The Los Angeles Times is deeply distressed.
Posted on 09/16/2005 7:52:21 AM PDT by Excuse_My_Bellicosity
Release A050916b
CAMP BLUE DIAMOND, AR RAMADI, Iraq – Coalition Forces conducted an air strike Sept. 15 against a known terrorist safe house and weapons cache in the western Al Anbar Province border town of Karabilah .
The target was an abandoned school used by al-Qaida in Iraq terrorists to carry out attacks against local civilians and Coalition Forces. At the time of the strike, terrorists were also observed firing mortars from outside of the building.
Two AV8-B Harrier jets destroyed the building using precision-guided 500 lb. bombs. Multiple secondary explosions were observed by Coalition Forces after the strike. Nine terrorists were confirmed killed and one vehicle destroyed. The attack was timed and executed in a manner to reduce the possibility of collateral damage.
For the past five months, Marines based near Karabilah have reported an escalation in fighting between al-Qaida in Iraq terrorists and local tribes. Reports indicate that al-Qaida in Iraq terrorists have been attempting to gain control of the city from its citizens. Local leaders and sheikhs in western Al Anbar continue to resist al-Qaida in Iraq murder and intimidation campaign.
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FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT THE MULTI-NATIONAL FORCE-WEST PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE AT CEPAOWO@CEMNF-WIRAQ.USMC.MIL .
That rates an "Allahu fubar!"
If you send the original title and your versions here to any news media organization, they'll probably give you a job in a heartbeat.
YEA! YEA! YEA!
Have you seen the helicopter night-vision video? That one is cool too.
The Los Angeles Times is deeply distressed.
Hello Allah....here come body parts
Love the sound of secondary explosions in the morning.
"Ahmed! How many times do I have to tell you! Keep the I.E.D. formula away from my batter!"
Thats sort of stretching the line of reasoning aint it. What are you trying to do frighten the hell out of us. heh heh.
I was wonder if there is an American special ops presence on the ground in western Iraq. They could be working with the local militias the way they did in Afghanistan.
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