(EXPLOSIVE HAZARD) IED EXPLOSION RPT (SVBIED) LOCAL %%% (FALLUJAH NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH) IVO (ROUTE ): %%% CIV WIA %%% UE KIA

At 011425D AUG %%%, local %%% (Fallujah Neighborhood Watch) was attacked with an %%% IVO ( %%%), in Fallujah, at the Rte %%% ECP. The Fallujah Neighborhood Watch (NW) was approached by a white Kia %%% truck traveling %%% on Route %%% at a high rate of speed. At %%%, hand and arm signals and verbal warnings were used with no effect. At , (%%%) rounds of %%%.62mm SAF were fired at the vehicle, forcing it to prematurely detonate %%% of the ECP. The blast resulted in (%%%) AIF KIA and (%%%) CIV WIA (routine; Neighborhood Watch). The CIV %%% were ground-%%% to the %%% Hospital. //%%% (MAP-%%%) responded, established a cordon, and requested EOD support for a PBA. Following the PBA, EOD concluded that the %%% consisted of %%%-800lbs of UBE which partially detonated, spreading %%% UBE throughout the blast area. EOD is currently conducting a recovery of the %%%. All personnel were wearing their required %%%. No CF casualties or damages reported. The unit reported (%%%) AIF KIA and (%%%) CIV WIA [routine].\012-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\012WIT %%% COMMENTS: ON %%% AUG %%% AT 1510D, EOD/WIT RECEIVED A %%%-LINE REQUEST FOR A POST BLAST ANALYSIS (PBA) IVO %%%. EOD/WIT ARRIVED ON-SCENE AT 1542D. AN INVESTIGATION BY EOD/WIT REVEALED THAT FALLUJAH IPS, DRESSED IN CIVILIAN ATTIRE, WERE MANNING A CHECKPOINT AT THE INTERSECTION OF ROUTE %%%. A WHITE KIA %%% TRUCK HAD TRAVELED WEST ON ROUTE %%% AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THE DRIVER FAILED TO SLOW DOWN AND DID NOT RESPOND TO ESCALATION OF FORCE ACTIONS. AT %%%, THE IPS ENGAGED THE TRUCK WITH SMALL ARMS FIRE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO DETONATE. THE VEHICLE CAME TO REST %%% METERS FROM THE CHECKPOINT. ANALYSIS OF THE BLAST AREA REVEALED THAT THE DRIVER HAD BEEN WEARING A SUICIDE VEST WITH BALL BEARING FRAGMENTATION. SEVERAL %%% TANKS AND WHITE RICE BAGS FILLED WITH SUSPECTED UBE WERE FOUND SURROUNDING THE BLAST AREA, INDICATING THAT THE SVBIED LOW ORDER DETONATED. APPROXIMATELY %%% POUNDS OF SUSPECTED UBE WAS RECOVERED FROM THE AREA. WIT COLLECTED AN ELECTRONIC COMPONENT (POSSIBLE TRIGGER), THE VEHICLES LICENSE PLATE, SAMPLES OF THE SUSPECTED UBE AND AIF BODILY FLUIDS. THE SUSPECTED UBE TESTED POSITIVE FOR %%% NITRATE. EOD/WIT RTB AT 2030D.