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Iraq-Jordan
US Ops In Anbar
2005-02-22
The US military has been carrying out raids in the western Iraqi province of Anbar in a crackdown on insurgents. The focus of the operation is the town of Ramadi, the provincial capital, which has been a rebel stronghold for many months. Night-time curfews have been imposed and a cordon of checkpoints surrounds the town, which is home to 400,000. The offensive has been dubbed Operation River Blitz and is targeting rebels in towns along the Euphrates river. Iraqi security forces are also taking part in the operation. They say a prominent tribal leader and more than 10 of his relatives are among those detained...
Posted by:Anonymoose

#4  Can someone who is knowledgable about urban warfare training please give me the benefit of your expertise and describe how these soldiers wage urban warfare under these conditions? Somebody our family cares about is in the middle of Urban Warfare School in Okinawa. Anybody who reads my usual comments probably knows that "my military knowledge, tho' I'm plucky and adventury/ Has not yet been brought down to the beginning of this century." (with apologies to WS Gilbert)
Posted by: mom   2005-02-22 4:53:34 PM  

#3  Looks like he is using a weapon with accessories for urban combat (think SWAT.) I wonder how many guy are adding their own sighting devices etc? I have seen various sighting devices so I am wondering. The radio thing means this guy is a coms guy.
Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom   2005-02-22 4:43:50 PM  

#2  Damn, what a tricked-out trooper! Someone PLEASE tell me the stats on those things ...
Posted by: Clavinter Ebbaviling2417   2005-02-22 1:06:34 PM  

#1  "They say a prominent tribal leader and more than 10 of his relatives are among those detained..."

Yes! - they got the memo. You can treat the symptoms, or you can treat the cause.
Posted by: .com   2005-02-22 12:10:18 PM  

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