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| U.S. Forces, Militants Clash at Iraq Mosque |
| 2006-08-25 |
| About time! This is good news. And on a Friday BAGHDAD, Iraq — U.S. forces fired tank rounds at a mosque in the restive city of Ramadi Friday and exchanged heavy fire with militants inside, the U.S. command said, as Iraqis looted a base in the south after it was vacated by British troops. One U.S. soldier was lightly wounded and three people were reportedly killed inside the mosque, while five people were killed elsewhere in Iraq in a relatively peaceful day in the country wracked by sectarian and Sunni insurgency violence. Militants inside the Al Qadir Al Kilami mosque fired small arms, machine guns and rocket propelled grenades at U.S. forces, a statement by the U.S. command said. They also hurled hand grenades and a bomb, it said. American soldiers returned fire at first, and finally unleashed several rounds from M1 tanks into the mosque, said the statement. "The mosque suffered serious structural damage to the dome and minaret," it said. It said the attack occurred at about 12.30 p.m., a little before Friday prayers were due to start. It was not known if any worshippers were already inside. Ramadi police reported that three people were killed and 23 people were wounded, but it was not possible to independently confirm the information. The U.S. statement said enemy and civilian casualties were unknown, but one soldier was injured who later returned to duty. |
| Posted by:Sherry |
| #12 Just take a deep breath and enjoy the moment. |
| Posted by: wxjames 2006-08-25 23:39 |
| #11 I have some serious questions, beginning with, "why is this mosque still standing?" Another is, why weren't beehive rounds used, as well as AP, WP, and HE? Why is there still anything rising more than ten feet above the ground, and who's the idiot that called off the shelling? He needs to be tied to a post in the middle of the busiest street in Baghdad. For a month. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2006-08-25 23:04 |
| #10 We've come a long way in the last 3 years. No more tiptoeing around holy sites, now we just fire tank shells into the mosk, and on a Friday too. About &@#$ time! |
| Posted by: Hupemp Uloluper4790 2006-08-25 20:36 |
| #9 To paraphrase what Gen Mattis once said: "I will care as little to what happens to holy sites as those who fire from them do." |
| Posted by: Broadhead6 2006-08-25 19:44 |
| #8 Glad to see this. When they use mosk as an armory and fire base, it should be leveled without the slightest hesitation. Those tank rounds can do some real damge. Bet it surprised the ragtags, who probably imagined they were within a safe zone. |
| Posted by: SOP35/Rat 2006-08-25 19:20 |
| #7 Artillery rounds (set 0.005 delay and watch building collapse) would be better. |
| Posted by: gromgoru 2006-08-25 18:21 |
| #6 Militants inside the Al Qadir Al Kilami mosque fired small arms, machine guns and rocket propelled grenades at U.S. forces... Welcome to the future home of the Al Qadir Al Kilami Memorial Underground Parking Garage. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2006-08-25 18:20 |
| #5 U.S. forces fired tank rounds at a mosque No comment but approval. |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2006-08-25 18:17 |
| #4 Step #1. Declare Islam a political ideology. Step #2. Reclassify all mosques as recruiting offices. Step #3. I think we all know what the next step is. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2006-08-25 17:41 |
| #3 At a mosque! When will the Humiliation cease? I see a mass seething in Ramadi's future. |
| Posted by: anonymous5089 2006-08-25 17:26 |
| #2 I am thinking the US Army getting tired of the old ROE and made new one . Fire at us you die period. |
| Posted by: djohn66 2006-08-25 17:25 |
| #1 Burn it to the ground with everyone inside. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2006-08-25 17:17 |