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| 'Child' Bomber Dies As Us Military Raises Alarm Over Roadside Attacks |
| 2005-11-01 |
| Baghdad, 1 Nov. (AKI) - A child thought to be just ten years old, wearing an explosives belt, has died in a roadside explosion at the al-Quds intersection, near the oil rich city of Kirkuk. The 'suicide' attack occurred as a car carrying a senior Iraqi police official, Colonel Khatab, passed by. The official and his driver were wounded and are being treated in hospital. The report of such a young child being used for terror attacks comes as the US military issued a report showing how difficult it can be for its soldiers to prevent roadside bombs. The report examined combat operations in and around Baghdad over a five day period. It notes that soldiers found several powerful roadside bombs hidden in two vehicles and also caught insurgents planting a bomb on a street and defused it. Seven American servicemen were also killed in two separate roadside attacks In October, 93 American troops were reported killed, making it the fourth-deadliest month in the war for them. Iraqi civilian losses go mostly uncounted. Military commanders in Iraq expect attacks by Sunni insurgents to intensify ahead of the 15 December parliamentary elections and warn that roadside bombs are becoming increasingly sophisticated. |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #8 This reeks of desperation amongst the rat bastards. I completely agree with you TW. Using kids for scouts, decoys, and shields is in itself despicable. But to use them as weapons speaks less about their viciousness and more about their desperation. |
| Posted by: DepotGuy 2005-11-01 18:37 |
| #7 i think its standard islmozoid tactic john to use children, i'd imagine if you looked into it you'f find kids all around the world used by islamonuts. Life is cheap to these savages, i wouldnt mind betting either that the parents are not free of blame, im sure i've heard/read of Osamanouts selling thier kids to boom squads before, not definate but im sure someone knows |
| Posted by: Shep UK 2005-11-01 12:13 |
| #6 Not a child of a mullah or baath general I'll bet. They have such willingness to sacrifice the children of others. I wonder if the child was normal. Haven't the scum used retarded children before? |
| Posted by: john 2005-11-01 11:51 |
| #5 This reeks of desperation amongst the rat bastards. (Oh, for .com's facility with the language of anger!) May their bellies roast in hell, and their moustaches be shaved off daily with a rusty sword, for what they did to that child. And may they very soon be sent to face their god. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2005-11-01 11:33 |
| #4 UNICEF trick or treat money hard at work ... |
| Posted by: doc 2005-11-01 10:51 |
| #3 A child thought to be just ten years old, wearing an explosives belt Ladies and gentlemen... Michael Moore's "Freedom Fighters"! |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2005-11-01 10:26 |
| #2 I would also make it very clear that anyone caught in the open at night outside the city in the desert or on a road for any reason is a target. |
| Posted by: anymouse 2005-11-01 10:07 |
| #1 Military commanders in Iraq expect attacks by Sunni insurgents to intensify ahead of the 15 December parliamentary elections and warn that roadside bombs are becoming increasingly sophisticated. Impose a curfew, and make it VERY clear that anyone caught out on the streets during that curfew runs the risk of losing their life. |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2005-11-01 09:56 |