Anatomy of an IED
On March 11, the 2nd Battalion, 4th Brigade, 2nd Iraqi Army Division stopped a car in the Al Bakir neighborhood in Mosul, Iraq. After searching the car, the Iraqi Army found six improvised explosive devices (IEDs, or roadside bombs). The driver has been detained and the Iraqi Army is now looking for the bomb factory. This slideshow looks at an IED created by terrorists in Mosul.