Nov. 13, 2013 -- Afghan national security forces near the border with Pakistan recently intercepted one of the largest truck bombs ever built, a massive "vehicle-borne improvised explosive device," or VBIED, packed with some 61,500 pounds of explosives.

An IED is a bomb fabricated in an improvised manner incorporating destructive, lethal, noxious, pyrotechnic, or incendiary chemicals and designed to destroy or incapacitate personnel or vehicles.

Jan 1, 2025 · NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WKRC) - Prosecutors said the FBI found over 150 pipe bombs in a residence, calling the find the largest seizure of explosives in the bureau's history. …

Dec 18, 2013 · ZABUL PROVINCE, Afghanistan — Three sets of eyes peer out of a massively armored U.S. truck rolling slowly down Highway 1. From inside their reinforced cocoon — constructed layer upon layer with...

Feb 21, 2012 · Those IED´s (Improvised Explosive Devices) are build to kill or injure soldiers/civilians. This video may contain some scene where people are hit by IED´s but there is NOONE killed or heavily...

Dec 18, 2011 · U.S. and Iraqi soldiers display "sticky IEDs" — magnetic bombs that militants attach to vehicles — found during a raid at a checkpoint near the Iraq-Iran border. Army Sgt. Maj. Todd Burnett spent...

Two foreign contractors were killed and five others injured by the explosion, the U.S. military and witnesses said. The nationality of those killed has yet to be released.

Jul 1, 2024 · This evolution of Improvised Explosive Device (IED) tactics marked a shift in warfare, highlighting the asymmetric nature of modern combat. In Iraq, the surge in IED attacks began around 2004, with groups employing sophisticated methods to …

Jan 22, 2025 · improvised explosive device (IED), a homemade bomb, constructed from military or nonmilitary components, that is frequently employed by guerrillas, insurgents, and other nonstate actors as a crude but effective weapon against a conventional military force.

May 10, 2005 · The IED, or improvised explosive device, is the greatest threat to US forces in Iraq. A new Pentagon report says that 70 percent of American casualties are caused by IED attacks.