High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The proxy bomb (also known as a human bomb) was a tactic used mainly by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) in Northern Ireland during the conflict known as "The Troubles". It involved forcing people (including civilians, off-duty members of the British security forces, or people working for the security forces) to drive car bombs to British military targets, after placing them under some kind of threat. Usually, enough time would be given to clear the area before the bomb detonated. The tactic was later adopted by FARC in Colombia and by rebels in the Syrian Civil War. The tactic has been compared to a suicide bomb, although each bomber in these cases is coerced rather than being a volunteer.