IED EXPLOSION(CWIED) ATTK ON //%%% IVO FALLUJAH (ROUTE ): %%% INJ/DAM

At 102204D MAY , //%%% was attacked with an IED IVO ( %%%), in Fallujah, while conducting a (%%%) vehicle combat patrol. The patrol, consisting of () %%% with Chameleon %%% and () %%% (level %%% armor) without ECM, was traveling %%% on PL %%% at -%%% with %%% of dispersion when it was attacked by a , %%% detonated IED. The IEDs were placed in the median near the southern %%%. The first IED struck the second vehicle in the convoy on the passenger side resulting in (%%%) flat tires. The initial blast was followed immediately by another blast that struck the front of the first vehicle in the convoy resulting in a mobility kill. The convoy halted and was then assisted by CLB-%%%. CLB-%%% towed the mobility kill vehicle to the %%% for staging. The unit established a cordon and requested EOD. EOD arrived and determined that the IED was composed of (%%%) 120mm rounds encased in bricks. The patrol located (%%%) command wires, (%%%) of which had a trigger device still attached. /%%% IA assisted by providing (%%%) replacement tires for the unit. After EOD had completed the PBA, the unit continued with the remaining damaged vehicle to the %%%. Upon arriving at the %%%, the (%%%) tires were replaced on the damaged vehicle and the patrol drove back to the Company firm base. The mobility kill vehicle was transported to the %%% and %%% back to Camp %%%. All personnel were wearing required %%%. No casualties reported.\012-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\012WIT %%% COMMENTS: ON %%% MAY %%% AT APPROX 2245D, EOD/WIT WERE TASKED TO CONDUCT A PBA OF 2X SEPARATE CWIED ATTACKS THAT OCCURRED ON RTE %%% IVO %%%. A MOUNTED PATROL FROM //%%% WAS HEADED WEST ON RTE %%% WHEN THE FIRST CWIED DETONATED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE SECOND VEHICLE CAUSING 2X FLAT TIRES. MOMENTS LATER, A SECOND CWIED DETONATED BENEATH THE FRONT OF THE LEAD VEHICLE RESULTING IN MOBILITY KILL TO THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO REPORTED CASUALTIES. //%%% DISMOUNTED AND TRACED THE COMMAND WIRE FROM THE BLAST SEAT OF THE SECOND CWIED TO A HOUSE LOCATED APPROX %%% TO THE NORTH. AT THE BASE OF THE HOUSE, //%%% DISCOVERED A SPOOL OF COMMAND WIRE WITH A SILVER OBJECT ATTACHED TO THE BOTTOM. //%%% THEN CORDONED OFF THE AREA AND REQUESTED EOD/WIT SUPPORT. EOD/WIT ARRIVED ON-SCENE AT 2315D. EOD %%% THE ROBOT AND CLEARED THE LOCAL AREA OF SECONDARY DEVICES. ONCE THE AREA WAS CLEARED, EOD/WIT DISMOUNTED AND BEGAN ANALYSIS OF BOTH BLAST SEATS. THE PBA OF THE FIRST CWIED BLAST SEAT PRODUCED NO SHRAPNEL AND/OR IED COMPONENTS. THE SECOND BLAST SEAT PRODUCED SHRAPNEL CONSISTENT WITH 1X 130MM PROJECTILE. WIT WAS UNABLE TO PHOTOGRAPH EITHER VEHICLE BECAUSE THEY HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM THE SCENE PRIOR TO WIT ARRIVAL. EOD THEN PROCEEDED TO THE HOUSE WHERE THE SPOOL WAS LOCATED AND IDENTIFIED THE SILVER OBJECT ON THE SPOOL AS THE PUSH BUTTON TRIGGER USED WITH THE SECOND CWIED ATTACK. THE CIVILIANS OCCUPYING THE HOUSE WHERE THE SPOOL WAS FOUND STATED THEY WERE ASLEEP DURING THE TIME OF THE ATTACKS. LATER //%%% LOCATED THE COMMAND WIRE ASSOCIATED WITH THE FIRST CWIED ATTACK. //%%% TRACED THE WIRE NORTH TO AN AREA BETWEEN TWO HOUSES AND FOUND NO INITIATION SYSTEM ON THE OPPOSITE END. AFTER WIT COLLECTED THE COMMAND WIRE SPOOL/TRIGGER DEVICE FOR FURTHER EXPLOITATION, EOD/WIT DEPARTED THE SCENE AT 0037D.