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| Zarqawi planning to use suicide boomers to counter-attack in Fallujah | |
| 2004-11-08 | |
AS at least 12,000 coalition and Iraqi forces massed in preparation for an all-out assault on Fallujah last night, insurgent commanders inside the rebel stronghold warned that hundreds of suicide bombers had been primed as part of planning for a ferocious counter-attack. With all eyes on Fallujah, west of Baghdad, insurgents struck a devastating blow in nearby Ramadi, rounding up 21 officers at two police stations and shooting them dead execution style. "A large number of attackers, estimated at about 200, ambushed the main police station in Haditha and another smaller one in Haqlaniya," said a police officer from Haditha who was not on duty during the attack. "The attackers disarmed the police, gathered them together and then shot them dead."
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| Posted by:Dan Darling |
| #8 "Ours are professionals and the Americans will soon learn their lesson." Professionals, eh? All the more reason then, to kill them instead of taking prisoners. |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2004-11-08 10:21:40 PM |
| #7 Think Aachen. Didn't matter what the defenders did. That's what 155mm artillery was invented for. |
| Posted by: ed 2004-11-08 10:45:36 AM |
| #6 Scattering the pickets from the sound of it. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-11-08 10:38:40 AM |
| #5 Fox News just reported that Marine tanks are lined up on the railroad berm on the northern(?) side of the town and firing on targets in the city. Reports are that terrorists are abandoning their fixed defensive positions and seeking cover. |
| Posted by: Steve 2004-11-08 10:11:06 AM |
| #4 Why would anyone surrender to these thugs,might as well kill yourself.The result is the same,suicide. |
| Posted by: raptor 2004-11-08 8:56:18 AM |
| #3 Or at least go in with heavy armor. A military expert I saw said he was worried the Marines didn't have enough heavy armor. |
| Posted by: V is for Victory 2004-11-08 7:25:37 AM |
| #2 Aye. Might there be value in capturing some of them? and getting their computers and documents? |
| Posted by: Kalle (kafir forever) 2004-11-08 2:44:07 AM |
| #1 There is absolutely no reason why we should subject our troops to this type of urban warfare! Warn the women, children, bunnies, and baby ducks to flee for their lives; close the circle, 'phalanx' the perimeter and then pull back for an assualt with 10 precision targeted MOAB drops! We tax payers payed for their developement and deployment; let the troops watch from a distance; cheer (like at Nagasaki & Hiroshima) and save as many of our sons and fathers to fight another day or perhaps come home!! Any Ameners? |
| Posted by: smn 2004-11-08 12:43:51 AM |