Ontario: Improvised Explosive Devices Discovered in Niagara Falls Home

Niagara Regional Police evacuated homes in the Beaver Glen Drive area of Niagara Falls yesterday after receiving a concern about a suspicious device. A Niagara based social worker, during the course of their duties, alerted police about the device at Read More …

Iraq: Bomb blast kills two army officers, injures four soldiers in Kirkuk province

Two Iraqi army officers were killed and four soldiers were wounded in a bomb attack Wednesday in the northern province of Kirkuk, officials said. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack in which an improvised explosive device Read More …

Syria: 6 people injured in an IED detonation planted by terrorists in Daraa

Six people were slightly injured in Daraa province as a result of an explosive device planted by a terrorist group while Daraa Governor, Secretary of the Arab Socialist Baath Party branch, and the police chief were returning from a service Read More …

Israel: Improvised explosives and car bombs – the fight against West Bank terrorists and their IEDs

Anyone familiar with intelligence reports or even just monitoring Palestinian social media wouldn’t be surprised by the recent surge in explosive attacks across the West Bank. The Shin Bet identified this trend months ago, warning that the nature of attacks Read More …

West Bank: Car bombs explode at Gush Etzion gas station and Karmei Tzur

On Friday night at approximately 11:15 PM, a car bomb exploded at the Tzomet Hagush gas station in Gush Etzion, resulting in significant damage and chaos. CCTV footage captured the moment the vehicle burst into flames and detonating. The terrorists Read More …

US CENTCOM Forces and Iraqi Security Forces conduct partnered raid in Western Iraq

TAMPA, Fla. – U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces and Iraqi Security Forces conducted a partnered raid in Western Iraq in the early hours of Aug. 29, resulting in the death of 15 ISIS operatives. The ISIS element was armed with Read More …

Iowa: Dubuque man arrested after police find drugs, explosive device in his vehicle

A Dubuque man has been arrested after police said they found drugs and an improvised explosive device in his vehicle. In a criminal complaint, police said they saw 32-year-old Timothy Gremmel driving around at 5:47 p.m. on Aug. 20, and Read More …

Nigeria: Police foil terrorist plot, uncover large cache of IEDs in Niger

The Niger State Police Command said it has uncovered a large cache of explosive devices including bombs and Improvised Explosive Devices buried in multiple locations in the state. Although an investigation is going on to unravel the sources of the Read More …

Israel: Hamas, other terror groups turn to boobytraps and explosives to attack

The terrorist groups attacking Israel, particularly Hamas, are turning to the use of explosive devices and booby traps increasingly. This is true in Gaza and also in the West Bank. On Sunday, the IDF said St.-Sgt.-Maj. (res.) Shlomo Yehonatan Hazut Read More …

Pakistan: Two children and woman killed, 13 others injured in Pishin explosion

Two children and a woman were killed on Saturday and 13 others, including two policemen sustained injuries in a blast at the main market near Surkhab Chowk in Balochistan’s Pishin district, the police and health officials said. According to state Read More …

South Korea: Suspect accused of planting improvised explosive in Gwangju caught on same day

A suspect surnamed Kim, 79, accused of planting an improvised explosive device at a dental clinic in Gwangju on Thursday, was caught by police on the same day in the city. The local police precinct apprehended the alleged bomber on Read More …

Nepal: Two arrested while fleeing after detonating IED

Police have arrested two people while attempting to abscond after detonating an IED (Improvised Explosive Device) at Mahendra Multiple Campus (MMC), Ghorahi. Ram Prasad Timalsina, spokesperson and Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) of the District Police Office, said that two Read More …

Somalia’s bomb disposal experts face down fear to save lives

Wearing a bulky protective suit and helmet, Mohamed Ahmed inches towards the truck where explosives wired to a mobile phone have been planted in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu. Fortunately for Ahmed, a police officer, this is a training exercise and the Read More …

Nevada: 17-year-old accused of plotting terror attack in Las Vegas to support Islamic State

A 17-year-old is accused of planning a terror attack in Las Vegas in support of the Islamic State, according to a grand jury indictment. Joshua Robles is charged with eight counts, including attempt to commit or cause an act of Read More …

Israel: Man dies in Tel Aviv blast, authorities suspect botched terror attack

A suspected bungled terrorist attack killed a man in his 50s on Lehi Street in southern Tel Aviv on Sunday evening. Authorities believe the man was carrying an explosive device, which detonated prematurely. A 33-year-old passerby on an electric scooter Read More …

Israel: Two IDF reserve officers killed by roadside explosives in Gaza

Two Israel Defense Forces reserve officers were killed by a roadside bomb in central Gaza on Saturday, the military announced. The death of Maj. (res.) Yotam Itzhak Peled, 34, a logistics officer with the Jerusalem Brigade’s 8119th Battalion, brought Israel’s Read More …

EOD teams upend training for threats from IEDs on the ground to drones in the air

The job of ordnance disposal technicians is rapidly changing. After decades of handling prevasive ground-level threats of improvised explosive devices in Afghanistan and Iraq, disposal techs are reinventing their jobs for a new threat: drones with explosives. As they adjust, Read More …

Bangladesh: Two children hurt in crude bomb explosion in Rajshahi

Two minor boys suffered severe splinter injuries when an abandoned crude bomb they picked up exploded in Rajshahi city on Monday noon. The injured are Md Abdullah, 7, son of Alamgir Hossain, and Saba, 8, son of Md Shahin of Read More …

Tennessee: Athens man charged after more than 40 guns, explosive devices seized in search

An Athens man was arrested on several charges on Wednesday after meth, guns, firearms and explosive devices were seized from his home and a storage unit. According to Monroe County Sheriff Tommy Jones, multiple agencies served a search warrant at Read More …