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)



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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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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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