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Iraq: IED Attack (XVIII) Against U.S.
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“[…] Military
leaders knew the dangers posed by roadside bombs before the start of the Iraq
war but did little to develop vehicles that were known to better protect
forces from what proved to be the conflict’s deadliest weapon, a report by
the Pentagon inspector general says. The Pentagon ‘was aware of the threat
posed by mines and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) & and of the
availability of mine resistant vehicles years before insurgent actions began
in Iraq in 2003,’ says the 72-page report […]. Marine Corps leaders ‘stopped
processing’ an urgent request in February 2005 for Mine Resistant Ambush
Protected (MRAP) vehicles from combat commanders in Iraq's Anbar province
after declaring that a more heavily armored version of existing Humvee
vehicles was the ‘best available’ option for protecting troops, the report
says. […]” - Excerpt of an ABC News article from December
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Scenes from Baghdad in December 2008 |
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Car bombing (I) |
Car bombing (II) |
Flag burning |
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Video & Photo Credits The Video The video has been attributed to the Iraqi insurgent
group “1920 Revolution Brigades”, who has claimed responsibility for the
attack. It apparently took place south of Baghdad on December 22nd,
2008. The publication of the video was accompanied by the following statement
from the insurgent group: “The name of God the Merciful - Fight them with your
hands and God will punish them and helps you Ikhozhm them and recovered the
people believing - Repentance: 14 “Thank God initiated recruited for jihad, memory and
symptoms of religion and the country and prayed for Mustafa chosen from among
the subjects and his family and companions initial guidance and direction “After: God has supported the brothers were in the
twenty Revolution Brigades categorically south of Baghdad, to be able to
destroy armored Stryker of the American occupation forces detonated an
explosive device, resulting in the destruction of the wheel to fall of its
crew dead and injured … Thank God “Allahu Akbar Allahu Akbar Allahu Akbar The Glory to God, His Prophet and the believers Tnsuna not in the interest of Daikm “Jihad and Change Front, Brigades, Information
Office, Monday, the argument is 24, 1429, 22/12/2008” Scenes from Baghdad 1) Iraqis stand at the site of a car bombing in the
northern Baghdad Shiite neighborhood of Kazimiyah. At least 18 people were
killed and 25 were wounded in the blast, the U.S. military said. - December 27th,
2008 - Karim Kadim/Associated Press; 2) Iraqis stand at the site of a car bombing in the
northern Baghdad Shiite neighborhood of Kazimiyah. - December 27th,
2008 - Karim Kadim/Associated Press; 3) Demonstrators burn mock U.S. flags during an
anti-U.S. military rally after Friday prayers in Baghdad's eastern Sadr city.
- December 26th, 2008 - Sattar
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