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
- Autumn 2026 edition of the Counter-IED Report magazine is now available to read online and in print
October 27, 2026
We are pleased to announce that Autumn 2026 edition of the Counter-IED Report magazine is now available to read online and in print. Articles, in-depth analysis and insights by Rob Hyde-Bales, ...
- Colombia: Six injured in explosion in Cúcuta
October 27, 2026
At least six people have been injured this Monday in a bombing in the Colombian city of Cúcuta, near the border with Venezuela, among them four police officers. The incident has ...
- Nigeria: Suspected terrorists kill five, raze houses in Adamawa communities
October 27, 2026
Suspected Boko Haram terrorists have killed five people and destroyed several residential buildings and business premises in attacks on Gaya Sikalmi and Gaya Gartsanau communities in Hong Local Government Area ...
- Syria: Landmine blast kills four-year-old boy, injures two in Hama
October 26, 2026
A four-year-old boy was killed and two members of his family were injured when a landmine exploded during an olive harvest in Syria’s northern Hama countryside. The explosion occurred on ...
- Netherlands: Witnesses sought after explosion at business premises in Noordwijk
October 26, 2026
An explosion occurred at a business premises on De Scheysloot on Sunday evening, October 25. The investigation into the cause is in full swing, and the police are calling on ...
- Syrian envoy discusses chemical weapons legacy, cooperation with UK officials in London
October 26, 2026
Syria’s Permanent Representative to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), Mohamad Katoub, participated in a Chemical Weapons Demilitarization Conference in London. Katoub outlined Syria’s experience in addressing the ...
- Pakistan: Armed Forces attacked, bridge destroyed in Balochistan
October 26, 2026
Clashes between Pakistani forces and armed fighters were reported in Balochistan’s Nushki and Khuzdar districts over the weekend, while an explosion hit a Coast Guards officer’s vehicle in Pasni, according ...
- India: Steel bombs explode at two locations in Kannur
October 26, 2026
An investigation has been launched after suspected steel bombs exploded at two places in Kannavam in this district, police said on Monday.The incidents occurred between 11.30 pm on Sunday and ...
- Syria: Former military commander reportedly targeted near Qara
October 26, 2026
A vehicle targeted near the Syrian town of Qara on the Damascus–Homs highway was carrying Abu Abdul Rahman al-Libi, who currently holds a position in the General Security Service, the ...
- Ukraine: Humanitarian demining restricted in six regions due to security risks
October 26, 2026
Due to security risks, the National Mine Action Authority has decided to restrict the planning of new humanitarian demining operations in six regions. This is stated in a press release ...
- Algeria to send troops to protect its oil facilities in Niger
October 25, 2026
Algeria’s parliament approved a resolution Sunday to send troops to Niger, making it the first time Algerian soldiers will be deployed abroad since 1973, when they were sent to support ...
- Tennessee: Explosive device discovered at Natchez Trace Park
October 24, 2026
An improvised explosive device was discovered in Natchez Trace Park Saturday, according to the Henderson County Sheriff’s Department. The Henderson County Sheriff’s Department was dispatched to Natchez Trace Park during the ...
- India: Pune airport conducts annual bomb threat drill
October 24, 2026
The Pune Airport, in coordination with the (CISF) and other stakeholder agencies, conducted the annual Bomb Threat Mock Exercise under the Bomb Threat Contingency Plan (BTCP) to assess emergency preparedness ...
- Colombia: Car bomb explosion at Casanare tollbooth leaves four injured
October 23, 2026
A powerful explosion at the San Pedro tollbooth, located on the road connecting the municipalities of Villanueva and Monterrey in Casanare, early Friday morning, October 23, 2026, left at least ...
- Ireland: Two arrested as counter-terror gardaí seize explosives in Louth
October 23, 2026
Two men have been arrested and suspected explosive materials have been seized as part of a “counter-terrorism operation” in Carlingford, Co Louth. The Garda Special Detective Unit seized “component parts and ...
- India: IED disguised as torch behind blast that injured two in Bengaluru
October 22, 2026
Preliminary investigations into a blast that occurred on October 20 at an under-construction building in east Bengaluru, in which two workers from UP and Assam were injured, have revealed that ...
