Cambodia: Battambang farmer unearths 250-pound US bomb, as UK assesses demining funding

HALO Trust Cambodia responded to an unusual Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) call-out over the weekend, when a farmer excavating his land in Battambang province’s Samlout district discovered a Mk81 bomb. The district is one of the most landmine contaminated areas Read More …

Libya: Heavy gunfire, clashes in Tripoli after killing of militia leader

The United Nations has called for urgent de-escalation in Libya’s capital, Tripoli, as rival gunmen exchanged fire in the city’s southern districts after the killing of a powerful militia leader, with authorities imposing an emergency lockdown. The appeal early on Read More …

Israel: IED near gas tanks on Saadia Gaon Street in Haifa

Coastal District police from the Haifa station, together with a police sapper, recently located an explosive device near gas cylinders on a criminal background in a residential building on Saadia Gaon Street in Haifa, and are currently working to neutralize Read More …

India: IED defused in Haryana

An improvised explosive device (IED) recovered during a counter-terror operation in Sector 39 on Thursday night has been safely defused by a bomb squad from the Indian Army’s Western Command, based in Chandimandir. The 2-kg device, believed to contain RDX, Read More …

Pakistan: The shadow war

While most of the week’s headlines focused on India’s direct assault on Pakistan, its indirect, clandestine attacks also went on in the shadows all the while. A CTD official was martyred in a firing incident in the Hassankhel area of Read More …

India: Security forces foil cross border smuggling bid in Manipur

Security force in Manipur, while foiling yet another bid to smuggle arms and explosives along Indo-Myanmar border, recovered a cache of arms and explosives which included among others, six IEDs. Arms and explosives were found in two gunny bags left Read More …

Pakistan: Policeman martyred in Gwadar grenade attack

A policeman was martyred in an exchange of fire after attackers threw a hand grenade near a masjid in Gwadar, according to police. According to Gwadar Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Zia Mandokhail, a residential quarter of people belonging to Read More …

UK: Army detonates three suspected bombs found in Leigh-on-Sea

Army officers attended a scene along the Essex coast, after three unexploded bombs were discovered a day after the 80th anniversary of VE Day. A 100m cordon was secured around three unexploded WWII bombs in Leigh-on-Sea, after being discovered by Read More …

Nigeria: IED injures five children near construction site in Mafa, Borno State

An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) explosion in Mafa Local Government Area of Borno State on May 8, 2025, left five children injured, one of whom lost a hand. The explosion occurred around 1425hrs when the children unknowingly tampered with IED Read More …

British and Australian bomb disposal experts killed in IED explosion in Ukraine

A bomb disposal expert from the Isle of Man has died, following severe injuries while dismantling an improvised explosive device. Chris Garrett, from Peel, had dedicated years to clearing landmines in Ukraine, and stepped up to volunteer after the Russian Read More …

Cambodia discovers, safely removes another war-left US aerial bomb MK-82

A Cambodia’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) expert team has found and safely removed another war-left US-made MK-82 aerial bomb in southern Kandal province, a mine clearance chief said late on Wednesday (May 7). Heng Ratana, director general of the Cambodian Read More …

Ireland: 20 pipe bombs and €190k of cannabis seized by gardaí in Co Louth

Gardaí seized €190,000 of cannabis and 20 pipe bombs as part of a search in Ardee, Co Louth, on Tuesday. The search was part of an intelligence-led operation linked to the seizure of the cannabis. During the course of the Read More …

Pakistan says it is responding to ‘act of war’ after India missile strikes

India fired several missiles into Pakistan overnight on Tuesday, according to Pakistan, which said it is responding to the “act of war.” The attacks, labeled Operation Sindoor, targeted nine sites of “terrorist infrastructure” in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir, Read More …

Turkish intel foils second pager bomb plot targeting Lebanon

In September 2024, Israel remotely detonated explosive-laden pagers across various Hezbollah-controlled areas in Lebanon, killing nine and injuring thousands. The operation, described by Mossad chief David Barnea as a “turning point in the north,” marked one of Israel’s most covert Read More …

Pakistan: IED blast in Balocistan’s Mach kills seven security personnel

At least seven troops were martyred in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast in Balochistan’s Mach district, the Inter-Services Public Relations said on Tuesday. It added that sanitisation of the area was being carried out to eliminate any terrorists present Read More …

Kenya: Five arrested after recovery of explosive devices in Kitui

A multi-agency security team on routine patrol along the Kanyonyoo–Embu Highway intercepted a Meru-bound passenger bus from Mombasa, uncovering a cache of explosives. Detectives are investigating the motive of the explosives. The discovery came during a meticulous search that revealed Read More …

Sudanese paramilitary RSF targets Port Sudan’s airport, seaport with explosive-laden drones

The Sudanese paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) early Tuesday carried out a drone attack targeting the seaport and airport in the city of Port Sudan, eastern Sudan. According to an Anadolu correspondent, fires broke out at Port Sudan city’s airport Read More …

India: Two STF personnel injured in IED blast during anti-Naxal operation in Chhattisgarh

Two personnel of the Special Task Force (STF) were injured after an improvised explosive device (IED) planted by Naxalites went off in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district, where a massive operation against ultras has been underway for two weeks, police said on Read More …

Thailand: Bomb in Narathiwat kills police officer during murder investigation

A police officer tragically passed away following a bomb explosion at a lamppost in Narathiwat province. The explosion occurred as the police officer was retrieving evidence from a CCTV camera during an investigation into the fatal shooting of a blind Read More …