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Precision-guided munitions kills top al Qaeda leader
Multi-National Corps – Iraq ^ | July 17, 2007 | Multi-National Corps – Iraq Public Affairs Office, Camp Victory

Posted on 07/17/2007 2:05:27 PM PDT by mdittmar

BAGHDAD — The top target for al Qaeda in Iraq south of Baghdad was killed July 14 in Arab Jabour by precision-guided munitions, the Excalibur. 

Shortly after 12 p.m., 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, received a call that Abu Jurah and 14 anti-Iraqi forces were meeting at a house in Arab Jabour. 

Abu Jurah was an AQI cell leader and was responsible for improvised explosive devices, vehicle-borne IED and indirect fire attacks on Coalition Forces in Arab Jabour.

At approximately 1:12 p.m., the house was positively identified allowing 1st Battalion, 9th Field Artillery Regiment to fire two Excalibur rounds destroying the meeting house.

An unmanned aerial vehicle observed persons leaving the house, loading injured individuals into a sedan and fleeing the scene.

An AH-64 Apache helicopter engaged the sedan destroying it.

Three people were observed running from the meeting house to a nearby house.

A U.S. Air Force F16 Fighting Falcon dropped two 500-pound GPS-guided bombs on the second house.


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: alqaeda; excalibur; iraq; wot
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To: 353FMG
Then think how little it costs for the enemy to build a roadside bomb that kills American heroes and their expensive equipment. Economically speaking, we pay the higher price and the terrorists know it.
1. The munitions were cheaper than the loss of a single soldier or marine.
2. We want the Islamists to cower in fear. This works.
3. Go train more snipers. How much is one round of AP AP/incendiary?
101 posted on 07/17/2007 9:36:16 PM PDT by rmlew (Build a wall, attrit the illegals, end the anchor babies, Americanize Immigrants)
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So long, dumb@$$.

Red Forman

102 posted on 07/17/2007 9:52:11 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Profile updated Friday the 13th, July 2007. Trisdecaphobia! https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: AdmSmith; Berosus; Convert from ECUSA; dervish; Ernest_at_the_Beach; Fred Nerks; KlueLass; ...
Ping!
103 posted on 07/17/2007 9:52:42 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Profile updated Friday the 13th, July 2007. Trisdecaphobia! https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: norwaypinesavage
Excalibur? Wasn’t that the sword used by Richard the Lion Hearted during the Crusades?

Close, it was the sword of King Arthur, of the Camelot legend, drawn from the rock.

104 posted on 07/17/2007 10:54:49 PM PDT by El Gato ("The Second Amendment is the RESET button of the United States Constitution." -- Doug McKay)
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To: FARS

Bump.......


105 posted on 07/17/2007 10:58:18 PM PDT by nw_arizona_granny ( Today is a good day for working on some heavy praying. The world needs God to hear them.)
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To: norwaypinesavage
Excalibur? Wasn’t that the sword used by Richard the Lion Hearted during the Crusades?
No. Excalibur was the sword or King Arthur.
106 posted on 07/17/2007 11:21:12 PM PDT by rmlew (Build a wall, attrit the illegals, end the anchor babies, Americanize Immigrants)
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To: potlatch

Your jet firing a rocket is now in the article at the top


107 posted on 07/17/2007 11:22:52 PM PDT by FARS (Good Thoughts (lead to ) Good Words (which combine into) Good Deeds)
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To: mdittmar
"Precision-guided munitions kills top al Qaeda leader"


108 posted on 07/17/2007 11:35:39 PM PDT by M. Espinola (Freedom is never free)
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To: mdittmar

Now that’s gotta leave a mark.........


109 posted on 07/18/2007 3:40:01 AM PDT by RightOnline
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To: vbmoneyspender

I only wish that was true. I know for a fact that very recently a fairly high level AQ a**hole was caught in Baghdad.......and our guys were ordered to not only return him to his home, but to apologize to his family.

I kid you not. Don’t ask me why; I haven’t the faintest idea. It’s thoroughly disgusting.


110 posted on 07/18/2007 3:42:44 AM PDT by RightOnline
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To: Little Ray

Best reply of the week. Actually made me LOL.


111 posted on 07/18/2007 3:54:42 AM PDT by KeepUSfree (WOSD = fascism pure and simple.)
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To: RightOnline

There is a report today that says one was captured and one was killed. Are they talking about the same guy?


112 posted on 07/18/2007 7:22:37 AM PDT by RatsDawg
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To: RatsDawg

Alright I guess Fox News is saying the arrest of the other guy led to this guys death.


113 posted on 07/18/2007 7:33:53 AM PDT by RatsDawg
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To: marvlus
I’d be interested in knowing how our boys are getting this info about the whereabouts of the bad guys.

Even other Iraqis are getting tired of their crap.

114 posted on 07/18/2007 3:21:32 PM PDT by Loud Mime (Countdown: a documentary on Keith Olberman's dwindling IQ)
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To: RatsDawg

Guess there’s just no honor among terrorists;)


115 posted on 07/18/2007 3:31:23 PM PDT by mdittmar (May God watch over those who serve,and have served,to keep us free)
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To: mdittmar

Picked a bad week to be terrorists.


116 posted on 07/18/2007 5:48:06 PM PDT by gotribe ("Truly, America is my favorite slave." - King Fahd Bin Abdul-Aziz, Jeddeh 1993)
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To: FARS; devolve

Glad you could use it FARS, it was a found gif. I just haven’t made much lately.


117 posted on 07/18/2007 8:50:20 PM PDT by potlatch (MIZARU_ooo_‹(•¿•)›_ooo_MIKAZARU_ooo_‹(•¿•)›_ooo_MAZARU_ooo_‹(•¿•)›_ooo_))
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To: potlatch

Did the job - found or otherwise. Thanks for finding and sharing it. How about that?


118 posted on 07/18/2007 8:53:02 PM PDT by FARS (Good Thoughts (lead to ) Good Words (which combine into) Good Deeds)
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To: potlatch

.

Boom Bump


119 posted on 07/18/2007 8:57:07 PM PDT by devolve ( _Google-Illegals_Killed_25_Americans_Each_Day _A_Mex_Illegal_Alien_Sold_911_Terrorists_IDs_)
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To: devolve

LOL


120 posted on 07/18/2007 8:58:54 PM PDT by potlatch (MIZARU_ooo_‹(•¿•)›_ooo_MIKAZARU_ooo_‹(•¿•)›_ooo_MAZARU_ooo_‹(•¿•)›_ooo_))
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