The news clips below are from Pat Herdman's 17 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
SANAA, Yemen: Car Bomb Kills 14 Yemen Rebels; Gov't Blames Al-Qaeda. A car bomb exploded late Sunday at a gathering of Shi'ite Houthi rebels who had seized a government compound in Yemen's northern Al-Jouf province, killing at least 14 and injuring several others, and the government blamed Al-Qaeda for the attack. "At least 14 Shi'ite Houthi rebels were killed and about five others were severely injured when a suspected Al-Qaeda car bomb hit the main gate of the Shi'ite-seized government compound in Matamma district in the northeast province of Al-Jouf," an official of the Interior Ministry told Xinhua on condition of anonymity. "The suicide attack bore the hallmarks of the resurgent Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula," the official said. Xinhua, 15 AUG 2011
Baghdad, Iraq: An explosion took place in al-Amirat Street in west Baghdad’s Mansour district, when a booby-trapped car blew up against a motorcade of Iraq’s Higher Education Ministry, wounding 5 civilians. Aswat al-Iraq
Baghdad, Iraq: Five booby-trapped cars were reportedly dismantled in Iraq’s Diala, Salahal-Din and Najaf Provinces. Aswat al-Iraq
Baghdad, Iraq: The Chairman of Iraq’s Technical Education Commission, Mahmoud Shaker al-Mulla Khalaf, has escaped an assassination attempt by a booby-trapped car west of Baghdad on Monday, according to a Baghdad security source. Aswat al-Iraq
Iskandariya, Iraq: Two civilians were killed and two others were injured in a booby-trapped car explosion on Monday, according to a security source. Aswat al-Iraq
Taji, Iraq: An explosive detonated in a booby-trapped car, targeting an Iraqi Army patrol. Once soldier was killed and four were wounded, along with 5 civilians. Aswat al-Iraq
Kut, Iraq: The final result of the booby-trapped car blast in southern Iraq’s city of Kut, the center of Wassit Province on Monday night, has reached 108 people, killed or injured, Wassit Health Department’s media source reported on Wednesday. Noteworthy is that a double-blast of an explosive charge and a booby-trapped car close to the goldsmith shops market in central Kut on Monday night, had killed 34 people and injured 64 others. Aswat l-Iraq
Karbala, Iraq: A parked car bomb targeting a police station killed three policemen and injured 14 others, according to two police officers. Seattle PI
Karbala, Iraq: A booby-trapped car has blown up close to the Hindiya Bridge in southwest Iraq’s holy city of Karbala on Monday, according to a security source. Aswat al-Iraq
Kirkuk, Iraq: A car bomb exploded next to a police patrol Monday morning, injuring four police officers. About thirty minutes later one person was killed when a motorcycle with a bomb planted inside it exploded.
Afghanistan: Motorcycle Bomb Kills 8 In Southern Afghan Market. A bomb planted on a motorcycle exploded in a vegetable market in southern Afghanistan on Tuesday, killing eight people at dusk as residents broke their daily fast for the holy month of Ramadan, authorities said. The motorcycle bomb in the south was parked at the market in the Dihrawud district of Uruzgan province, said provincial council director Amanullah Otaq. He said eight people were killed and dozens wounded. The blast was the latest in a series of attacks in the turbulent south, where the Taliban are pushing back against a concerted campaign from U.S. and NATO troops to quell the insurgency. Associated Press, 17 AUG 2011