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| Iraq-Jordan |
| Action in the Wild West |
| 2005-06-11 |
| U.S. fighter planes equipped with precision-guided missiles launched airstrikes on an Iraqi town near the Syrian border Saturday, killing about 40 insurgents who were stopping and searching civilian cars, the military said. Seven missiles were fired at heavily armed insurgents near Karabilah, close to the volatile town of Qaim, the Marines said in a statement. The insurgents were armed with AK-47 assault rifles, machine guns and rocket-propelled grenade launchers and had "set up a barricade on a main road to the city and were threatening Iraqi civilians," the military said. U.S. warplanes backed by helicopters started the airstrikes at 11:40 a.m. and ended them at 4 p.m. "once all the targets were destroyed," the military said. About 40 insurgents were killed. The Marines suffered no casualties. "The coalition aircraft and fighter jets and attack helicopters from the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing attacked the insurgent compound and surrounding area targeting the armed men," the statement said. "There are no reports of civilian casualties or collateral damage." It was unclear whether any foreign fighters were among the slain insurgents. The region is known as a haven for Islamic extremists crossing in and out of Iraq across the Syrian border to attack U.S. and Iraqi security forces. |
| Posted by:Bobby |
| #7 Oh, dear. I hope there weren't any Korans in the area... |
| Posted by: Jackal 2005-06-11 21:41 |
| #6 Ahkmed and Dhinna's wedding party has been just RUINED! |
| Posted by: Laurence of the Rats 2005-06-11 21:40 |
| #5 Jeeez, I can imagine the gleeful disbelief in the pilot's minds when confronted with a stationary point target of insurgents, set up along an I guess these must have been terr school dropouts - who have now been efficiently removed from the gene pool. "Neeeexxxxxxtttt..... |
| Posted by: Lone Ranger 2005-06-11 20:24 |
| #4 Mavericks? Or reporterese for JDAMs? |
| Posted by: Shipman 2005-06-11 19:10 |
| #3 Standing by for the outrage by the usual suspects. Insurgents? Those were just baby ducks. |
| Posted by: Penguin 2005-06-11 18:46 |
| #2 4 hrs of airstrikes must felt like a couple days. Wounded = dead soon. Good news |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-06-11 18:41 |
| #1 YeeHaw Bitches! Let me know if Hell is warm enough. |
| Posted by: JackAssFestival 2005-06-11 18:03 |