Panic as US Warplanes (Unilaterally) Attack Southern Iraq Two Days of Live Ammo Raids

[tekisui]

Source: Uruknet

The latest indication yet that the Obama Administration’s much vaunted "end" to the war in Iraq last year was entirely illusory, reports are pouring in from southern Iraq’s Maysan Province that US warplanes launched a number of live ammunition attacks just north of Amara.

Iraqi security forces confirmed the attacks, and it appears that there was no coordination with the local authorities as to exactly what was being attacked or why. Though no casualties were reported, strikes just outside of a major city has the locals scared, and more than a little puzzled.

Iraqi officials speculated that the attacks were related to militant rocket strikes against an airport a few miles away earlier in the month, but since those attacks were two weeks ago the connection seems speculative, at best.

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[gratuitous]

1. Oh, see, those are "training" runs

Because all the "combat" troops are out of Iraq. To the discerning eye, there's a big difference between a training bomb and a combat bomb. It's sort of complicated, but you'll get the hang of it.

[Baclava]

2. This is the same report from yesterday about the response to a missle attack on the Iraqi Army base?

So some locals didn't know what was happening? Oh well - they should find a better news source.

Maybe Uruknet should read DU about why we're shooting back.


"MISSAN / Aswat al-Iraq: U.S. warplanes have attacked areas in southern Iraq’s city of Amara, the center of Missan Province on Monday and Tuesday, with live weapons, a Missan Province’s security source reported."

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x1528904

“Amara city had witnessed on Monday and Tuesday

U.S.air attacks, using live ammunition,” the security source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency, saying that the raids have covered the areas of Ufiya and Abu-Rummana in central Amara, the U.S.Army suspects were being used by armed groups to launch rockets on the Buteira military airport, 5 km to the north of Amara.

The security source said that the air raids did not cause any human or material losses, but created a state of terror among the inhabitants of the Province, after they heard the continuous air raids.

The Buteira military airport, used by the Iraqi Army and some American forces as their base had been target for an 8-rocket attack last Saturday, 4 of them falling on the airport and others close to the venue of their launching.

http://en.aswataliraq.info/Default1.aspx?page=article_page&id=143849&l=1

[inna]

3. ouch! what happened here??

[Swede]

4. Poster has left the building.

Slat goes the granite cookie.

[inna]

5. any clues/ideas what happened??

eta: please PM me if anyone knows

[Swede]

6. There was a long thread in GDP today

a few posts got deleted,then splat.

[Electric Monk]

7. Happy Christmas?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8jw-ifqwkM

Not so much.