Afghanistan Ied's
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Afghanistan IED Trends
and Intelligence Overview
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What Can you do to mitigate threat?
Keep Alert: Make yourself a Hard Target
Be Prepared for IED Attack Followed by Ambush
Be and AppearVigilant
Personnel Who Look Ready to Fight BackMake BadTargets
Bad Guys Wait for the Next Convoy
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Maintain Convoy Speed of at least 35mph, morethe better. Vary speed through out the trip.
Maintain vehicle dispersion
Be Extra Cautious at choke points-Vehicle Breakdowns
-Bridges, one way rds, traffic jams, sharp turns,etc
If Something Causes the Convoy to Stop, Watch
Your Flanks for IEDs (Post Ops)
What Can you do to mitigate threat?
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What Can you do to mitigate threat?
Vests and Helmets Save LivesWear Them!
Glasses Save Eyesight-Turret Gunner Recently had Shrapnel inSunglasses after IED Attack
If the convoy stops, check your surrounding areafor secondary IEDs: 1min=5ft search,2min=10ft, 3min=20ft as far as necessary
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What Can you do to mitigate threat?
Before every convoy, brief your personnel onlatest IED threat:
-What they are using and where they havebeen emplaced before on our Route
Get Them in the right frame of mind
-Thinking About IEDS
Do it Every Time for Every ConvoyNOExcuses!!!
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Motorcycles
Use of motorcycles to attack convoys.
Motorcycles allow for quick escape from an attack site.
Quick and maneuverable.
Recommendations:
Be alert for motorcycles with driver and passenger.
Passengers may be used to attack convoy with grenades, RPGs orsmall arms.
DTMF / S id D i
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DTMF / Spider Devices 143.575 MHz
Frequencies Will Vary!
coded firing signal of 7208.The DTMF portion of the devicefires a blasting cap on the lastnumber of thefiring signal.
8ea 1.5v AA in Series
Range dependent upon transmitter(ICOM, LandRadio, etc)
Originated in Chechnya
Normally seen used pairs inLVIEDs and in use by majorTerrorist cells
Counter With: Warlock, Citadel,
Pecan, Acorn
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Operating frequency is written for the bombers benefit on the
top of the Spider
Frequency
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Basic Configuration of the Spider showing the wire leads
Antenna
Battery Leads
Detonator LeadsDetonator Leads
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Nokiia Long Range
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Nokiia Long RangeCordless Telephone
Firing Device
226-231 MHz Transmission
146-147 MHz rangeReception
Any 12v Source (Transmitter)
Internal Battery and External12v source (Reciever)
Initiator attached directly toearphone jack.
Russian copy of Nokia6110/6150 cellular phoneLong Range Cordless
Telephone
This is NOT a cellular phone!
5-8 km Optimal Range
Counter With: Warlock,
Citadel, pecan
Nokiia Long Range
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Nokiia Long RangeCordless Telephone
Firing Device
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Cellular / Sat Telephones Europe
825-895MHz 1930-1990MHz GSM
US 925-960MHz 1805-1880MHz GSM
SAT Phone Uplink 1626.5-1660.5 MHz Downlink 1525-1559 MHz
Internal Battery and External 12vsource (Reciever)
Initiator attached directly toearphone jack.
Cell Service in Baghdad isOperational now!
Modified to act as RC devicesimilarly to Nokiia System. Range is virtually unlimited. Counter With: Warlock, Citadel,
Pecan
Motorola M-Series CellularPhone/Modified
Talkabout
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Talkabout 462.55-467.71 MHz
Transmission (for
Talkabout) Numerous Channels
govern frequency
Any 6v Source (internal
or external) Requires an SCR/Relay
switch augmentationattached to speaker
Many handheld radioscan be used in thisfashion
1-5 km Optimal Range
Counter With: Warlock,Citadel, ecan
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Victim Operated Devices Standard booby traps
Grenade Fuzes
PressurePads/Mats/Tubes
Electric Breakwire/Tripwire
Secondary and Multiple
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Secondary and MultipleDevices
Seen on a continual basis
RC, Hardwire, or Det-Cord
Used in positions where EOD mustperform RSPs.
Used with choke points and convoystops
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Suicide Bombers / LVIEDs No Afghan Suicide Bombers to Date
All Are foreign Jihadists LVIED/VBIED is the preferred Method
Autos, Motorcycles, Bicycles used
10-1000lbs with 25-50lbs NEW being thenorm
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Entrapment Scenarios
Used specifically to eliminate EODteams and IED sweep teams.
From the observation of our TTPs
Secondary devices in safe areas and onapproach routes.
Think Belfast Northern Ireland 1975!
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Prisoner Execution
The Surgeon General has determined thatgetting captured by the bad guys is veryhazardous to your health!
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