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Terrorists Strike Italian Headquarters in Iraq; More Weapons Seized
DoD - American Forces Press Service ^ | Nov. 12, 2003 | John D. Banusiewicz

Posted on 11/12/2003 8:28:33 AM PST by Ragtime Cowgirl

American Forces Press Service

Terrorists Strike Italian Headquarters in Iraq; More Weapons Seized

By John D. Banusiewicz
American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12, 2003 – At least 22 people were killed today when two vehicles crashed the gate of the Italian military headquarters in Nasiriyah, Iraq, and one exploded.

News reports say the death toll is expected to rise. The blast leveled the building, and people are presumed to be trapped under the rubble. Eight Iraqis and 14 Italian military police and soldiers accounted for the preliminary death toll number.

Late Nov. 11, a Task Force Iron Horse soldier died when his convoy was struck by an improvised explosive device north of Baghdad, coalition officials said. No one else was injured in the blast. The soldier's name is being withheld until next of kin are notified.

Iraqi police found and defused an improvised explosive device in an ambulance Nov. 11, U.S. Central Command officials said. When police tried to stop the ambulance, the driver sped off, causing an accident. Three occupants fled on foot, and the bomb was discovered when the abandoned vehicle was searched.

Meanwhile, in overnight raids that concluded this morning, 4th Infantry Division soldiers took 36 suspected insurgents into custody, including the man believed to have shot down a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter near Tikrit on Nov. 7, and five suspected accomplices. Six U.S. soldiers died aboard the Black Hawk.

Combined Joint Task Force 7 officials reported that Task Force Iron Horse soldiers conducted 225 patrols and four raids Nov. 10, seizing five AK-47 assault rifles, 19 rifles, one pistol, two grenades, two 40 mm rounds of anti- aircraft ammunition, 1,500 155 mm artillery shells, 150 S-5K rockets, 800 BM-21 rockets and two improvised explosive devices. Officials said 28 of the patrols were joint operations conducted with the Iraqi police, the Iraqi Civil Defense Corps and the country's Border Guard.

Also on Nov. 10, information from an Iraqi citizen led Task Force Iron Horse soldiers to a large weapons cache in Kirkuk. The soldiers found 5,000 artillery rounds ranging from 100 mm to 130 mm caliber shells, 1,000 82 mm mortars, 500 rounds of 60 mm mortars, 300 57 mm rockets, and 300 BM-21 rockets. Ammunition similar to this has been used against coalition forces in improvised explosive devices and attacks throughout Iraq, officials said.

In three separate Nov. 9 incidents, Task Force Iron Horse soldiers found a cache of 800 rockets south of Baji, another 150 rockets north of Tikrit, and 1,500 rounds of 155 mm artillery shells north of Balad.



TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: iraq

1 posted on 11/12/2003 8:28:33 AM PST by Ragtime Cowgirl
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To: MJY1288; Calpernia; Grampa Dave; anniegetyourgun; Ernest_at_the_Beach; BOBTHENAILER; ...
Meanwhile, in overnight raids that concluded this morning, 4th Infantry Division soldiers took 36 suspected insurgents into custody, including the man believed to have shot down a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter near Tikrit on Nov. 7, and five suspected accomplices. Six U.S. soldiers died aboard the Black Hawk.

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2 posted on 11/12/2003 8:30:59 AM PST by Ragtime Cowgirl ("Today we did what we had to do. They counted on America to be passive. They counted wrong" ~RReagan)
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To: Ragtime Cowgirl
Meanwhile, in overnight raids that concluded this morning, 4th Infantry Division soldiers took 36 suspected insurgents into custody, including the man believed to have shot down a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter near Tikrit on Nov. 7, and five suspected accomplices. Six U.S. soldiers died aboard the Black Hawk.

Bingo!

3 posted on 11/12/2003 8:34:43 AM PST by vbmoneyspender
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To: Ragtime Cowgirl
was the truck bomb a Red Crescent ambulance?
4 posted on 11/12/2003 8:38:49 AM PST by Theo
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To: vbmoneyspender
This is the first absolute confirmation I have seen that it was shot down. I have heard obvious speculation but never confirmation.
5 posted on 11/12/2003 8:41:23 AM PST by OneTimeLurker
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To: Ragtime Cowgirl
Two big seizures of weapon caches, one coming directly from an Iraqi informant. Excellent news (which the world media chooses to ignore).
6 posted on 11/12/2003 8:41:43 AM PST by Coop (God bless our troops!)
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To: Ragtime Cowgirl
That's the ticket rag heads, just keep ticking off the world. Humanity will find a place for you and your virgins soon. So get yourself ready for the ultimate dream date.
7 posted on 11/12/2003 8:44:12 AM PST by gathersnomoss
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To: Ragtime Cowgirl
Thanks again for all of your posting of the GOOD NEWS that happens everyday in Iraq. Shame that the mainstream "leftist" media doesn't see fit to balance the "bad" news with the Good News that is happening every day in Iraq. The media makes it sound like everything is always bad. Bob Arnott, NBC, has been one of the few positive bright spots in reporting good things that happen in Iraq. Wish we could clone him.
8 posted on 11/12/2003 8:45:46 AM PST by PhiKapMom (AOII Mom -- Don't forget to Visit/donate at http://www.georgewbush.com)
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To: Ragtime Cowgirl
BUMP!!!!
9 posted on 11/12/2003 8:54:58 AM PST by OXENinFLA (Lack Of Orders Is No Excuse For Inaction ------ Patton)
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To: Ragtime Cowgirl
We're rounding up the bad guys ~ Bump!
10 posted on 11/12/2003 9:37:07 AM PST by blackie
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To: Coop
Two big seizures of weapon caches, one coming directly from an Iraqi informant. Excellent news (which the world media chooses to ignore).

Does anyone know how many seizures like this we will have to make to subdue this hellhole?

11 posted on 11/12/2003 9:44:18 AM PST by Ben Chad
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To: Ben Chad
Yes
12 posted on 11/12/2003 9:48:19 AM PST by Coop (God bless our troops!)
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To: gathersnomoss
Not smart mr. terrorist going after the Italians...the "boys" may be paying you a visit.

Saddam meet the Sopranos!!
13 posted on 11/12/2003 10:20:37 AM PST by kaktuskid
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To: Ragtime Cowgirl
Damn, that country is loaded with weaponry. No wonder the kids were starving - all the money was going to rocket-propelled grenades etc.
14 posted on 11/12/2003 10:43:13 AM PST by Steve_Seattle ("Above all, shake your bum at Burton.")
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To: Ragtime Cowgirl
Meanwhile, in overnight raids that concluded this morning, 4th Infantry Division soldiers took 36 suspected insurgents into custody, including the man believed to have shot down a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter near Tikrit on Nov. 7, and five suspected accomplices. Six U.S. soldiers died aboard the Black Hawk.

The man believed to have shot down a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter has won a free ride on a helicopter--

--at the end of one hundred feet of line at an altitude of ninety feet.

15 posted on 11/12/2003 3:16:23 PM PST by PhilDragoo (Hitlery: das Butch von Buchenvald)
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To: Ragtime Cowgirl
Bump!
16 posted on 11/13/2003 4:14:29 AM PST by windchime
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