Precision-guided munitions kills top al Qaeda leader

Multi-National Corps – Iraq ^ | July 17, 2007 | Multi-National Corps – Iraq Public Affairs Office, Camp Victory

[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.

[rmlew]

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?

[SunkenCiv]

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So long, dumb@$$.

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[SunkenCiv]

Ping!

[El Gato]

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.

[nw_arizona_granny]

Bump.......

[rmlew]

Excalibur? Wasn’t that the sword used by Richard the Lion Hearted during the Crusades?
No. Excalibur was the sword or King Arthur.

[FARS]

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

[M. Espinola]

"Precision-guided munitions kills top al Qaeda leader"

[RightOnline]

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

[RightOnline]

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.

[KeepUSfree]

Best reply of the week. Actually made me LOL.

[RatsDawg]

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

[RatsDawg]

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

[Loud Mime]

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.

[mdittmar]

Guess there’s just no honor among terrorists;)

[gotribe]

Picked a bad week to be terrorists.

[potlatch]

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

[FARS]

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

[devolve]

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Boom Bump

[potlatch]

LOL