Iraq security forces detain PKK-affiliated suspect in Kirkuk bombing case

Iraqi security forces have detained an alleged member of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in connection with a recent bombing in Kirkuk. Arshad al-Salihi, Chair of the Parliamentary Human Rights Committee, told Shafaq News that National Security Service forces carried Read More …

Pakistan: Conflicting reports of ‘operation’ near Pakistan-Iran border

Conflicting reports emerged about a cross-border operation, conducted by Iranian forces in the Sistan and Balochistan province, with Iranian officials claiming the targets were Afghan-Tajik militants, while other sources suggest they may have been smugglers. Iranian authorities said that 18 Read More …

Kenya: Security forces destroy two al-Shabab camps in border region

Kenya’s counter-terrorism police unit said its special forces carried out intelligence-led operations on the border with Somalia, destroying two al-Shabab makeshift camps. It said the operation, carried out by the Special Operations Group, Kenya’s elite counter-terrorism group, led to the Read More …

Nigeria seeks regional action against illicit arms, IED threats

The Federal Government has advocated stronger regional efforts to counter the threats posed by the proliferation of small arms and Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) in the West Africa sub-region. This call was made at the opening of the ECOWAS Coordination Read More …

India: Security Forces recover huge cache of arms and explosives in Manipur

The security forces working in trouble torn Manipur have come up with huge success as they recovered a substantial cache of arms and explosives from the Bishnupur and Imphal West districts. In a police statement released on Friday claimed that Read More …

UK donates counter-IED equipment to Nigerian military

The UK Government on Friday donated advanced counter-Improvised Explosives Devices to Operation Hadin Kai Theatre Command Joint Task Force in Maiduguri. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the donation of the equipment marks another milestone in the strategic partnership Read More …

Pakistan: Security forces kill nine terrorists, including two suicide bombers in Bajaur

Pakistan’s security forces killed nine terrorists, including two suicide bombers, during an operation in the Bajaur district, according to the military’s media wing, ISPR. The operation was conducted on the night of October 23-24, following intelligence reports of the militants’ Read More …

Nigeria: Troops Kill Four Terrorists, Rescue 14 In South East

Operatives of the 82 Division Nigerian Army and the Joint Task Force South-East, code-named ‘Operation UDO KA’, have smashed camps of alleged Indigenous People of Biafra and its Eastern Security Network (IPOB/ESN) armed wing within South-East. The troops neutralised four Read More …

India: Major Counter-Terror Raids in Kashmir Disrupt Militant Recruitment

In a major operation, the Counter-Intelligence Kashmir (CIK) unit raided six districts to dismantle a terrorist recruitment module tied to a group linked with Lashkar-e-Taiba. The move follows attacks which have heightened security concerns in the region, prompting calls for Read More …

Somalia strives to deepen security ties with Uganda, Burundi

Somalia’s president wrapped up official visits to Uganda and Burundi as part of efforts to deepen security ties with the two nations, which have been among the main contributors of African Union peacekeeping forces to his country. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, Read More …

Iraqi Counter-Terrorism forces arrest three terrorists, destroy multiple hideouts

On Saturday, Iraq’s Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS) announced that it had carried out several operations resulting in the arrest of terrorists and the destruction of numerous hideouts across different regions of the country. In a statement, CTS detailed that, in coordination Read More …

Autumn 2024 edition of the Counter-IED Report magazine is now available to read online and in print

We are pleased to inform you that Autumn 2024 edition of the Counter-IED Report magazine is now available to read online and in print. Articles, in-depth analysis and insights from C-IED Centre of Excellence, Assessed Mitigation Options (AMO) consultancy, Teledyne ICM, Read More …

Jammu and Kashmir: Army seizes huge cache of weapons, explosives in Poonch

The Indian Army’s Romeo Force seized a huge cache of weapons and explosives in the Jhullas area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, officials said on Saturday. According to the Army officials, a search was launched based on a tip-off Read More …

India: Security forces ramp up operations, seize arms and ammunition in Manipur

Security forces in Manipur have intensified search and seizure operations across vulnerable areas of the state as part of ongoing efforts to restore peace and stability. In a major crackdown, forces conducted operations in the fringe and vulnerable areas of Read More …

Israel: IDF ground forces move into eastern Lebanon under air force cover

The IDF maneuvered into several villages in the eastern sector of Lebanon on Tuesday, where, according to intelligence, Hezbollah has terrorist infrastructure. IDF artillery also fired at the area, aiming to destroy terrorist infrastructure, kill Hezbollah terrorists, and disrupt terrorist Read More …

Burkina Faso: Nearly 70% of the territory is now under state control, compared to 40% in 2022

The Minister in charge of Foreign Affairs, Karamoko Jean Marie Traoré, spoke at the United Nations (UN) General Assembly on Monday, September 30, 2024, on behalf of Burkina Faso. Among other things, he said, to the cheers of the assembly, Read More …

Kenya: IED-making materials recovered from Garissa guest house

Multi-agency teams are searching for suspects behind the recovered bomb-making materials from a guesthouse in Garissa Town. The team said the materials were meant to make an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) for use at an undisclosed place. A team raided a Read More …

India: 15 arrested for allegedly planting IEDs across Assam

Assam Police Chief Public Relations Officer Pranabjyoti Goswami, in a statement, said that the force carried out the operations in collaboration with the National Investigation Agency (NIA). Terming it a major breakthrough in the investigation into the planting of IED-like Read More …

Iraq: 4 ISIS leaders killed in raid that left 7 US service members injured

Four senior ISIS leaders were killed in last month’s U.S.-Iraqi military raid in western Iraq including the group’s top operations leader in Iraq and its chief bombmaker for whom the United States had offered a $5 million reward, the U.S. Read More …