Counter-IED Report Newsletter

7 June 2024 | Issue 312 |  www.counteriedreport.com

LATEST NEWS

Libya: Deadly landmines pose hidden threat in Tripoli

 

UNICEF: 53% of Ukrainian teenagers engage in risky behaviour despite being well-informed about risks posed by mines and unexploded ordnance

 

Hezbollah, Iran have turned the Galilee into a weapons-testing ground

 

U.S. Beirut embassy comes under shooting attack

 

Kenya: Police avert major IED attack by Al-Shabaab at Mandera border point

 

Germany: Unexploded ordnance successfully defused in the port of Hamburg

 

French police arrest Russo-Ukrainian man with explosives near Paris

 

Pakistan: Child killed, another injured in Bajaur blast


Angola: Clearing minefields in the Lobito Corridor

 

Myanmar: One killed, 23 injured in school explosion in Tanintharyi Region

UAE provides financial assistance to Azerbaijan mine action agency

 

UNODC Pakistan empowers Balochistan bomb disposal unit with specialized training on countering IEDs and EOD

 

Israel: Shin Bet thwarts Turkey-based Hamas cell terror attack

 

Cyprus: Limassol tavern explosion linked to personal feud

 

Azerbaijan: 4839,3 hectares of territory cleared of mines and UXOs over past month

 

Maryland Army National Guard and multinational partners strengthen bonds in Senegal

 

Philippines: Two soldiers hurt, IEDs and bomb-making materials recovered in Kalinga

 

Ukraine: Nine teams of innovators showcase products to help sappers

 

78th Training Division Leads Guardian Response 2024, Multi-Component CBRN Exercise Tests Readiness

Pakistan: IED Blast Kills Four Pakistani Soldiers In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

 

Nigeria: Soldiers among 11 killed by separatist militants in Abia state

 

Belgium: Car loaded with explosives breaks through roadblock at Belgian-Luxembourg border

 

Malta: ‘Alarming’ amount of explosives at garage of PL HQ bomb suspect

 

South Africa: Commercial explosives confiscated at the Beitbridge Border Post

 

Yemen’s Houthis ‘attack’ US carrier after deadly strikes

 

New Zealand: World War I explosive found on Midway Beach

 

Ukraine’s special forces have developed new tech that allows drones to fly without GPS

 

India: Two juveniles among 4 held for hurling crude bombs in Chennai

 

France foiled ‘Islamist suicide attack on football stadium’ terror plot

Russian forces destroy lost Ukrainian Magura V USV with FPV drone

 

Pakistan: Hand grenade attack targets Levies Headquarters in Mastung

 

Syria: IED targets head of Criminal Court in Homs city

 

Beach Breach: Cavalry Engineers Blast into the Final Day of EFES 24

 

India: Pressure bomb planted by Maoists defused in Odisha

 

Cambodia to examine possibility to provide more training for Ukrainian deminers

 

Yemen’s Houthis target six ships in three seas

 

Israel: Three soldiers killed in IED explosion in booby-trapped building in Rafah

 

Pakistan: Suspected militants burn girls’ school in North Waziristan, in third such attack this month

 

Ukrainian sappers neutralize almost 4,000 explosives in past week

 

U.S. Army CBRN Capability Development Update

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FEATURED ARTICLES

SYNCHRONIZED C-IED STRATEGY IN EUROPE TO COUNTER THE EVOLVING IED THREAT

By Johann Fischer, Head of Unit Land & Logistics and Danny Heerlein, Project Officer C-IED – European Defence Agency


NECESSITY OF A DESIGNATED LEAD ENTITY WITHIN NATIONAL C-IED ENTERPRISES

By Paul Amoroso, an explosive hazards specialist at Assessed Mitigation Options (AMO) consultancy


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By Paul Amoroso, an explosive hazards specialist at Assessed Mitigation Options (AMO) consultancy


VIP SECURITY – A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH

By Vincent Deery, CEO, 3DX-Ray Ltd


SMART CHOICES IN SOURCING COUNTER-IED DETECTORS: A PRIMER

By William Ramirez, a veteran of the Colombian military from Military Engineers Corps

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CTX – Counter Terror Expo. 19th & 20th June at ExCeL London. Registration is now open! Go to https://ctexpo.co.uk/ to secure your free ticket today.

Countering Explosive Threat and Demining conference will welcome senior military commands, EOD specialists, humanitarian mine action leaders, and industry providers on the 24-25 September 2024 at Copthorne Tara Hotel, London, Kensington, UK. The event is a valuable opportunity to interact with colleagues working in C-IED and demining across the globe and engage in productive discussions to address the challenges posed by explosive threats. You will hear from key authorities operating on the front lines of explosive ordnance disposal as they discuss advancements in training capabilities, the use of robotics and UAVs in detection and disposal, and future strategies for tackling evolving explosive threats.

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PRESS RELEASES

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Safe Pro Introduces SpotlightAi, the World’s First Demining Technology Powered by Artificial Intelligence to Autonomously Identify and Locate Landmines from Drone-based Imagery

SmartRayVision – New AI Image Processing


Vidisco reveals its unique portable digital X-Ray systems for the accurate detection of live ammunition in Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD), while maintaining the safety of forces in the field


3DX-Ray launches the first cabinet-style mail screening X-ray system with integrated AI software


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