Editing Improvised explosive device (section)

[[File:Improvised explosive device (IED) - bomb - v2.svg|thumb|367px|An IED made out of dynamite sticks.]]An '''improvised explosive device (IED''') is a bomb constructed and deployed in ways other than in conventional military action. It may be constructed of conventional military explosives, such as an artillery shell, attached to a detonating mechanism. IEDs are commonly used as roadside bombs.

IEDs are generally seen in heavy [[Terrorism|terrorist]] actions or in asymmetric unconventional warfare by insurgent guerrillas or commando forces in a theatre of operations. In the second [[Iraq War]], IEDs were used extensively against US-led invasion forces and by the end of 2007 they had become responsible for approximately 63% of coalition deaths in Iraq. They are also used in Afghanistan by insurgent groups, and have caused over 66% of coalition casualties in the 2001–present [[War in Afghanistan]].

IEDs were also used extensively by cadres of the rebel [[Tamil Tigers]] (LTTE) organization against military targets in Sri Lanka.
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