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Counter-IED Report Newsletter

30 January 2026 | Issue 371 |  www.counteriedreport.com

LATEST NEWS

Thailand: Royal Thai Navy Finds Landmines and IEDs in Trat

 

Ontario: Police remain at home near Western University after chemicals capable of making explosives discovered

 

India: Punjab Police arrest two, recover IED in Nalagarh police station blast

 

UK: Bedfordshire man jailed for making explosive and poisonous substances

 

Romania: Naval mine discovered near Midia firing range

 

Nigeria: Police detain suspect with 954 pieces of explosive materials in Zamfara

 

Malaysia: Police foiled 26 terror plots, including IED attacks on embassies and public sites, since 2012

 

Pakistan: Man killed in IED blast in Bajaur

 

New Mexico: Albuquerque Man Charged After FBI Finds Modified Hand Grenade in His Home

 

Lebanon: UNIFIL-supported campaign launched to reduce risk of explosives

Autonomous Breaching System will surpass legacy systems to enhance breaching operations

 

Philippines: 23 WWII Japanese Navy bombs discovered in Davao City

 

Niger: Three soldiers killed in IED attack near Niamey

 

Western Australia: Homemade “fragment bomb” thrown into a crowd at a Perth Invasion Day rally

 

California: Explosive chemical found in Berkeley home forces evacuations

 

UK: Six airports make 100ml liquid rule change

 

Kenya: Al-Shabaab attack in Garissa kills Chief and Primary School Teacher in Hulugho

 

Ukraine: Support Forces Sappers Clear Over 150 Hectares of Explosive Hazards in Early 2026

 

India: 11 security personnel wounded in IED blasts in Chhattisgarh

 

UK: Controlled explosion carried out after mortar found by Norwich fisherman

 

Thailand: Troops finish clearance of deadly landmines in Si Sa Ket

British Army sets out service life for key armoured engineer fleet

 

Ukraine: Japan to allocate USD 25 million for humanitarian demining and rehabilitation

 

India: 16 IEDs, 100kg Explosives Seized As Security Forces Foil Maoist Plot

 

Ukraine: Kyiv bomb disposal experts neutralized the warhead of a Russian Iskander-M missile

 

Montana: Pray man pleads guilty to possession of unregistered explosive devices

 

Greece: Two arrested over explosive device attack outside Athens nightclub in October last year

 

Philippines: 120 hand grenades discovered in Quezon town cemetery

 

UK: Explosive device detonated on Devon beach

 

Baltic Sea: CTF 68 Builds Maritime Advantage with NATO Allies During Exercise Freezing Winds 2025

 

Detection and imaging of chemicals and hidden explosives using terahertz time-domain spectroscopy and deep learning

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IED TACTICAL DESIGN PROFILES AND SIGNATURES

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MEASURING THE EFFICACY OF EORE: ODDS RATIOS, AND AN EVIDENCE-BASED SOLUTION

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PRESS RELEASES

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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Full article: 30 January 2026

Publication date: 26 February 2026

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Publication date: 29 June 2026

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Full article: 10 September 2026

Publication date: 27 October 2026

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