Pakistan: 18 terrorists killed in Balochistan IED blast

Eighteen terrorists belonging to an Indian proxy were killed in a premature blast of an old improvised explosive device (IED) and a follow-up operation, while three civilians were killed in Surab District of Balochistan on Wednesday. On the morning of Read More …

Cyprus: Car damaged in suspected bomb attack in Paphos

A parked car was extensively damaged in an explosion in Paphos in the early hours of Wednesday, with police investigating the incident as a suspected bomb attack. The explosion occurred at around 3.15am on Santorinis Street. Police said the vehicle belongs to Read More …

Iraq: Three soldiers injured in roadside bomb explosion in Kirkuk province

Three Iraqi soldiers, including an officer, were wounded on Tuesday when an improvised explosive device targeted a security force in an agricultural area in Daquq district, south of Kirkuk province in northern Iraq. A security source said the explosive device Read More …

Kenya: Man injured after suspected IED explodes in Mandera town

A 35-year-old man lost an arm after a suspected improvised explosive device exploded in his hands in Mandera Town on Friday evening, triggering a security response. The blast occurred at about 6:30pm in the Bula Buruburu area, near Holland Sports Read More …

Syria: Internal Security Forces neutralize two ISIS militants planting IED in Sayyidah Zaynab

Syria’s Internal Security Forces announced on Friday they neutralized two ISIS militants who were planting an explosive device in the Sayyidah Zaynab area of the Damascus countryside during a nighttime patrol on roads leading to military barracks and government facilities. In a statement, the Internal Security Forces Read More …

Kenya: Six injured in suspected Al Shabaab IED attack in Mandera

At least six people were injured, one of them critically, after the vehicle they were travelling in struck a roadside improvised explosive device (IED) in what is suspected to be an Al Shabaab attack in Mandera County. The incident occurred Read More …

Israel: Two IDF reservists killed, 4 seriously wounded by IED blast in south Lebanon

Two reservist soldiers were killed, and four were seriously wounded after being hit by an explosive device in the southern Lebanon town of Majdal Zoun yesterday, the IDF announces. The slain troops are named as: Maj. (res.) Harel Birenstock, 34, Read More …

Russia: Head of drone manufacturer critically injured in car bomb

The head of a leading Russian drone manufacturer has been critically injured in a car bomb near Ekaterinburg, in what appears to be the latest in a series of assassination attempts targeting figures linked to the country’s war in Ukraine. Vladimir Tkachuk, Read More …

Nigeria: Explosion kills ISWAP bombmakers in Borno

Five suspected Islamic State West Africa Province, ISWAP, terrorists, including an alleged medical officer and four Improvised Explosive Devices, IEDs, specialists, have reportedly been killed in a premature explosion while assembling explosives in Marte Local Government Area of Borno State. Read More …

Bangladesh: Locally made IED caused explosion that injured 3 of a family in Barishal

The explosion which injured three members of a family in Barishal’s Bakerganj upazila on Monday morning was caused by a locally made improvised explosive device (IED), said police. “Based on the preliminary examination, the bomb disposal unit confirmed that it Read More …

Pakistan: Two police personnel injured in IED blast near police vehicle in Peshawar

Two police personnel were injured in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast near a police mobile vehicle at Pir Zakori Bridge in Peshawar on Sunday, police said. According to police officials, the blast occurred close to the police mobile vehicle, Read More …

Russia: Explosion at Moscow cafe kills three people, injures 15

An explosion blasted near a summer cafe in the center of Moscow killing three people and wounding 15, an Interior Ministry official said. “The Interior Ministry’s Moscow branch is working at the site of the incident. According to available information, Read More …

Bangladesh: Police defuse ‘pressure cooker’ bomb in Ashulia

Police have recovered a specially constructed improvised explosive device (IED) from a travel bag left at a grocery shop in Ashulia, Savar, on the outskirts of Dhaka. The device was later safely defused by the Bomb Disposal Unit of the police’s Read More …

Nigeria: Troops discover, destroy IED on Borno road

Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have discovered and safely detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) planted along the Dikwa-Gajibo road in Borno State. The explosive device was discovered at about 10:10 a.m. on Monday by troops of the 81 Division Read More …

Ireland: Mystery surrounds identity of man killed by his own pipe bomb in Dublin hostel

A man killed when a pipe bomb he had made exploded in his room in a Dublin homeless hostel cannot be identified, two decades after his arrival in Ireland and more than two years since his death. The man, known as Igor Read More …

Kenya: Four police officers killed in Mandera IED attack

Five security personnel have been killed following a roadside bomb attack in Arabia, Mandera County. The casualties include four officers from the elite Special Operations Group (SOG) and one National Police Reservist (NPR). According to local authorities, the officers were Read More …

Philippines: IED exploded near the entrance of the Department of Justice; another IED ‘neutralised’

An improvised bomb exploded near the entrance of the Department of Justice (DOJ) hours before the start of President Marcos’ 5th State of the Nation Address (SONA) while an explosive device was safely disposed of after it was found along Read More …

Nigeria: Terrorists exploit solar street lights for IEDs

Terrorist groups operating in Nigeria’s North-East and North-West are increasingly adapting their tactics by exploiting public infrastructure, with recent military and police operations reportedly uncovering evidence that components from solar street lights are being repurposed for improvised explosive devices (IEDs). Read More …

Pakistan: Bomb blast near Bajaur dam claims two lives

Two people were killed in a remote-controlled bomb explosion near Tali small dam in Salarzai tehsil of Bajaur tribal district on Saturday evening. According to police, unidentified persons had planted an improvised explosive device (IED) near the dam, falling in Read More …

UNSMIL explores Tunisian expertise for mine clearance in Libya

The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) is seeking to draw on Tunisian expertise to strengthen Libya’s capacity in mine clearance and explosive ordnance disposal. The discussions came during a visit to the Tunisian Centre of Excellence for Countering Read More …