Posted on 02/17/2008 12:12:41 PM PST by mdittmar
BAGHDAD – The alert action of Iraqi Army Soldiers prevented a suicide bomber from reaching her intended target in the Rusafa District at approximately 10 a.m. Feb. 17.
As a result of their quick reaction the only death resulting from the aborted attack was that of the female suicide bomber. Two Iraqi citizens were injured in the blast.
The attempted attack took place when a woman, who appeared to be a beggar, was noticed having a bulky protrusion around her mid-section, said Iraqi Col. Fahdel, 2nd Battalion, 1st Brigade, 11th Iraqi Army Division.
Alert Iraqi Army soldiers quickly realized her intent and ordered her to raise her hands, said Fahdel. At that time, she raised one of her hands but had an object with wires attached concealed in her other hand.
Sensing the potential danger, the Soldiers fired three rounds. The woman staggered back to a nearby shop, where the blast detonated.
It is unknown whether she detonated the blast herself or if it was detonated by another source.
The Soldiers’ quick action prevented the potential loss of a large number of civilian lives.
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Go IA !
They learned from the best.
/libspeak
Suicide Bomber Wounds Two
Ping
An Even Better Rule of Engagement: If a Muslim is too close, shoot.
define “too close?” Time zone?
I live in the Rusafa District.
I'll play the "Rooters" game:
IA Becomes Obstacle to Suidide Bomber's Mission.
“Let’s play “Guess the Reuters Headline”,what will the rooters headline be tomorrow?”
Soldiers in Iraq kill Iraqi woman civilian.
Location: Al Anbar, Iraq Party: Republican Reply #: 10 Date: Feb. 17, 2008 - 8:30 AM EST -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A thought on why McCain was a good choice for the nominaiton: (My thoughts from another thread) A free and prosperous Iraq will do massive damage to radical Islam. I see Iraqis every day conducting business, living their lives, turning their country around. Whatever your opinion was on invading Iraq, it does not change the fact that WE ARE HERE NOW. The surge is working, Iraq has shown great improvement and that terrifies the left. This is why you never put yourself in a position of wanting our military to fail so you can benefit poltically. Harry Reid declared the war lost, Pelosi said just last week it is a failure, and both Democratic candidates are on record in 2005 calling for withdrawal. Had we listened to Obama or Clinton then, Iraq would be in a massive civil war now, Iran would have stepped in and created a Shiite powerhouse destabilizing the entire region, and Al Qaeda would be putting out a propaganda tape every week claiming victory over the USA and calling on others to join the fight. The Democrats are running against a man who criticized Bush and Rumsfeld extensively on their handing of the war, and has long advocated the strategy that is currently working. Oh, and he is a former POW and a war hero. No wonder you the Dems are downplaying every success story over here -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Junkie. Pothead. That's where I'd been headed...I got high [to] push questions of who I was out of my mind." --Barack Hussein Obama
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