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 (improvised explosive devices) are simple to make, easily hidden and very destructive. Read why IEDs are the weapon of choice for some fighters.

The GICHD has developed an IED Clearance Good Practice Guide with the aim of sharing information across the mine action sector to assist in safe, effective and efficient IED search and disposal activities as part of a broader IED clearance process.

Mandated by the General Assembly as the coordinator for mine action in the United Nations system [1], UNMAS ensures coherence and effective responses including on mitigation of the threat from Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs).

IED, booby trap, and mine def-initions. The terms are not interchangeable. The C-IED and HMA practitioners stand to benefit from recognizing this, as they set the basis for the rest of the taxonomy. Moreover, IEDs are only one part of a series of explosive and weapon-related hazards that might be faced in a particular country, including legacy ...

To protect yourself, you need to be aware of the threat and take appropriate preventive action. This section aims to help identify mines, ERW and IEDs, and explains how they work and their efects.

The IED is more close to the mine in its technology, detonation and damage caused than any other device in the family of military ordnance. Despite the ingenuity that goes into its assemblage, most IEDs end up resembling some type of standard mine.

May 7, 2011 · It is a "homemade" device that is designed to cause death or injury by using explosives alone or in combination with toxic chemicals, biological toxins, or radiological material. IEDs can be...

The Handbook aims to raise awareness and provide basic safety information concerning the threat of landmines, ERW and IEDs to organizations and individuals working in affected areas.

Mine action NGOs work in areas that are generally more secure, against IEDs that are relatively less complex (although still showing greater complexity than is common in traditional mine action ).