Artillery in Baghdad?
Is this part of the "change in tactics" after the helicopter downings?
But a resident of the area told AFP that insurgents had fired mortar shells and that US troops appeared to have responded with artillery.
Even with the US' precision artillery, this is a pretty blunt instrument to use in and around Baghdad. (Confirmed by AP, AFP)
(The area in question was referred to as a "rural suburb." I don't know what that means. The blasts were heard in downtown Baghdad.)
Update: An Iraqi spokesman says it was American aircraft bombing targets. Who knows.
posted by mikevotes at
6:57 AM
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So AFP heard a rumble, did they see any shells land? Did they see any guns fire? Pretty one sided in your belief of the reporting. If you wish to question why not question both sides?
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Eagles Nest, at 7:12 AM
Dude, look at the two links at the end.
AP reported it independently, and a different AFP reporter confirmed.
That's why I didn't put this up last night when I first read it.
But, I will agree with you on this, it is nearly impossible to determine what goes on in Baghdad from here.
The eyewitness reports are always shaky, and the US military often misrepresents what has happened.
So, I look for multiple reports. You know?
Mike
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mikevotes, at 7:27 AM
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