India: BSF jawan injured in IED blast along India-Pakistan border in Gurdaspur

A Border Security Force (BSF) jawan was injured in an IED blast that occurred along the India-Pakistan international border in Punjab, the force said in a statement on Wednesday. The incident took place on the intervening night of April 8-9 Read More …

Philippines: IED blast leaves 6 soldiers, 1 civilian hurt in Iloilo

Six soldiers and a civilian were wounded when an alleged improvised explosive device blew up in Janiuay town, Iloilo, on Friday. Members of the 601st Brigade of the Philippine Army and a 64-year-old civilian were struck by shrapnel. The military Read More …

Pakistan: IED blast rocks Peshawar-Parachinar highway

An improvised explosive device (IED) planted on the Peshawar-Parachinar highway at Charkhel area in lower parts of Kurram tribal district detonated with a loud explosion early Sunday morning. No casualties were reported in the explosion. According to police sources, the Read More …

Somalia: IED attack on ATMIS-SNAF convoy

A joint ATMIS – UPDF and SNAF logistics convoy was hit by a Command Wire Improvised Explosive Device (CWIED) yesterday along the Mogadishu-Buffow-Barawe route. The attack claimed two lives and injured personnel from both ATMIS and SNAF. All casualties have Read More …

Northern Ireland: Derry murder and bomb discovery flagged up by new EUROPOL terror report

The EU Terrorism Situation and Trend 2020 report refers to the killing of Lyra McKee in April 2019 and the discovery of a bomb last September. The law enforcement agency said the UK reported ‘55 security-related incidents by Dissident Republican Read More …

Northern Ireland: Command Wire Initiated Improvised Explosive Device located in Creggan made safe

Assistant Chief Constable for District Policing Mark Hamilton said: “Following a large scale search operation in the Creggan area of Derry/Londonderry, police located a suspect device in a parked vehicle. “A clearance operation was commenced with a number of families Read More …