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| Iraq |
| Mahdi Army uses “flying IEDs” in Baghdad By Bill Roggio |
| 2008-06-05 |
| Photos and story at link .. What is clear is that the devices are using 107mm rocket charges. The US military said these charges are "of Iranian-manufacture." The lot numbers and dates of manufacture show the rocket casing have been manufactured within the past three years. The rocket casings shown in the images provided by Multinational Forces Iraq are the same type used in the Chinese made Type 63 towed 107mm Multiple Launch Rocket. The Iranians manufacture this weapons system and the rockets, according to a former US military intelligence analyst familiar with Iranian munitions and weapons systems. The type of improvised launch system and rocket is not new to warfare. The Irish Republican Army used a similar system to conduct a February 1991 attack on 10 Downing Street, the office and home of the British prime minister. |
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| #1 Nuk'em. Both. |
| Posted by: Spike Uniter 2008-06-05 22:15 |