Armoured Warfare Of The Islamic State
The Islamic State (IS) is known to extensively use armoured fighting vehicles (AFV) in both Conventional warfare, conventional and unconventional warfare, unconventional armoured warfare. From 2013/14, the Military activity of the Islamic State, military of IS captured hundreds of AFVs, including main battle tanks and armoured personnel carriers, and pressed them into service in Syria and Iraq. Besides using them conventionally, IS also converted many AFVs into Car bomb, vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices (VBIEDs) which were used to great effect in suicide attacks, as well as armouring regular vehicles for similar attacks. By 2017, most of the Islamic State's armour in the Middle East had been destroyed by the various anti-IS forces; however, African affiliates of IS are known to continue to operate AFVs. History Although IS originated as an insurgent movement, its historical core membership included a significant number of ex-members of Ba'athist Iraq's Iraqi Armed For ...
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