There were numerous victims and casualties associated with IED blasts in Iraq over the course of the war on terror. Some of those surviving victims and family members are now looking to punish the country of Iran for attacks carried out against U.S. troops.

According to the Military Times, it was noted that more than 500 U.S. military deaths in Iraq have been connected directly to Iran—this figure doesn’t include deaths in the Afghanistan war. In a separate and more recent article posted on the same website, this casualty figure had been updated to 603.

Based on the total number of American serviceperson deaths during Operation Freedom from 2003-2011 in Iraq, this works out to about one in every six people succumbing to injuries during military service that have been linked to Iran’s involvement. Expressed as a percentage, this works out to be about 17 percent.

The association to Iran was traced to proxies acting on the behalf of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). IRGC is an elite arm of Iran’s militia that works to protect the government from any regional threat, whether that is internal or external.

Improvised explosive devices or IEDs were the most common cause of injury leading to death utilized by these proxies. An IED can come in many forms as they are essentially homemade bombs which can cause a little or massive damage and be hand-carried, thrown by an individual, or delivered by a vehicle. They are often referred to as “roadside bombs”, according to the National Security Administration.

Other warfare munitions engaged included explosively formed penetrators (EFPs), improvised rocket-assisted munitions (IRAMs), and rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs). An EFP is an explosive device designed by its shape and power to be able to penetrate armor such as military tanks with ease.

An IRAM is a weapon made from an empty canister—most often propane tanks—and filled with explosive elements and scrap metal. They are fired using rockets and have the capacity to travel quite far. Finally, an RPG is a shoulder based weapon that fires rockets holding an explosive warhead.

Goldstar families and injured victims associated with IED blasts and other munitions in Iraq may now be able to pursue legal recourse. One recent lawsuit yielded over 100 pages of evidence associated with the injuries and deaths from IED blasts in Iraq, detailing surgeries, trauma and full breakdowns of wounds.

More than 90 different IED attacks detailed in this paperwork included injuries such as brain conditions, missing limbs, severed heads, internal bleeding, third-degree burns on faces, necks, and hands, collapsed lungs, and suffering that continues to affect the victims and family members.

Iranian Involvement

The victims of these IED blasts allege that the country of Iran is responsible for providing support in various forms to terrorists that carried out deadly attacks. The IED blasts in Iraq are the subject of a current lawsuit aiming to hold the Islamic Republic of Iran accountable for the $10 billion in training, materials, weapons and other involvement that led to the injury and death of more than 1,000 U.S. servicemembers between 2004 and 2011.

There is no jury, and Iran has no lawyer defending their side in court over the issues linked to the IED blasts in Iraq. The plaintiffs’ attorneys associated with victims and survivors of the IED blasts in Iraq will instead argue their case directly to the U.S. District Judge overseeing the legal claim.

IED attacks were a deadly method of warfare during the war on terror. News reports have detailed that many IED attacks have an evidence trail that leads to Iran. Many of these attacks left U.S. troop members maimed or killed and the surviving victims have difficulties moving on with their lives due to the severe medical conditions or adaptations they’ve had to make directly as a result of IED blasts in Iraq.

In the investigations and aftermath of those wars, it has been revealed that certain banks might have been instrumental in funding the terrorist operations that enabled those IED blasts to have such a devastating impact on U.S. troops and their family members at home, too.

Legal investigations and lawsuits over IED attacks have previously targeted numerous banks accused of contributing to the funding of these attacks, and now victims are looking to take action against Iran for their involvement. More than $1 billion has already been paid out to troops and their family members in lawsuits pinpointing banks for their involvement.

If you or a loved one was injured or killed by an IED or EFP while fighting in the Iraq or Afghanistan wars, legal recourse is available. Get help now by filling out the form on this page for a FREE case evaluation.

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