[TonyInOhio]

Sounds like the Baath party is bombing and shooting the Iraqi citizens to try to quell the uprising.

They are using mortars, but the bombing and shelling is ours (American bombing, British artillery)

[cyncooper]

They are using mortars, but the bombing and shelling is ours (American bombing, British artillery)

One talking head said (and he could be wrong but this is what he said) that the instigating incident of this uprising was the Baath party bombing something.

Of course, he could have used the wrong term.