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2007-01-11 Iraq

Iraq The Model has the Hot Scoop from Ground Zero - Baghdad

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Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2007-01-11 00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 There don't appear to be any reporters imbedded in the Baghdid assault. This is a goooood thing, I wonder if it is one of the refinements in the ROE.

Posted by bigjim-ky 2007-01-11 08:06|| 2007-01-11 08:06|| Front Page Top

#2 Someone has obiously been reading the Rantburg back in D.C. This is EXACTLY what needs to be done!

Posted by Besoeker 2007-01-11 08:16|| 2007-01-11 08:16|| Front Page Top

#3 I hope the coming days bring you and your troops more fun, Besoeker. Loosened ROEs, saith the President!

Posted by trailing wife 2007-01-11 08:23|| 2007-01-11 08:23|| Front Page Top

#4 or The Badr brigade being involved in the new security operation:

So, maybe the other day Sistani summoned Tater and gave him the word?

Posted by Shipman 2007-01-11 09:22|| 2007-01-11 09:22|| Front Page Top

#5 From the comment section..

an inside view of bagdad:

were you guys involved yesterday or is that anoth "sector"

DW: that is our sector but it wasent our unit in it and they didnt call for us
DW: we watched the whole battle from 500 meters away on our roof
Ki: so you guys get to cross the bridge that has to fun
DW: yea we cross it at least twice a week to go to the green zone
Ki: I was telling bobs mom that you most likely had a good view on things
Ki: that makes sense--px and chow
DW: oh yea very good i caught an F-15 swooping in at 500ft and firing and an apache firing a hellfire missle on video

DW: yea its just so many buildings
DW lol
DW: you know the media lol
Kirk2579: if only they were on your side
DW: lol
Ki: more guys coming your way soon they say
DW: yea supposedly a lot
Ki: is that good or bad in your eyes
DW: I think its good because of the future assault on Sadr city
DW: that is going to be at least a 2 BDE mission
DW: they say sadr city has 300,000 insurgents
Ki: 2 us bde or combo
DW: 2 us
Ki: i would say that may be sympathizers but hopefully not actice support
Ki: if that amny active you may just wan t to start leveling buildings now to get a start on it
DW: oh believe me there will be a huge airstrike before we go in
Ki: first target--the mosques
DW: something compared to shock and awe in 2003
Ki9: it better be better than that if 8000 us to go against 300000
DW: oh yea definatly
DW: sadr city alone has 2.6 million people
Ki: at least the carriern groups are coming in off shore--several onsite and more soon to be there
DW: thats a third of Baghdad...so you can imagine
DW: yea
Ki: circlet he dam area and then close noose day by day
DW: yea
DW: its going to be a hell of a fight
Ki: just what we dads want to see
BobK | 01.10.07 - 12:46 pm | #

Posted by BrerRabbit 2007-01-11 10:02|| 2007-01-11 10:02|| Front Page Top

#6 I just can't help getting the feeling that the President has finally decicded that no matter what he does he will be damned so he is now going to do what needs to be done. No more trying be be Mr sensitive touchie-feelie Mr. Nice Guy.

We may just make it yet. Hoora!

Posted by kelly 2007-01-11 17:47|| 2007-01-11 17:47|| Front Page Top

#7 UPDATESITE Institute

Haifa Street in Baghdad, the subject of recent communications from the Islamic State of Iraq regarding successful confrontations between the groups Mujahideen and Iraqi forces of the National Guard and Police, is featured following battles on Sunday, January 7, in an eight-minute video issued today, January 11, 2007, by al-Furqan Foundation for Media Production. Al-Furqan is the Islamic States designated official producer of multimedia. The video seems to have been captured with a cellular phone and shows roaming shots of dead bodies, indicated to be carcasses of members of the National Guard, Iraqi police, and al-Mahdi Army, and the street itself containing destroyed vehicles.

The Islamic State of Iraq stated in a communiqué issued Monday, January 8, that in a confrontation with the enemy forces the previous day in Haifa Street, more than eighteen members of the National Guard and Iraqi police were killed and several vehicles burned and destroyed. Pictures were indicated to be forthcoming and this video is the result.

The video and transcript are provided to our Intel Service members
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Baghdad: Videos, the first vid has one Western Score [music] at the end, lol.

Video: Iraqi Soldiers...Insurgents On Baghdads Haifa St 22nd September 2004.wmv, 42MB

description: 100 +, of Muj Mutts or Islamo Knuckle Heads flood the zone 'Haifa Street and buildings' [videos show portion of], and form a trap for the responders; small IA/police units.
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Video more of the same. AQ In Iraq Hafia St in Baghdad.wmv 21.5 MB

Posted by RD 2007-01-11 18:06|| 2007-01-11 18:06|| Front Page Top

#8 by way of explainion for lurkers or RB visitors.

al-Qâ`ida Iraq, doesn't often release any videos that show them being sent on to allen [piss be upon him] by the US Army, Air Force, Navy, Marines, and or the US Coast Guard.

Later the real story is, is that our American men and women chopped these islamo-tards up pretty good!

Posted by RD 2007-01-11 18:16|| 2007-01-11 18:16|| Front Page Top

#9 classic, I don't want to spoil it check it out
Video: al-Qâ`ida Iraq: the 'muj journalist/camera man's video is captured by US Marines in an-Bar province

Posted by RD 2007-01-11 20:16|| 2007-01-11 20:16|| Front Page Top

#10 very nice, RD, but did we confiscate the planning tools (toy cars)? LOL

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2007-01-11 20:36|| 2007-01-11 20:36|| Front Page Top

#11 fyi not sure the last video is from al-anbar province. It may be al Muqdadiyah..Dulab region Iraq, NE of Baghdad instead.

Correction #7: The eairler vids are not from 2007 but 2004. small detail eh? I apoligize on the Baghdad vids upthread, I thought they were related and in my haste I missed that detail even though it's in the Link itself!

/crow don't taste too bad with hot sauce on it. >::

Posted by RD 2007-01-11 21:09|| 2007-01-11 21:09|| Front Page Top

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