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| Pentagon cites artillery ‘mishap’ in 2 US deaths in Iraq | |
| 2017-08-15 | |
The front man, Army Col. Rob Manning, says an Army artillery unit was firing on an Islamic State ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not reallyMoslems.... mortar position "when a mishap occurred." He said there is no indication that IS played a role in the deaths. In addition to the two soldiers killed, five others suffered injuries that Manning says are not life-threatening. The front man says he could provide no other details because the incident is under investigation. The names of those killed have not been publicly released. When the deaths were announced yesterday, the US military said the incident did not involve enemy fire, but provided no other details. | |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #4 Killed by 'overtech'. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2017-08-15 23:31 |
| #3 Friendly Fire GPS Accident During OperationEnduring Freedom, Afghanistan, November 21,2008 |
| Posted by: magpie 2017-08-15 19:40 |
| #2 Light propellant load. Out of spec shell. Poor barrel maintenance. Unanchored. Wrong grid. Poor survey. No cover. Wrong side of the ravine. Operator was high. Many contributing factors. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2017-08-15 17:23 |
| #1 That dot on the map was a friendly position, not enemy. |
| Posted by: Harcourt Angoluting9366 2017-08-15 09:38 |