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| U.S. base in Salah el-Din mortared |
| 2010-05-20 |
| SALAH AL-DIN / Aswat al-Iraq: Five mortar shells have fallen on a U.S. base in Salah al-Din, but no casualties have been reported, a local police source said on Wednesday. “Five mortar shells landed on the U.S. Camp Anaconda in Yathrib district, southern Tikrit, on Wednesday (May 19),' the source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency. There has been no word on damage or casualties, the source pointed out. Tikrit, the capital city of Salah al-Din province, lies 175km north of Baghdad. |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #4 Don't tell the White House - they'll use that as an excuse to further limit the conditions under which soldiers are allowed to respond to incoming. |
| Posted by: lotp 2010-05-20 18:11 |
| #3 Flip Flops anyone? I saw the photo. A clear workplace safety issue, that. ;-) |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2010-05-20 10:48 |
| #2 Actually, The mortar crews will often swing into action before even gearing up, in whatever uniform they just so happen to be in. Flip Flops anyone? |
| Posted by: Bodyguard 2010-05-20 02:43 |
| #1 Once again R-Burgers, the firefinder found em, plotted the POO (Point of Origin), sounded the Giant Voice. Soldiers did what they need to do, (Kitted and Bunkered up) and I'm sure Counter-battery was on it's way before the last round fell. Mortarmen normally have a huge set of Stones when incoming rounds are falling around them. Like a hive of Bees, they have a thing about protecting their home. |
| Posted by: Bodyguard 2010-05-20 02:32 |