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| Iraq |
| Iraqi Army |
| 2007-11-08 |
| Iraqi Army prevents suicide attack near Ghalibiyah Attmpted homicide attack ends up as suicide attack. Buy those boys a cup of chai, on me. BAQOUBA, Iraq – Soldiers assigned to the 5th Iraqi Army Division, manning a traffic control point north of Ghalibiyah, Iraq, prevented a suicide attack by killing a suspected al-Qaeda terrorist driving a vehicle packed with explosives Nov. 6. The vehicle, a green Kia Brejo, was speeding toward the traffic control point and after failing to slow down as directed by the Iraqi Soldiers, was engaged and destroyed. A large secondary explosion was observed after the vehicle was engaged. “I commend the Iraqi Soldiers for stopping the suicide bomber,” said Col. David W. Sutherland, commander of 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Task Force Iron and senior Coalition Forces commander in Diyala province. “Their quick action prevented an attack that could have cost them their lives and the lives of their fellow Soldiers and citizens.” “The Iraqi Security Forces and our Coalition Forces will continue to deny the terrorists’ ability to disrupt the lives of Diyala’s citizens,” concluded Sutherland. |
| Posted by:Glenmore |
| #4 Redneck Jim dear, if we couldn't post before thinking, entirely too many of my posts would never happen -- not even counting the ones that set off Fred's hair-trigger bad word blocker. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2007-11-08 20:52 |
| #3 That's fine if, and ONLY "IF" they attack just along the route you've set up. Bad idea, bad bad idea, go to your room and think a few hours, Write on the blackboard 100 times, "I will not post before thinking". |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2007-11-08 18:56 |
| #2 Don't I remember some technology where a car's electrical system was blown out with a high voltage shock? Couldn't that be used in conjunction with machine guns in the road leading up to the checkpoints? Have it set up so that if the machine guns start firing, these high-voltage feelers pop up out of the road? Of course, you couldn't have anyone getting out of their car along that stretch . . . . And it might just teach the bombers to be more patient about rushing the checkpoint, too, which could be bad, I don't know. |
| Posted by: gorb 2007-11-08 17:25 |
| #1 All I can say is : more please. Good job Iraqi forces! |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2007-11-08 15:17 |