The news clips below are from Pat Herdman's 23 August 2011 IED Indicator. The full report can be viewed at www.protectioninsider.com

The following is provided for information only and is derived from various news sources, blogs, or other open source reporting media. Subject matter tends to run along terrorist or criminal use of commercial, military, and homemade explosive devices both domestically and abroad; sources are indicated where available. The editor/compiler takes no responsibility for inaccurate reporting, conclusions, or opinions. -Pat Herdman

Baghdad, Iraq:  A sticky bomb attached to a car carrying a security guard for the oil minister wounded him and a nearby shop owner when it went off in Baghdad’s west-central Utaifiya district, a police officer at the scene said.  Reuters, 20 Aug 2011