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Home » Bomb Squad » I.R.A. Bombs in Iraq

I.R.A. Bombs in Iraq

Here’s the ultimate example of open source warfare: “Eight British soldiers killed during ambushes in Iraq were the victims of a highly sophisticated bomb first used by the IRA,” according to The Independent.

bomb_crowd.jpgThe soldiers, who were targeted by insurgents as they travelled through the country, died after being attacked with bombs triggered by infra-red beams…
According to security sources, the technology for the bombs used in the attacks, which were developed using technology from photographic flash units, was employed by the IRA some 15 years ago after Irish terrorists were given advice by British agents. “We are seeing technology in Iraq today that it took the IRA 20 years to develop,” said a military intelligence officer with experience in Northern Ireland…
The former agent added: “The photographic flashgun unit was replaced with infra-red and then coded infra-red, but basically they were variations of the same device. The technology came from the security forces, but the IRA always shared its equipment and expertise with Farc guerrillas in Colombia, the Basque separatists, ETA and Palestinian groups. There is no doubt in my mind that the technology used to kill our troops in Basra is the same British technology from a decade ago.”

(Big ups: Sploid)
THERE’S MORE: Be sure to check out Chris Allbritton’s on-the-ground report on Iraq’s election day.

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  1. TheMasterTimekeeper says:
    October 17, 2005 at 10:38 am

    Twenty years ago terrorists couldn’t turn to a web page for instructions. It’s no surprise that techniques are moving faster in these wired times.

    Reply
  2. jtw says:
    October 17, 2005 at 11:03 am

    First it was Hezbolllah/Syria.
    Then it was Iran.
    Now it is the IRA.
    I would say they dont have a CLUE. And using a “tripwire” wether it be a wire or infrared beam is not exactly “limited to the IRA”.

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  3. Bret says:
    October 17, 2005 at 5:47 pm

    How does anything being used 15 years ago qualify as “sophisticated technology”?

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  4. Chris Alemany says:
    October 17, 2005 at 6:22 pm

    “I would say they dont have a CLUE. And using a “tripwire” wether it be a wire or infrared beam is not exactly “limited to the IRA”.“
    Sophisticated probably means they can’t just dream it up in a mosque in Fallujah, they need access to either people with knowledge of electronics and bomb making or they need a source that produces these sorts of bombs.
    Lots of stuff is old and yet “sophisticated”. The Space Shuttle design is over 30 years old and is the best the human race has come up with.. the Soyuz capsule is even older and is again the height of space capsule “sophistication”.

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  5. giovanni says:
    October 18, 2005 at 1:56 am

    We are supporting a part of the population while another part does not want us in any way and any form. In this sense WE ARE NOT FACING any kind of INSURGENT but we are on ONE SIDE OF A CIVIL WAR that we have unleashed.
    So this is quiet a different picture from what is official…
    Is easy to understand that no technology can help us distinguish dangerous guerrilla fighters from civils as the fighters we are facing are a part of the civil society. I do not believe that radars will help us… This kind of confrontation is a nightmare of any classic army and a source of immense innocent civil casualties in the population.
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  6. jtw says:
    October 18, 2005 at 2:25 am

    radars will help is get a 3d picture of the entire globe such as (underground explosives, weapons caches, and some guy sneaking a RPG in the back of his car).
    maybe not “radar” or “xray” but some form of electromagnetic scanner. I think ‘radar’ only works in a certain part of the electromagnetic spectrum(the radio spectrum).
    When i said radar I meant an electromagnetic scanner because that is what a radar and xray machine is.

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  7. giovanni says:
    October 19, 2005 at 11:23 am

    An electromagnetic scanner covering the whole earth?
    Is this possible… I think you are talking about something similar to those systems that are going to be introduced in Airports and others security checks.
    But the whole Earth…

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    June 10, 2008 at 7:52 am

    and that ptoves it, the IRA have support worldwide
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    For the cause
    ONE STRUGGLE

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