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
- Indonesia: Suspected World War II ordnance explodes, five dead
June 1, 2026
A suspected shell left over from World War II exploded under a stilt house in an Indonesian fishing village, killing five people and wounding nearly 20. The blast in Indonesia’s restive ...
- India: Counter-ambush drills, IED detection among covered areas as counter-terrorism exercise ‘PRAGATI’ concludes
May 31, 2026
The maiden edition of the Partnership of RegionalArmies for Growth and Transformation in the Indian Ocean Region (PRAGATI) exercise concluded in Meghalaya, officials said on Saturday. Focused on counter-terrorism operations in ...
- UK: Bomb disposal team detonate device on Bridlington beach
May 31, 2026
Humberside Police said a cordon was in place in Foresters Way, Bridlington with an explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) team in the area. A force spokesperson said: “The device was examined by ...
- South Africa: Woolworths hit by explosive devices amid attacks on shops
May 30, 2026
South African retail giant Woolworths confirmed on Friday that improvised explosive devices had detonated at two of its stores, causing extensive damage. According to a company statement, the first device exploded ...
- Iraq: Thousands of deminers face danger without safeguards
May 30, 2026
More than 5,000 Iraqis work in mine and unexploded ordnance clearance across Iraq, facing low wages and limited social and health protections despite carrying out one of the country’s most ...
- Romania: Two people injured after Russian drone crashed onto a building in Galați
May 29, 2026
A drone crashed Friday night around 2:00 a.m. on a building in Galați. The incident was followed by an explosion and fire in an apartment located on the 10th floor ...
- Cambodia backs Lebanon in landmine clearing
May 29, 2026
Senior Minister Ly Thuch renewed Cambodia’s commitment to global mine action, offering to share the country’s demining experience with Lebanon following Beirut’s entry into the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention. Ly Thuch, ...
- Northern Ireland: Police investigate petrol bomb attack in Tandragee
May 29, 2026
Police are appealing for information and witnesses in relation to a report of a petrol bomb attack at a house in Co Armagh yesterday evening, Thursday 28th May. Sergeant Hamilton said: ...
- Austria: Man who planned to target people with knives and homemade explosives at Taylor Swift concert sentenced to 15 years
May 29, 2026
An Austrian court on Thursday convicted a man of planning to attack a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna nearly two years ago. He was sentenced to 15 years in prison. The ...
- Iraq prepares national landmine clearance plan as 8.5 million still live under threat
May 28, 2026
Iraq’s Ministry of Environment has prepared what it calls a comprehensive national strategic plan to address landmines and unexploded ordnance using modern technologies, as the country remains among the world’s ...
- Australia: Alleged Bathurst bomb maker charged with endangering someone’s life
May 27, 2026
A man accused of making bombs at a secret home laboratory near Bathurst has been charged with endangering someone’s life by negligently handling explosives. Bathurst Local Court today heard Paul Stephen ...
- Idaho: Man charged for possession of explosive device
May 27, 2026
District Judge Nancy Baskin sentenced 43-year-old Robert Ellis last Thursday to 10 years in prison with the possibility of parole after four years, following his guilty plea to two counts ...
- WHO: Ebola outbreak in DR Congo collides with conflict and hunger
May 27, 2026
The UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday warned that eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo faces a “catastrophic collision of disease and conflict” as a fast-spreading Ebola outbreak outpaces ...
- Poland provides $250,000 to support mine clearance in Syria
May 26, 2026
The Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Syria announced financial support worth $250,000 for mine clearance operations across Syrian territory in 2026. In a statement posted on its official account ...
- Israel: Man killed in car explosion
May 26, 2026
A man was killed in a car explosion near Or Akiva on Tuesday in central Israel, in the second apparent car bombing to occur within a day. The Magen David Adom ...
- Nigeria: Borno CJTF Commander Killed In ISWAP IED Attack
May 26, 2026
A prominent commander of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) was killed when suspected ISWAP terrorists detonated an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) which targeted his vehicle near Baga in Kukawa ...
- Cyprus: Larnaca police believe they stopped terror attacks after explosives find
May 26, 2026
Larnaca CID believes it has prevented attacks on Cypriot soil after arresting two men, aged 32 and 38, on suspicion of terrorism and finding significant quantities of explosive-making materials at two properties ...
- Ukraine: Kyiv and Tokyo plan to create a venture fund and launch a commercial investment hub
May 25, 2026
Ukraine and Japan are strengthening their cooperation in the areas of economic and technological transformation, smart demining, and investment attraction. During negotiations, the countries’ representatives paid close attention to integrating Japanese technologies ...
