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| Iraq |
| Abrams tank crew eliminated the threat when it fired its 120mm gun |
| 2006-07-28 |
| 33 TERRORISTS KILLED IN DAYLONG BATTLE WITH ISF, MND-B SOLDIERS FOB KALSU Iraq – Iraqi Security Forces and Multi-National Division – Baghdad Soldiers engaged in a heated firefight with terrorists in Musayyib July 23. Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, along with Iraqi army soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 4th Brigade, 8th Iraqi Army Division, Musayyib police officers, and members of Hillah SWAT, killed 33 terrorists during the day-long battle. We received reports of small skirmishes between IPs and terrorists erupting at a police station, including the seizing of IP vehicles and weapons in the main downtown circle, which includes the Husseniya, said Donahoe. Soldiers from Company D, 1-67 AR, were in the area to investigate reports of death squads making a presence in the area and surprised the terrorists when they arrived on the scene so quickly. The combined force cordoned off the city from all directions, keeping the fight to a scaled area and making sure innocent civilians were not harmed. Combat Aviation elements soon arrived on the scene and witnessed and filmed armed individuals entering numerous buildings around the city. Terrorists fired on the combined forces from a building. A 2nd BCT M1A2 Abrams tank crew eliminated the threat when it fired its 120mm gun, killing the six terrorists inside, said Oliver. Terrorist RPG teams set up positions throughout the area and continued attacking. "The IA soldiers fought right along side us, and I was honored to have them as part of our team. They proved that they are more than ready to provide security in the province,” he added. |
| Posted by:glenmore |
| #17 Not me, Sock. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2006-07-28 21:15 |
| #16 And you guys laughed when I called a fire mission in on a water buffalo transporting a .51 machine gun and some Viet Mihn |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom 2006-07-28 20:23 |
| #15 do you ahve a link SOP? |
| Posted by: honkey 2006-07-28 19:36 |
| #14 JHC, I love this. There was a video clip circulating the net similar to this a couple of years ago where some shitbag with a rifle fires on a tank from about 1 block away. Fires,then ducks behind a building. You see turret rotate and main gun fire. Building obliterated. I laughed for an hour. Expensive, but so effective. |
| Posted by: SOP35/Rat 2006-07-28 17:36 |
| #13 #12. Yeah, Dar, there's a Caribbean island that specializes in recycling used raisins. |
| Posted by: GK 2006-07-28 17:24 |
| #12 Can virgins be recycled? Allan's gotta be pulling his hair out by now. |
| Posted by: Dar 2006-07-28 17:09 |
| #11 BA: "Allah's escort service"..thats funny! |
| Posted by: RD 2006-07-28 16:54 |
| #10 Allen has run out of goats and is putting chickens in for all these idiots going out and wanting their 72 virgins! |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2006-07-28 15:44 |
| #9 Good lord, Allan must be busy with contacting the local "escort services" for all those raisins he needs. I do have to wonder what those freaks' faces looked like when they saw a 120-mil Abrams aimin' for 'em. Plus, I really do like the term "Combat Aviation elements". Has a nice "ring" to it, especially when they "drop stuff." |
| Posted by: BA 2006-07-28 15:31 |
| #8 One shot. [/Deerhunter] |
| Posted by: Zenster 2006-07-28 15:00 |
| #7 Sweet. 33 more islamo-cockroaches sent to Hell with no harm to civilians or the good guys. |
| Posted by: anymouse 2006-07-28 14:56 |
| #6 Varmint hunting with a 120-gauge! |
| Posted by: Mike 2006-07-28 14:33 |
| #5 I dunno... a building's bigger than a tank. |
| Posted by: eLarson 2006-07-28 14:06 |
| #4 Which militia? |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2006-07-28 14:06 |
| #3 Hey I wonder if that was a disproportionate response. lolrofl |
| Posted by: djohn66 2006-07-28 14:01 |
| #2 Eliminate the threat. Eliminate... with extreme prejudice. |
| Posted by: eLarson 2006-07-28 13:56 |
| #1 Eliminate I like that word. bwhahaha |
| Posted by: djohn66 2006-07-28 13:53 |