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Counter-IED Report Newsletter

16 October 2026 | Issue 397 |  www.counteriedreport.com
 
LATEST NEWS

Alakai Defense Systems Introduces Argos Handheld Deep UV Raman Standoff Detector to the International Counter-IED Community


Northern Ireland: Residents evacuated after reported explosion at north Belfast house

 

Netherlands: Extremely explosive Cobra 20 fireworks bombs found in Utrecht garage

 

British Army chef who built ‘homemade cannon’ jailed for terror-linked offences

 

India: 20,000 detonators seized in Adilabad, 7 held

 

Iraq: Two military personnel killed in bomb explosion

 

Netherlands: Escalation in fireworks-related violence requires new security and response strategies

 

New militant group has emerged in Bangladesh

 

Philippines: 93 WW2 explosives found in Sulu junk shop

UK: Discovery of hazardous chemicals in home shuts roads

 

Pakistan: Four men killed in landmine explosion near LoC in Azad Kashmir

 

Colombia: Rebels set off a car bomb outside toll booth as fighting intensifies in Cauca region

 

Pakistan: 3 BLA, TTP terrorists arrested in Joint CTD and Intelligence Operations in Karachi

 

Another Tanker Catches Fire in Strait of Hormuz after Hitting Sea Mine

 

Cambodia to mark 20 years of contributions to UN Peacekeeping operations

 

Saudi Arabia: Attack on Riyadh airport killed 12 people and wounded over 300 more

 

Chinese forces participate in SCO joint counterterrorism exercise in Belarus

 

Tender: Spanish MoFA Funded Digital EORE Video Production – Whole of Syria

Nigeria: Troops neutralise IEDs planted along Zamfara road

 

Iceland: Lagoon visits trigger false explosive airport positives

 

India: Army, Assam Rifles destroy 27 IEDs on road in Manipur’s Kamjong

 

Michigan: Bomb found at Chelsea gas station

 

Ukraine: 12,746 ‘Danger: Mines’ warning signs have been handed over to a border guard unit to mark areas that may be contaminated by explosive ordnance in Odesa region

 

India: Security forces recover seven IEDs, including six pressure cooker bombs in Chhattisgarh

 

Afghanistan: 78 per cent of Explosive Remnant Casualties are children amid mine-action funding shortfall

 

From Ukraine’s trenches to South America’s borders and favelas: Criminal organizations use of one-way attack drones

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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
 

PRESS RELEASES

Alakai Defense Systems Introduces Argos Handheld Deep UV Raman Standoff Detector to the International Counter-IED Community


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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