Pakistan: Terrorist held for planting two IEDs

The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) claimed to have arrested a suspect, who had allegedly planted two high-intensity explosive devices on a road in the suburbs of Bahawalpur city. According to CTD officials, the suspect, whose name was not disclosed, had Read More …

Pakistan: 11 kg bomb defused in Peshawar’s Yakatoot area

The police’s Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) defused an 11-kilogramme explosive device here on Friday, police said. The police called the BDS personnel following information about a bomb lying in the densely populated Yakatoot area, according to a statement issued by Read More …

Bangladesh: Eight crude bombs recovered in Jashore town

Members of Special Response Battalion-6 (SRB-6) recovered eight crude bombs during a raid in Jashore town early today. The explosives were recovered from the Shankarpur Balir Math area around 1:00am. Lieutenant Commander Naim Ul Haque, company commander of SRB-6’s Jashore Read More …

Morocco: Police find explosive-making materials on ISIS-affiliated suspect arrested in Tangier

Morocco’s National Police (DGSN) and the General Directorate for Territorial Surveillance (DGST) said on Friday that forensic tests found chemicals used in making explosives among items seized from a suspected extremist arrested in Tangier on October 9. The tests also Read More …

Alakai Defense Systems Introduces Argos Handheld Deep UV Raman Standoff Detector to the International Counter-IED Community

PRESS RELEASE  •  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Argos identifies explosives, homemade explosives and other chemical threats without contact at up to 15 meters with results in seconds. TAMPA BAY, Florida, USA — October 16, 2026— Alakai Defense Systems, Inc., a Read More …

Pakistan: 3 BLA, TTP terrorists arrested in Joint CTD and Intelligence Operations in Karachi

Three alleged terrorists belonging to the defunct Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) and Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) have been arrested from the Lasbela roundabout and Purani Sabzi Mandi areas of Karachi in two joint operations conducted by the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) Read More …

Nigeria: Troops neutralise IEDs planted along Zamfara road

Troops of Fansan Yamma have recovered and neutralised improvised explosive devices (IEDs) planted by terrorists along the Magami-Hannutara-Dansadau road in Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State. In a statement on Friday, the Nigerian Army said the troops conducted a Read More …

India: Army, Assam Rifles destroy 27 IEDs on road in Manipur’s Kamjong

Assam Rifles and indian Army teams detected and neutralised as many as 27 IEDs along an eight-km stretch of road near the India–Myanmar border in ’s Kamjong district. The Army’s Spear Corps wrote on X that the 27 IEDs were Read More …

India: Security forces recover seven IEDs, including six pressure cooker bombs in Chhattisgarh

Security forces have recovered seven improvised explosive devices (IEDs), including six pressure cooker bombs and a pipe bomb, from a suspected Maoist dump in the Bhatbeda area of Chhattisgarh’s Narayanpur district, officials said. The explosives were recovered during an intensive Read More …

New Zealand: Homemade bomb found in car near new City Rail Link station

The bomb squad was called to a stolen car in a car yard near one of Auckland’s new City Rail Link train stations on Monday evening after police found an improvised explosive device (IED) inside. Officers found the item inside Read More …

Nigeria: Troops foil Boko Haram IED plot in Borno, arrest 2 suspected kidnappers in Kaduna

Nigerian troops have thwarted an alleged attempt by Boko Haram insurgents to plant improvised explosive devices (IEDs) along the Maiduguri-Damboa highway in Borno State, while troops conducting a separate operation in Kaduna State arrested two suspected kidnappers. The incidents occurred Read More …

Nigeria, US deepen military ties on counter-terrorism, intelligence sharing

The Minister of Defence, General Christopher Gwabin Musa (rtd.), has reaffirmed Nigeria’s commitment to deepening military relations with the United States, particularly in counter-terrorism operations. Musa made the remarks on Wednesday in Abuja while receiving Major General Matthew Brown, Commander of the Read More …

India: Country-made drone bomb, arms and IEDs seized in Bishnupur

Security forces on Wednesday recovered a country-made drone bomb along with arms, hand grenades and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) during a search operation in Manipur’s Bishnupur district, police said. The operation was launched at around 5.30 am in the Khordak Read More …

Somali Army launches security operation against Al-Shabaab in Lower Shabelle

Somali government forces have carried out a security operation in areas between Sabiid, Caanoole and Bariire in the Lower Shabelle region, according to the Somali military. The operation was conducted by the army’s 27th and 17th ground force brigades as Read More …

Indian Army plans procurement of 350 portable stand-off explosive detectors

In a major push to enhance the safety and operational efficiency of its bomb disposal units, the Indian Army is set to acquire approximately 350 advanced, portable explosive detectors. This move aims to modernise the military’s counter-IED (Improvised Explosive Device) Read More …

India: Eastern Command conducts Joint Counter-IED training for Indian Army and Assam Rifles troops

The Indian Army’s Eastern Command has conducted joint Counter-Improvised Explosive Device (Counter-IED) training for Indian Army and Assam Rifles personnel as part of efforts to strengthen operational preparedness against evolving explosive threats. The training was conducted by Eastern Command’s Counter Read More …

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 …