IED
noun/ˌaɪ iː ˈdiː/
/ˌaɪ iː ˈdiː/
- a bomb made and used by people who are not members of the military forces of a country (the abbreviation for ‘improvised explosive device’)
- Various types of IED are being used in attacks on security forces.
- IEDs such as car bombs
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