diff --git a/=BTC=co@30_Hearts_and_Minds.Altis/core/fnc/ied/initArea.sqf b/=BTC=co@30_Hearts_and_Minds.Altis/core/fnc/ied/initArea.sqf
index 86012caec..d73f25a2a 100644
--- a/=BTC=co@30_Hearts_and_Minds.Altis/core/fnc/ied/initArea.sqf
+++ b/=BTC=co@30_Hearts_and_Minds.Altis/core/fnc/ied/initArea.sqf
@@ -31,19 +31,38 @@ params [
 private _pos = getPos _city;
 private _array = _city getVariable ["ieds", []];
 
+private _cities = (values btc_city_all) - [_city];
+_cities = _cities inAreaArray [_city, _area * 2, _area * 2];
+private _blackListCities = _cities select {
+    _x getVariable ["ieds", []] isNotEqualTo []
+};
+private _blackListPos = [];
+{
+    _blackListPos append ((_x getVariable "ieds") apply {_x select 0});
+} forEach _blackListCities;
+_blackListPos = _blackListPos inAreaArray [_city, _area, _area];
+
+private _blackListRoads = [];
 {
     for "_i" from 1 to _n do {
         private _sel_pos = [_pos, _area] call btc_fnc_randomize_pos;
         private _dir = random 360;
 
         private _roads = _sel_pos nearRoads 50;
-        if (_roads isEqualTo []) then {
-            _sel_pos = [_sel_pos, 0, 100, 1, false] call btc_fnc_findsafepos;
-        } else {
-            private _arr = (selectRandom _roads) call btc_ied_fnc_randomRoadPos;
+        _roads = _roads - _blackListRoads;
+        if (_roads isNotEqualTo []) then {
+            private _road = selectRandom _roads;
+            _blackListRoads pushBack _road;
+            private _arr = _road call btc_ied_fnc_randomRoadPos;
             _sel_pos = _arr select 0;
             _dir = _arr select 1;
         };
+        if (
+            _roads isEqualTo [] ||
+            {_blackListPos inAreaArray [_sel_pos, 3, 3] isNotEqualTo []}
+        ) then {
+             _sel_pos = [_sel_pos, 0, 100, 1, false] call btc_fnc_findsafepos;
+        };
 
         _array pushBack [_sel_pos, selectRandom btc_model_ieds, _dir, _x];