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April 30th,
2007 - Iraq Insurgents Bomb Minesweeper Video: IED Attack (XII) Against
U.S. Nyala Minesweeper Vehicle |
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Iraq Insurgents Bomb
Minesweeper Wired News April 30, 2007 Iraqi insurgents are
continuing their claims of being able to beat American bomb-fighting gear. The
latest: a video from the Islamic State of Iraq (ISI), announcing “the first
use of a new IED designed to target minesweepers in Iraq,” IntelCenter
reveals. “The group’s al-Furqan Media released a written statement, dated 25
Apr. 2007, and a 1'36" video showing the first use of the device against
a US RG-31 Nyala minesweeper. The IED has been dubbed by the ISI, ‘The
Sweeper of Minesweepers.’” ISI said in the statement, “A
so-called minesweeper was completely destroyed after we heard the spokesman
on behalf of the so-called Baghdad security plan say that the Iraqi forces
have received equipment and special systems for the detection of mines and
explosives. The soldiers of the Islamic State of Iraq specializing in the
hunting of minesweepers used for the first time a special explosive
manufactured to be used on Iraqi minesweepers. “The testing of the
explosive on an American minesweeper proved to be very successful. We wish to
point out [to the Iraqi government] that this operation is an attack on a
minesweeper of the American forces; can you then imagine what would happen to
your petty vehicles? The soldiers of The Islamic State [of Iraq] are happy to
use this newly-made bomb, dubbed ‘The Sweeper of Minesweepers,” on a wide
scale in the Islamic State [of Iraq]. We say to the apostate army, expect
what will afflict you, for this only the first drop in a rainstorm.” The Marines recently
announced that in 300 attacks since last year, no troops died while riding in
the next-gen armored vehicles which, like the Nyala, have bomb-deflecting
hulls. Of course, the right kind of explosive will destroy even the most
heavily-armored vehicle; look at what happened to that British tank last
week. Mostly likely, ISI’s “special
explosives” which targeted the Nyala are “explosively-formed projectiles.”
Those are the “superbombs” which the Pentagon has been claiming are
Iranian-made - but many, including DANGER ROOM’s David Hambling, believe are
being constructed in Iraq. The bigger concern, however,
is how well have insurgents been able to counter American bomb jammers -
either through command-line detonation, laser-triggering, or some kind of new
radio-frequency device? A reliable method could wreak havoc on American
forces. External link: http://blog.wired.com/defense/2007/04/iraq_insurgents.html |