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Improvised Explosive Device
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Improvised Explosive Device
Improvised Explosive Device. A homemade bomb deployed during unconventional military actions (usually by insurgents) which is constructed from parts repurposed from conventional military explosives—e.g., an artillery round with an attached detonater
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ANBAR / Aswat al-Iraq: Two improvised explosive devices (IED) on Saturday were defused and nine suspects were arrested in Falluja City, according to a local police source.
2 IEDs defused, suspects nabbed in Falluja by Aswat al-Iraq (Erbil, Iraq)
troops in Iraq--roadside bombs--it reached out to defense contractors and academia for technologies to counter IEDs, or improvised explosive devices.
'IED Defeat Task Force' also in the private sector by Erwin, Sandra I. / National Defense
It was unclear if the Iranian government was directly involved, he said, adding: "We do know that weapons have been provided and IED technology been made available to these extremist elements" - using the military's acronym for improvised explosive devices, or homemade bombs.
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