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Counter-IED Report Newsletter

6 August 2026 | Issue 390 |  www.counteriedreport.com

LATEST NEWS

Nigeria security forces rescue over 300 abducted people

 

Israel: Two IDF reservists killed, 4 seriously wounded by IED blast in south Lebanon

 

Military declares top ISWAP commanders wanted following intelligence from recovered devices

 

India: CRPF seize 14 firearms, explosives hidden along the Maharashtra-Chhattisgarh border

 

Germany: Flying object hits plane at Leipzig airport as drone discovered carrying explosive device

 

Vietnam prioritises post-war recovery cooperation with US

 

Nigeria: Explosion kills ISWAP bombmakers in Borno

 

France: Explosions heard as more than 400 WWII shells found in the village affected by wildfires

Netherlands: Explosive found in garden of Rotterdam home

 

More airlines ban humanoid robots from flights over battery safety concerns

 

Somalia’s Al-Shabaab seize strategic town

 

Pakistan: Police across Balochistan on high alert following Kharan attack

 

Bangladesh: Locally made IED caused explosion that injured 3 of a family in Barishal

 

Azerbaijan: Two injured in Aghdara mine blast

 

Nigeria: Global humanitarian funding declining as 6m people depend on assistance

 

Spain: A 17th-century mortar bomb found in La Seu d’Urgell

 

Pakistan: At least 14 people, including police officials, killed in suicide attack in Swat

Pakistan: Two police personnel injured in IED blast near police vehicle in Peshawar

 

Colombia: Truck explodes outside police base, injuring 11 officers and killing a dog

 

Uganda: UPDF passes out EOD, Counter-IED technicians and combat engineers

 

U.S. Africa Command chief urges Somalia to take leading role in fight against Al-Shabaab to sustain U.S. support

 

Russia: Explosion at Moscow cafe kills three people, injures 15

 

Bangladesh: Police defuse ‘pressure cooker’ bomb in Ashulia

 

Pakistan: Security Forces destroy two explosive-laden vehicles in Khuzdar operation

 

Poland: PM Tusk says Russian missile appears to have come down in Lublin region

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FEATURED ARTICLES

UKRAINE IS CHANGING THE FUTURE OF MINE ACTION AND THE WORLD SHOULD PAY ATTENTION

By Paul Heslop, RCO Ukraine Senior Mine Action Advisor

COMPLIANCE IS NOT COMPETENCE. ARE WE LEARNING THE RIGHT LESSONS?

By Jim Vernon

PRESS RELEASES

AV Introduces TOM 50 RE, a Backpackable UGV for Rapid Reconnaissance and Explosive Ordnance Disposal


SmartRayVision Announces Successful Delivery and Training of 14 Portable X-Ray Systems to the Indonesia National Police


Vidisco Introduces AI Innovation for VEO Software


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

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