Jiribam, Manipur. Acting on specific intelligence inputs, formations under the Spear Corps, in close coordination Read More …

India: K9 experts gather in Hyderabad

K9 units have become an increasingly important component of India’s security and emergency-response infrastructure. Specially trained dogs are deployed for explosive and narcotics detection, search and rescue, tracking, security operations and other specialised tasks. To showcase the contributions of K9 Read More …

Nigeria: OPFY troops foil IED plot

Troops of Joint Task Force North West Operation Fansan Yamma recorded another operational success in Zamfara State with the recovery and safe disposal of a terrorist-planted Improvised Explosive Device (IED), along a major access route in Bukkuyum Local Government Area on Read More …

Nigeria: Troops arrest man with 180 explosive materials

Troops of the Nigerian Army have apprehended a suspected arms and explosives dealer while taking 180 20mm Super Power explosive materials to terrorists in Katsina forest. The man was arrested by troops of 1 Brigade at a checkpoint in Zurmi, Zamfara Read More …

India: Punjab Police foils terror plot, recovers 690 gram IED

Amritsar Rural Police on Sunday said it had foiled a terror plot targeting a police establishment and recovered a 690-gram improvised explosive device (IED) along with an electronic detonator. “Amritsar Rural Police averts a terror plot targeting a police establishment Read More …

Ukraine seeks NATO help as demining challenge mounts after Russian invasion

Ukraine’s State Emergency Service has asked NATO’s disaster-response co-ordination centre to help supply equipment for humanitarian demining and the transport and disposal of explosive ordnance. The request was submitted via NATO’s Euro-Atlantic Disaster Response Coordination Centre (EADRCC), which circulates appeals Read More …

Syria: Internal Security Forces neutralize two ISIS militants planting IED in Sayyidah Zaynab

Syria’s Internal Security Forces announced on Friday they neutralized two ISIS militants who were planting an explosive device in the Sayyidah Zaynab area of the Damascus countryside during a nighttime patrol on roads leading to military barracks and government facilities. In a statement, the Internal Security Forces Read More …

India: CRPF seize 14 firearms, explosives hidden along the Maharashtra-Chhattisgarh border

Gadchiroli Police and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) have recovered a cache of 14 firearms and explosive materials allegedly hidden by Maoists in a forest along the Maharashtra-Chhattisgarh border during a major anti-Naxal operation, officials said on Tuesday, 4th Read More …

Nigeria: Global humanitarian funding declining as 6m people depend on assistance

The Office of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN OCHA) in Nigeria, has disclosed that nearly six million people still depend on humanitarian assistance, even as global humanitarian funding continues to decline. Head of UN OCHA Nigeria, Miss Danielle Read More …

Uganda: UPDF passes out EOD, Counter-IED technicians and combat engineers

The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) has passed out Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) and Counter-Improvised Explosive Device (Counter-IED) technicians and combat engineers from Intake 4/2026 at the School of Combat Engineering, Kalama. Presiding over the pass-out ceremony, the Commander of Read More …

Pakistan: Security Forces destroy two explosive-laden vehicles in Khuzdar operation

Security forces killed four terrorists and destroyed two explosives-laden vehicles during an intelligence-based operation in Balochistan’s Khuzdar district on Thursday, according to the military’s media wing. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said the operation was launched after intelligence reports indicated Read More …

Indonesia, US conduct bomb disposal training in Guam

Seven Indonesian Air Force personnel completed a four-day bomb disposal training program with US Pacific Air Forces at Andersen Air Force Base in Guam, the Air Force said Tuesday. The joint tactical training, held from July 20 to July 24, Read More …

Benin: France equips the Beninese army with advanced equipment to counter IEDs

The military cooperation between Benin and France is intensifying in response to regional security challenges. On Tuesday, June 23, 2026, the 1st Engineer Battalion and the Center for Post-Conflict Demining and Pollution Action Training (CPADD) officially received a significant batch Read More …

Syria: ISIS claims responsibility for new attack targeting official near Damascus

ISIS has claimed a series of attacks in Syria, including an IED strike near Damascus and a reported assault on security forces in Raqqa. The extremist group Islamic State (ISIS) has claimed a new attack in Syria, with Syrian state media Read More …

Nigeria: Three EOD officers killed in IED explosion in Zamfara

Three policemen from the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Unit of the Zamfara Police Command paid the supreme price while on duty on Monday. The gallant officers were killed by an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted by bandit terrorists along the Read More …