U.S. Military: Iraqi Fedayeen, Missile Sites Bombed

Reuters ^ | March 30, 2003

[veronica]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military said early on Sunday that it bombed the main training site for Iraqi Fedayeen paramilitary forces, a presidential palace, intelligence complex and surface-to-air missile sites in Baghdad.

Calling them "key" strikes, satellite-guided bombs targeted the main training facility of the Fedayeen paramilitary forces at about 11:30 p.m. Iraqi time on Saturday (2030 GMT), the statement from the U.S. military's Combined Forces Air Component Command said.

The strike targeted the training facility's barracks in eastern Baghdad, the statement said. "The Fedayeen in this area are in charge of security functions in eastern Baghdad," it said.

U.S.-led warplanes on Saturday bombed "command and control facilities" at the Abu Garayb Presidential Palace, east of the Saddam International Airfield in western Baghdad, and two facilities at the Karada Intelligence Complex, also at about 11:30 p.m. Iraqi time, the U.S. military said.

The intelligence complex on the banks of the Tigris River in southern Baghdad was used to "direct military intelligence operations and to coordinate the oppression of internal opposition," the statement said.

U.S.-led aircraft also dropped satellite-guided bombs on two surface-to-air missile complexes in eastern Baghdad at bout the same time, the U.S. military said.

"The strike enhances the security of Coalition air forces conducting missions over the capitol city of Baghdad," it said.

[dennisw]

I pray that every f'ing fedayeen gets killed and sent back to hellfire.

[laz17]

Amen. They need to be exterminated to a man. Not a single one of them is compatible with a free and civilized society. And since they're not in uniform, they can be shot. There's absolutely no need to take any of them prisoner, except maybe to extract information from them.

[goldstategop]

Yup. Iraq is an insane asylum. Our job is to clean it up. Dang it, we should have done it years ago.

[veronica]

The entire ME, with the exception of Israel and Jordan, is an insane asylum - a rat's nest.

[AFPhys]

They need to be exterminated to a man. Not a single one of them is compatible with a free and civilized society.

Before the commencement of hostilities, I was pretty much hoping that Saadumb would leave Iraq along with his sons and top henchmen. The tactics being used by these low-lifes make me ecstatic that they chose not to. I welcome each and every one of their blood brothers into the fray, and pray for the success of our men-at-arms in the holy battle against them.