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Counter-IED Report Newsletter

8 September 2025 | Issue 357 |  www.counteriedreport.com

LATEST NEWS

Northern Ireland: Man arrested in Belfast following security alert

 

Israel: 6 dead in shooting attack in Jerusalem

 

Nigeria: UN condemns killings of 63 villagers in Borno

 

Pennsylvania: FBI Honors Bucks County K9 Team For Role In Domestic Bombing Case

 

New Zealand: Huntly man built pipe bomb to scare off ‘undesirable’ neighbours

 

Pakistan: At least one killed in Bajaur explosion during cricket match

 

Cameroon: Separatists claim deadly roadside attack that killed 7 soldiers

 

Pakistan: Two injured in explosives-laden motorbike attack in Khuzdar

 

Deadly threat of unexploded bombs in the Pacific persists 80 years on

 

U.S. Northern Command Wraps Up Arctic Edge 25


India unveiled a major 15-year, multi-billion-dollar plan to transform the armed forces

 

DOJ: Two Minnesota Men Arrested for Funding and Directing Kidnappings, Bombings, and Killings Overseas

 

Kansas: Interagency Explosive Ordnance Disposal techs dispose of aerial bombs on Fort Riley

 

Morocco Strengthens Bomb Disposal Capabilities Through Advanced EOD Training

UK: Man jailed after explosives found at his Sunderland home

 

University of South Florida invention helps U.S. military counter deadly improvised explosive devices

 

NSWC Indian Head Division Influences Future EOD Technology at National Robot Rodeo

 

Nigeria: Benefits of new technologies in clearing improvised landmines

 

Israel: Missile from Yemen was carrying a cluster munition

 

Mali: Al Qaeda-Linked JNIM Burns Road Construction Equipment Along Bamako-Kayes Corridor

 

US military kills 11 in strike on alleged drug boat tied to Venezuelan cartel

 

UNIFIL statement on attack on peacekeepers clearing roadblocks

 

Clearing Cluster Munition Remnants 2025

 

Colombia: Drones, Fear, and a Buzz That Kills

 

UK: Birmingham terror suspect had bomb-making video on phone

 

Pakistan: Militant attacks surge to decade-high in August

 

Ukraine: In August, units of the Ministry of Defence cleared nearly 6,000 hectares of de-occupied territory

Iraq: Kurdish mine agency says two million square meters of land cleared in 2025

 

Bosnia: Teen killed by landmine decades after the war

 

Russia: Sappers defuse over 13,800 explosives in Kursk Region in one year

 

Pakistan: Explosion partially damages girls’ primary school in Lakki Marwat

 

UK: Controlled explosion carried out on Kent beach

 

India: Eastern Command’s CED unit enhances joint IED response capability with Assam Rifles

 

Israel: Seven IDF soldiers injured in Zeitoun neighborhood

 

From Capstone to Combat Readiness: Depth-Perception System Enhances EOD Robotics

 

Sri Lanka Navy awards badges and certificates to EOD course graduates

 

U.S., Australia Conduct Joint Chemical, Biological Exercise

 

Nigeria: Army intercepts 242 bags of fertiliser bound for terrorists’ bomb production in Borno

 

Pennsylvania: $5,000 reward offered for man wanted after lawnmower explosion and suspicious fire in Westmoreland County

 

DR Congo: UNMAS, KOICA and CCLMA conclude major demining project

 

Russia to test portable standoff laser demining system

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FEATURED ARTICLES

INFRASTRUCTURE AND COMMERCIAL PROJECTS: EO CLEARANCE AND RISK MANAGEMENT

By Dr Robert Keeley, RK Consulting (EOD) Ltd


“OLD?” C-IED FOR A “NEW?” ALLIED CONCEPT: THE C-IED APPROACH IN THE LIGHT OF NATO WARFARE DEVELOPMENT IMPERATIVES

By Lieutenant Colonel Jose M Rufas, Chief of Attack the Networks Branch, C-IED Centre of Excellence


UNDERSTANDING AND THREAT ALIGNMENT WITHIN A C-IED ENTERPRISE

By Paul Amoroso, an explosive hazards specialist at Assessed Mitigation Options (AMO) consultancy

 

IED CLASSIFICATION – BREAKING DOWN BOMB ATTACKS

By Paul Amoroso, an explosive hazards specialist at Assessed Mitigation Options (AMO) consultancy


A JOURNEY THROUGH PIECES OF SPICE PIES

WHAT COMPONENTS MAKE UP AN IED – TECHNICAL COMPONENT CLASSIFICATION

By Paul Amoroso, an explosive hazards specialist at Assessed Mitigation Options (AMO) consultancy

 

IMPROVING UNDERWATER CAPABILITIES: THE IMPACT OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ON IED DETECTION AND IDENTIFICATION

By Murat Aydoğmuş, Lieutenant Commander (OF-3) TUR-N, Electronic Warfare Specialist, C-IED Centre of Excellence

PRESS RELEASES

Safe Pro completes training program with Philippine military on drone operations and AI analysis for army and navy units


Safe Pro Selected by U.S. Government Contractor to Provide Ballistic Protection Gear in Indo-Asia Pacific Region & Demonstrate AI-Powered Drone Technology for Landmine Detection


Safe Pro’s Artificial Intelligence Selected as Finalist by UN World Food Programme for Humanitarian Innovation Accelerator from Among 579 Applicants Spanning 103 Countries


SmartRayVision Delivers 38 Advanced X-Ray Systems to Support Ukraine’s Security Efforts


Vidisco Announces US Patent Award


New ‘Bomb Robots’ boost Queensland Police Service safety response capability


Scanna Expands Portfolio with Acquisition of VisiConsult’s VCsecurity Business


SmartRayVision – New AI Image Processing


Vidisco reveals its unique portable digital X-Ray systems for the accurate detection of live ammunition in EOD, while maintaining the safety of forces in the field

AWS Publishes Case Study on Safe Pro AI’s SpotlightAI™; Company Included in Keynote at the Amazon Web Services Public Sector Summit

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