The SVBIEDs of the Islamic State in Libya – History & Analysis
Barqah province / Car bombs / Covert VBIED / Deir ez-Zor / Drones / Iraq / Iraqi forces / IS (Islamic State) / Islamic State in Libya / Jabhat al-Nusra (JaN) / Libya / Libyan Dawn / Libyan National Army (LNA) / Mosul / Raqqah / Remote controlled / S-75 SAM / SUV / SVBIED / Syria / Tarabulus province / VBIED

The SVBIEDs of the Islamic State in Libya – History & Analysis

*Note*Before delving into the fascinating SVBIED designs constructed and used by the Islamic State contingent in Libya, I've decided to dedicate the first section of this article to the history behind the group's rise and decline in this north-African country. Historical knowledge surrounding this is imperative in order to be…

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February 5, 2019
Daesh in Daraa – The SVBIEDs of Jaish Khalid Bin al-Walid
Car bombs / Covert VBIED / Daraa / Handicapped fighters / Hayt / IS (Islamic State) / Jabhat al-Nusra (JaN) / Jaish Khalid Bin al-Walid (JKBW) / Liwa Shuhada al-Yarmouk (LSY) / SVBIED / Syria / VBIED / Video / Wilayat Hawran / Yarmouk Martyr's Brigade

Daesh in Daraa – The SVBIEDs of Jaish Khalid Bin al-Walid

History Jaish Khalid Bin al-Walid (The Khalid Bin al-Walid Army) was an IS-affiliated group that operated in the Yarmouk Basin in Syria's southwestern-most Daraa province since its formation in May, 2016 until they were militarily crushed in a Syrian loyalist offensive in late July, 2018. However, before they became known as…

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January 29, 2019
The Islamic State’s own SVBIED statistics
Anbar province / Car bombs / Fallujah / Iraq / Iraqi forces / IS (Islamic State) / Libya / Mosul / SVBIED / Syria

The Islamic State’s own SVBIED statistics

Beginning in October 2015 and ending in September 2017, Amaq News Agency (the unofficial IS 'state media') regularly summarised all IS-claimed "martyrdom operations" (suicide bombings) in Syria, Iraq and Libya in infographics released on a monthly basis. Though these infographics looked different and didn't include the same level of detail…

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August 18, 2018
Through the desert and down the Euphrates – Islamic State SVBIED use & innovation
October 22, 2017 – used by IS in Deir ez-zor province.
Aleppo / Anbar province / Camouflaged SVBIED / Car bombs / Deir ez-Zor / Drones / HMMWV (Humvee) / Homs / Iraq / Iraqi forces / IS (Islamic State) / Mosul / Raqqah / SDF (Syrian Democratic Forces) / SUV / SVBIED / Syria / Tal Afar / Tanks

Through the desert and down the Euphrates – Islamic State SVBIED use & innovation

This is the second part of a series of articles covering the IS development and innovation of SVBIEDs from the battle of Mosul to the current situation. The first part covered the similarities between the battles of Mosul and Raqqah, while this part will cover the Islamic State's use of…

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May 29, 2018
From Mosul to Raqqah: SVBIED innovation & Inter-provincial military cooperation
Aleppo / Camouflaged SVBIED / Car bombs / Deir ez-Zor / Drones / Handicapped fighters / Iraq / Iraqi forces / IS (Islamic State) / Mosul / Raqqah / SDF (Syrian Democratic Forces) / SVBIED / Syria

From Mosul to Raqqah: SVBIED innovation & Inter-provincial military cooperation

This is the first part of a series of articles covering the IS development and innovation of SVBIEDs from the battle of Mosul to the current situation. The first part will cover the battle of Raqqah, while the second part will cover the battle of Deir ez-Zor and the concurrent…

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April 29, 2018
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