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| Iraq |
| COUNTER FIRE TO A MORTAR ATTACK |
| 2003-11-25 |
| TIKRIT, Iraq – At approximately 6:45 a.m. on Nov. 25, attackers using mortars fired upon Task Force Ironhorse soldiers guarding a forward operating base. In response to the attack, soldiers fired artillery rounds based on a radar system pinpointing the location used by enemy to mount the mortar attack. The mortars fired against Task Force Ironhorse soldiers were fired in close proximity to residential buildings. A quick reaction force maneuvered to overtake the attackers and discovered two casualties. One person was found unresponsive and one was wounded. The injured person was treated at the scene and was evacuated to the Balad hospital. The person’s condition is unknown. Additionally, soldiers responding to the attack captured 24 men found near the location of the attack. Soldiers confiscated two AK-47s, 15 AK-47 magazines, 450 rounds of 7.62mm ammunition, one ammunition bandolier, and an aiming stake used to target mortars. The task force is investigating reports that civilians may have been injured during the course of the artillery counter-fire against the enemy mortar position. |
| Posted by:Chuck |
| #4 Tough sh*t. Maybe the next time some jihadi starts lobbing mortar in your vicinity, you should call the police. Silence is compliance, morons. |
| Posted by: BH 2003-11-25 10:59:11 PM |
| #3 Give those target acquisition guys a commendation. |
| Posted by: badanov 2003-11-25 10:51:29 PM |
| #2 Yep, commo, when the terrorists put a mortar next to a civilian's home, any civilian casualties are THEIR responsibility, not ours. I wish the press would do a better job of reporting that kind of thing, but if they did, they wouldn't be the press, would they? |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2003-11-25 10:22:27 PM |
| #1 civilians may have been injured during the course of the artillery counter-fire against the enemy mortar position Yeah, well. Someone starts laying a mortar next to your house, maybe it's a good idea to shag ass and tell the nearest GI patrol about it. About time we started 'responding' to mortars being lobbed at us. |
| Posted by: commo 2003-11-25 9:40:41 PM |