The news clips below are from Pat Herdman's 2 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
SULAIMANIYAH, Iraq: Police: 23 Wounded In Church Attack In North Iraq. A car bomb outside a Christian church wounded 23 people on Tuesday morning, police said, as security forces found and disabled vehicles packed with explosives outside two other parishes in northern Iraq. The bombing and the two averted attacks in the northern city of Kirkuk signal continued violence against Iraqi Christians, nearly 1 million of whom have fled since the war began in 2003. The assault began at 6 a.m., when the car blew up outside the Syrian Catholic church, severely damaging the church and nearby houses, said police Col. Taha Salaheddin. The parish's leader, the Rev. Imad Yalda, was the only person inside at the time of the blast and was wounded. The 22 other wounded were people whose nearby homes were hit by the blast, said Kirkuk police chief Maj. Gen. Jamal Tahir. Following the blast at the Syrian Catholic church, police discovered two more car bombs parked outside the Christian Anglican church and the Mar Gourgis church, both in downtown Kirkuk. Associated Press, 02 AUG 2011
Baghdad, Iraq: The Director of the Judicial Section in Iraq’s Electricity Ministry has escaped an assassination attempt by an explosive charge in southern Baghdad on Monday, according to a Ministry statement on Tuesday. “The Director of the Judicial Department in the Electricity Ministry, Ali Halim Hassan, has escaped an assassination attempt on Monday, when an explosive charge blew off under his personal car in west Baghdad’s Bayaa district,” the statement reported. The statement added that the explosion had injured 2 of his young sons, both less than 10 years old. Aswat al-Iraq
Mosul, Iraq: A civilian was killed today by a sticky bomb north of Mosul, security sources said here. Aswat al-Iraq
Iskandariya, Iraq: An Iraqi soldier was wounded when a bomb attached to his vehicle exploded in Iskandariya, 40 km (25 miles) south of Baghdad, a local police source said. Reuters