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6 Die in U.S. Strike on al-Qaida Safehouse |
2006-04-16 |
Six people were killed during a raid Sunday as U.S. troops stormed a house looking for an al-Qaida suspect south of Baghdad, the U.S. military said. U.S. forces stormed the house in Youssifiyah, 12 miles south of Baghdad, about 2:15 a.m. Those inside started shooting, and the troops fired back, a U.S. statement said. Soldiers killed two men who were wearing suicide bomb vests, and a third detonated his explosives himself, the statement said. Two other suspected insurgents were killed. A woman also died in the crossfire, and three women and a child were wounded, the U.S. said. Five American troops were injured, but none seriously. Five suspected insurgents, including the target of the raid, were detained and weapons were seized, the statement said. The alleged al-Qaida suspect was not identified but the military said he worked with foreign fighters to plan bombings. |
Posted by:Fred |
#12 BTW, is BlueCollarRedNeck still alive? |
Posted by: 6 2006-04-16 21:55 |
#11 It's the peons that boom Mr. Collar. The higher ups are much too valuable to the everloving-blue eyed-cause to self-detonate. It's a sacrifice that the leader are willing to undertake. |
Posted by: 6 2006-04-16 21:55 |
#10 The fact that three of the guys were wearing vests suggests they were senior folks, no? Do peons go around strapped in like that? |
Posted by: WhiteCollarRedneck 2006-04-16 21:15 |
#9 good management Always delegates. |
Posted by: RD 2006-04-16 19:55 |
#8 Five suspected insurgents, including the target of the raid, were detained Odd, you would figure he'd be the first to boom. Maybe a bad detonator |
Posted by: 6 2006-04-16 19:31 |
#7 Thavilet Gluger3137: "RAB" is a police unit in Bangladesh, whose colorful after action reports read like a dime store crime novel, and is therefore a popular regular feature here on Rantburg. Oh, and credit where it's due: the comments in those reports from Fred and the crew are a big part of the attraction, too. search Rantburg for "Rapid Action Battalion" or "Tales from the Crossfire Gazette". |
Posted by: Carl in N.H. 2006-04-16 19:26 |
#6 I'm pretty sure we got a shutter gun but we don't want them to know we know they're using them now. |
Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2006-04-16 18:39 |
#5 Have a nice afterlife in "paradise", suckers!! |
Posted by: anymouse 2006-04-16 17:37 |
#4 RAB? |
Posted by: Thavilet Gluger3137 2006-04-16 16:07 |
#3 This has all the ear marks of an RAB operation! A 0215 raid, wild firing from the hideout, crossfires, alleged suspects detained, weapons seized! Now we're getting somewhere! |
Posted by: Inspector Clueso 2006-04-16 12:57 |
#2 "6 Die in U.S. Strike on al-Qaida Safehouse" Safe Nope, yerrrrr OUT! :-D |
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2006-04-16 12:37 |
#1 vests on? good, but no virgins for you! |
Posted by: Frank G 2006-04-16 11:20 |