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Counter-IED Report Newsletter

30 July 2026 | Issue 389 |  www.counteriedreport.com

LATEST NEWS

Pakistan: 9 police officers killed, 28 injured in attack on Khazina Banda checkpost

 

Netherlands: Car carrying explosives crashes in police chase

 

Ukraine demining efforts restore farmland and create jobs in Mykolaiv region

 

India: Suspected IED destroys businessman’s SUV in Karnataka

 

Nigeria: Troops discover, destroy IED on Borno road

 

Ireland: Mystery surrounds identity of man killed by his own pipe bomb in Dublin hostel

 

South Korea orders residents to evacuate after reported white phosphorus leak at US base

 

Lebanon: Peacekeepers help make routes safer by neutralizing explosive hazards

 

South Sudan: UNMAS hands over operational equipment to strengthen National Mine Action capacity

 

Kenya: Four police officers killed in Mandera IED attack

Indonesia, US conduct bomb disposal training in Guam

 

Philippines: IED exploded near the entrance of the Department of Justice; another IED ‘neutralised’

 

Cambodia: Mine Authority and Indian Embassy Sign MoU for Mine Clearance Project in Pursat Province

 

Ireland: Controlled explosion carried out on grenade found in residential area in Co Galway

 

EDA: Joint Procurement – Buying military equipment together

 

Nigeria: Terrorists exploit solar street lights for IEDs

 

Germany: Berlin Pride terror attack suspect shot dead by police

 

Pakistan: Bomb blast near Bajaur dam claims two lives

 

UNSMIL explores Tunisian expertise for mine clearance in Libya

Bangladesh: Umbrella bomb planted during Rath Jatra would have exploded if opened

 

Ireland: Sophisticated and ready to use car bomb intercepted in County Monaghan

 

Thailand: 5 volunteer rangers killed at Narathiwat checkpoint

 

Allied EOD units strengthen underwater interoperability at Sea Breeze 2026

 

China: Special police hold bomb disposal robot competition

 

Syria: Defense Ministry destroys landmines in western Damascus countryside

 

Azerbaijan: Civilian injured in explosion in Kalbajar region

 

Pakistan: Six IEDs defused, 14 suspects arrested in Bannu

 

Kenya: KDF neutralise 4 IEDs along key routes in Lamu

 

New York: ‘Anti-government extremist’ sets off incendiary device outside federal building in Manhattan

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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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