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  Audio: IRAQ: IEDs Plus Missing Weapons

  …that Iran is supplying some materials and know how for the most sophisticated form of IED what are called explosively formed penetrator sort EFP's. But on the ground in Iraq you say there are increasing signs of homegrown expertise. Yes …

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  know how for the most sophisticated form of IED what are called explosively formed penetrator sort EFP's. But on the ground in Iraq you say there are increasing signs of homegrown expertise.
  08/11/2007Video
• Things Fall Apart

  …We can deal with it. Hamill, 31, and two other soldiers died on Nov. 26 in Baghdad when an EFP ( explosively formed projectile ) pierced their armored vehicle. He was scheduled to go home the next day. Army First Lt. Amos C …

  04/02/2007Nation
• Iraqonyms: A Glossary

  …Iraqi Forces enemies EC Enemy Combatants their bad guys IED Improvised Explosive Device homemade bomb EFP Explosively Formed Projectile really nasty bomb HEP Highly Explosive Projectile same as above MSR Military Supply Route nearly all highways …

  By Rod Nordland

  03/15/2007Blogs
• Baghdad Briefing

  …PowerPoint slide show and, perhaps most importantly, a particularly nasty weapon known as an EFP, or explosively formed penetrator . A trio of American military officials led the show. Their mission: rolling out the administration …

  By Babak Dehghanpisheh

  02/11/2007
• Clean Slate

  …60mm mortar shell that 'the honorable resistance' hid among the trash; on the left is the EFP, or explosively formed projectile , supplied by Iran, which could pierce even the toughest American armor; up above is the famous DBIED …

  11/20/2006World