India: Explosion in Manipur capital Imphal, second in 24 hours

An explosive device went off near the entrance of a residential area in Manipur capital Imphal early on Friday, the second explosion to have been reported in 24 hours, police said. No one was injured in the explosion that took Read More …

Nigeria: Boko Haram/ISWAP IED kills 6 insurgents in Borno

Atleast six Boko Haram and Islamic State of the West African Province(ISWAP) terrorists got killed by Improvised Explosive Device (IED) trap they laid for Nigerians soldiers in the North East of Borno State, Zagazola Learnt. An Intelligence Officer, told Zagazola Read More …

India: Police believes IED placed in Ambala by arrested terror suspects

A day after the arrest of four terror suspects from the Bastara toll plaza with large explosives, the Karnal police got success in determining the persons who had placed three live hand grenades and an improvised explosive device (IED) in Read More …

Somalia: Al-Shabaab terrorists attack Ethiopian troops in Gedo region

Casualties are feared as two roadside blasts targeted an Ethiopian military convoy in Somalia’s southwestern Gedo region on Thursday, a security official said. The attack took place between the towns of Luq and Shatalow, the official said, adding that investigation Read More …

Iraq: Danish cyclist killed by IED in Duhok province

A Danish cyclist was killed on Thursday evening when a bomb exploded in the Kani Masi subdistrict of the Kurdistan Region’s Duhok province, a security source told Kurdistan 24. Initial reports indicated that the cyclist was wounded by a suspected Read More …

India: Police recover 3 IEDs in Haryana

In a big breakthrough, Karnal district police arrested four terror suspects near Bastara toll plaza on Thursday. The suspects were arrested with weapons, ammunition and IEDs. Following the arrests, the Punjab Police on Thursday released a statement mentioning the weaponry Read More …

UK: Bomb squad called to Bolton suburb as ‘viable device’ discovered

The bomb squad was called to a Bolton suburb after police discovered a ‘viable device’ following a ‘small explosion’. Greater Manchester Police were called to reports of the explosion on Longcauseway, in Farnworth, just after 10pm on Sunday 1 May. Read More …

India: Security forces defused three IEDs in Jharkhand’s West Singhbhum district

Security forces on Sunday detected three improvised explosive devices kept hidden by CPI (Maoists) in a jungle in Jharkhand’s West Singhbhum district, police said in a statement. Acting on a tip-off, the security forces comprising CRPF and district armed force Read More …

Turkish soldier killed in IED explosion in northern Iraq anti-terror operation

A Turkish soldier was killed during an anti-terror operation in northern Iraq, Turkiye’s National Defense Ministry said on Sunday, Anadolu reports. Mumin Carkci, an infantry specialist sergeant, was killed in an explosion caused by an improvised explosive device on Saturday, Read More …

Afghanistan: Parwan police arrested two suspects and seized IEDs after blasts target electricity pylons in South Salang

Parwan police arrested the perpetrators of the destruction of power transmission pylons in South Salang. The two were arrested today during a reconnaissance operation in Salang district of Parwan province. Improvised explosive devices that the perpetrators were planning to use Read More …

Afghanistan’s landmines threaten starvation as well as life and limb

As you drive along Afghanistan’s motorways, you have to deal with the culvert crater problem. In this mountainous country, prone to seasonal flash floods, most roads are undercut with drainage channels at 50-metre intervals. For much of the past two Read More …

Afghanistan: Death Toll of Thursday’s Blasts in Balkh Rises to 11

The death toll from two blasts in Mazar-e-Sharif on Thursday evening has risen to 11, and the number of injured to 17. Mohammad Asif Waziri, spokesman for the Balkh Police Command, said that the first blast occurred in the 3rd Read More …

Oklahoma: Explosive device rendered safe in Bixby

Multiple law enforcement agencies are on the scene after an improvised explosive device (IED) was found in a car after a police chase Thursday morning. Bixby police got into a pursuit that started near 126th and Memorial and ended near Read More …

Libya: Landmines, Other War Hazards, Killing Civilians

At least 130 people, mostly civilians, have been killed by landmines and abandoned or unexploded ordnance in Libya since the armed group called the Libyan Arab Armed Forces (LAAF) withdrew from Tripoli’s southern suburbs in June 2020, Human Rights Watch Read More …

Syria: Rebel commander seriously injured by IED in Afrin

A commander of the Al-Rahman corps was seriously injured on Wednesday morning by an improvised explosive device (IED) attached to his car in the Al-Ashrafiyah neighborhood in Afrin, the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported. The Al-Rahman Legion Read More …

Philippines: Facial composite of Maguindanao bomb suspect released

Police authorities in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) released the facial composite (formerly referred to as cartographic sketch) and closed-circuit television (CCTV) security footage of a man suspected to have carried out the bus bombing in Parang, Read More …

Nigeria: One Killed, Seven Injured As Explosion Rocks Yobe State

One person has been killed while seven others were injured after an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) exploded in Yobe state. The incident happened on Sunday night at a local drinking joint at Abasha ward in Gashua, the headquarters of Bade Read More …