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| Iraq |
| Basra strike targets Iraqi militia |
| 2003-03-29 |
| U.S. aircraft attacked and destroyed a two-story building in Basra where an estimated 200 Iraqi militiamen were meeting Friday, the U.S. Central Command said early Saturday. Two U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles, using laser-guided munitions, destroyed the building, which a Central Command official described as an "emerging target." The men inside were described as "Iraqi regime terror squad members," but it was not clear to what organization they belonged. Does it matter? A Christian church about 300 yards away was undamaged, according to CentCom. A delayed fuse allowed the bombs to penetrate the building before detonation, to minimize damage to other structures, officials said. If it was laser-guided, doesn't that mean somebody on the ground had to "paint" the place? Heh. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #2 200 iragis in a two story building.What were they havin a shin dig? letum burn. |
| Posted by: Brew 2003-03-30 00:56:57 |
| #1 Not necessarily - targets can be painted from the air as well - in some cases, by the aircraft dropping the munition... |
| Posted by: Steve 2003-03-30 00:41:37 |