What is Improvised explosive device?
[[File:IED Baghdad from munitions.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|Improvised explosive devices and ammunition, discovered by police forces in [[Iraq]]]] [[File:Buried IED blast in 2007 in Iraq.jpg|thumb|Scene shot after an IED explosion, in Iraq, in 2007.]] An '''improvised explosive device''' ('''IED'''), more commonly known as '''roadside bomb''', is a [[bomb]] that is constructed by people for other purposes than [[military]] action. [[Paramilitary]] groups often use such devices for [[terrorism|terrorist activities]]. [[Unconventional warfare]] which is done by [[guerilla]] forces also uses such devices. Improvised explosive devices are commonly made out of household materials such as [[fertilizer]] (that use [[ammonium nitrate]]), [[Match|matches]] (that use [[potassium chlorate]]), and [[hydrogen peroxide]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=AOAV|date=2015-04-08|title=Material Harm: Homemade explosive materials|url=https://aoav.org.uk/2015/material-harm-homemade-explosive-materials/|access-date=2024-03-28|website=AOAV|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=IED Attack: Improvised Explosive Devices|url=https://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/prep_ied_fact_sheet.pdf|access-date=27 March 2024|website=www.dhs.gov}}</ref> A simple switch or button which lights the explosive material on fire (with some sort of flammable fuel like [[gasoline]] or [[Diesel fuel|diesel]]) is added to some IEDs.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2020-08-05|title=Beirut blast: How does ammonium nitrate create such devastating explosions?|language=en|work=livescience.com|url=https://www.livescience.com/28841-fertilizer-explosions-ammonium-nitrate.html|access-date=2024-03-28}}</ref> Other IEDs use [[Cell phone|cell phones]], garage door openers, or toy controllers are also used to blow up the explosive in some cases.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Cell Phone Bombs: How Law Enforcement Can (and Can't) Prevent Them {{!}} Office of Justice Programs|url=https://www.ojp.gov/ncjrs/virtual-library/abstracts/cell-phone-bombs-how-law-enforcement-can-and-cant-prevent-them|access-date=2024-03-