الفرقاني
09-03-2005, 05:25 PM
15 Americans Reported Killed in Attack In Fallujah; More Attacks In Anbar Province
Mar 09, 2005
By Muhammad Abu Nasr, Free Arab Voice; Edited For Publication By JUS
The battle to expel US forces from Fallujah continues regardless of the US claims that the city is now “secure” as 15 Americans were reported killed on Tuesday after Mujahideen bombed a US base east of the city and more attacks in al-Anbar province were reported.
At 10:35am Mecca time Tuesday, Mafkarat al-Islam reported that a short time before Mujahideen bombarded the eastern and northern parts of the US base that lies east of Fallujah. The attack killed more than 15 US troops according to an official statement by a captain in the so-called “Iraqi national guard”.
The captain told the correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam that according to preliminary figures, more than 15 American troops were killed and a great deal of damage was inflicted on the base. The rockets were fired from within the administrative area of the city that is occupied by US military forces. In addition to the physical damage done in the attack, it also represents a serious blow to the American claims to have turned Fallujah into one of Iraq’s most “secure” cities under American rule.
Mujahideen Bomb US Base At Dawn
Mujahideen mounted a rocket attack on the US base known as A22 in al-Qa’im on the border with Syria at dawn Tuesday, residents of houses near the base told Mafkarat al-Islam. Mujahideen fired 14 mortar rounds into the base at about 5am local time.
The bombardment ignited large fires inside the base, with flames more than 10 meters (over 30 feet) high. The residents also heard secondary explosions going off within the American camp for about half an hour after the bombardment as American munitions began exploding.
The correspondent was unable to ascertain the extent of casualties or damage to the base, but witnesses reported that more than nine US helicopters were called in to evacuate casualties from the stricken facility. The dead and wounded Americans were taken to the ‘Ayn al-Asad airbase in the city of Hit.
More Battles In Ramadi Tuesday Afternoon
Mujahideen battled US Marines and Iraqi collaborators in Ramadi on Tuesday afternoon. The local correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported that the fighting was concentrated around the as-Sikak neighborhood north of the city and around the area of Ramadi General Hospital. Mujahideen used pipe rockets and rocket launchers in addition to light and medium-weight machine guns.
Witnesses reported that the fighting, which lasted for an hour and a half left nine US troops dead and more than 10 more injured. One eyewitness told Mafkarat al-Islam that the Mujahideen totally destroyed four US Humvees and disabled one American tank. The correspondent reported sources in the “national guard” as saying that the fighting left 13 Iraqi collaborators and nine Americans dead and more than 10 others wounded.
Shortly before the correspondent submitted his report, which was posted at 6:58pm Mecca time, Mujahideen distributed a statement in which they announced that they had lost seven fighters in the battle. Mujahideen were able to take six of the bodies of their comrades away from the scene, while US troops found the body of the seventh fighter. They dragged away and then desecrated the body in a most ugly fashion and then threw it into the middle of a street. Local people immediately took the body of the martyr to the hospital where the morgue is located, witnesses told Mafkarat al-Islam.
Car Bomb Kills 11 American Troops Late Monday Night
An Iraqi Resistance car bomb exploded at a US check point east of Ramadi at 6pm Monday night local time, killing 11 American troops and destroying two Humvees of various types, Mafkarat al-Islam reported.
A colonel in the so-called “Iraqi national guard” reported that the blast occurred a a Marine strongpoint near the Agricultural College. A martyrdom fighter drove a booby-trapped Opel car into the checkpoint, he said, destroying the two vehicles and killing 11 Americans. Witnesses told Mafkarat al-Islam that in addition to the 11 Americans they saw dead and the two vehicles that were destroyed in the blast there were numerous wounded.
Mar 09, 2005
By Muhammad Abu Nasr, Free Arab Voice; Edited For Publication By JUS
The battle to expel US forces from Fallujah continues regardless of the US claims that the city is now “secure” as 15 Americans were reported killed on Tuesday after Mujahideen bombed a US base east of the city and more attacks in al-Anbar province were reported.
At 10:35am Mecca time Tuesday, Mafkarat al-Islam reported that a short time before Mujahideen bombarded the eastern and northern parts of the US base that lies east of Fallujah. The attack killed more than 15 US troops according to an official statement by a captain in the so-called “Iraqi national guard”.
The captain told the correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam that according to preliminary figures, more than 15 American troops were killed and a great deal of damage was inflicted on the base. The rockets were fired from within the administrative area of the city that is occupied by US military forces. In addition to the physical damage done in the attack, it also represents a serious blow to the American claims to have turned Fallujah into one of Iraq’s most “secure” cities under American rule.
Mujahideen Bomb US Base At Dawn
Mujahideen mounted a rocket attack on the US base known as A22 in al-Qa’im on the border with Syria at dawn Tuesday, residents of houses near the base told Mafkarat al-Islam. Mujahideen fired 14 mortar rounds into the base at about 5am local time.
The bombardment ignited large fires inside the base, with flames more than 10 meters (over 30 feet) high. The residents also heard secondary explosions going off within the American camp for about half an hour after the bombardment as American munitions began exploding.
The correspondent was unable to ascertain the extent of casualties or damage to the base, but witnesses reported that more than nine US helicopters were called in to evacuate casualties from the stricken facility. The dead and wounded Americans were taken to the ‘Ayn al-Asad airbase in the city of Hit.
More Battles In Ramadi Tuesday Afternoon
Mujahideen battled US Marines and Iraqi collaborators in Ramadi on Tuesday afternoon. The local correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported that the fighting was concentrated around the as-Sikak neighborhood north of the city and around the area of Ramadi General Hospital. Mujahideen used pipe rockets and rocket launchers in addition to light and medium-weight machine guns.
Witnesses reported that the fighting, which lasted for an hour and a half left nine US troops dead and more than 10 more injured. One eyewitness told Mafkarat al-Islam that the Mujahideen totally destroyed four US Humvees and disabled one American tank. The correspondent reported sources in the “national guard” as saying that the fighting left 13 Iraqi collaborators and nine Americans dead and more than 10 others wounded.
Shortly before the correspondent submitted his report, which was posted at 6:58pm Mecca time, Mujahideen distributed a statement in which they announced that they had lost seven fighters in the battle. Mujahideen were able to take six of the bodies of their comrades away from the scene, while US troops found the body of the seventh fighter. They dragged away and then desecrated the body in a most ugly fashion and then threw it into the middle of a street. Local people immediately took the body of the martyr to the hospital where the morgue is located, witnesses told Mafkarat al-Islam.
Car Bomb Kills 11 American Troops Late Monday Night
An Iraqi Resistance car bomb exploded at a US check point east of Ramadi at 6pm Monday night local time, killing 11 American troops and destroying two Humvees of various types, Mafkarat al-Islam reported.
A colonel in the so-called “Iraqi national guard” reported that the blast occurred a a Marine strongpoint near the Agricultural College. A martyrdom fighter drove a booby-trapped Opel car into the checkpoint, he said, destroying the two vehicles and killing 11 Americans. Witnesses told Mafkarat al-Islam that in addition to the 11 Americans they saw dead and the two vehicles that were destroyed in the blast there were numerous wounded.