Article

2006-09-11 Iraq

Iran fires artillery into Iraq, captures 7 border guards

Archived material is restricted to Rantburg regulars and members. If you need access email fred.pruitt=at=gmail.com with your nick to be added to the members list. There is no charge to join Rantburg as a member.

Posted by anonymous5089 2006-09-11 16:08|| || Front Page|| [6 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 hit back. soon.

Posted by Frank G 2006-09-11 16:20|| 2006-09-11 16:20|| Front Page Top

#2 Hit back with nukes.

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2006-09-11 16:36|| 2006-09-11 16:36|| Front Page Top

#3 Iraqi officials said the Iran Army fired artillery shells into Iraq last week and captured seven soldiers northeast of Baghdad.

They were THAT DEEP into Iraq? Where the hell were our troops?

Posted by Charles 2006-09-11 16:43|| 2006-09-11 16:43|| Front Page Top

#4 It must have been in the autonomous Kudish area.

Posted by Apostate 2006-09-11 17:03|| 2006-09-11 17:03|| Front Page Top

#5 Anybody have any clue what these guys were doing there? As far as I know, they haven't even stated what they were doing there, let alone the actual reason they were there. Scouting missions?

Posted by gorb 2006-09-11 17:48|| 2006-09-11 17:48|| Front Page Top

#6 They were THAT DEEP into Iraq? Where the hell were our troops?

"Northeast of Baghdad" is rather like saying "northeast of Tennessee; it covers quite a bit of area. You can't expect reporters -- who have as much familiarity with the geography of Iraq as they do with, well, Tennessee -- to be any more precise.

Posted by Rob Crawford">Rob Crawford 2006-09-11 20:08|| http://www.kloognome.com/]">[http://www.kloognome.com/] 2006-09-11 20:08|| Front Page Top

#7 Reporters always site activity relative to Baghdad becasue it sound so much more impressive than saying "Northeast of my hotel."

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2006-09-11 20:18|| 2006-09-11 20:18|| Front Page Top

#8 Reporters always site activity relative to Baghdad becasue it sound so much more impressive than saying "Northeast of my hotel."

Little known fact: the bar is located on the northeast side of the lounge of every hotel inside the Green Zone.

Posted by Rob Crawford">Rob Crawford 2006-09-11 20:22|| http://www.kloognome.com/]">[http://www.kloognome.com/] 2006-09-11 20:22|| Front Page Top

#9 Guess its official > IRAQ = the OTHER FUTURE RADICAL IRANIAN PROVINCE/PROXY STATE, like Lebanon, Syria, and rest of ME.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2006-09-11 21:41|| 2006-09-11 21:41|| Front Page Top

16:23 Zpaz
16:20 Zpaz
15:59 Zpaz
15:48 Zpaz
15:37 Zpaz
15:19 Zpaz
15:18 Zpaz
15:10 Zpaz
14:36 Zpaz
13:47 Zpaz
13:37 Zpaz
13:12 Zpaz
12:55 Zpaz
11:27 Zpaz
23:59 Old Patriot
23:53 Zenster
23:49 Zenster
23:46 Zenster
23:44 Zenster
23:44 anymouse
23:41 Zenster
23:38 Zenster
23:33 trailing wife
23:28 RD