Ya know what I always say, right?
Posted on 05/27/2006 2:59:18 PM PDT by SandRat
BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan, May 27, 2006 – Coalition forces killed five extremists in a precision strike yesterday evening on an isolated insurgent training facility near the village of Qal'a Sak, in Helmand province.
Qal'a Sak village is near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border.
Among those killed were key senior leaders of the Taliban network who had conducted attacks against coalition and Afghan forces, Afghan officials, and civilians. The extremists were also responsible for the proliferation of materials used in improvised-explosive-device construction and employment that often resulted in deaths and injuries to numerous innocent citizens, U.S. officials said in a statement.
"This was a highly successful mission based on solid tactical intelligence and coordinated joint ground and indirect fires," U.S. Army Lt. Col. Paul Fitzpatrick, a spokesman for Combined Joint Task Force 76, said. "Enemy leadership will continue to be targeted so long as they pose a threat to the security and stability of Afghanistan."
Coalition ground forces on the scene confirmed that damage was limited to the destruction of one targeted vehicle and two targeted buildings. There were no reports of injuries to civilians or damage to property.
A large cache was discovered at the target location. Two concealed fighting positions were also discovered, both containing explosives and heavy machine guns and were destroyed in place.
(From a Combined Forces Command Afghanistan news release.)
Good hit here -
The correct spelling is "excremists".
Indirect fires bump.
High Angle Hell.
Sounds like a great way to commemorate Memorial Day! Congratulations to all concerned, and I look forward to more details on this strike - which hopefully leads to more effective strikes.
HOOAH
LOL.
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Bumping this up, hoping a few more will take notice.
Good bump.
Thanks. One good bump deserves another.
thanks for the ping..
Ya know what I always say, right?
And you say it so well! :-D
LOL!
The scumbags may get an IED or a bomb here or there. Anytime more than two or three of them gather in one place and try to tangle, they 'll continue to get what's due them.
Thanks for the ping! Looks like a good one here.
BTTT
I was watching the end of a bio on Bin Laden yesterday. Man, it really steams me how many times Clinton and friends could have prevented 9/11 and did not. While normally I'd view my comment as Monday morning quarterbacking and not go there, those Clintonistas have had no problems trying to blame President Bush for 9/11 - including letting it happen or even planning it in the first place. Grrrrrrr!
I wonder if Mullah Dadullah(sp) was captured....afterall.
Any updates..names etc?
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