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[[Image:Ied munitions.jpg|thumb|right|275px|A large cache of munitions found in [[Afghanistan]] in [[2004]]. Such "left behind" munitions are often used in [[jerry-rig|jerry-rigging]] IEDs]]
An '''improvised explosive device''' ('''IED''') is a formal name for [[explosive]] devices as often used in [[unconventional warfare]] by [[Terrorism|terrorist]]s, [[guerrilla warfare|guerrilla]]s or [[commando]] forces in a [[Theater (warfare)|theater of operations]]. Since the [[2003 Invasion of Iraq|2003 invasion of Iraq]], the press has often referred to these devices as '''roadside bombs'''.
An IED is a device placed or fabricated in an improvised manner incorporating destructive, lethal, noxious, [[pyrotechnic]], or [[Incendiary_device|incendiary]] [[chemicals]] and designed to destroy, incapacitate, harass, or distract. It may incorporate [[military]] stores, but is normally devised from nonmilitary components.
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