Iraq Police: Iranian-Made Bombs Used in Attack that Killed 4 Britons

FOXNews.com ^ | Friday, April 06, 2007 | AP

[do the dhue]

BAGHDAD — The Basra police commander on Friday said the roadside bomb used in an attack that killed four British soldiers had not been used in southern Iraq before, and his description of the deadly weapon indicated it was a feared Iranian-designed explosively formed projectile.

Anbar province has been a stronghold of the Sunni insurgency but many tribes in the region recently switched allegiance, with large numbers of military-age men joining the police force and Iraqi army in a bid to expel Al Qaeda in Iraq fighters.

The U.S. military has claimed Iran is supplying Shiite militia fighters in Iraq with explosively formed projectiles, known as an EFP. They hurl a molten, fist-sized copper slug capable of piercing armored vehicles.

The four British soldiers — including two women — were killed Thursday as the American military announced the deaths of eight more U.S. soldiers since Tuesday.

The Basra region police commander, Maj. Gen. Mohammed al-Moussawi, said two similar bombs had been discovered Friday morning; one was discovered on the road leading to Basra Palace, the compound that houses a British base and the British and U.S. consulates. A second was uncovered in the western Hayaniyah district where Thursday's attack occurred. The area is known as a stronghold of the Mahdi Army, a militia loyal to radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr.

[do the dhue]

If I were Tony Blair, I would take all of Iran's oil fields hostage.

[zarf]

lol. So wtf good is this information when nothing is done to stop it?

Who cares. A bomb is a bomb is a bomb.

Quit bitching and take it.

[GSlob]

Why? Just sow a lot of antipersonnel bomblets in, say, Qum.

[fabian]

Iran has declared war on the US and Britain by murdering our service people with their cowardly roadside bombs. They want to desroy our ally Israel. So how long should we wait until we destroy all of their military and government and help the decent people of Iran finally have their country back? I hope it is not after we lose a city.

[do the dhue]

And I would not give the oil fields back, until they confessed that they were on British soil.

[SaxxonWoods]

Paging Ms. Pelosi...cleanup on aisle 4.

[do the dhue]

In my book, now is the time to act. You can not ask for better reason.

[do the dhue]

lol

[clippedwings]

Yep, We need to stand up and be counted as the super power we are, or continue to dwindle.. the time is now or never.. soon it will be oo late

[do the dhue]

How long have we been talking and trying diplomacy and sanctions?

More terrorist attacks are occurring, because Iran the largest state sponsor of terror has their bloody hands in Iraq.

[fabian]

yes, as horrible is it is...they need to be dealt with similar to Japan in wwII or alot more innocents will be murdered. And we might have our backs to the wall if we wait too long.

[jeffers]

Iraqis indicting Iranians over Brit killings, look ma no hands, ping.

[do the dhue]

Briton could use some oil fields. We can back them like they did us in Afghanistan and Iraq.

I have always respected the Britons because they have a strong back bone and fight with great strength and honor.

I appreciate the help they have given us. I guess we should just support what they choose to do. But if they choose to do something about this, I would fully support what ever action they took.

It seems to me that the world and the media turns a blind eye to this in regards to the evil of Amadjihad taking hostages and making bombs. But just because they turn a blind eye, it still don’t mean that Iran should not go unpunished.

[1COUNTER-MORTER-68]

Hey,,,the Brits are out now,,,no more worry ‘bout a
“clean shot” to save anybody,,, : NAVY.mil

Ships and Submarines
Deployable Battle Force Ships: 276

Ships Underway (away from homeport): 121 ships (44% of total)

On deployment: 103 ships (37% of total)

Attack submarines underway (away from homeport): 27 submarines (50%)

On deployment: 17 submarines (32%)
Ships Underway

Carriers:
USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) - Atlantic Ocean
USS Nimitz (CVN 68) - Pacific Ocean
USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) - Persian Gulf
USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) - North Arabian Sea
USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) - South China Sea

Boxer Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG):
USS Boxer (LHD 4) - Persian Gulf
USS Dubuque (LPD 8) - North Arabian Sea
USS Comstock (LSD 45) - Arabian Sea

Bataan Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG):
USS Nassau (LHA 4) - Atlantic Ocean
USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) - Atlantic Ocean
USS Bataan (LHD 5) - Persian Gulf
USS Ponce (LPD 15) - Atlantic Ocean

Amphibious Warfare Ships:
USS Peleliu (LHA 5)- Pacific Ocean
USS Essex (LHD 2) - South China Sea
USS Ashland (LSD 48) - Arabian Sea
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But,,,the oil is flowing,,,no Blood spilled in that event.
Bomb killed 4 Brits,,,(iran?)

IMHO...Not At This Time...

[Dog]

Britians response....Tony Blair will make the 15 sailors give back the pink gift bags.

That is about where we are at..

[SE Mom]

I’m still trying to wrap my mind around the 15 sailors and marines behavior.

[Cap Huff]

There was something I read last week about the point in time that Western Civilization capsized. I thought it was Wretchard, but I think it may have been a thread on FR.

Sadly, there is only flotsam and jetsam that remains bobbing on the ocean. Some of it may wash up on American shores, but that will be all that’s left . . .

[GovernmentIsTheProblem]

“I have always respected the Britons because they have a strong back bone and fight with great strength and honor.”

Too bad the de-balled their military with funding cuts, and spent the money on social welfare programs instead.

[do the dhue]

Too bad the de-balled their military with funding cuts, and spent the money on social welfare programs instead.

And the deballers are now in power in our Congress. They need removed in 08.