[20080208]RS22330_伊拉克和阿富汗的简易爆炸装置（IED）：影响及对策.pdf

1 DOD Personnel and Military Casualty Statistics, Defense Manpower Data Center, CasualtySummary by Reason, October 7, 2001 through August 18, 2007; available athttp:/siadapp.dmdc.osd.mil/personnel/CASUALTY/gwot_reason.pdf.2 The suicide attacks on American hotels in Jordan in November 2005 represent the first knowncase where Iraqis have conducted suicide bombings against the U.S. outside of Iraq. BrentSadler, Jordan Confirms Al Qaeda Behind Hotel Blasts, CNN, November 12, 2005.3 DOD Personnel and Military Casualty Statistics, Defense Manpower Data Center, Casualty(continued.)Order Code RS22330Updated February 8, 2008Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) in Iraq and Afghanistan: Effects and Countermeasuresnae redactedSpecialist in Technology and National SecurityForeign Affairs, Defense, and Trade DivisionSummarySince October 2001, improvised explosive devices (IEDs, roadside bombs, andsuicide car bombs) have been responsible for many of the combat deaths in Iraq andAfghanistan.1 Vehicle-borne IEDs and car bombs are now used to strike police stations,markets, and mosques, killing local citizens as well as U.S. troops. U.S. forces counterthe devices through utilizing intelligence source