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2008-07-03 Africa Subsaharan

66 killed in Chad violence over 'holy war'

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Posted by Fred 2008-07-03 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top
File under: Global Jihad

#1 hundreds of his disciples armed with swords, spears, bows and clubs fought gendarmes armed with automatic rifles

Kickin it old-timey style in Chad.
Party on, Ahmat!

Posted by bigjim-ky 2008-07-03 08:32|| 2008-07-03 08:32|| Front Page Top

#2 They made the key mistake of bringing swords, spears, bows and clubs to an automatic weapons fight.
Probably thought Allah made them immune to bullets. InshAllah, boys...

Posted by tu3031 2008-07-03 10:28|| 2008-07-03 10:28|| Front Page Top

#3 Still, given the disparity of weaponry, kill ratio was not so good, 1/16 (compare it to the brits Vs the mahdi); I wonder what were the respective sizes of the forces? If they were really mismatched, and hence the number of killed among the security guys, then kill ratio is even worse. Seems like even outmatched by superior tech, antique weapons can kill just as well today than in days bygone.

Posted by anonymous5089 2008-07-03 11:16|| 2008-07-03 11:16|| Front Page Top

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