Philippines: IED explosion rocks Zamboanga Sibugay town

The police are conducting an in-depth investigation to identify the people behind the twin explosions of an improvised explosive device (IED) near the residence of a government official in Zamboanga Sibugay on Sunday, January 6. Chief Inspector Helen Galvez, Police Read More …

Egypt policeman killed defusing bomb near Coptic church

A policeman has been killed trying to defuse a bomb outside a Coptic Christian church in Egypt, security officials say. Mustafa Abid was reportedly a specialist in mine clearance. The explosion injured two other officers and an onlooker. The device Read More …

Police, military join forces for Cotabato City mall bombing probe

Police probers and Army intelligence agents will work together in the probe into a bombing at a mall in Cotabato City last Monday. Chief Superintendent Eliseo Rasco of the Police Regional Office 12 said Wednesday that Special Investigation Task Group Read More …

Senior police official killed in Takhar bomb explosion

An explosion took place near provincial police commandment’s compound in northeastern Takhar province of Afghanistan earlier today amid reports a number of people have been killed or wounded in the incident. Provincial governor’s spokesman Jawad Hejri confirmed the incident and Read More …

British troops ‘need detailed brain scans to detect unseen injuries that can lead to PTSD and dementia’, says Commons Defence Select Committee head

British combat troops should be given enhanced scans to detect unseen brain injuries which doctors say can cause dementia and post-traumatic stress disorder, an influential MP has demanded. Soldiers often suffer minor brain haemorrhages as a result of explosions on Read More …

Cairo bombing: At least four killed after explosion hits tourist bus near Giza Pyramids

A roadside bomb has hit a tourist bus near the pyramids in Cairo, killing at least four people and wounding 10 others, Egyptian authorities said. Three Vietnamese tourists and an Egyptian guide were killed as the bus was travelling in the Marioutiyah area near Read More …

Four KDF soldiers injured after IED goes off on military van

Four Kenyan Defense Forces (KDF) soldiers were injured on Tuesday after an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) went off on a military van they were traveling in along the Somalia border. The incident happened at 3 p.m. at the border point Read More …

Arizona: Bomb expert weighs in on series of explosions in the Valley

Since October, folks living west of Interstate 17 between Thunderbird and Happy Valley roads have been bombarded by explosions . The constant barrage of loud booms now has local law enforcement on the clock to figure out whose behind them. “It’s a Read More …

4 Taliban militants killed, 2 wounded in a premature IED blast in Faryab

At least four Taliban militants were killed and two others were wounded in a premature explosion triggered by an Improvised Explosive Device in northern Faryab province of Afghanistan. The 209th Shaheen Corps of the Afghan Military in the North in Read More …

Five militants killed in blast in southern Afghanistan

At least five Taliban militants were killed in a premature blast in restive southern province of Zabul, local police said on Sunday. “The killed militants were trying to plant an improvised explosive device (IED) along a road on outskirts of Read More …

Two soldiers killed in mine blast in NE Nigeria: sources

Two Nigerian soldiers were killed on Saturday in a roadside mine explosion in the restive northeast near the border with Cameroon as troops repelled a jihadist attack on a base in the region, military sources said. A military convoy on Read More …

AL Shabaab Blows Up Military Truck

At least three Kenyan Soldiers sustained injuries after suspected Alshabab militants blew up their vehicle using an Improvised explosive device (IED) along the Bothai lamu road. The soldiers who were part of the team involved in an operation to flush Read More …

Probe reveals use of IED in blast in Karachi: BDS officials

Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) officials on Sunday said that Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was used in yesterday’s blast at ‘Mehfil-e-Milad’ event held near Gulistan-e-Johar in Karachi. The BDS officials visited the bomb site and revealed that the a low intensity Read More …