December 07, 2006
arms fire from numerous insurgent positions including the Al Haqq Mosque. Iraqi
Soldiers and Coalition Forces returned fire with a combination of small arms fire,
machine gun fire and tank main gun rounds. When the enemy's attack did not cease, Coalition Forces used precision guided ordnance on the buildings being used as insurgent fighting positions, and the buildings were destroyed.
Iraqi Soldiers and Coalition Forces did not use precision guided ordnance or fire
their tank main guns at the mosque. Iraqi Soldiers entered the mosque to conduct a
search, and Coalition Forces remained outside the mosque. Nothing significant was
found in the mosque.
One Coalition member was killed and three were wounded during the operations.
Fourteen insurgents were killed. There were no reports of civilian casualties.
"When insurgents create situations such as occurred Wednesday, Coalition
Forces must defend themselves," said Coalition spokesman Marine Lt. Col. Bryan
Salas. "While we are mindful to limit damage, we must respond with necessary and
proportional force to protect our forces and Iraq from the insurgents."
Source: MNF
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fire from any source, they should simply return fire to the same source (Mosque, Church, etc). Otherwise, many more US troops will continue to be needlessly lost because of this unneccessary "political correctness"
Posted by: Tim at December 07, 2006 01:55 PM (E6qR8)
Posted by: Greyrooster at December 08, 2006 01:46 AM (ezJiI)
Posted by: Improbulus Maximus at December 08, 2006 07:28 AM (v3I+x)
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