roadside bombs
Improvised buried weapons
Roadside bombs are explosive devices planted along roads to detonate when vehicles pass, typically triggered remotely or by pressure.
The term became prominent during the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, where improvised explosive devices (IEDs) caused many coalition casualties.
Three soldiers were killed by a roadside bomb outside Fallujah.
The military acronym IED is now used interchangeably.
- landmineBuried pressure-activated explosive
- booby trapHidden device to harm
- hidden dangerConcealed risk or peril
- warfareArmed conflict between groups
- explosionViolent burst of energy
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roadside bombsbomb disposal
Neutralizing explosive devices
security checkpoints · safe passage · bomb shelters · protective barriers
roadside bombstank warfare
Combat using armored vehicles
frontal assault · pitched battle · declared war · air strikes · naval bombardment
roadside bombsroad construction
Building or repairing streets
infrastructure development · civil engineering · bridge building · reconstruction efforts · roadside assistance
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