India: Security forces destroy 601 acres of poppy cultivation, seize 9-kg IED

Security forces have destroyed about 601 acres of illegal poppy cultivation across Manipur over the past five days, from December 16 to 20, and recovered a 9-kg improvised explosive device (IED) in Thoubal district on Saturday, police said. The biggest Read More …

Nigeria: Troops uncover IED, arrest terror logistics suspects in Borno

Nigerian troops operating under Operation HADIN KAI have discovered and neutralised an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) and arrested two suspected terrorist logistics suppliers during separate operations in Borno State, the army said on Saturday. The Joint Task Force (North East) Read More …

Mince pies and brews: Defence Secretary thanks troops working over Christmas

Defence Secretary John Healey travelled to Merville Barracks in Colchester to visit troops who will be on duty over Christmas. Mr Healey spoke to soldiers from 11 Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Search Regiment. The Defence Secretary got a demonstration of Read More …

Iraq: Authorities arrest senior ISIS bomb maker after 10-month hunt

A senior ISIS member specializing in bomb-making was arrested on Tuesday, Iraq’s National Security Service (INSS) said, noting that the operation capped more than 10 months of surveillance and monitoring. Identified as a “high-risk operative,” INSS stated that the detainee’s Read More …

Nigeria: Troops repel ISWAP attack in Mairari, destroy Vehicle-Borne IEDs, recover arms cache

Troops of Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) have recorded another major success against terrorism in the North East, decisively repelling a coordinated attack by Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters on a forward operating base in Mairari. The foiled assault, Read More …

Spain: The Centre of Excellence for Improvised Explosive Devices teaches the course on ‘Weapons Intelligence Team’

The Centre of Excellence for Improvised Explosive Devices (C-IED COE) organised and ran a new edition of the Weapons Intelligence Team (WIT) Training Developer Course at its facilities in Hoyo de Manzanares. This training was inaugurated by the deputy director Read More …

Paskistan: Jaffar Express attack averted in Balochistan’s Nasirabad

Security forces foiled an attempt to target Jaffar Express by recovering a bomb planted on a railway track in Nasirabad district on Saturday. Police officials said unidentified individuals had planted an improvised explosive device (IED) on the track in the Read More …

Somalia: AUSSOM roots for coordinated global support

AUSSOM Head Amb. El Hadji Diene joined global leaders at the Doha Forum to push for predictable, coordinated international support for Somalia’s security, stabilization, and state-building efforts under the new AU-led mission He also highlighted essential enabling capabilities needed for Read More …

How Kiwi soldiers are helping train Ukraine forces

The New Zealand Defence Force is continuing to provide training to the Armed Forces of Ukraine in counter explosive ordnance measures and drone warfare – over three and a half years since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began. The Defence Read More …

India-UK joint drill intensifies with high-end combat training in Rajasthan

The Indo-UK Joint Military Exercise Ajeya Warrior-25, currently underway at the Mahajan Field Firing Ranges, Rajasthan, continues to progress with high professional intensity as troops from the Indian Army’s Sikh Regiment and the UK Army engage in a focussed training Read More …

Kenya: UK trains KDF on how to handle improvised explosives

The United Kingdom has reaffirmed its commitment to regional security after supporting Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) personnel through a five-week Improvised Explosive Device Disposal (IEDD) course at the Humanitarian Peace Support School (HPSS) in Nairobi. According to the British High Read More …

Togo: Protecting civilians from the risks of Improvised Explosive Devices

As part of its support to the Togolese government to strengthen the protection of civilian populations in the north of the country against the risk posed by explosive devices, including Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism Read More …

Jammu and Kashmir: Police recover 2,900 kg of explosive material in multi-state raids

Jammu and Kashmir Police on Monday claimed a major success against militancy by busting an inter-state militant module of the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) and Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind (AGuH) outfits and arresting seven persons, including two doctors. The police stated that 2,900 kg Read More …

Bangladesh: Police arrest suspect in bomb attacks on Catholic sites

Dhaka police have arrested a 28-year-old man in connection with homemade bomb attacks that targeted a Catholic cathedral and a Church-run school in Bangladesh’s capital this month. Police investigators identified the suspect as a member of Bangladesh Chhatra League, the Read More …

Queensland: Seven people arrested in counter-terrorism sting

Seven people have been arrested in a months-long counter-terrorism sting across regional Queensland. Police said they seized 20 kilograms of explosives alongside home-made bombs and guns in a series of raids across the state, most recently in August. Officers from Read More …

India: Dipsy the brave sniffer dog honored by Prime Minister Modi

Dipsy, an Indian-breed sniffer dog with the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), has been applauded for her courageous service following recognition by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his ‘Mann Ki Baat’ episode. Dipsy’s handler, Constable Pyarelal, commended her for successfully Read More …

Pakistan: Three police officers hurt in Hangu explosion, ‘Afghan IED expert’ killed in Tank

Three police officers, including an SHO, were wounded on Sunday when an improvised explosive device struck a police convoy conducting search operations near a cemetery in the Doaba area of Hangu, police said. According to a police official, Saqib, a Read More …

Nigeria: Troops foil terrorist attacks, secure North East communities

Troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), Joint Task Force North East, have successfully thwarted multiple terrorist attacks and neutralised key threats in the North East region. According to Lieutenant Colonel Sani Uba, Media Information Officer, Joint Task Force North East, Read More …

Kenya: Special Police Squad Thwarts Al-Shabaab Bomb Attack

enya’s Elite Special Operations Group (SOG) officers have stopped eight Al-Shabaab terrorists who were attempting to plant improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in Garissa County. In a statement issued by the Kenya Counter Terrorism Policing on Sunday October 26, the SOG Read More …

Pakistan: 12 militants killed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa operations, suicide vehicle destroyed

At least 12 militants were killed in a series of security operations in Bajaur, Hangu and North Waziristan districts between Friday night and Saturday, officials and local sources said. Separately, a station house officer (SHO) was injured in Hangu during Read More …