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| US warplanes return to pound Iraq insurgent enclave of Fallujah |
| 2004-10-03 |
| US warplanes bombed a building on the outskirts of the rebel-held town of Fallujah on Sunday, probably killing a "large number" of insurgents who had been shifting weapons, the military said. The strike, the third in just over 24 hours, severely damaged the targeted building, triggering a wave of secondary explosions that indicated ammunition had been stored inside, the army said in a statement. "A large number of enemy fighters are presumed killed," it said. According to the military, 10 to 15 rebels suspected of links with Iraq's most-wanted man Abu Mussab al-Zarqawi had been present when it struck at about 1:00 am (2200 GMT, Saturday), but it gave no exact casualty figure. The latest onslaught followed two earlier missions around the insurgent-held city, west of Baghdad, again targeting suspected Zarqawi hideouts. A building on the outskirts of Fallujah housing another 15 to 20 rebels who the army said had been conducting military-style training was the scene of one bombing on Saturday evening, while another site was hit late on Friday night. In the latest attack, the US military insisted that special measures were taken to ensure no innocent civilians were caught up in the blasts. "All precautions were made to keep collateral damage to a minimum," it said. |
| Posted by:Mark Espinola |
| #10 OT, whats with the wierd nicknames- I had them all come up in the "your name" box and thought it was a virus or something. Was it the Rantburg cookie after all? |
| Posted by: Grunter 2004-10-03 8:27:02 PM |
| #9 Re:#4 kittens and baby ducks often cause secondary explosions Didn't you hear, it was a halal slaughter house preparing ritual meat for religious celebrations. The secondary explosions came from methane in the stomachs of goats and cows. |
| Posted by: Anonymous5019 2004-10-03 2:50:53 PM |
| #8 CBS is reporting that the attack has taken out the Rodentia Control Authority and the entire Iraqi inventory of C4 plastic explosive gophers, along with this years class of 10-14 year old caddies in training. Iraqi gophers are very mean and nasty, not anything like the gentle American gophers seen in Caddyshack. Last year, the country's entire stock (50000 barrels) of gopher poison was transported to Syria for safekeeping, although some recently found its way to Jordan. Worse yet, the occupying authorities have locked up the Iraqi scientists from the Ministry of Agriculture and Revenge, who were working on natural (biological) pest control programs. |
| Posted by: Anonymous5019 2004-10-03 2:47:18 PM |
| #7 Very likely Mrs. D. Probably trying to build their own M in the basement. Better to go through the ABTF crap and buy the legal stuff. |
| Posted by: Troon Snorong Shipman 2004-10-03 10:54:53 AM |
| #6 Hehehehe.... I bet the terrorists in Fallujah are't sleeping too well lately.... wondering if their building mught be next... and who among them might be the mole... |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2004-10-03 10:53:12 AM |
| #5 Al-Jizem will probably say it was a baby milk factory or school or hospital. Al-Jizem will throw in the perfunctory women and children killed by the Great Satan. Hey, its a slow Sunday. |
| Posted by: John 2004-10-03 8:56:38 AM |
| #4 kittens and baby ducks often cause secondary explosions |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-10-03 8:42:50 AM |
| #3 Or an amateur rocket club. |
| Posted by: Mrs. Davis 2004-10-03 7:43:34 AM |
| #2 45 minutes of secondary explosions... definitely a wedding. |
| Posted by: Howard UK 2004-10-03 7:40:42 AM |
| #1 Musta been a wedding party. |
| Posted by: Cheemp Threemp7966 2004-10-03 2:12:49 AM |