Nigeria: How Boko Haram uses AI to build bombs, improve attacks

Boko Haram fighters have increasingly turned to artificial intelligence tools to improve their operations, using chatbots to obtain technical guidance on attacks, weapons and battlefield tactics, according to a report by The New York Times on Friday. Citing a study Read More …

Texas: DPS finds explosives and bomb-making materials in West Odessa

The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) says explosives and bomb-making materials were discovered during the execution of a search warrant at a home in West Odessa. According to DPS, its Criminal Investigations Division, with assistance from the Federal Bureau Read More …

New Jersey: Denville explosives suspect accused of creating an explosives laboratory remains in custody

The Denville man accused of creating an explosives laboratory, has been ordered to remain in custody pending trial after a judge concluded the evidence recovered from his home posed “grave risks” to the community. The decision followed a two-hour pretrial detention Read More …

New Jersey: Denville man accused of operating homemade explosives lab

A Denville man accused of operating a homemade explosives laboratory was arrested Wednesday after authorities seized what prosecutors described as more than 100 containers of explosive material capable of “massive destruction.” Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll acknowledged Thursday that “matters of national Read More …

Greece: Kalymnos police seize dangerous haul of explosives

A 41-year-old man was arrested on the island of Kalymnos in the southeastern Aegean on Tuesday after police found explosives and weapons in his house. The man, who will appear before a prosecutor on Wednesday, is facing charges of possession Read More …

Cyprus: Larnaca police believe they stopped terror attacks after explosives find

Larnaca CID believes it has prevented attacks on Cypriot soil after arresting two men, aged 32 and 38, on suspicion of terrorism and finding significant quantities of explosive-making materials at two properties in the city. Investigators are working to establish whether the Read More …

Nigeria: Six ISWAP Bomb Makers Killed in Borno IED Explosion

No fewer than six suspected members of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) have been killed following a premature Improvised Explosive Device (IED) that detonated in the Marte Local Government Area of Borno State. Security sources said the incident occurred Read More …

Nigeria: Police foil bomb attack in Akure, arrest six suspects with IED materials

Six suspects have been arrested by police detectives in Ondo State over a failed bomb attack in Akure, the state capital. Addressing newsmen in Akure, the state police commissioner, Adebowale Lawal, said the operation led to the arrest of six suspects Read More …

West Bank: IDF confiscates 200 pipe bombs, numerous IEDs in Tulkarm

The IDF destroyed on Friday an explosives manufacturing lab in Tulkarm in the West Bank, the military said on Sunday morning. Numerous improvised explosive devices (IEDs), including about 200 pipe bombs, fire extinguishers, and large gas cylinders meant to be Read More …

Nigeria: DSS tells court how Ansaru suspects received weapons, IEDs training in Libyan camp

Two suspected commanders of the terror group Ansaru received weapons and explosives training in Libya, a Department of State Services (DSS) operative told the Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday. The officer said the suspects confessed to travelling abroad Read More …

Syria: YPG drone strike kills 7 soldiers in Hassakeh despite cease-fire

ven Syrian soldiers were killed and 20 others injured when a YPG drone struck an ammunition site in northeastern Hassakeh, the Syrian Defense Ministry said Wednesday. The Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA), citing the ministry’s Media and Communications Department, said Read More …

Somali, U.S. forces destroy al-Shabab explosives factory in Middle Juba region

Somali National Army forces, working in coordination with U.S. troops, carried out a planned overnight operation in Middle Juba that destroyed what officials described as al-Shabab’s largest explosives production facility and killed 18 militants, the Defense Ministry said Saturday. The Read More …

Pakistan: BLA terror bid foiled in Karachi; 2,000kg explosives seized

Security forces in Karachi foiled a major terrorism plot after recovering a suicide vehicle and massive quantities of explosive material during an operation in Raees Goth, preventing what officials believe could have been a large-scale attack. According to sources, the Read More …

Nigeria: NAF strikes IED hub, neutralises many bandits in Zamfara

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) conducted two high-impact precision Air Interdiction (AI) missions on December 28, 2025, at Turba Hill and Kachalla Dogo Sule’s Camp, both in Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State, neutralising several bandits. NAF air assets Read More …

Malaysia: Nilai bomb maker arrested in Mantin

Police have arrested an individual suspected of being involved in an explosion that occurred after an improvised explosive device (IED) was used in the Desa Palma area, Nilai, near here on Dec 22. Negri Sembilan police chief Deputy Comm Datuk Read More …

Northern Ireland: Co Down man denied bail as court hears details of cross-border terror plot to attack mosque

A man in Northern Ireland charged with terror offences linked to a cross-border police investigation into a planned attack on a Galway mosque has been denied bail. Connor Pollock, 38, from Croob Park, in Ballynahinch, Co Down, appeared via videolink Read More …

Virginia: Smithfield man sentenced to eight years in prison for possessing over 150 improvised explosive devices

NORFOLK, Va. – A Smithfield man was sentenced today to eight years in prison for possession of an unregistered short barrel rifle and possession of an unregistered destructive device. According to court documents, on July 31, 2021, Brad Kenneth Spafford, Read More …

Iraq: Authorities arrest senior ISIS bomb maker after 10-month hunt

A senior ISIS member specializing in bomb-making was arrested on Tuesday, Iraq’s National Security Service (INSS) said, noting that the operation capped more than 10 months of surveillance and monitoring. Identified as a “high-risk operative,” INSS stated that the detainee’s Read More …

California: 4 charged with plotting New Year’s Eve attacks

Federal authorities said Monday that they foiled a plot to bomb multiple sites of two U.S. companies on New Year’s Eve in Southern California after arresting members of an extremist anti-capitalist and anti-government group. The four suspects were arrested Friday Read More …

Massachusetts: North Shore man had explosive materials, gun equipment in apartment

A Massachusetts man was arrested Tuesday for allegedly stockpiling materials used to create explosive devices at his apartment in Salem, Massachusetts. Patrick Gordon, 42, was arraigned in Salem District Court on charges of possession of an incendiary device and possession Read More …