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Counter-IED Report Newsletter

8 April 2026 | Issue 378 |  www.counteriedreport.com

LATEST NEWS

Malawi: Police defuse explosive devices discovered at construction site in Mchinji

 

US and Iran agree to a two-week ceasefire

 

Pakistan: 5 police personnel injured in IED attack on patrol

 

Danish Refugee Council removes explosive ordnance from key humanitarian infrastructure in Afghanistan

 

India: Explosives found in bag in Nagpur

 

Netherlands: Bombing targets ATM at hotel Pestana Amsterdam

 

Kuwait: EOD teams respond to 21 falling debris incidents

 

California: San Bruno man arrested after explosives, guns, drugs found in home

 

Somalia: Army clears IEDs in Middle Shabelle

 

Nigeria: Army foils deadly IED plot in Abia forest


India: Delhi–Mumbai joint raid foils toy car IED terror plot

 

Nigeria: IED blast kills driver, motorcyclist in Niger

 

Florida: Court docs show IED details in MacDill AFB bomb plot

UNSMIL: 63 people killed by landmines in Libya in 2025

 

Serbia: Explosives found near gas pipeline to Hungary

 

Ukraine: Over 100,000 sq km of land still potentially dangerous

 

Iraq reports 30K casualties from UXO since 2003

 

Sudan: Authorities close part of Khartoum after shell explosion

 

Syria: Over 110,000 mines and war remnants cleared since the start of 2026

 

UK: AI-powered drones to detect explosive threats and protect military personnel

 

Pakistan Sees 18% Drop In Violence In Q1 2026

 

New York: Governor Hochul Announces $10.5 Million Awarded Through Federal Homeland Security Program

 

Pakistan: 4 police officers among 9 injured in IED blast

 

California: Explosion that killed LA County deputies involved serious safety violations

 

Singapore: WWII bomb to be neutralised on Thursday morning

Invest in Peace; Invest in Mine Action

 

Every Step Could be a Threat: Children and ERW

 

Northern Ireland: Hijacked car driven to police station in Lurgan contained improvised bomb

 

California: US Marine detained after explosive round discovered in luggage at Palm Springs Airport

 

UN says initial findings show roadside blast killed Lebanon peacekeepers

 

Flames and fuses: fire, EOD in action

 

Syria: Two members of engineering teams injured by landmine

 

Pakistan: Gas supply halted in Balochistan after pipeline blast

 

Somalia: Federal government troops seize control of Baidoa


Philippines: Boy, 8, hurt in explosion in Cagayan de Oro City

 

Kenya: Two students injured after school bus runs over IED


Yemen: IED kills delivery driver, wounds Houthi guard in Sana’a

 

UN: Sea mines clearance, a new dimension of difficulty

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