There have been documented incidents of '''[[donkey]]s being used to deliver [[improvised explosive device|bombs]]''' in [[Middle East]]ern conflicts in the [[2000s]] .
==West Bank==
A donkey exploded near a checkpoint in the [[West Bank]] town of [[Bethlehem]] in [[2003]]. In response, [[People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals|PETA]] president [[Ingrid Newkirk]] wrote a letter to [[Yasser Arafat]] asking him to encourage others to "leave the animals out of this conflict".
==Iraq==
In [[Ramadi]], [[Iraq]], in [[2004]] a donkey was loaded with explosives and set off towards a [[United States]]-run checkpoint. It exploded before it was able to injure anybody.
==See also==
* [[Exploding animal]]
==References==
* [[CBS]] news: [http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/01/27/world/main538044.shtml Israel Moves Deep Into Gaza] January 26, 2003.
* [[People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals|PETA]] [http://www.peta.org/feat/arafat/ Leave the Animals in Peace: PETA's letter to Yasser Arafat] February 3, 2003.
* [[The Standard]] (originally from [[The Los Angeles Times]]): [http://www.thestandard.com.hk/stdn/std/Focus/GH12Dh02.html Dogs of war can be friend or foe] August 12, 2005.
