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29 December 2025 | Issue 368 |  www.counteriedreport.com
LATEST NEWS

Washington DC: Pipe bomb suspect told FBI he targeted US political parties because they were ‘in charge’

 

Iraq: CTS arrests five terrorists across three provinces


India gets its first standard for bomb disposal systems

 

Nigeria: Bandits kill several people in IED explosion in Zamfara

 

Netherlands: Resident arrested after explosive material found


Pakistan: Over 10kg RCIED defused in Bannu

 

Nepal: Explosives found hidden inside abandoned animal shed

 

Bangladesh: Three arrested, bomb-making materials seized in connection with Keraniganj madrasa blast

 

Malaysia: Nilai bomb maker arrested in Mantin

 

Syria: 8 killed, 18 injured in terrorist explosion in Homs

 

Niger: 45 terrorists neutralised, 26 detained in military operations

 

Nigeria: Federal government confirms US airstrikes on terrorists, cites intelligence cooperation

 

Türkiye thwarts Daesh plot targeting Christmas events

 

Bangladesh: Crude bomb explodes at Malibagh

 

Cyprus: Explosion damages referee’s home in Limassol

Nigeria: Boko Haram suicide bomber behind Borno mosque blast

 

Greece: Powerful explosion hits bank branch in Thessaloniki on Christmas morning

 

Pakistan: Train services suspended after blast on tracks near Dera Murad Jamali

 

Nova Scotia: Man faces charges after police find cache of firearms, explosives

 

Russia: 2 traffic police officers killed in explosion in Moscow

 

Malaysia: Nilai police hunt local suspect after vehicle blast

 

UK charity to expand work to clear explosives in Gaza


Autonomy in Action: Advancing CBRN Defense Capabilities with Unmanned Systems

 

Estonia: Man arrested after deliberate explosion at Tallinn’s Ülemiste Centre

 

Iraq: Floods unearth hidden mines, reviving a wartime threat from Kirkuk to the Iran border

 

Russia: Senior Russian general killed in bomb blast in Moscow

 

India: Security forces destroy 601 acres of poppy cultivation, seize 9-kg IED

 

Nigeria: Troops uncover IED, arrest terror logistics suspects in Borno

 

Thailand: Army seizes Cambodian IED

Pakistan: Trains suspended after Balochistan attacks

 

Netherlands: 1,356 explosion attacks recorded this year

 

Mince pies and brews: Defence Secretary thanks troops working over Christmas

 

Colombia: At least 6 soldiers killed in drone and mortar attack



India: Government approves Rs 10cr to strengthen bomb detection capabilities

 

Thailand: Urgent efforts to recover modified artillery shells as “Landmines” in Trat

 

Texas: Man arrested, charged in connection to multiple explosions in Austin

 

Northern Ireland: Co Down man denied bail as court hears details of cross-border terror plot to attack mosque

 

Virginia: Smithfield man sentenced to eight years in prison for possessing over 150 improvised explosive devices

 

India: Bihar CM flags off 34 new forensic mobile lab vehicles

 

Azerbaijan: Civilian injured as tractor hits landmine in Aghdam

 

Moroccan and U.S. Soldiers Training in EOD

 

Iraq: Authorities remove mines, UXO in Sulaymaniyah

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