Syria: Soldier killed, 23 wounded in Damascus car bomb explosion

A soldier was martyred and several civilians were wounded after a car bomb exploded near a Defense Ministry building in the Bab Sharqi area of Damascus, the Defense Ministry’s Media and Communication Directorate told SANA. The directorate said a unit of Read More …

Israel: Jerusalem resident arrested for possessing explosives at home, threatening to use them

A man in his 30s was arrested in Jerusalem’s Gilo neighborhood after a report was received that he was holding explosives at his home and threatening to use them. Police officers who arrived at the suspect’s apartment conducted a search Read More …

Syria: International donors continue to support recovery efforts with emphasis on mine clearance

Head of the donor countries delegation and Director for Humanitarian Affairs at the German Foreign Ministry, Ina HEUSGEN, said Thursday that international donors continue to support Syria’s recovery efforts and infrastructure rehabilitation, with particular emphasis on mine clearance, humanitarian assistance Read More …

EU-funded equipment handed to Lebanon to tackle hidden explosive threats

Explosive ordnance disposal equipment funded by the European Union has been handed over to the Lebanon Mine Action Center at a ceremony in Kfarchima, east of Beirut. The event took place at the Logistic Brigade and marked the delivery of Read More …

Iraq: Controlled blast rocks area near Baghdad Airport

Iraqi security forces carried out a controlled explosion of war remnants near Baghdad International Airport on Wednesday, a police source told Shafaq News. The materials included rockets, ammunition, and other unexploded ordnance previously recovered during search operations in several areas. Read More …

Syria: Suspected IED blast injures four in Damascus neighborhood

Four people were injured on Sunday after an explosion believed to have been caused by an improvised explosive device planted aboard a public transportation bus in Damascus’ al-Wurood neighborhood, a security source told Shafaq News. The blast damaged nearby shops Read More …

Lebanon: Three IDF soldiers wounded in two separate incidents

Two soldiers were moderately wounded, and an additional soldier was severely wounded in two separate incidents involving explosive drones launched by Hezbollah, the IDF confirmed on Friday. In the first incident, an explosive drone launched by Hezbollah fell in Israeli Read More …

Yemen says oil tanker hijacked off Shabwa coast, heads towards Somali waters

Yemen’s coast guard said on ​Saturday that the ‌M/T EUREKA oil tanker had been hijacked off ​the coast ​of Shabwa province by unidentified ⁠armed men who ​boarded the vessel, ​seized control and steered it towards the Gulf of ​Aden in Read More …

Lebanon: Hezbollah adopts fiber-optic drones, used widely in the war in Ukraine

Hezbollah has launched a new weapon against northern Israel in the latest round of fighting: small drones controlled with fiber-optic cables the width of dental floss that avoid electronic detection. These drones — used widely in the war in Ukraine Read More …

UK divers prepare for mine-clearing operations in Strait of Hormuz

British military divers are preparing to conduct mine-clearing operations in case they are needed in the Strait of Hormuz, according to the Ministry of Defence. The Royal Navy experts, trained in mine neutralization and clearance, are being readied to provide Read More …

Syria: Security units foil terrorist plot, seize weapons and explosives

Ministry of Interior announced on Saturday that its specialized units have dismantled an “active terrorist cell” and arrested five of its members. Preliminary data indicated that members of the cell were involved in assembling explosive devices, preparing improvised explosive devices Read More …

UN peacekeeper killed, three wounded while clearing explosive ordnance in south Lebanon

A United Nations peacekeeper was killed and ​three others wounded after a UNIFIL patrol ‌came under small-arms fire while clearing explosive ordnance along a road in the southern Lebanese village of ​Ghandouriyeh, the peacekeeping mission said on Saturday. Two ​of Read More …

UK: Counter-terror police investigate London arson attacks on Iranian and Jewish targets

Counter-terrorism investigators are examining three separate arson attacks in London against an Iranian dissident and Jewish targets amid fears the Iranian state may be behind them. The latest attack happened at about 8.30pm on Wednesday, outside the offices of Iran Read More …

Syria welcomes complete handover of U.S.-held military sites

Syria’s Foreign Ministry welcomed the transfer of military sites previously operated by U.S. forces to the Syrian government, saying the move marks a step toward restoring state control over all territory. In a statement on Thursday, the ministry said the Read More …

Iran: IED explosion in central Tehran

The source of an explosion sound in downtown Tehran on Tuesday night was a homemade explosive package, with reports suggesting the damage caused by the blast was minor and there were no casualties. On Tuesday night, April 14, two liquid Read More …

Lebanon: Hezbollah unveils ‘hard-to-detect’ drone

Hezbollah deployed a new “hard‑to‑detect” attack drone alongside a wave of retaliatory strikes Monday, carrying out scores of operations against Israeli military positions and settlements across the northern part of the occupied territories. The group sent at least 40 drones Read More …

Lebanon: Hezbollah deploying FPV explosive drones against IDF forces

Hezbollah has increasingly been using first-person-view (FPV) explosive suicide drones against Israeli forces in Lebanon, and while these technologies and tactics have been emerging in the Levant, they have long been established in the war between Ukraine and Russia. Drone Read More …

West Bank: IDF confiscates 200 pipe bombs, numerous IEDs in Tulkarm

The IDF destroyed on Friday an explosives manufacturing lab in Tulkarm in the West Bank, the military said on Sunday morning. Numerous improvised explosive devices (IEDs), including about 200 pipe bombs, fire extinguishers, and large gas cylinders meant to be Read More …

US military starts removing mines from Strait of Hormuz

The U.S. military has launched operations to begin de-mining the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. Central Command (Centcom) said on Saturday. Centcom said in a social media post highlighted by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth that two Navy guided-missile destroyers began “setting Read More …