Pakistan: Five terror suspects arrested in Punjab

The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) arrested five terror suspects linked with different banned outfits during operations across different areas of Punjab. According to a CTD spokesman, the Department conducted 70 intelligence-based operations (IBOs) in different districts of the province to Read More …

US and UK strikes fail to slow Houthi attacks

Repeated US and UK air strikes against the Houthis in Yemen have failed to slow their attacks on ships in the region, BBC Verify has found. There have been nine attacks on ships in the past three weeks, compared with Read More …

U.S. Central Command Statement on U.S. Strikes in Iraq and Syria

TAMPA, Fla. – At 4:00 p.m. (EST) Feb. 02, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces conducted airstrikes in Iraq and Syria against Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Quds Force and affiliated militia groups. U.S. military forces struck more than 85 Read More …

EU naval mission to protect ships in Red Sea set to be launched on 19 February

A European Union naval mission to protect commercial shipping in the Red Sea from missile attacks by Houthi rebels in Yemen is expected to be launched on February 19, the bloc’s top diplomat announced on Wednesday. “Maritime security in the Read More …

Israel: IDF reveals how it floods Hamas underground world with anti-tunnel tool

The IDF on Tuesday finally allowed the Israeli media to publish more comprehensive details about its anti-tunnel flooding project against Hamas in Gaza. The IDF said that the flooding tool is one of many for fighting Hamas’s tunnels, including also Read More …

Winter 2023/24 edition of the Counter-IED Report magazine is now available to read online and in print

We are pleased to inform you that Winter 2023/24 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, CBRNe Secure Read More …

U.S. Central Command Forces Destroy Two Houthi Terrorists’ Anti-Ship Missiles

TAMPA, Fla. – On Jan. 24 at approximately 2:30 a.m. (Sanaa time), U.S. Central Command forces conducted strikes against two Houthi anti-ship missiles that were aimed into the Southern Red Sea and were prepared to launch. U.S. forces identified the Read More …

U.S. Forces Strike Kataib Hezbollah Capabilities in Iraq

TAMPA, Fla. – In response to attacks by the Iranian-backed militia group Kataib Hezbollah (KH), including the attack on al-Asad Airbase in western Iraq on Jan. 20, on Jan. 24 at 12:15 a.m., U.S. CENTCOM forces conducted unilateral airstrikes against Read More …

Pakistan: Security forces seize arms, ammunition and explosives in Zhob

Security forces have killed seven terrorists during an intelligence based operation in Sambaza Sector, Zhob District near Pakistan-Afghanistan border. According to the ISPR, these terrorists were involved in terrorists’ activities against security forces as well as killing of innocent civilians. Read More …

Pakistan carries out ‘precision strikes’ on terrorist hideouts in Iran

Pakistan carried out early morning air strikes on terrorist hideouts in Iran’s Siestan-o-Balochistan province on Thursday in what appears to be a response to Tehran’s violation of its air space over a day ago. The Foreign Office (FO) confirmed the Read More …

India: Assam Rifles recover four improvised explosive devices in Moreh

A vigilant Assam Rifles patrol found Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) in Chikim Veng near ADC Complex, Moreh. The discovery triggered an immediate action wherein thearea was cordoned off, and an extensive search ensued with the assistance of an Explosive Detective Read More …

U.S. Central Command: U.S. Forces, Allies Conduct Joint Strikes

TAMPA, Fla. – On Jan. 12 at 2:30 a.m. (Sanaa time), U.S. Central Command forces, in coordination with the United Kingdom, and support from Australia, Canada, the Netherlands, and Bahrain conducted joint strikes on Houthi targets to degrade their capability Read More …

Kenya: Police foiled 30 Al Shabaab terror attacks in 2023

Save for a handful IED attacks targeting security agents mainly in operation areas in North Eastern and parts of Coast, 2023 saw much-reduced terror incidents, but not for lack of trying by the terror groups. A report by counter-terrorism agencies Read More …

Israeli fire led to death of six soldiers in Gaza blast, three more killed

Nine IDF soldiers were killed in three incidents in Gaza on Monday, with eight soldiers wounded. Six of the killed soldiers and most of the wounded came from an incident with explosive material near the partially underground and partially above-ground Read More …

Philippines: NPA explosives unearthed in Batangas

A stash of explosives believed to be owned by the New People’s Army was discovered by the military in a mountainous area in Sitio Sales, Barangay Pooc, this town, on Wednesday morning, January 3. The Army 59th Infantry Battalion received information Read More …

Pakistan: Suicide bomber among 4 terrorists killed by security forces in North Waziristan

Security forces on Tuesday killed four terrorists including a suicide bomber during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa North Waziristan district, the military said. According to Inter-Services Public Relations, the military’s media wing, the operation was conducted on the reported Read More …

Kenya sends troops to fight rebels in DR Congo

President William Ruto announced Wednesday the deployment of troops to eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in a joint regional operation against a rebel offensive. Armed groups in eastern DRC have stepped up attacks, reviving ancient animosities and unleashing a surge Read More …

US forces attack three Houthi boats in Red Sea, killing at least 10 fighters

The US military stated earlier on Sunday that it sunk three boats waging an attack on a container ship in the Red Sea as it continued its patrol mission to counter threats from the Houthi rebels. Helicopters from two US Read More …

Navy’s Irregular Warfare Unit Releases Advanced Technology Research & Development BAA

The U.S. Navy’s Irregular Warfare Technical Support Directorate, or IWTSD, has released a broad agency announcement seeking research proposals in areas of advanced development and explosive ordnance disposal and explosive operations. A notice posted Wednesday on SAM.gov states that the Read More …

Somalia: National Intelligence and Security Agency arrests 8, including Ugandan linked to Al-Shabaab

The National Intelligence and Security Agency [NISA] said it detained eight people in connection with the Al-Qaeda-linked militant group, Al-Shabaab. In a statement, NISA said the suspects were traveling in a car that was intercepted in Afgoye, 30 kilometers west Read More …