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TRIPwire, 15 April 2021
On 14 April 2021, an explosive-laden unmanned aircraft system (UAS) was used to attack an airport hosting U.S. forces in Erbil. According to the Interior Minister for the Kurdistan Regional Government, the attack damaged at least one building, but no injuries were reported. According to a local Kurdish official, the UAS was packed with TNT. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, but authorities believe it was conducted by an Iran-backed militia that has targeted U.S. forces and the airport in the past. This is the first UAS attack to target U.S. forces in Iraq. The investigation is ongoing.
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TRIPwire, 19 March 2021
On 18 March 2021, at approximately 2245 hours local time, local authorities responded to a residential area in Newry, Northern Ireland, after a pipe bomb functioned in the neighborhood. No injuries or damages were reported. Northern Ireland Army Ammunition Technical Officers responded to assist, examined the device, then collected and removed the remnants for further investigation. No additional device details were provided. The investigation is ongoing.
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TRIPwire, 31 March 2021
On 29 March 2021, at approximately 2115 hours local time, Mesa County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) deputies responded to a Grand Junction apartment complex after a tenant reported two residents making a toxic substance using chemicals. The Grand Junction Fire Department’s (GJFD) Hazmat Team responded to assist, examined three bottles of undisclosed chemicals, and deemed the scene safe. A 33-year-old man and 44-year-old woman were arrested for possession, use, or removal of explosives or incendiary devices/possession of components. MCSO is continuing to investigate with assistance from Federal authorities.
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TRIPwire, 12 February 2021
On 11 February 2021, at approximately 0255 hours local time, Honolulu Police Department officers responded to a residence in Mililani Mauka after an improvised incendiary device (IID), described as a Molotov cocktail, was thrown at a side window. The residents extinguished the fire, which caused minor damage, before fire crews arrived. No injuries were reported. The investigation is ongoing.
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TRIPwire, 27 August 2020
On 26 August 2020, an IED emplaced along a roadside functioned near a convoy delivering food, injuring two United Nations (UN) workers in Ninevah province. According to a media official for the Iraq Provincial Police, ISIS left the device, though the UN has not confirmed this and no group claimed responsibility for the attack. Ninevah security forces believe UN medical workers were the intended attack targets. No device details were provided, and the investigation is ongoing.
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TRIPwire, 2 April 2021
On 1 April 2021, an IED functioned in a thoroughfare in Cotabato City’s Barangay Mother Bagua, injuring three people. A secondary radio-controlled IED (RCIED) was found near the blast site. Filipino Army and police bomb experts responded to assist. Bomb technicians examined the device, described as three mortar munitions rigged with a detonator controlled by a mobile phone, and rendered it safe using an explosive disruptor. The investigation is ongoing.
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TRIPwire, 27 August 2020
On 26 August 2020, an unidentified suspect threw an improvised incendiary device (IID), described as a Molotov cocktail, at the entry door of a courthouse in Shreveport. Courthouse security discovered the device, which consisted of a glass bottle, rag, and flammable liquid, in the morning. According to a spokeswoman from the Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office, the device was lit but did not ignite a fire. No injuries or property damage were reported. Investigators from the Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office, Shreveport Fire Department, and ATF Field Division are investigating the incident.
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TRIPwire, 6 October 2020
On 5 October 2020, police in Roodeport arrested two Zimbabwean suspects who were involved in explosives smuggling and sales and were captured with bomb-making materials (BMM). The BMM included 39 sticks of explosive gel and fuses described as “igniting cables.” Authorities received information from National Criminal Intelligence that the suspects were selling the explosives for illegal mining and ATM bombings. No further information was provided about the criminal network involved in explosives trafficking, and the investigation is ongoing.
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TRIPwire, 3 February 2021
On 2 February 2021, at approximately 1630 hours local time, Filipino military forces and police in Mulanay, Quezon, seized 3 rifle-fired grenades, an IED, and a blasting cap, along with 3 M16 rifles, an AK-47 rifle, an M203 grenade launcher, 12 magazines, 4 bandoliers, and over 200 rounds of live ammunition after a firefight with members of an insurgent group. No details about the IED were released. No casualties were reported among the security forces.
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TRIPwire, 4 November 2020
On 1 November 2020, an explosive attack in Kunduz province, believed to be carried out by a Taliban-operated missile or an unmanned aircraft system (UAS), killed at least four security officers and injured eight others at the governor’s compound. It was unclear if the attack included a missile, an IED incorporated into a UAS, or an explosive device launched or dropped by a UAS. There have been other instances of suspected Taliban use of UASs to drop munitions, including in May 2020, when one person was killed in an explosive device attack on the same governor’s compound. Officials in Kunduz have allegedly seen small Taliban UASs conducting surveillance. The use of UASs to launch explosive devices would represent a new tactic for Taliban operations.
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