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Iraq-Jordan
U.S. targets Fallujah underground bunker
2004-11-15
FALLUJAH, Iraq, Nov. 15 (UPI) -- U.S. troops bombarded an underground bunker complex in Fallujah Monday in the second week of fighting to rout Iraqi insurgents, CNN reported. The targeted complex had entranceways large enough to drive trucks into and steel-enforced tunnels in the southern part of the city. Various reports said the complex was used by insurgents to store weapons, ammunition, food and medical supplies.
Sounds like they were using one of Sammy's old bunkers.
As army and Marine units battled block-by-block, bodies of Saudi, Jordanian and Palestinian nationals were found littering the streets. In some cases, it was deemed too risky to retrieve the bodies, some of which were being gnawed by dogs, the BBC reported.
A fitting end, don't ya think?
The U.S. military said it has killed about 1,200 militants, while 38 U.S. soldiers have been killed and 275 wounded in the offensive on the city. Six Iraqi government troops have also died. Meanwhile, the Iraqi Red Crescent aid society said there was a desperate need for food, clean water and medical supplies, as hundreds of civilians were still hiding in their houses. U.S. military officials have said they will coordinate the flow of aid into the city.

UPDATE: FALLUJAH, Iraq -- US forces dropped a pair of 2,000-pound bombs early yesterday morning on a bunker complex believed to be an insurgent training facility on the southern edge of this city, where the most dedicated and best trained rebel fighters are making a last stand. The bombs shook the ground of the former insurgent stronghold and set off secondary explosions that went on for 45 minutes but could not be seen above ground, persuading officers of the Army's First Infantry Division that there were large stockpiles of weapons underground.
Posted by:Steve

#16  I'll lay odds she was a "giggler" too, heh.
Posted by: .com   2004-11-15 9:43:47 PM  

#15  "Lil Miss Touchy Trigger"
Posted by: Frank G   2004-11-15 9:24:10 PM  

#14  was she known as the Bunker Buster?
Posted by: lex   2004-11-15 9:17:15 PM  

#13  "secondary explosions that went on for 45 minutes"

I knew a girl in college that can do this.
Posted by: Poison Reverse   2004-11-15 7:53:57 PM  

#12  how can you tell the difference between Saudi, Jordanian and Palestinian bodies?

In all seriousness, after being in the region a while, you can spot differences.
Posted by: Pappy   2004-11-15 7:50:11 PM  

#11  Musta looked like the obligatory "evil lair explodes" scene in any Bond film...
Posted by: mojo   2004-11-15 5:29:41 PM  

#10  Umm... so how much was stored in the bunker that it would take 45 minutes to finish cooking off?

Must've been one helluva stockpile. The only way that anyone down there is going to come out will be as bags containing carbon labeled, "human remains".
Posted by: Bomb-a-rama   2004-11-15 4:53:40 PM  

#9  "...persuading officers of the Army's First Infantry Division that there were large stockpiles of weapons underground..."

No Chit
Posted by: Capt America   2004-11-15 4:18:58 PM  

#8  LOL TW old School LGF!
Posted by: Shipman   2004-11-15 3:28:30 PM  

#7  Umm... so how much was stored in the bunker that it would take 45 minutes to finish cooking off? Any Rantburg specialists making an estimation?
Posted by: Sgt. Mom   2004-11-15 2:43:36 PM  

#6  A wild guess -- can one tell raghead maybe by the head rag?
Posted by: Cornîliës   2004-11-15 11:34:10 AM  

#5  how can you tell the difference between Saudi, Jordanian and Palestinian bodies?

Perhaps the Saudi bodies are clothed in white, gold-trimmed robes, while the Palestinians are in hand-me-down t-shirts supporting Israel's Maccabee soocer team and ski masks?
Posted by: trailing wife   2004-11-15 11:19:49 AM  

#4  Tom...lol! I think you speak for all Americans
Posted by: 2b   2004-11-15 10:29:12 AM  

#3  Just a quibble, but how can you tell the difference between Saudi, Jordanian and Palestinian bodies?
Posted by: Dreadnought   2004-11-15 10:18:01 AM  

#2  A fitting end, don't ya think?

I would've preferred pigs, but any four-legged beast feasting on dead terrorist flesh will do.
Posted by: Bomb-a-rama   2004-11-15 10:16:07 AM  

#1  UPI has "bodies of Saudi, Jordanian and Palestinian nationals were found littering the streets" but the NYT can't find bodies. Maybe the NYT reporters need to get out of the hotel bar in Baghdad.
Posted by: Tom   2004-11-15 9:17:34 AM  

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