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Iraq

F-16 Fighting Falcons eliminate rogue JAM extremists attempting an attack on Coalition Forces

2007-08-07

Two F-16 Fighting Falcons destroyed a rocket site being used by suspected Shia extremists linked to Jaysh al-Mahdi to target Coalition Forces Aug. 4 in the outskirts of Diwaniyah.

According to preliminary reports, more than three members of the extremist group at the site were killed in the bombing. The aircraft also destroyed a tractor-trailer used in the attempted rocket attack against the nearby military installation. A local citizen called in the tip to U.S. Special Forces to report the impending attack. Upon confirmation of the rocket site, close air support was used to eliminate the threat. No Iraqi or U.S. Forces were harmed during the operation.

Posted by:Fred

#11 "20 civilians killed in US bombing in Iraq" in 5..4..3..

Posted by: gromgoru 2007-08-07 23:23

#10 ...mavericks or...

Posted by: eLarson 2007-08-07 14:52

#9 Were they rouges or a splinter group? Or loose cannons? Or ticking timebombs? Or...

Posted by: tu3031 2007-08-07 12:21

#8 What makes them rogues ?
Were they wearing Hawaiian shirts or something ?

Posted by: wxjames 2007-08-07 11:54

#7 HAHAHAHAHAHA

Posted by: DarthVader 2007-08-07 10:36

#6 Oh, well as long as they're just rogue extremists...

Posted by: Lionel Glusing4113 2007-08-07 10:28

#5 ...he phones in a hot tip of the setup for an attack...

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Now where should we contact these neighbors of yours?

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Posted by: Procopius2k 2007-08-07 10:11

#4 Smeared into Jam.

Posted by: Gary and the Samoyeds 2007-08-07 09:37

#3 Consider this from the point of view of the citizen: he phones in a hot tip of the setup for an attack. The response has to happen fast, before the bad guyz execute, so a few minutes later, our citizen hears a boom, sees smoke and flames, and imagines terrorists being ushered to Islamic hell.

Heck, that's gotta feel so heady, he's gonna do it again for sure...

Posted by: Ptah 2007-08-07 09:04

#2 Time to issue "local cits" LTM86 Compact Laser Designator (CLD).

Posted by: Besoeker 2007-08-07 05:33

#1 A local citizen called in the tip to U.S. Special Forces to report the impending attack.

Pissed off citizenry = actionable intelligence = more than three members of the extremist group at the site were killed

Posted by: anymouse 2007-08-07 00:09

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