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2013 Terrorist Counter-Strategies used for Fear and Intimidation:
Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) have been targeted using a new countermeasure tactic called House-Borne
Improvised Explosive Devices (HBIED). Instead of focusing on convoys, roads, infrastructure or government
buildings, AQI destroyed the homes of 8 Police officials in the Shura & Qayara districts. These attacks were part of
AQI’s “Soldiers’ Harvest” terror campaign that coincided with another operation they called “Breaking the Walls”
in reference to their attack on the prison of Abu Ghraib in July, 2013 which used VBIEDs. 36
As stated at the beginning of this paper, the purpose of IEDs should be looked at as part of a much larger
picture designed to dismantle the Iraqi political structure thereby preventing peace and stability from getting a solid
foothold. The fallout of this affects critical infrastructure renewal as Iraq is perceived as too dangerous for Western
companies to invest or set up shop. Evidence of this can be found in the 2013 AQI assassinations of local tribal and
religious leaders.
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Turcoman (Turks of Iraq) leaders Mohamed Ali in Rashidiya, Mosul and Luqman Najim
on August, 2013. 37 Both killed by AQI IEDs
Imam Abdul Kareen Thanoon al-Hamdani murdered in August by armed AQI insurgents
during an afternoon prayer service. 38
Leader of the al-Jabour tribe, Saeed Abbas al-Jabouri targeted and killed by an AQI IED
in August. 39
Leader of the Bagran tribes, Barza Hazim al-Badrani killed by AQI gunmen in August. 40

By causing irreparable damag RF