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  • Terrorists Use Children as Shields; Child Dies in Firefight (AAAARRRRRGGGGGGG!!!!!!)

    09/21/2005 4:28:33 PM PDT · by SandRat · 27 replies · 1,374+ views
    American Forces Press Service ^ | Sep 21, 2005 | unattributed
    WASHINGTON, Sept. 21, 2005 – One child was killed and another was injured when terrorists used them as human shields during coalition forces raids of three terrorist safe houses Sept. 20 in Mosul, Iraq's third largest city, officials in Baghdad reported today. Based on tips from concerned citizens and multiple intelligence sources, coalition forces raided two suspected safe houses to capture known terrorists operating in Mosul. The terrorists were believed to have senior al Qaeda connections in the city and northern Iraq, officials said. When coalition forces entered the first terrorist safe house, three terrorists attacked with small-arms fire. Coalition...