India: Army trains Maharashtra police batch to counter bomb and Improvised Explosives Devices (IEDs) threat

The combat engineering department of the College of Military Engineering (CME) of the Army has conducted a special training session for a batch of Maharashtra Intelligence Academy (MIA) on vital aspects of bomb disposal, improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and jamming technology. Read More …

California: Man arrested for allegedly planting bomb near San Jose businesses

San Jose police arrested a 56-year-old man they believe plated a viable improvised explosive device near businesses last week, forcing evacuations and the bomb squad to dispose of the device. It happened near Ridder Park Drive and Fox Lane last Read More …

Israel: IDF destroys rockets, dozens of IEDs in West Bank

An IDF operation with the Border Police thwarted dozens of IEDs buried in main roads of the Tulkarm neighborhood of Nur a-Shams, according to the army spokesperson’s unit on Tuesday. Using Shin Bet security agency and army intelligence, the operation Read More …

Kenya: Police avert major IED attack by Al-Shabaab at Mandera border point

Police in Mandera East on Wednesday, June 5 averted a possible tragedy when they recovered and demolished an IED planted in an abandoned house. Corporal Ibrahim Isaac says that at around 9 am while manning the border at Border Point Read More …

India: Pressure bomb planted by Maoists defused in Odisha

A day after a tribal youth was found killed by Maoists in Kandhamal’s Badipanga village, SOG and CRPF jawans recovered a pressure bomb reportedly planted by the ultras in nearby Kotagarh forest on Tuesday. While the security personnel were combing Read More …

Spring/Summer 2024 edition of the Counter-IED Report magazine is now available to read online and in print

We are pleased to inform you that Spring/Summer 2024 edition of the Counter-IED Report magazine is now available to read online and in print. Articles, in-depth analysis and insights from European Defence Agency, C-IED Centre of Excellence, Assessed Mitigation Options Read More …

Indian Army thwarts IED attack in Manipur

In a significant achievement, alert and vigilant soldiers of the Indian Army averted a major incident by successfully diffusing three Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) in Imphal East district. The IEDs were discovered on the road connecting Nongdam Tangkhul and Etham Read More …

Ireland: Army carry out controlled explosion of suspicious device discovered in Co Kildare

The Grand Canal in Sallins, Co Kildare has re-opened again following the discovery of a suspicious device yesterday. Gardaí were alerted to the discovery of the device by the Grand Canal in Sallins, Co Kildare at approximately 3.30pm yesterday, Wednesday Read More …

UK: Explosive device found at Liverpool flat after police raid

An explosive was found at a flat after a street was evacuated, police have confirmed. Merseyside Police said an “improvised explosive device” was found following a raid in Ellis Place, Liverpool, after a bomb disposal team attended on Friday afternoon. Read More …

India: IEDs recovered in 8 cans in Jharkhand

Security forces recovered and defused improvised explosive devices (IEDs) kept in eight cans in a forest in Jharkhand’s Latehar district on Monday, police said. The explosives were recovered from the Lohra forest under the jurisdiction of the Barwadih police station Read More …

Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces urge public vigilance as ADF pursuit continues

The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) has called for vigilance amongst Ugandans as they continue to pursue the Allied Defence Forces rebels in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). According to Maj. Bilal Katamba, the public information officer UPDF Mountain Read More …

Jammu and Kashmir: IED recovered, destroyed in Rajouri

Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of Jammu and Kashmir police alongwith Rajouri police recovered a mobile phone box based Improvised Explosive Device (IED) from Draj village of Budhal in Rajouri. The explosive material has been destroyed by Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) Read More …

Nigeria: Security agents comb Anambra forests, recover bombs

The joint security operatives in Anambra State have recovered nine locally made Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs and four walkie-talkies while combining some forests in Ogbaru local government area in search of hoodlums attacking security formations in the state. The state Read More …

Australia: Clearance divers put to the test

The robot’s video feed showed an innocuous-looking cardboard box, but from intelligence gathered, Chief Petty Officer Thomas Buchanan knew it was time to put on a bomb suit. Earlier that day, the Mine Warfare and Clearance Diving Task Group headquarters Read More …

Ireland: Gardaí discover four explosive devices in west Dublin

Gardaí discovered four viable explosive devices during the search of a van in southwest Dublin on Sunday. A man in his 40s was arrested following the search in Ronanstown, Dublin 22. He remains in Garda custody in Dublin, detained under Read More …

India: Army, Assam Rifles and Territorial Army discover Improvised Explosive Devices

On 21 March 2024, following a report from Territorial Army regarding a suspicious bag south of Saigon Village, Tengnoupal District, a joint team comprising Assam Rifles along with Territorial Army was deployed for search operations. During the search, the team Read More …

New Zealand: Homemade explosive device discovered at New Lynn reserve

A “metal pipe bomb” was discovered at a New Lynn reserve this afternoon, prompting a response from police and the New Zealand Defence Force. Police said a person found a small homemade explosive device in a reserve near their home Read More …

British Columbia: Annual Exercise Taz Runner starting at CFB Comox

On the morning of Feb. 14, CFB Comox celebrated Valentine’s Day with a bang, with the beginning of the annual Exercise Taz Runner. This 12-year-long tradition, conducted from Feb. 15-29 at 19 Wing Comox, focuses on counter-improvised explosive device training Read More …

Pakistan: Police officer killed, two others injured in IED explosion in Lower Dir district

A bomb went off in Pakistan’s northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Monday, leaving at least one policeman killed and two others injured, official sources said. The explosion happened when a police bomb disposal squad was defusing an improvised explosive device Read More …

Sweden: Police destroy ‘dangerous object’ found at Israeli embassy in Stockholm

The Swedish police’s bomb squad have detonated a ”dangerous object” found by staff at Israel’s embassy in Stockholm. It was found outside the embassy building, but inside its fenced-off compound. Police say the object could have detonated, but they have Read More …