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US Marine 15 feet away from Kabul ISIS-K suicide bomber who killed 13 service personnel says gunmen opened fire from the roof after the explosion and a gun battle ensued |
2021-09-16 |
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Sutphen was the operations officer of his battalion and insisted that the Marines took every possible safety precaution on the day of the attack. He explained that they had set up 'armed aerial surveillance overhead at the time' and 'had electronic countermeasures for improvised explosive device all along the corridor that would try to eliminate any electronically triggered device.' Related: Hamid Karzai International Airport: 2021-09-13 A-10 Tankbusters roar overhead and thousands of mourners line streets as body of Marine killed in Kabul attack makes final journey back to Indiana hometown, ditto in Jackson, WY for their Marine Hamid Karzai International Airport: 2021-09-06 Afghanistan Return to Normalcy Round up: Domestic flights return to Kabul, long bank lines, Talibs say ‘Invest!’ Hamid Karzai International Airport: 2021-09-02 We had 'kill shot' (on airport bomber) but didn't take it? Report makes bombshell allegation |
Posted by:Skidmark |
#5 US personnel on the lookout for the suicide bomber, but apparently had no counter-sniper or aerial suppression capability available. Seriously, can't anyone play this game? This isn't newly-discovered rocket science. Julius Caesar would be familiar with the idea of keeping the barbarian Charlies outside the wire. |
Posted by: SteveS 2021-09-16 13:31 |
#4 No officers among the dead. Which leads to the perennial question: Where were the officers? |
Posted by: Matt 2021-09-16 12:29 |
#3 I dare you ISIS there are 30 of us marines within suicide belt range with no blast walls. Fortunately, only half of them died because of bullet proof vests. |
Posted by: boomerc 2021-09-16 04:38 |
#2 Sutphen was the operations officer of his battalion and insisted that the Marines took every possible safety precaution on the day of the attack. No you did not. But he claimed that it was 'nearly impossible' to identify the suspect in the 'very dense' crowd of thousands at the airport entrance There should have been a football field sized buffer at the very least between you and the crowd. |
Posted by: Ebbomoger Speaking for Boskone4589 2021-09-16 01:05 |
#1 A complex attack consisting of small arms fire (SAF) as suspected. Suicide bomber detonated and rooftop 'snipers' engaged their pre-designated targets. US personnel on the lookout for the suicide bomber, but apparently had no counter-sniper or aerial suppression capability available. And the official 15-6 investigation of what took place, how is that coming along ? |
Posted by: Besoeker 2021-09-16 00:58 |