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Four soldiers have sustained varying degrees of injuries following an improvised explosive device (IED) attack and subsequent ambush on troops along the Damboa–Kumala–Maiduguri main supply route in Borno State. Sources, according to Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency expert and security analyst Read More …
Troops of the Joint Task Force (North East), Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), have foiled a planned terrorist attack and recovered arms and ammunition during ongoing counter-insurgency operations under Operation DESERT SANITY/VIGILANT SIEGE in the North-East. The military disclosed this in Read More …
To maintain operational dominance across increasingly complex security environments, the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Regiment Training Centre Annex (RTCA), Bauchi, in collaboration with the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Unit of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), Bauchi State Command, conducted a Read More …
Imphal: Plots by anti-social elements to trigger bloodshed in Manipur’s Imphal East district were foiled by alert security forces on Saturday, police reported on Sunday. Bomb experts from central security forces, in coordination with Manipur Police, neutralised explosive devices and Read More …
Troops of Sector 1, Operation UDO KA, have destroyed a suspected ritual shrine and recovered improvised explosive devices during an operation against alleged members of the Indigenous People of Biafra and its armed wing, the Eastern Security Network, in Imezi Read More …
Troops of the Nigerian Army’s 202 Battalion, working alongside an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team, have recovered and safely destroyed four improvised explosive devices (IEDs) planted along a roadside in Bama Local Government Area of Borno State. Security sources disclosed Read More …
Over the past decade, West Africa has experienced an unprecedented escalation of terrorist threats, particularly in fragile border areas where terrorist groups exploit socio-economic vulnerabilities and porous borders. In northern Togo, several incursions and armed attacks have been attributed to Read More …
Operatives of the Borno state police command on Tuesday detonated an Improvised Explosive Device concealed in a backpack at Layin Logo, Moduganari area of Maiduguri, Borno state The Public Relations Officer of the Command, ASP Nahim Daso, who disclosed this Read More …
Troops of the Nigerian Army have intercepted 11 suspected criminal elements conveying materials believed to be for the production of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in Kuje Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory. Security sources said the suspects, comprising 10 Read More …
PRISTINA – Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) soldiers assigned to Regional Command-East (RC-E), part of the NATO-led Kosovo Force (KFOR) mission, conducted Improvised Explosive Device (IED) detection and vehicle inspection training at Camp Bondsteel. The training strengthens base security by improving Read More …
U.S. Army Sgt. Caesar Diaz, an explosive ordnance disposal noncommissioned officer assigned to the 734th Explosive Ordnance Company, 3rd EOD Battalion, 71st EOD Group, 20th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives Command, speaks on instructing U.S. Soldiers assigned to the Combat Engineer Read More …
Nigeria and Türkiye have reached an agreement to establish a major military training facility in Nigeria as part of a broader defence partnership aimed at strengthening the country’s security architecture and enhancing military capacity. Under the arrangement, Nigerian military personnel Read More …
Ministry of Interior announced on Saturday that its specialized units have dismantled an “active terrorist cell” and arrested five of its members. Preliminary data indicated that members of the cell were involved in assembling explosive devices, preparing improvised explosive devices Read More …
Troops of the Nigerian Army under Operation Eastern Sanity have conducted a raid across the South-East, overrunning IPOB/ESN strongholds. According to the Army, “On 14 April 2026, joint troops of Sector 1, supported by the Air Component of Operation Udoka, Read More …
In the south of Afghanistan, Helmand Province was once at the centre of heavy fighting between the Taliban and NATO and the Afghan National Army (ANA) forces. Until 2021, NATO and the ANA tried to expel the Taliban from their Read More …
Security forces have reportedly destroyed 21 bunkers in Manipur’s Ukhrul district and seized 13 improvised explosive devices (IEDs) from the Tengnoupal district. On Saturday, 14 bunkers were destroyed in Sikibung village and seven in Mongkot Chepu, both under the jurisdiction Read More …
The IDF destroyed on Friday an explosives manufacturing lab in Tulkarm in the West Bank, the military said on Sunday morning. Numerous improvised explosive devices (IEDs), including about 200 pipe bombs, fire extinguishers, and large gas cylinders meant to be Read More …
Security forces on Wednesday recovered an 14.5 kg Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in south Kashmir’s Shopian. Officials said that Chinar Warriors, in a joint operation with Jammu and Kashmir Police, averted a major terror incident by recovering and neutralising an Read More …
The Chhattisgarh Police have sent more than a dozen surrendered Maoist cadres to the Counter Terrorism and Jungle Warfare (CTJW) College to brief fresh recruits on their methods, especially the handling of improvised explosive devices. Most of the surrendered cadres Read More …
The Somali National Army (SNA) conducted a highly critical mine clearance operation today in the Gololey area, located on the outskirts of Balcad town within the Middle Shabelle region. During the sweep, the specialized Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) unit of Read More …