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 …

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 …

India: Two Soldiers Killed in IED and Gun Attack in Manipur

Unidentified armed men had allegedly planted three improvised explosive devices (IEDs) on both sides of a bridge along the route. Two of the IEDs exploded as the convoy crossed the area, triggering a coordinated attack involving heavy gunfire from multiple Read More …

Nigeria: Three soldiers reportedly killed, several injured in suspected IED explosion

Three Nigerian soldiers were reportedly killed and several others injured after their patrol vehicle allegedly struck an Improvised Explosive Device, IED, near Babanna in Borgu Local Government Area. The incident was reported by conflict and security journalist Bakatsine in a Read More …

Nigeria: IED explosion leaves 2 soldiers dead in Sokoto

Two soldiers were reportedly killed, while another sustained injuries in the early hours of Wednesday after an improvised explosive device (IED), allegedly planted by bandits, exploded along the Tidibale–Tagirke axis in Isa Local Government Area of Sokoto State. The latest Read More …

Thailand: Two Malaysians injured after IED blast near SUV in Tak Bai

Two Malaysians were injured after an improvised explosive device (IED) planted beneath a roadside culvert exploded near their vehicle in Thailand’s Tak Bai district this afternoon, with one of the victims suffering serious injuries. According to Berita Harian, the blast occurred Read More …

Pakistan: At least seven killed, three injured in twin blasts in Bannu

At least seven people were martyred and three others injured in two explosions in the Merka Bera area of Bannu, on Saturday, District Police Officer (DPO) Yasir Afridi said. The first blast occurred when explosives planted along a roadside detonated, Read More …

Nigeria: 2 Soldiers Killed as military van runs into explosive device in Sokoto

At least two soldiers were reportedly killed and several others injured after an improvised explosive device (IED) allegedly exploded on a military vehicle conveying troops to Bargaja community in Isa Local Government Area of Sokoto State. A resident who spoke Read More …

Nigeria: One killed, seven injured in Zamfara IED explosion

Barely one month after a similar incident claimed six lives, a suspected improvised explosive device (IED) has exploded along the Anka-Bagega road in Zamfara, killing one person and injuring seven others. The explosion occurred in the early hours of Tuesday Read More …

UN says initial findings show roadside blast killed Lebanon peacekeepers

A roadside explosion appears to have struck the convoy of two Indonesian peacekeepers ‌killed in southern Lebanon, the U.N. peacekeeping chief said on Tuesday, citing initial findings of an investigation. The two peacekeepers with the UNIFIL force were killed on Read More …

Pakistan: Seven policemen killed in IED attack in Lakki Marwat

Seven policemen, including a station house officer (SHO), were martyred in an improvised explosive device (IED) attack on a police vehicle in the Bettani subdivision of Lakki Marwat district on Friday. A police official said a squad from the Shadikhel Read More …

Thailand: Roadside bomb injures two in Yala’s Bannang Sata after spray-painted messages found

A roadside bomb in Bannang Sata district wounded two people Tuesday morning after spray-painted messages were found at three locations on nearby roads. At about 07:00, district authorities were informed by village heads that spray-painted messages had been found at Read More …

Thailand: Bomb blast targets local military unit in Narathiwat

Insurgents in this southern border province detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) along a rural road in tambon Dusongyo in Chanae district on Saturday, local officials said yesterday. Officials said the IED — which was strapped to a 25-kilogramme gas Read More …

Niger: Roadside bomb kills civilians near Baroua in Diffa region

An improvised explosive device struck a mixed transport vehicle near Baroua in Niger’s Diffa region at around 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, February 10, killing at least eight people at the scene and injuring others, according to local accounts. The blast Read More …

Nigeria: Nine soldiers killed in IED blast on Maiduguri – Gubio Road

Nine soldiers have been reported killed after an improvised explosive device (IED) detonated along the Maiduguri–Gubio road in Borno State. Military and Civilian Joint Task Force sources confirmed the incident in Maiduguri yesterday, saying preliminary investigations showed the explosive was Read More …

Somalia: Roadside blast kills Puntland officer, soldiers on Bosaso-Dhaadaar road

A roadside explosion killed at least two soldiers and a military officer and wounded more than five others Sunday morning after striking a mine-sweeping vehicle operated by Puntland security forces on the new road linking Bosaso and Dhaadaar, officials said. Read More …

Somalia: Seven killed in Middle Shabelle in landmine blast targeting civilian bus

At least seven people were killed and four injured when a vehicle carrying civilians struck a landmine in the Kudkudaaleey area of central Somalia’s Middle Shabelle region, local sources reported Sunday. The vehicle was carrying nearly 20 passengers en route Read More …

Nigeria: Many feared injured as IED explodes on Zamfara highway

Some travellers plying the Gurusu-Gwashi road in Bukkuyum LGA of Zamfara state have been severely injured, after an improvised explosive device (IED) reportedly planted by bandits, exploded on Wednesday. According to a report the explosion affected many passengers who were Read More …

Pakistan: 10 security men injured as Kech DC survives IED blast in Turbat

Nine Levies officials and a pedestrian were injured in a roadside explosion that targeted the convoy of the Kech deputy commissioner in Turbat on Monday. In a separate incident, dozens of armed men invaded a town in Kacchi district and Read More …

Thailand: Roadside bomb blast in Narathiwat injures police, civilians

Three police officers and six civilians were injured, with four badly hurt, when a roadside bomb was detonated in Yi-Ngo district of this southern province on Thursday. The incident occurred at about 9am on Ram Komut Road where police from Read More …