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Research & analysis of SVBIED design/tactics

al-Qaeda, Ammonium nitrate, Arabian Peninsula, Diesel, Iraq, Media, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, SVBIED, Video · December 15, 2018

The early SVBIEDs of al-Qaeda in Saudi Arabia (2003-2006)

Prior to the formation of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula - or AQAP - in 2009, al-Qaeda in Saudi Arabia had been engaged in attempts to lay the basis for a wider insurrection against the Saudi royal family. The US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003 coincided with a sudden rise in AQ-related attacks in …

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Drones, Iraqi forces, IS (Islamic State), Jane's, Media, Mosul, Rockets, SVBIED, Video · December 7, 2018

The Rocket-Upgraded SVBIEDs of Mosul

On April 20th 2017, The Islamic State's "Amaq news agency" published a video report from the raging battle in western Mosul. The video, titled "An innovation enters the battlefield in Mosul", began by showing footage of remotely-operated recoilless rifles, as well as drones dropping bomblets onto …

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Anbar province, Car bombs, Fallujah, Iraq, Iraqi forces, IS (Islamic State), Libya, Mosul, SVBIED, Syria · August 18, 2018

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 …

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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 · May 29, 2018

Through the desert & 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 SVBIEDs …

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Camouflaged SVBIED, Car bombs, Chlorine, Iraq, Iraqi forces, IS (Islamic State), Media, Mosul, SUV, SVBIED, Tal Afar · May 2, 2018

The World’s Largest Collection of Suicide Car Bombs (SVBIEDs)

An SVBIED (Suicide Vehicle-Borne Improvised Explosive Device) is usually a very high-value asset for the group using it, meaning that they're typically deployed in quite a reserved fashion. Even for IS, it's not often that you see them use more than two SVBIEDs at the same time. Large collections of …

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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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