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Counter-IED Report Newsletter

27 April 2026 | Issue 380 |  www.counteriedreport.com

LATEST NEWS

Cambodia: Government aims to clear all mine-affected areas by 2030

 

India: MoD Signs Rs 9,750 Million Deal To Boost Army Mine Clearance Capability

 

Philippines: Unexploded bombs disposed in Capas

 

Colombia: Highway bombing in the El Túnel sector of Cajibío kills at least 14 amid a ‘wave’ of attacks

 

Northern Ireland: Explosive device detonated outside PSNI station in Dunmurry

 

Washington DC: Suspect apprehended after shots fired at White House correspondents’ dinner

 

Czech Republic: Toxic chemicals and radioactive thorium found in Prague 4 house

 

University of Illinois professor develops mine-detection technology with potential use in areas like the Strait of Hormuz 

 

Mali: Insurgents hit military bases in ‘complex attacks’

 

U.S. plans to provide additional $1.5 mln for demining in Serbia

 

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

West Virginia: Chemical leak kills 2 people and injures 30 more including ambulance workers

 

Team Robins CBRN defense class: Training for invisible threats

 

Exercise Semper Durus 2026 sharpens crisis response readiness

 

Landmines pose growing threat to people and environment, UNDP warns

 

Ohio: Man arrested during explosives investigation in Lyons

 

Mexico: Two CIA officers and two Mexican investigators killed in car crash after counter-narcotics operation in Chihuahua

 

Myanmar bomb hits Thai border province

 

UNDP: Debris and Explosive Ordnance – A Guide 2026

 

US Army Sgt. Caesar Diaz discusses sharpening IED detection, threat mitigation skills during African Lion 26

 

Colorado: Five suspected IEDs found in Boulder County

 

France: WWII bomb destroyed in controlled explosion in Paris


Balikatan 2026: U.S., Philippine Army EOD and CBRN Training

Nigeria, Türkiye agree on military training facility to boost defence cooperation

 

Pakistan: Balochistan terror attacks linked to Afghan-based networks

 

Philippines: PNP on high alert after 10 local terrorists killed in Lanao clash

 

Austria: Baby food recalled after samples tested positive for rat poison

 

UK: Kensington Gardens re-opens after major police search

 

Lebanon: IDF soldiers face threat from IEDs

 

Myanmar: Three civilians injured in IED explosions

 

China’s PLA considers to use minelaying underwater drones to enforce Taiwan blockade

 

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

 

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

 

UK: Military reviews Army’s use of Chinese technology to make weapons 

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