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
- Cambodia to launch new 10-year Mine Action Policy
August 29, 2026
Cambodia will officially launch its National Policy on Mine Action 2026-2035 on September 2, providing a 10-year roadmap for mine action and victim assistance. The policy was approved by the Council ...
- Pakistan: Peace committee member killed, 8 injured in IED blast in Upper South Waziristan market
August 28, 2026
One peace committee member was killed while eight others were injured when an improvised explosive device (IED) exploded in Makeen Bazaar in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Upper South Waziristan district on Friday, ...
- Oklahoma: TSA officer discovered suspicious item in passenger’s checked bag
August 28, 2026
A bomb squad responded to an incident at Oklahoma’s Will Rogers International Airport (OKC) after a TSA officer came across a concerning item in a passenger’s checked bag. She then called ...
- Washington: Four police officers, K-9 injured in explosion
August 27, 2026
Puyallup police were trying to arrest a domestic violence suspect after a lengthy standoff when the man detonated an explosive device, killing himself and sending four officers and a K-9 ...
- Germany: Aircraft bomb defused in Berlin
August 27, 2026
The 100-kilogram aerial bomb found in Berlin-Neukölln was successfully defused late Wednesday evening, according to a police statement. Thousands of people who had been evacuated from their homes were able ...
- Vietnam: Quang Tri approves 22.4-million-USD landmine clearance project
August 27, 2026
The project “Landmine and unexploded ordnance clearance in northern Quang Tri, 2026-2030”, funded by the Mines Advisory Group (MAG), is expected to clear more than 38.8 million sq.m of land ...
- Russian serviceman killed in car bomb in St. Petersburg
August 27, 2026
A Russian serviceman was killed by a car bomb Thursday, officials said, the latest in a string of deadly blasts targeting military personnel and others linked to Russia’s war in Ukraine. The ...
- Iraq: Al-Anbar TMF commander survives roadside bomb attack
August 26, 2026
Sheikh Mandoul al-Satm, a Tribal Mobilization Forces (TMF) commander in Al-Anbar’s Haditha district, survived a roadside bomb attack on Wednesday, a security source told Shafaq News. The explosive device detonated as ...
- UN chief, Red Cross renew call for rules on lethal autonomous weapons
August 25, 2026
Amid unconfirmed reports that fully autonomous and AI-guided drones are now being used on the battlefield, UN chief António Guterres and the President of the Red Cross on Tuesday renewed ...
- Northern Ireland: Teenager arrested after suspicious devices found in Omagh
August 25, 2026
A teenage boy has been arrested in connection with a security alert in Omagh. Residents were forced to evacuate their homes after a suspicious device was found at a property ...
- Germany: Third drone and suspected military explosives found near Leipzig airport
August 25, 2026
German investigators uncovered a third drone and suspected military explosives thought to be connected to an attempted attack on Leipzig airport, local media have reported. The drone was discovered in Kabelsketal, ...
- Australia: Bomb squad called to Wagga home as man arrested for allegedly building IEDs
August 24, 2026
Bomb squad police have swarmed a quiet street in Wagga after a disturbing swath of weaponry and improvised explosives was found in a home. Police raided the NSW Riverina home ...

