Welcome to the Counter-IED Report website, a one-stop source of information and news for Counter-IED professionals. The Counter-IED Report is the leading international subscription-based publication covering the latest developments in the fight against the IED threat. The purpose of the Counter-IED Report is to identify technological advances, as well as strategies and tactics to counter threat networks, reduce IED production and placement, assist in post-conflict humanitarian demining, and capacity-building efforts worldwide. We are committed to providing up-to-date, first-hand expertise and facilitating information sharing among stakeholders, academia and industry. The magazine is published in print, e-book and PDF formats and distributed worldwide. The distribution is tailored to the highly engaged audience of Counter-IED, EOD, CBRNe, Defence, Law Enforcement, Humanitarian Demining and Security professionals and senior decision makers in government, public and private sectors. Additional hard copies of the Report are also distributed at the defence and security events through our Media Partnership Program.
Latest News
- Nigeria: Boko Haram, ISWAP attack kills vigilante commander and four others in Borno
September 24, 2026
Suspected Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists have killed a vigilante commander and four civilians in an attack on Wumbi community, Kala-Balge Local Government Area of Borno State. Sources said the attack occurred on ...
- Bangladesh: Detectives investigate recent crude-bomb explosions across Dhaka coordinated through WhatsApp accounts
September 24, 2026
Dhaka detectives say that is the simple formula behind at least some of the crude-bomb attacks that have rattled the capital over the past several days. The Detective Branch (DB) says ...
- Bangladesh: 16 crude bombs, 4 petrol bombs recovered in Rajshahi
September 23, 2026
The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has recovered 16 crude bombs and four petrol bombs from the Talpukuria area under Shah Makhdum Police Station in Rajshahi city.According to a press release, ...
- Pennsylvania: Man charged after setting of homemade explosive devices outside his home
September 22, 2026
A Stroudsburg man is facing felony charges after Pennsylvania State Police say he made threats during a neighbor dispute, then set off several homemade explosive devices outside his home. Troopers from ...
- California: Possible pipe bomb found at Irvine gas station, 2 arrested
September 22, 2026
Police allegedly found a possible pipe bomb inside a vehicle at an Irvine gas station Tuesday. Officers found the suspected explosive device while performing a traffic stop at a Chevron station ...
- South Korea: Land mine explodes in Demilitarized Zone during military operation
September 22, 2026
A suspected land mine exploded at the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) earlier this week during a route clearance operation to identify a potential North Korea-created minefield south of the inter-Korean border, ...
- Germany: Traces of explosives found near Wunstorf air base after drone incident
September 22, 2026
Traces of explosives have been found near a German military base close to where drone parts were discovered last week in an incident that investigators believe could be linked to ...
- Sweden: CLEAN CARE Multinational Tabletop Exercise Strengthens CBRN Medical Readiness and Interoperability
September 22, 2026
Military and civilian medical and Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) defence experts from 16 nations have gathered in Sweden for the CLEAN CARE multinational Tabletop Exercise (TTX), bringing together ...
- UK: Bomb squad deployed as ‘unexploded device’ found in Cornwall
September 21, 2026
A suspected unexploded device has been discovered in the water at a dockyard near Falmouth, Cornwall. Emergency services remain at the scene, with two nearby homes evacuated as a precaution. ...
- India: Eastern Command conducts Joint Counter-IED training for Indian Army and Assam Rifles troops
September 21, 2026
The Indian Army’s Eastern Command has conducted joint Counter-Improvised Explosive Device (Counter-IED) training for Indian Army and Assam Rifles personnel as part of efforts to strengthen operational preparedness against evolving ...
- Massachusetts: Explosive device worn by man detonates during Charlestown encounter with police
September 21, 2026
A man in apparent emotional distress detonated an explosive device he was wearing during a confrontation with Boston police in Charlestown early Monday morning, leaving him seriously injured, according to ...
- Syria and Ukraine sign demining agreement to support recovery and development
September 20, 2026
Syria and Ukraine signed a high-level humanitarian cooperation agreement on Sunday at the Ministry of Emergency and Disaster Management in Damascus to enhance demining operations, technical surveying, and sustainable agricultural ...

