Jammu and Kashmir: Explosives recovered near LoC in Poonch

Security forces on Thursday recovered explosives near the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, officials said. During a search operation, Army troops found a bag near the LoC in Noorkot area, they said. They recovered a Read More …

GICHD Explosive Ordnance Guide for Ukraine – Second Edition

The second edition of the GICHD Ukraine Ordnance Guide is intended to provide a basic explosive ordnance recognition guide for qualified EOD operators in Ukraine conducting mine action activities. It may also be used by trained survey staff. While an Read More …

Syria: SDF arrests three ISIS suspects responsible for manufacturing IEDs in Raqqa

Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)’s Counter-terrorism Units have arrested three ISIS suspects the al-Jala’a Farm, northern countryside of Raqqa. “The arrested terrorist cell was responsible for manufacturing IEDs (improvised explosive devices) and distributing them to other terrorist cells in the region,” Read More …

Thailand: Roadside bomb in Mai Kaen kills police officer, injures three others

A Thai policeman was killed, and four others injured when a roadside bomb detonated as their vehicles passed near a hospital in southern Thailand, police said. A police motorcycle and a patrol truck were travelling together when both were hit Read More …

Sweden: Over 70 explosions this year

There have been over 70 explosions this year. Police say they have links to criminal gangs. There are often explosions near houses where ordinary people live. On Tuesday, there were two explosions in Skåne, one in Åstorp and one in Read More …

Maryland: Destructive device found in vehicle near school

A man is facing charges after police said an improvised destructive device was found in his vehicle across the street from a Maryland middle school on Tuesday. Baltimore County police wrote in charging documents that once the device was disabled, Read More …

Washington: No Injuries in ‘Isolated Incident’ Involving Improvised Explosives in Grays Harbor County

A man was arrested and several hotel rooms in the 600 block of West Wishkah Street in Aberdeen were evacuated around 4:30 p.m. on Friday after officers found improvised explosive devices “in plain view of a hotel room,” the Aberdeen Read More …

Saskatchewan: Man charged with possession of explosives after confrontation at business

A 26-year-old man is facing explosives charges after he was allegedly caught with two “improvised explosive devices” after a confrontation at a business on Broad Street on Monday. Police said staff at the business told a man to leave after Read More …

Pakistan: Hidden Danger Of IEDs

On September 16, 2022, one Frontier Corps trooper was killed and three were injured when Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) cadres targeted a Frontier Corps vehicle with an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) on Sabzal Road at Podgali Chowk in Quetta, the Read More …

Kenya: Police detonate bomb in Mandera amid fears of more attacks

Security agencies operating near the Kenya- Somalia border at the weekend escaped an attack after stumbling on an explosive device set on the roadside. The improvised explosive device was ready to explode when they spotted it in Kulun, Mandera County. Read More …

Nigeria: How Abia police arrested bullion van robbery suspects

The Abia Police Command has arrested 10 members of a dare-devil armed robbery gang that allegedly robbed a bullion van on July 26 and carted away about N390 million. The Commissioner of Police, Janet Agbede, said the suspects belonged to Read More …

GCPEA: Successfully Transforming Education Requires Protecting It from Attack

The Transforming Education Summit, to be held on September 19, 2022, at the 77th United Nations General Assembly, aims to mobilize solidarity and political will to transform education, and invites Heads of State to make commitments towards Sustainable Development Goal Read More …

Myanmar junta forces destroy resistance base in Magway

A base run by a local resistance group operating in Magway Region’s Pakkoku Township was overrun by regime forces on Tuesday, according to a spokesperson for the group. Around 250 junta troops swarmed the base, located on the western bank Read More …

Pakistan: Death toll rises to 8, day after IED blast in Swat

A day after an IED blast in Kabal Tehsil of Swat, the death toll has rose to eight as three more bodies were found at the explosion scene on Wednesday, the police officials confirmed. Peace Committee leader Idrees Khan was Read More …

Massachusetts: Package explodes on Boston campus; 1 injured, FBI involved

A package exploded on the campus of Northeastern University in Boston late Tuesday, and the college said a staff member suffered minor injuries. Authorities said another suspicious package was found near a prominent art museum and the FBI was assisting Read More …

Mali: Explosive devices kill 72 civilians since January

A total of 72 people were killed in Mali by explosive devices between January and August in 2022, said a report by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) released Monday in Bamako, capital of Mali. Read More …

Ukraine: Russian-Appointed Rector Of University In Kherson Reportedly Survives Assassination Attempt

The Russia-installed rector at Kherson State University in southeastern Ukraine, Tatyana Tomilina, has reportedly survived an assassination attempt and is currently in the hospital. Russian news agencies reported late on September 12 that a handmade explosive device detonated, killing a Read More …

Washington: Man found dead inside tent in rural Clark County, surrounded by explosive devices

A man was found dead in a tent full of improvised explosive devices in rural north Clark County on Monday night, the Clark County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) reported. At around 8:10 p.m. Monday, a driver called 911 after they were Read More …

Yemen: Roadside bombing in Abyan province kills 6 pro-gov’t soldiers

Six members of Yemen’s pro-government forces were killed on Monday in a roadside bomb explosion in the country’s turbulent southern province of Abyan, a military official told Xinhua. A roadside bomb planted by terrorists of the Yemen-based al-Qaida branch exploded Read More …