Greece: Explosion injures four people in Athens

Two police officers and two ​members of the public were injured ‌in an explosion at a building in central Athens, Greek police said on Wednesday. A police official who ⁠declined to be named said the ​explosion occurred when officers reached Read More …

Yemen: HALO deminers trapped inside besieged Taiz

Around 30 staff from the HALO Trust, the world’s largest humanitarian landmine clearance organisation, are among hundreds of thousands of civilians trapped in the frontline Yemeni city of Taiz, after Houthi fighters tightened their siege on the government-held enclave, cutting Read More …

Bangladesh: 103 crude bombs recovered in Rajshahi

A total of 103 handmade crude bombs were recovered from an abandoned cement sack in the Aduburi area of Rajshahi city early today, said the Special Response Battalion (SRB). An SRB-5 team received information around 2:00am that a suspicious cement Read More …

South Korea: U.S. Navy, Republic of Korea Navy conclude combined Maritime Mine Countermeasures Exercise 2026

The U.S. Navy, Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy, and 15 partner nations successfully concluded the ninth Multi-National Mine Warfare Exercise 2026 (MNMIWEX 26) off the southeast coast of Busan, Oct. 16, 2026. The multi-day evolution brought together surface mine countermeasures 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 …

Nigeria: Troops Foil Terror Attack, Recover Arms, Arrest Suspect in Borno

Troops of the Joint Task Force (North East), Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), have foiled a planned terrorist attack and recovered arms and ammunition during ongoing counter-insurgency operations under Operation DESERT SANITY/VIGILANT SIEGE in the North-East. The military disclosed this in Read More …

EOD is an essential U.S. Army enabler for LSCO and homeland defense

FORT BRAGG, N.C. – The 20th Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear Explosives (CBRNE) Command hosted an Explosive Ordnance Disposal capabilities exercise at Fort Bragg, N.C., May 6, to showcase the critical role EOD plays in support of large-scale combat operations, interagency Read More …

Book Release: ‘Only a Soldier Knows’ – Life on the Front Lines with the Irish Defence Forces – by Ray Lane

Author: Lt Col (Ret.) Ray Lane An inspiring story of a bomb disposal officer and his extraordinary life journey that offers insight into modern warfare and the psychological resilience required in the face of immense danger. Synopsis On a gloomy Read More …