warpedskydiver 0 #1 February 22, 2007 US air strike kills three insurgents in Iraq Thu Feb 22, 5:26 AM ET A US helicopter gunship on Thursday killed three insurgents who tried to prevent the arrest of six other militants near Taji, north of Baghdad, the military said. US-led forces had detained the six during an operation against Al-Qaeda and foreign fighter networks and were leaving when "three armed men were seen manoeuvering toward them," a statement said. "Ground forces called for close air support. A rotary-wing aircraft used precision fires and killed the three armed men." In a separate operation near Samarra, further north, five other suspected Al-Qaeda fighters were arrested, the statement said. On Wednesday, US-led forces killed seven "terrorists" and arrested 13 others during raids on suspected Al-Qaeda units in three volatile towns, Ramadi, Fallujah and Baquba. Special Iraqi army forces arrested also three suspected militia fighters during a raid in eastern Baghdad on a makeshift bomb network. "The men are suspected of being part of a rogue Jaish Al-Mahdi group operating against Iraqi civilians and coalition forces," a statement said in reference to the feared Shiite militia also known as the JAM or Mahdi Army. Two more suspected JAM fighters were nabbed in the southeastern Karrada district on charges of "sectarian kidnapping, torture and murder of Iraqi civilians" as well as the kidnapping and murder of Iraqi soldiers. Iraqi and US troops are engaged in a make-or-break campaign to bring Baghdad under the control of Iraqi government authority and end sectarian conflict that killed more than 34,000 people in the past year, according to UN figures. The security plan also targets insurgent and militia strongholds in the Al-Anbar and Diyala provinces, where the three towns are located. Quote I can't wait to hear the usual suspects calling for our immediate withdrawal. I think some of our politicians are worried we might actually kill some of the terrorists, or worse...win. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Darius11 12 #2 February 22, 2007 What = winning ?I'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not." - Kurt Cobain Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites shropshire 0 #3 February 22, 2007 That sounds like a cost effective hit. (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites kallend 2,148 #4 February 22, 2007 Thursday February 22, 2007 BAGHDAD - A U.S. army Blackhawk transport helicopter appears to have been shot down in Iraq on Wednesday, the eighth such aircraft to go down in just over a month, a military spokesman said.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites warpedskydiver 0 #5 February 22, 2007 QuoteThursday February 22, 2007 BAGHDAD - A U.S. army Blackhawk transport helicopter appears to have been shot down in Iraq on Wednesday, the eighth such aircraft to go down in just over a month, a military spokesman said. John I wonder where the AAA gun came from? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites idrankwhat 0 #6 February 22, 2007 QuoteQuoteThursday February 22, 2007 BAGHDAD - A U.S. army Blackhawk transport helicopter appears to have been shot down in Iraq on Wednesday, the eighth such aircraft to go down in just over a month, a military spokesman said. John I wonder where the AAA gun came from? Don't know. Could have been through Iran, Syria, Russia, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan, maybe even Turkey. Maybe it was something constructed with the 380 tons of high explosives that the US decided didn't need to be guarded in Al Qaqaa. Who knows? But I'll bet you anything you want that we wouldn't have lost those helicopters in Iraq if we had never left Afghanistan for this war of choice. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites PhreeZone 20 #7 February 22, 2007 It wasn't AAA, its small arms fire and RPG's that are downing the birds currently. Pentagon report said that nothing larger then hand held guns and RPG's had confirmed in any of the downings up to last week.Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Skyrad 0 #8 February 22, 2007 QuoteA rotary-wing aircraft used precision fires That would be a helicopter thenWhen an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Skyrad 0 #9 February 22, 2007 QuoteThursday February 22, 2007 BAGHDAD - A U.S. army Blackhawk transport helicopter appears to have been shot down in Iraq on Wednesday, the eighth such aircraft to go down in just over a month, a military spokesman said. Thats alot of rotary-wing aircraft in a monthWhen an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites kallend 2,148 #10 February 22, 2007 QuoteQuoteA rotary-wing aircraft used precision fires That would be a helicopter then I don't think the army has any autogyros left. I expect NCclimber will ask for proof of that, though.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites idrankwhat 0 #11 February 22, 2007 QuoteQuoteA rotary-wing aircraft used precision fires That would be a helicopter then It's entirely possible that the military has decided to use the V22 Osprey as an offensive weapon by crashing them on their adversaries. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites PhreeZone 20 #12 February 22, 2007 The Osprey isn't that good.. it is still in the fine tuning of the crash development stage. Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. 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Darius11 12 #2 February 22, 2007 What = winning ?I'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not." - Kurt Cobain Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #3 February 22, 2007 That sounds like a cost effective hit. (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,148 #4 February 22, 2007 Thursday February 22, 2007 BAGHDAD - A U.S. army Blackhawk transport helicopter appears to have been shot down in Iraq on Wednesday, the eighth such aircraft to go down in just over a month, a military spokesman said.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
warpedskydiver 0 #5 February 22, 2007 QuoteThursday February 22, 2007 BAGHDAD - A U.S. army Blackhawk transport helicopter appears to have been shot down in Iraq on Wednesday, the eighth such aircraft to go down in just over a month, a military spokesman said. John I wonder where the AAA gun came from? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
idrankwhat 0 #6 February 22, 2007 QuoteQuoteThursday February 22, 2007 BAGHDAD - A U.S. army Blackhawk transport helicopter appears to have been shot down in Iraq on Wednesday, the eighth such aircraft to go down in just over a month, a military spokesman said. John I wonder where the AAA gun came from? Don't know. Could have been through Iran, Syria, Russia, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan, maybe even Turkey. Maybe it was something constructed with the 380 tons of high explosives that the US decided didn't need to be guarded in Al Qaqaa. Who knows? But I'll bet you anything you want that we wouldn't have lost those helicopters in Iraq if we had never left Afghanistan for this war of choice. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 20 #7 February 22, 2007 It wasn't AAA, its small arms fire and RPG's that are downing the birds currently. Pentagon report said that nothing larger then hand held guns and RPG's had confirmed in any of the downings up to last week.Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skyrad 0 #8 February 22, 2007 QuoteA rotary-wing aircraft used precision fires That would be a helicopter thenWhen an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skyrad 0 #9 February 22, 2007 QuoteThursday February 22, 2007 BAGHDAD - A U.S. army Blackhawk transport helicopter appears to have been shot down in Iraq on Wednesday, the eighth such aircraft to go down in just over a month, a military spokesman said. Thats alot of rotary-wing aircraft in a monthWhen an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,148 #10 February 22, 2007 QuoteQuoteA rotary-wing aircraft used precision fires That would be a helicopter then I don't think the army has any autogyros left. I expect NCclimber will ask for proof of that, though.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
idrankwhat 0 #11 February 22, 2007 QuoteQuoteA rotary-wing aircraft used precision fires That would be a helicopter then It's entirely possible that the military has decided to use the V22 Osprey as an offensive weapon by crashing them on their adversaries. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 20 #12 February 22, 2007 The Osprey isn't that good.. it is still in the fine tuning of the crash development stage. Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
