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 …

UK: Bomb squad deployed as ‘unexploded device’ found in Cornwall

A suspected unexploded device has been discovered in the water at a dockyard near Falmouth, Cornwall. Emergency services remain at the scene, with two nearby homes evacuated as a precaution. The Coastguard is also advising boat users to avoid the Read More …

Syria and Ukraine sign demining agreement to support recovery and development

Syria and Ukraine signed a high-level humanitarian cooperation agreement on Sunday at the Ministry of Emergency and Disaster Management in Damascus to enhance demining operations, technical surveying, and sustainable agricultural recovery. The agreement was signed by Syrian Civil Defense Director Read More …

Ireland: Bomb squad carried out controlled explosion in Finglas park

Homes around the North Way Estate Park in Finglas were evacuated on Saturday evening due to the discovery of a viable suspicious device. The Irish Defense Forces and Gardaí attended the scene, with the Explosive Ordinance Disposal unit undertaking a 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 …

Lithuania: Bomb squad deployed after drone found in forest in Pasvalys district

A drone was found Wednesday in a forest in northern Lithuania, likely crashed months ago, prompting authorities to activate a bomb-response plan and send bomb disposal experts to the site, police said. The police later specified the drone appeared to Read More …

India: 20-Kg IED cache recovered, defused in Jiribam

Security forces recovered three Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) weighing around 20 kg during a joint operation in a jungle area between Leishabithol and Ahamadabad in Jiribam, Manipur. Acting on specific intelligence inputs, formations under the Spear Corps, in close coordination Read More …

Northern Ireland: Controlled explosion carried out on ‘viable’ device in Silverbridge

A security alert in the Carrive Road area of Silverbridge has come to an end, with road closures in the area now lifted. A controlled explosion was carried out on what police say was a viable device. A man in Read More …

Washington: Towing company found explosive devices inside impounded vehicle

Employees at a Washington towing company got quite a bit more than the usual abandoned fast-food wrappers when they looked inside an impounded vehicle on August 31. According to the Pacific County Sheriff’s Office, workers discovered what appeared to be Read More …

Ukraine: Explosion at Rivne police station occurred during bomb disposal operations

An explosion at a district police station in Rivne on 31 August which killed one member of staff and injured three others occurred as bomb disposal experts were at work. A criminal investigation has been opened into the negligent storage Read More …

Netherlands: Amsterdam home targeted with explosives 3 times in 1 day

On Saturday, a home on Professor R. Casimirstraat in Amsterdam was targeted three times with explosives. Two of the attempts resulted in explosions. However, just after midnight, police prevented the third explosion by arresting a 16-year-old boy from Amsterdam. The Defense Read More …

Nigeria: OPFY troops foil IED plot

Troops of Joint Task Force North West Operation Fansan Yamma recorded another operational success in Zamfara State with the recovery and safe disposal of a terrorist-planted Improvised Explosive Device (IED), along a major access route in Bukkuyum Local Government Area on Read More …

Germany: Aircraft bomb defused in Berlin

The 100-kilogram aerial bomb found in Berlin-Neukölln was successfully defused late Wednesday evening, according to a police statement. Thousands of people who had been evacuated from their homes were able to return shortly before midnight. The World War II bomb Read More …

UK: Explosive disposal team remove’ unexploded ordnance’ in Dorset

An Explosive Ordnance Disposal team was called after an item of suspected unexploded ordnance was discovered. Dorset Police confirmed it received a report at 12.58pm on Friday, August 21, that the item had been found  at a site off Lifeboat Quay in Read More …

Ireland: Gardaí confirm ‘viable devices’ removed from house in Dundalk

A number of viable devices were removed from a house in a Dundalk housing estate on Friday afternoon. Gardaí evacuated houses in the immediate vicinity, closed the road to the passage of traffic, and created a safe cordon. The Defence Forces’ Read More …

Russia develops first combat robot that disarms mines with laser

Russian specialists have developed a laser device for remote mine clearance based on a robotic platform that renders munitions harmless at a distance of up to 500 meters by burning away the explosive material without detonation. The laser is mounted Read More …

UK: St Pancras station evacuated as ‘controlled explosion of unattended car’ sparks delays to rail services

St Pancras station was evacuated earlier today after the controlled explosion of an “unattended car”, sparking delays to rail services. Emergency services scrambled to the the scene on Tuesday before evacuating the busy travel hub. The Metropolitan Police confirmed a “controlled explosion” took place and said that the Read More …

Ukraine: A shadow market for demining has emerged

In Ukraine, which is currently one of the most heavily mined countries in the world, most land is cleared of shells, mines, and other ordnance through illegal means. According to unofficial estimates from those surveyed LIGA.net according to farmers, between 50% and Read More …

India: Punjab Police foils terror plot, recovers 690 gram IED

Amritsar Rural Police on Sunday said it had foiled a terror plot targeting a police establishment and recovered a 690-gram improvised explosive device (IED) along with an electronic detonator. “Amritsar Rural Police averts a terror plot targeting a police establishment Read More …