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
- Thailand: Thai soldier loses right ankle in landmine blast in Si Sa Ket
February 12, 2026
A Thai soldier was seriously injured after stepping on a landmine at Huai Ta Maria, opposite the Preah Vihear Temple in Si Sa Ket province, on Monday (November 10). The ...
- Pennsylvania: Arrest warrant unsealed in alleged bomb making case
February 11, 2026
An arrest of a Wilkes-Barre man in late December on allegations he attempted to make an explosive device was based on online searches of recent terroristic attacks using homemade explosives ...
- Ukraine: State Emergency Service destroyed Russian Kh-101 missile warhead
February 11, 2026
In the Pervomaisk district of the Mykolaiv region, rescuers from the State Emergency Service of Ukraine (SES) destroyed the warhead of a Russian Kh-101 missile. This was reported by the Main ...
- Thailand: Road-culvert bomb injures three in Narathiwat, missing police patrol
February 11, 2026
A bomb planted in a culvert beneath a road in Ban Kado village, Moo 4, Rueso district, Narathiwat, exploded on Wednesday (February 11), injuring three people and damaging a vehicle. Pol ...
- US Military warns EOD techs against uploading ‘highly sensitive’ bomb disposal data into generative AI systems
February 10, 2026
The military’s top EOD technology authority recently warned bomb technicians against uploading restricted technical material into generative artificial intelligence systems — including Pentagon-approved platforms and commercial offerings. Internal correspondence reviewed by ...
- UK: Man who booby-trapped Barnsley drug den with ‘Home Alone’ explosives and flamethrower jailed
February 10, 2026
A man who rigged Barnsley properties with improvised explosive devices and a homemade flamethrower to protect a large-scale drugs operation has been jailed. Police raided three properties on Brierley Road in ...
- British Columbia: Man sentenced after police seize ‘arsenal of ruinously destructive potential’
February 10, 2026
A 49-year-old Vancouver Island man will spend the next several years behind bars after he was caught with what a B.C. Supreme Court judge described as a “highly illegal arsenal ...
- Germany: A 500-Pound World War Ii bomb defused in Hamburg
February 10, 2026
In Hamburg, an aerial bomb from the Second World War was defused on Monday evening. The explosive ordnance disposal service of the fire department had found the 500-pound unexploded bomb ...
- Kenya: Cow killed after stepping on IED in Kiunga, Lamu County
February 9, 2026
A cow was killed in a blast on the roadside in Kiunga area, Lamu County, police said. This was after it stepped on a set bomb on the road. The ...
- Italy: Masked armed robbers blow up cash transporter on motorway
February 9, 2026
Mobile phone footage captured chaotic scenes shortly before 8am on the road between Lecce and Brindisi, where an armoured cash transporter was ambushed by six to eight masked robbers. A gunfight ...
- Nigeria: Army discovers improvised explosive devices in Abia forest
February 9, 2026
Troops of the Nigerian Army attached to the 14 Brigade, Ohafia, Abia State, have discovered improvised explosive devices in a forest at Umuchinma, Isiala Ngwa North Local Government Area of ...
- Thailand: Anti-govt banners, explosives found in Narathiwat
February 8, 2026
Security forces are on high alert after finding banners displaying anti-government messages and objects resembling improvised explosive devices (IEDs) at multiple locations across the province. Officials believe it was an attempt ...
- Tennessee: Man arrested after improvised explosive device recovered from S. Nashville dumpster
February 8, 2026
A man faces serious charges following a South Nashville hazmat incident involving an explosive device. Specialized Investigations detectives arrested 37-year-old Brandon Lamar Holt late Saturday night in the 3200 block ...
- Cambodia: US provides US$4mil for demining, pledges to clear UXOs from homes of displaced persons
February 8, 2026
The United States has earmarked US$4 million in aid to the Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) for the clearance of landmines and unexploded ordnance (UXO), while pledging to help Cambodian ...
- Nigeria: Four soldiers killed in suspected ISWAP attack in Borno
February 7, 2026
Four soldiers have been killed in an attack by suspected ISWAP terrorists on security installations in Auno community, Konduga LGA of Borno state. TheCable understands that the incident occurred on ...
- Ukraine: Demining Program Clears 1340 Hectares of Agricultural Land in January 2026
February 7, 2026
Under the state program to compensate for demining costs, mine-action operators cleared 1,340 hectares of agricultural land in Ukraine in January; the cost of the works amounted to 76.43 million ...
- Nigeria: Police, Military dismantle IED planted by bandits
February 7, 2026
The Zamfara State Police Command has announced a successful dismantling of an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted by suspected terrorists along the Danjibga–Kuncin Kalgo axis, Tsafe Local Government Area of ...
