The news clips below are from Pat Herdman's 25 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

Mosul, Iraq:   A police officer was killed and his father injured in a sticky bomb blast south of Mosul, security sources said today. The source told Aswat al-Iraq that the cop, working in oil installations protection unit, was killed by the sticky bomb which was attached to his private car.  Aswat al-Iraq