India: 2 Bengal policemen injured in crude bomb explosion in North 24 Parganas

Two police personnel were injured in a crude bomb explosion in Jagatdal area of North 24 Parganas district in West Bengal on Wednesday. Unidentified men allegedly hurled bombs at the police on Atchala Bagan road in Jagaddal on Wednesday night, Read More …

Philippines: Troops seize bombs in South Cotabato province

Troops have seized improvised bombs, bomb-making materials and other personal belongings following a clash with a group of Daulah Islamiyah terrorists in South Cotabato, the military said Tuesday, July 27. Lieutenant General Corleto Vinluan Jr., commander of the Western Mindanao Read More …

UN says five peacekeepers injured in attack in northern Mali

Five U.N. peacekeepers were injured in an attack using an improvised explosive device in Mali’s restive north Monday, the United Nations said. U.N. deputy spokesman Farhan Haq said a quick reaction force was immediately sent to the site in Aguelhok Read More …

How ‘super-detector’ dogs are helping free Iraq from the terror of Isis mines

On the wide, flat plain of the Sinjar district of northern Iraq, Naif Khalaf Qassim lets his dog, an eight-year-old Belgian shepherd, range across the dry earth on a 30-metre leash until Branco stops and sits, tail wagging, looking towards Read More …

Guam: FBI offers public safety workshop on explosives, chemicals

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is offering specialized training on the hazards posed by improvised explosives and potentially dangerous chemicals. The “Chemical Industry Outreach Workshop” is intended for both Guam and CNMI public safety officials, law enforcement partners and people Read More …

Burkina Faso : 3 soldiers killed, 5 hurt in Sanmatenga Province

Three soldiers and a militiaman were killed as two blasts hit a military convoy in northern Burkina Faso last week, the army confirmed late on Tuesday. The incident happened last Friday near the town of Dablo when a joint force Read More …

Ukrainian soldier wounded in IED blast in JFO area

A Ukrainian Joint Forces serviceman has been wounded in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast in the area of responsibility of the North operational and tactical group in eastern Ukraine, the group has reported on its Facebook page. “The soldier Read More …

Turkish soldiers injured by suspected IED blast in Duhok Governorate

Two Turkish soldiers were injured Saturday when their vehicle was hit by an explosion north of Nineveh in Duhok province, the mayor of Shekhan town said. A Turkish army convoy was targeted with a suspected improvised explosive device while traveling Read More …

Pakistan: Two Soldiers Killed In Roadside Bomb Attack In Khuda Baksh Bazaar, Balochistan

Military police say a roadside bomb explosion has killed two soldiers in southwest Pakistan. Police said in a statement on July 15 that the attack took place overnight at the Khuda Baksh Bazaar in Pasni, a district of the impoverished Read More …

Russia: FSB foils terror attack in crowded area of Moscow

Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has foiled a terror attack in Moscow, apprehending a Russian national, who plotted to set off an explosive in a crowded area, the FSB press office told TASS on Thursday. “The Federal Security Service has Read More …

India: IED explosion at police reserve in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills

An IED explosion occurred at one of the police reserves at Khliehriat in East Jaintia Hills District, Meghalaya, on Wednesday around 1:30 am. Superintendent of Police of East Jaintia Hills District, Jagpal Singh, informed one person was in the quarters Read More …

Milwaukee: 5 men charged after blast from apparent pipe bomb injured two police officers on July 4

Five Milwaukee men have been charged with felony offenses related to improvised explosive devices after two police officers were injured by a powerful blast during July 4 celebrations on Water Street. Three of the men told police they were driving Read More …

Afghanistan: Three Civilians Killed in Roadside Bomb Blast in Helmand

Three civilians were killed and six more were wounded in a roadside bomb blast in the southern province of Helmand on Monday morning, security sources said. The incident happened at around 8am local time when a civilian vehicle struck by Read More …

Pakistan: IED blast injures three policemen in Bannu

At least three policemen were injured after an improvised explosive device went off near their vehicle in Bannu’s Ghoriwala, police said Sunday. A police spokesperson told SAMAA TV that the policemen were on a routine patrol when the bomb went Read More …

Afghanistan: 4 Civilians Killed in Kabul, Kandahar Explosions

Four civilians were killed in two separate explosions in Kabul and Kandahar provinces on Saturday morning, police and security sources confirmed. Kabul police in a statement said that an explosion happened at a property dealer’s office in Tapa-e-Karte Naw in Read More …

Somalia: Roadside bomb kills 2 civilians in Mudug

A roadside bomb explosion killed two civilians onboard a passenger minibus and injured several others in Somalia’s central Mudug region, an official said on Friday. Abdi Mohamed, a local security official, told Anadolu Agency over the phone that the driver Read More …

Mali: Explosive device injures seven UN peacekeepers in Mopti Region

Seven UN peacekeepers were injured on Friday when their vehicle hit an improvised explosive device in central Mali, the United Nations peacekeeping mission announced. The device exploded beneath the vehicle which was travelling near Diallo, in the central Mopti region, Read More …