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| Iraq |
| Fins Spotted. Land Shark? |
| 2004-01-19 |
| Soldiers from C Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment searched three locations simultaneously, north of Balad before dawn on Jan 17. They were looking for individuals the suspected are responsible for attacks against Coalition forces. Soldiers captured seven individuals and confiscated six AK-47 assault rifles, one bayonet, six AK-47 ammunition magazines, one shotgun and one bolt-action rifle. C Company, 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment patrol saw missile fins sticking out of the ground in Kanan in the afternoon of Jan. 17. The soldiers investigated and uncovered 146 57mm rockets. One person was detained for further questioning. It was later determined this person was not involved with the buried cache but was wanted for his suspected actions in another incident. Initial assessments indicate that the rockets had been buried prior to the start of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The rockets were taken to a nearby forward operating base and will be destroyed. Information provided by an Iraqi citizen about a possible cache of mortars led soldiers to a location 1km southeast Jasimiyah in the afternoon of Jan. 17 where they found 269 82mm mortar rounds. The munitions are scheduled for destruction. An improvised explosive device detonated prematurely in an automobile in downtown Tikrit, at approximately 10:00 p.m. on Jan. 17, killing two individuals and wounding another in the vehicle. Saddam’s nephew got a lap dance he didn’t expect. The wounded person was taken to Tikrit Hospital under guard. The three were apparently transporting the IED with intentions of emplacing the device. No Coalition forces or Iraqi civilians were wounded in the incident. |
| Posted by:Chuck Simmins |
| #6 grown up version of the neighborhhod kid that didn't understand that you shouldn't ignite a bottle rocket after the stick id broken Shipman <---------- examines hand. Oh. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-1-19 3:26:38 PM |
| #5 A bozo who would shoot a rocket or missile that has been burried in sand must be a grown up version of the neighborhhod kid that didn't understand that you shouldn't ignite a bottle rocket after the stick id broken. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2004-1-19 2:59:54 PM |
| #4 still smiling about saddams dopey nephew a day or so after i heard.They should send saddam a few pieces of his corpse for a laugh. |
| Posted by: Jon Shep U.K 2004-1-19 11:57:18 AM |
| #3 Rectum? It killed him! |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2004-1-19 10:51:11 AM |
#2 Saddam’s nephew got a lap dance he didn’t expect. Or, he got torn a new rectum....and then some. |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2004-1-19 10:43:50 AM |
| #1 An improvised explosive device detonated prematurely in an automobile in downtown Tikrit Sounds like all the 'smart' mutts have been whacked (or are turning into 'good' iraqis). Didn't the nephew know you don't hook up the fuze until you're about to leave? |
| Posted by: 4thInfVet 2004-1-19 10:35:44 AM |