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Research & analysis of SVBIED design/tactics

Baghdad, Barqah province, captured car bomb, captured SVBIED, Captured VBIED, Car bombs, Covert VBIED, Iraq, IS (Islamic State), Islamic State in Libya, Islamic State West Africa Province, ISWAP, Libya, Libyan Dawn, Libyan National Army (LNA), Mosul, parked VBIED, SVBIED, Tarabulus province, Uncategorized, VBIED · September 17, 2021

An Explosive Renewal of the Islamic State in Libya? (Guest Post)

This is the first guest post on my website, written by the knowledgeable Calibre Obscura. As this topic revolves around IS' use of SVBIEDs in Libya, my previous in-depth article on the topic is a good primer. Late in the day on June 6th 2021, a local police facility on the edge of the town of …

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Car bombs, Colombia, Covert VBIED, Cucuta, ELN (Ejército de Liberación National), FARC, parked VBIED, SVBIED, Uncategorized, VBIED · June 16, 2021

Conspiracy? – VBIED Detonates Inside Colombian Army Base in Cúcuta

In the afternoon of June 15, 2021, a car bomb detonated inside the premises of the Colombian army's 30th Brigade headquarters, located on the Southeastern outskirts of Cúcuta, a Northern city close to the country's border with Venezuela. The blast, which injured dozens – including two US soldiers – …

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Aleppo, BMP-1 SVBIED, captured car bomb, captured SVBIED, Captured VBIED, Car bombs, Covert VBIED, Daraa, Drones, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), HMMWV (Humvee), Homs, Idlib, Jabhat al-Nusra (JaN), Jabhat Fateh al-Sham (JFS), Jaish al-Fatah, Jund al-Aqsa, Main Battle Tank (MBT), paraplegic, Raqqah, RC-VBIED, Remote controlled, SVBIED, Syria, Tanks, Turkistan Islamic Party (TIP), Uncategorized, up-armoured SVBIED, VBIED · May 24, 2021

The SVBIEDs Of The 2016 Aleppo Offensives – Part 1 – One Step Behind

First of all, I would like to thank a number of people who assisted me with information, translations, geolocations, and footage for this article. These people include, among others; E_Of_Justice, John Marquee, Suheil al-Ghazi, Samir, Qalaat Al Mudiq, Danspiun, Jakub Janovsky, …

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Aleppo, Camouflaged SVBIED, captured car bomb, captured SVBIED, Captured VBIED, Car bombs, Covert VBIED, IS (Islamic State), ISI (Islamic State of Iraq), Mosul, SDF (Syrian Democratic Forces), SVBIED, Syria, Uncategorized, up-armoured SVBIED, VBIED · April 26, 2021

Triumph & Symbolism – What Happens To Captured Car Bombs

Ever since the conflicts in Syria and Iraq progressed toward semi-conventional fighting in 2013-2014, up-armoured suicide car bombs, or Suicide Vehicle-Borne IEDs (SVBIEDs) have been a recurring feature of the battlefields. Lacking air superiority, non-state actors in both countries have resorted to …

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Aleppo, BMP-1 SVBIED, Car bombs, Covert VBIED, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), Idlib, Jabhat al-Nusra (JaN), Jabhat Fateh al-Sham (JFS), Jaish al-Fatah, Jisr al-Shughour, Jund al-Aqsa, Qormid, SVBIED, Syria, Turkistan Islamic Party (TIP), Uncategorized, up-armoured SVBIED, VBIED · March 24, 2021

The Last Victory – The SVBIEDs Of The 2015 Idlib Offensive

This article covers the 2015 Idlib offensive extensively, with some background. If you're interested in a broader view of how Jabhat al-Nusra's (now Hayat Tahrir al-Sham/HTS) use of SVBIEDs has changed over time as part of different phases up until the 2019-2020 Greater Idlib offensive, read my case …

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Recent ten posts

  • An Explosive Renewal of the Islamic State in Libya? (Guest Post)
  • Conspiracy? – VBIED Detonates Inside Colombian Army Base in Cúcuta
  • The SVBIEDs Of The 2016 Aleppo Offensives – Part 1 – One Step Behind
  • Triumph & Symbolism – What Happens To Captured Car Bombs
  • The Last Victory – The SVBIEDs Of The 2015 Idlib Offensive
  • Cinematic Depictions of Up-Armoured SVBIEDs: A Review
  • Transplanted Armour: The Franken-SVBIEDs of the Islamic State
  • Shifting Gears: HTS’s Evolving Use of SVBIEDs During the Idlib Offensive of 2019-2020 (Middle East Institute)
  • The Unique SVBIEDs Used in The 2013 Capture Of Menagh Airbase
  • Factories Of Destruction – How Up-Armored SVBIEDs Are Manufactured

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