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The War
Profiteers - War Crimes, Kidnappings, Torture and Big Money |
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Iraq: IED Attacks (XI) Against U.S. Troops in Al-Anbar
Province - December/January 2007 |
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Background “[…] As of mid August, 2006, the daily average number of attacks
exceeds 50 per day in al-Anbar Province. This activity reflects a 57% increase
in overall attack numbers since I MEF assumed control of the province in
February. […] The social and political situation has deteriorated to a point
that MNF and ISF are no longer capable of militarily defeating the insurgency
in al-Anbar. […] The Sunni outlook underlies the dramatic increase in attacks
since February. […] Despite some success in isolated areas of the province,
the insurgency has strengthened in the past six months. Insurgent groups are
better organized, increasingly achieve effective operational security, have
improved their capabilities to cache and distribute weapons, and have refined
and adapted their tactics. […]” Excerpt of U.S. Marines report from August 17th,
2006. |
IED attack against humvee |
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The Video |
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External view: link file format: .rmvb |
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U.S. & Iraqi Troops in Al-Anbar Province |
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Firing an artillery round |
During a raid |
On patrol |
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Video & Photo Credits The Video 1) The individual 3 video clips were released by the insurgents group
“Islamic State Mujahideen of Iraq” in January of 2007. The locations of two
of the attacks were near the village Hasiba Al-Sharkia and near the town
Ramadi. U.S. and Iraqi Troops in Al-Anbar Province 1) U.S. Marines from
3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment fire an artillery round from a howitzer
in western Al Anbar Province. -
December 21st, 2006 - Reuters/U.S. Marine Corps/Michael Q.
Retana/Handout; 2) A Marine with K-9
unit, 3rd Marine Division attached to Blue Platoon, Assassin Company, 4th
Squadron, 14th Cavalry covers rear exits during a search of a residence in
the City of Rawah, Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Blue Platoon, 4th Squadron, 14th
Cavalry is deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom to conduct
counter-insurgency operations to isolate and neutralize anti-Iraqi forces. -
April 29th, 2006 - U.S. DefenseLink/Renato Lara; 3) An Iraqi soldier
stands guard during a census in Hit, Iraq. - Iraqi soldiers are leading squad
patrols in the Euphrates River city - June 2nd, 2006 - U.S.
DefenseLink/Jim Garamone; |
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