STARTED! Baghdad Being bombed - Post made by Mr. OverclockerBloke, War Fanatic

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No there are plenty of christian terrorists.
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POW rescued

Briefing was short. An American POW has been rescued, Jessica Lynch, 19, Private First Class, 507th Maintenace Division. Captured when her convoy took a wrong turn. she was officially listed as MIA not a POW.
 
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NASIRIYA, Iraq (CNN) -- U.S. Army Pfc. Jessica Lynch, a prisoner of war whose unit was ambushed near this city south of Baghdad March 23, was rescued from an Iraqi hospital early Wednesday, U.S. military officials announced.

Lynch, 19, who had been listed as missing, suffered multiple serious gunshot wounds in the ambush that led to her capture and went through "quite an ordeal," Pentagon sources said. She is in stable condition.

The sources said the rescue mission had been planned for several days and involved a joint special operations team backed by U.S. Marines.

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Is the Geneva convention now being observed fully/partially in most/some cases?
 
I hear they also found the bodies of several other US servicemen, although they are not saying how many and who.

Its good to see that she is going to be alright:)
 
American Forces Bridge Tigris, Advance on Baghdad-TV

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Marine 1st expeditionary force bridged the Tigris River and are advancing toward Baghdad after encountering elite Republican Guard forces from the capital city, MSNBC and FOX TV reported on Wednesday."They have bridged the Tigris River, again they have bridged the Tigris river," said NBC correspondent Bob Arnot in a live report. "U.S. Marines have now been able to bypass al-Kut. They have now bridged the Tigris river. They are on route six and they are heading north toward Baghdad. Even more important, they encountered the Baghdad division of the Republican Guard ... and basically made this a completely ineffective fighting force," Arnot said.

FOX News also reported the crossing, which is a major advancement in the push toward the Iraqi capital. U.S. Defense officials had no immediate comment on the media reports.
 
Originally posted by Stiff_Cookie
hear they also found the bodies of several other US servicemen, although they are not saying how many and who.
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Two bodies of US troops were recovered along with 8 Iraqi dead.
 
A major push towards Baghdad is underway, embedded reporters are saying that the units they're with are within 30 miles of Baghdad

Ollie North (embedded with a Marine unit) is reporting that U.S. forces near Baghdad have been put on notice that there is an "extremely hiigh chance" of a chemical attack and that a key air base has been taken across the Tigris river near baghdad. C-130s have been cleared to land. - Fox News broadcast
 
CentCom, Qatar :: Michael Voss :: 1145GMT

US troops fighting for control of the holy Shiite city of Najaf are reported to have come under fire from Iraqi forces who've positioned themselves inside the Ali mosque. This is where the Prophet Mohammed's son-in-law Ali is buried and is one of the most important religious shrines in the world for Shiia muslims.
According to a statement issued at central command, Coalition forces are refusing to return fire. CentCom described this as another example of the Iraqi regime placing sacred sites at risk.

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April 2, 2003
Release Number: 03-04-16
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CENTCOM STATEMENT ON ALI MOSQUE

Camp As Sayliyah, near Doha, Qatar -- U.S. Central Command has received reports from An Najaf that Coalition forces in the city are receiving hostile fire from Iraqi forces who have positioned themselves inside the Ali Mosque – one of the most important religious shrines to Shia around the world.

Coalition forces continue their efforts to protect sacred religious and historic sites and are refusing to return fire at the Iraqi regime forces in the Mosque. The Iraqi regime’s use of the Ali Mosque for military purposes is just the latest example of the regime’s continued strategy of placing sacred sites in Iraq in jeopardy.]
 
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Originally posted by cousin_itt
Ollie North - a man of known lack of integrity.
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He's done reports in full chem gear just for effect. However the report that Coalition forces are very alert for CB attack is true
 
Jessica has a two broken legs and a broken arm.

Apparantly the media travelling with the Marine forces were told not to report anything about what was going on with the POWs for obvious reasons.

It was apparantly Delta Force who liberated the Hopsital building.

Hopefully we might find out a bit more about how POWs are being treated soon.
 
Wind Corrected Munition Dispenser (WCMD)

US forces report that B-52 bombers have used a new version of a cluster bomb against an Iraqi tank column in central Iraq; the weapon adapts to wind and weather to hit targets more accurately

The new bombs are referred to "smart-guided cluster bombs." After they are dropped, they open up in the air and disperse bomblets by parachute. The bomblet packages are designed to land more precisely on intended target areas.

The inexpensive tail kit inertially steers the munition from a known release point to precise target coordinates while compensating for launch transients, winds aloft, surface winds and adverse weather.

The kit can be fitted to CBU-87 CEM [Combined Effects Munition], CBU-89 GATOR and CBU-97 SFW [Sensor Fuzed Weapon]. The weapon will use inertial guidance only (no GPS). The WCMD program develops a tail kit for these inventory dispenser weapons. These weapons will be capable of delivery from medium to high altitude delivery when equipped with a WCMD kit. The WCMD weapon will correct for wind effects and errors during the weapon's ballistic fall. The WCMD kit will turn these "dumb" bombs into accurate "smart" weapons. Currently, the dispenser is achieving an accuracy of within 30 feet. Both fighter and bomber aircraft will be able to employ WCMD from a wide range of altitudes, in adverse weather, using various tactics such as level, dive, and toss bombing, and bombing on coordinates.
 
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Elements of the U.S. 101st Airborne are currently in An Najaf and are reportedly being greeted by welcoming Iraqi civilians, according to reporters embedded with the forces. A citizen of the city reportedly warned the entering troops of a mine field, but one U.S. Humvee was damaged by hitting a mine nonetheless.
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Umm Qasr :: Jon Sopel :: 1347GMT

What you see in Umm Qasr now are groups of children coming to Royal Marine troops and wanting to muck around! They are trying to play children's games of cat and mouse, and keep jumping on the backs of the lorries that deliver food supplies. After the initial stage when British soldiers - now out of their Kevlar helmets and flak jackets, and patrolling in berets - were trying to make friends with the children to win their hearts and minds, now the children are driving the soldiers mad with their constant demands for chocolates and sweets!
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So Hearts and Minds is slowly working as the locals gain confidence in the determination of the Coalition to stay and overthrow Saddam
 
Said earlier on Radio 5 that the US have taken advice from the Israelis on how to deal with urban warfare. Bulldozing anything that moves is unlikely to help the battle for hearts and minds.
 
Originally posted by Yossarian
Said earlier on Radio 5 that the US have taken advice from the Israelis on how to deal with urban warfare. Bulldozing anything that moves is unlikely to help the battle for hearts and minds.
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There's more to urban warefare than bulldosers, but hopefully the US will learn more from us than those experts in pacifying and liberation - the Israeli Defence Force
 
Originally posted by dirtydog
lol it's lucky the Israeli army isn't in Iraq, there'd be no civilians left ;)
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Ohhh Mr Dirtydog - have to disagree - you need civvies to be able to tell them when to wake up, go to bed, go to work, eat, sleep and ****...

and oppress

Who thought apartheid was dead? ;)
 
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