7 Indian cos emerge as leading source of IED explosives to ISIS: report

February 26, 2016 09:29

Hindustan Times reports: Indian firms have emerged as a leading, but unintentional, source of components used by the Islamic State terror group to fabricate improvised explosive devices, according to a new report.

The report names seven companies from India as the source of detonating cords and detonators, only the second largest supplier by country of origin after Turkey, with 11.

But the report was unequivocally clear that these supplies were not intended for IS, and were not delivered directly to the terrorist group or to its known fronts or allies.

Conflict Armament Research, which studies weapons-specific issues in conflict areas, published the report after a 20-month investigation funded by the European Union.

CAR studied more than 700 IED components seized from IS forces by the Iraqis, Kurds and Syrians during major battles in their respective areas, such as Mosul and Kobane.

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