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| Daesh bomber kills six guards on Iraqi border |
| 2015-12-13 |
| [ARABNEWS] A jacket wallah struck an Iraqi position on the border with Soddy Arabia ...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face... , killing six guards, officials said Saturday, an attack claimed by the Daesh [Islamic State] group. The bomber detonated an explosives-rigged truck at a border post in Iraq's vast Anbar province on Friday and also maimed 14 guards, an army lieutenant colonel and a local official said. Daesh [Islamic State] issued a statement claiming the attack, which it said was carried out by a bomber identified as Abu Ali Al-Ansari. The statement was accompanied by photos, some of which were apparently shot from a drone. One showed a truck trailed by a long cloud of dust approaching a small outpost in the desert, while another pictured a massive column of smoke tinged with fire almost completely obscuring the position. Other shots showed fighters with machine guns and a mortar who were said to have supported the attack. The truck itself was shown swathed in home-made armor that covered all but a small window for the driver and an air intake for the engine. Daesh [Islamic State] has overrun significant territory in Anbar province, which stretches from the borders with Syria and Jordan to the western approach to Baghdad, including scenic provincial capital Ramadi. Daesh [Islamic State] used dozens of car and truck bombs in the operation in which it seized Ramadi in May, and bombs are a key aspect of the jihadists' offensive and defensive tactics. |
| Posted by:Fred |