Addressing the threat posed by IEDs: National, regional and global initiatives
The report, Addressing the threat posed by IEDs: National, regional and global initiatives, seeks to respond to the threat posed by IEDs (Improvised Explosive Devices) by investigating the C-IED (Counter-IED) initiatives that are being conducted around the world. The report focuses on three of the most-impacted regions: the Middle East, North Africa and the Sahel. The paper also identifies Afghanistan, Kenya, Somalia, Pakistan and Ukraine as five additional countries that are highly impacted by IEDs and therefore warrant examination.
Through examining over 300 C-IED actors around the globe, our research finds that C-IED initiatives vary greatly from country to country. Not only were the typical ‘destroy the device’, ‘train the force’ and ‘attack the network’ approaches found, but efforts that fall under the banner of counterterrorism, demining and Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) featured as well. Such efforts have the ability to greatly reduce IED usage, as well as serving to disrupt the networks that use them, and consequently were essential to incorporate.
The report found that there are still many challenges that need to be addressed in the battle to combat the rising tide of IEDs, particularly the provision of resources and equipment, victim assistance and information sharing. The report, to support this need, highlights past successes that might give insight on how to best meet these challenges.
Below you can find links to each section of the report.
Overview
Counter-IED
National C-IED initiatives
Middle East region:
Bahrain
Cyprus
Iran
Iraq
Israel
Jordan
Kuwait
Lebanon
Oman
Palestine – Gaza
Palestine – West Bank
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Syria
Turkey
United Arab Emirates
Yemen
Middle East conclusions
North Africa region
Algeria
Egypt
Libya
Morocco
Sudan
Tunisia
Western Sahara
North Africa conclusions
Sahel region
Burkina Faso
Cameroon
Chad
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Mali
Mauritania
Niger
Nigeria
Senegal
South Sudan
Sahel conclusions
Other highly impacted countries
Afghanistan
Kenya
Pakistan
Somalia
Ukraine
Regional C-IED initiatives
International initiatives
Conclusion
To see a list of all the C-IED actors examined as part of the project, please go here. To read the full report, ‘Addressing the threat posed by IEDs: National, Regional and Global Initiatives’, see here. To see those engaged in the Middle East, the Sahel, North Africa or other highly impacted countries please see here, here, here, and here respectively. This research was made possible by funding from the NATO Counter Improvised Explosive Devices Centre of Excellence (C-IED COE) and the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.