A DefenseLink report illustrates yet again that Terrorists are not on the side of the angels
Acting on multiple intelligence sources and tips from concerned citizens, coalition forces raided the safe houses, which were suspected to be terrorist strongholds used to conduct attacks against local Iraqi citizens, Iraqi security forces and coalition forces.
Upon arriving at the suspected terrorist safe house, coalition forces entered the house and found armed terrorists, women and children. In the ensuing gunfight, the suicide vest of one of the terrorists detonated, causing the building's roof to collapse. The women and children were rescued from the rubble and treated by medical personnel. The group was then moved to a safe area.
Coalition forces then moved to two other suspected safe houses and secured and searched them, detaining six terrorists. Upon leaving the terrorist stronghold, coalition forces called in close-air support and destroyed the three buildings.
These are the guys Michael Moore decribed as Minutemen
The Iraqis who have risen up against the occupation are not "insurgents" or "terrorists" or "The Enemy." They are the REVOLUTION, the Minutemen, and their numbers will grow -- and they will win.
I don't remember Minutemen trying to hide behind women and children.
And Minutemen fought for a Constitution, not against one. Minutemen worked for the majority interest, not against it. And the majoirty in Iraq clearly are interested in political solutions, not violent ones.
Final referendum results show Iraqis emphatically approved a new constitution, putting their country on a firm democratic footing and setting the stage for crucial legislative elections in just seven weeks, officials said yesterday.
And while these "Minutemen" work to thwart the will of the people, US and Iraqi troops continually have to clean up the mess they leave behind.
Four days after terrorist mortar rounds landed in a west Baghdad neighborhood, soldiers from the Iraqi Army and the U.S. Army's Task Force Baghdad were there to provide follow-up assistance to victims of the attack.
Five mortar rounds that appeared to be directed at Camp Hawk fell short of the camp's gates Oct. 16. Two mortar rounds struck a house, killing a young girl and injuring others while the other two landed in the street, injuring a young boy. Another round caused damage to the Ibda'a Elementary School.
Iraqi Army soldiers responded immediately, cordoning off the area and giving medical treatment to the wounded.
The Oct. 20 visit to victims' families by Iraqi soldiers and U.S. troops from 1st Battalion, 87th Infantry was a follow-up with medical assistance and included delivery of school supplies and toys.