Iraq: Construction workers found found IEDs inside walls of al-Nuri mosque in Mosul

The iconic 12th Century mosque in the Iraqi city of Mosul is being rebuilt after ISIS nearly destroyed it five years ago. It’s now well under reconstruction — a symbol of the city’s comeback. Omar Taqa, the assistant site coordinator Read More …

Northern Ireland: Arm na Poblachta claims explosive device aimed at PSNI car in Co Derry

Republican group Arm na Poblachta has claimed it targeted a PSNI car with an improvised explosive device in Co Derry. Using a recognised codeword, the group claimed there is a device at the junction of Feeny Road and Killunaght Road, Read More …

India: Railway operations disrupted after bomb found on tracks in Bihar’s Gaya

“Railway operations were disrupted for two hours after a crude bomb was found on the railway track near Guraru railway station. It is within 100 meters range of the railway station,” said Manish Kumar, Additional Superintendents of Police, Gaya. Railway Read More …

India: Constable injured in IED blast in Chhattisgarh

A District Force Constable was injured in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast on Monday in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district, a police official said. The explosion took place on Elmidi-Awapalli road near Sanjaypara when Saraiyya Talandi (30) accidentally stepped on a Read More …

Mali: 2 Malian soldiers and 2 UN peacekeepers killed by an improvised explosive device north of Mopti

A United Nations peacekeeping convoy hit a roadside bomb in central Mali, killing two peacekeepers and wounding four others, the mission said Monday, while another attack on the Malian military left two dead. The new violence comes just days after Read More …

Philippines: Victorias Milling tightens security after IEDs were found in distillery in Negros Occidental

Victorias Milling Co. (VMC) has tightened security at its distillery in Barangay Purisima, Manapla town, Negros Occidental, after improvised explosive devices (IEDs) were discovered a few meters away from the facility. “We seek the cooperation of residents and our employees Read More …

Niger: Five soldiers killed in IED explosion in Torodi region

Five soldiers have been killed by a mine in Niger’s southwestern Torodi region, where jihadist attacks using improvised explosive device (IEDs) are increasingly frequent, the defence ministry said on Sunday. Three soldiers were wounded in the blast, which occurred on Read More …

California: ‘Improvised Explosive Device’ Found At Softball Field In Ceres

A homemade explosive device was found at a baseball field in Ceres on Saturday, said the Ceres Police Department. Officers first responded to the baseball fields at Costa Field due to a suspected “improvised explosive device” that was reported during Read More …

The Netherlands: Makeshift bomb was thrown into premises of Russian consulate in The Hague

A makeshift explosive device was hurled into the premises of the Russian consular office in the Netherlands on Friday, but fortunately it failed to go off, ambassador Alexander Shulgin said on Saturday. “Yesterday, a makeshift explosive device was hurled into Read More …

Philippines: Security Forces seize IEDs and anti-personnel mines in Lanao del Sur

Military officials said Thursday a possible terror plot has been averted with the fall of the Dawlah Islamiya – Maute Group (DI-MG) lair in Lanao del Sur. Lt. Gen. Alfredo Rosario Jr., Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom) chief, said the troops Read More …

Cameroon government says seven killed in separatist ambush

Seven people including a senior Cameroon government administrator and a mayor were killed in an ambush that involved an improvised explosive device (IED) on Wednesday in the country’s restive southwest, the region’s governor said. Bernard Okalia Bilai, Governor of the Read More …

Nigeria: Terrorists may plant explosives in public facilities, Kaduna warns residents

The Kaduna government has asked residents to be watchful as terrorists may be planning to plant explosives in public facilities in the state. This warning comes after an explosion occurred in Kabala west area of Kaduna on Sunday. Speaking on Read More …

Colombian Army and National Police seized and destroyed two IEDs in Arauca province

Colombian Army in coordination with the National Police managed to locate and destroy two cylinder-type explosive devices found fifteen meters from a house located in the San Jorge neighborhood, in the municipality of Saravena, Arauca. The EOD techs from Equipo Read More …

Northern Ireland: Detonated device discovered in attempted ATM theft on Belfast’s Ballysillan Road

A detonated device was recovered by police after an attempted ATM theft in north Belfast, which led to a “loud bang and small explosion” being heard by residents. It happened on the Ballysillan Road shortly after 1am outside Brian’s Convenience Read More …

Ukraine: ‘Exploiting Cadavers ’and ‘Faked IEDs’: Experts Debunk Staged Pre-War ‘Provocation’ in the Donbas

With Russia’s invasion of Ukraine ongoing, it’s easy to forget the flurry of dubious provocations and staged events that appear to have been designed to implicate the Ukrainian armed forces and drum up military aggression in the days before the Read More …

Philippines: Sulu roadside bombing foiled

Government troops have prevented a roadside bombing as they safely defused an improvised explosive device (IED) in the province of Sulu, military officials announced Monday. Lt. Col. Domingo Robles Jr., 35th Infantry Battalion commander, said the IED was disarmed around Read More …

India: CRPF CoBRA Assistant Commandant loses both legs in Naxal IED blast in Bihar

A braveheart Assistant Commandant of the CoBRA Battalion of the CRPF lost legs below the knee after being amputated post-pressure IED blast by Naxals in Gaya district of Bihar. Timely evacuation of the injured official could have minimised or averted Read More …

Russia: FSB prevents terrorist attack in Russian Kaluga Region

The FSB has prevented a terrorist attack, which was plotted by order of the Islamic State (IS, banned in Russia) terrorist organization in the Kaluga Region, the FSB Public Relations Center told TASS on Sunday. “The FSB prevented a terrorist Read More …