Looking at El Ade and Kulbiyow, it is clear we have a problem stopping and crippling SVBIEDs.
But why, when we have had the weaponry (Milan anti-tank guided missile system) and many tactics to do just that in our armoury for decades?!
Surely if we can stop an enemy tank, then we can stop a rigged up APC that has been fabricated into a SBVIED !!. Si we know that is the enemies favorite attacking style?
MILAN ATGMEven going further, we know that is their fav mode of attack meaning they have a good bomb-maker(or many) somewhere, so Military Intel should smoke these bastards out and neutralise them (preventive);
if an SVBIED actually is made and approaches a camp then be ready with wide spaced-trenches, hesco barriers and MILAN, and chopper gunships (we have so many of these) (reactive)
To me these Mariakani boys' were needless deaths, sth very amiss with our top brass.