Iraq War Logs · Field report
(EXPLOSIVE HAZARD) IED EXPLOSION RPT (Under Vehicle IED (UVIED)) -%%% IN : %%% CIV KIA %%% CIV WIA
Report date 2009-12-16 08:08 · Published by WikiLeaks on 22 October 2010 · View original report »
| Reference ID | Region | Latitude | Longitude |
|---|---|---|---|
| IRQ20091216n304 | MND-BAGHDAD | 33.08 | 44.61 |
| Date | Type | Category | Affiliation | Detained |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-12-16 08:08 | Explosive Hazard | IED Explosion | ENEMY | 0 |
| Enemy | Friend | Civilian | Host nation | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Killed in action | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Wounded in action | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Report text
MNC- %%%\012\012MND-%%% EVENT \012\012UNIT: -%%% IN /%%% MTN (COP %%%)\012\012WHO: -%%% IN (COP %%%)\012\012WHAT:MA-IED\012\012WHERE: %%%\012\012WHEN: 150850DEC09\012\012\012------------------------------------\012CLOSEST ISF/SOI CP(): //%%% IA CO\012\012CP NUMBER: COMPANY %%%\012\012UNIT: %%% IA \012\012GRID LOCATION: %%% \012\012DISTANCE AND DIRECTION: %%% M SOUTHEAST OF INCIDENT\012------------------------------------\012\012AT APPROXIMATELY 160850DEC09 A LOUD EXPLOSION WAS HEARD AT COP %%% AFTER ASSESSING SITUATION, TOWER %%% REPORTED DISTANCE AND DIRECTION OF EXPLOSION. TOWER %%% REPORTED SAF VICINITY SAME LOCATION. LARGE CROWD OF PEOPLE WERE\012SEEN GATHERING AT LOCATION THROUGH %%% CAMERA. GROUP OF SIX TO SEVEN IRAQI MALES CARRYING WHAT APPEARED TO LOOK LIKE A WOODEN CASKET TAKEN TO A NEAR-BY HOUSE AT %%%. A-/-%%% REPORTED THAT %%% WAS KILLED IN A CAR EXPLOSION %%% BY A MAGNETIC IED; AND %%% OF HIS %%% BODYGUARDS WERE INJURED WHICH ARE BEING TREATED AT A LOCAL HOSPITAL FOR INJURIES SUSTAINED.\012\012\012\012-%%% ASSESSMENT: \012 %%% INDICATE THAT %%%, THE FIRST SUPPORTER OF THE SOI PROGRAM IN THE AREA, WAS KILLED IN A MAGNETIC IED. A MAGNETIC IED WAS FOUND ON HIS CAR ON %%% AUG . %%% IS THE MOST INFLUENTIAL %%% IN THE OE, AND CONTROLS A LARGE NUMBER OF JOBS. THIS WAS LIKELY A POLITICAL %%% CONDUCTED BY %%%/EXTREMISTS WHO RESENT THE '%%% SUCCESS WITH THE SOI AND FLEXIBLE MAINTENANCE WORKER PROGRAMS. \012\012EOD ASSESSMENT:\012The EOD Team responded to a post blast at %%% ISO %%% IA. The Team arrived on scene and was briefed by the on-scene commander that IED detonated under '%%% vehicle near IA checkpoint. EOD Team Leader recovered cell phone components, possibly used as firing device. Blast seat was measured to be %%% inches long by %%% inches wide. EOD Team Leader approximated explosive charge to be -%%% pounds of UBE. EOD team then turned the scene back over to the on-scene commander\012\012\012\012------------------------------------\012SUMMARY:\012\012%%% X MA-IED\012%%% X CIV KIA\012%%% X CIV INJ\012%%% X CIV VEH\012\012///////////////CLOSED////////////////////
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| Report key | 965258BC-999F-E4F4-E320C5629D624AD3 |
|---|---|
| Tracking number | 20091216100938SMB |
| Attack on | ENEMY |
| Reporting unit | MND-BAGHDAD SIGACT MANAGER |
| Unit name | 4-31 IN |
| Type of unit | CIV |
| Originator group | MND-BAGHDAD SIGACT MANAGER |
| Updated by group | CIOC - Trends and Networks |
| MGRS | 38SMB6360 |
| CCIR | FFIR2 - ASSASSINATION, ATTACK, KIDNAP, RELEASE, OR ATTEMPT ON LEADERSHIP (IRAQI, COALITION, OR US) |
| Sigact | MND-BAGHDAD SIGACT MANAGER |
| DColor | RED |