Attack On Camp Victory Kills Two, Wounds 40
Don’t be surprised if this was from Iranian rockets…
BAGHDAD (AP) - A rocket or mortar attack on the main U.S. base near Baghdad killed two members of the U.S.-led coalition forces and wounded 40 people, the military said Thursday.
The attack occurred Wednesday at the Camp Victory, a sprawling garrison that houses the headquarters of American forces in Iraq, according to a statement.
Two coalition force members were killed and 38 wounded, the military said. It also said two “third country nationals” were wounded. It did not identity them further, but military spokesman Lt. Col. Rudolph Burwell said the term usually refers to foreign contractors and not Iraqis or Americans.
The attack is under investigation, the statement said.
Most troops stationed at Camp Victory are American but other coalition soldiers are based at the complex near Baghdad International Airport. No further details on the attack were immediately released.
Camp Victory and other U.S. bases in Iraq have frequently come under fire, but attacks with such a large number of casualties are rare.
On Sept. 11, one person was killed and 11 were wounded in a rocket attack. The U.S. military said a 240 mm rocket provided to Shiite extremists by Iran was used in that attack.
The U.S.-protected Green Zone, which houses the American and British embassies and the Iraqi government headquarters, is far more vulnerable as it is situated in central Baghdad.
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One of these days the Iranians will reap a whirlwind the likes they have not seen yet! Adm Yamamoto of WII Imperial Japan said it best when he warn his leaders what to expect from USA. “All we done is awaken a sleeping giant and fill he with a terrible resolve”….A TERRIBLE RESOLVE……May God have mercy on the Iranian souls if they awaken us!
October 11th, 2007 at 5:19 amTo me the time to act against the Iranian Regime is overdue. All Americans should be wide awake by now. They are more concerned with how terrorists are treated, their hatred for George Bush, who will be on American Idol, Dancing with the Stars, and just do not want to be bothered with the reality of war and why we must fight. They will regret it. Someday they will regret not having the time and interest enough to know what it is costing our men and women. The people in this country need to wake up now and realize how many of our troops have been injured and killed due to Iran funding and supplying the terrorists in Iraq. It has cost the people of Iraq many innocent lives because of Iran’s direct interference with the peace and stability that our troops have been trying to provide for quite some time.
For me the whirlwind will not come soon enough.
October 11th, 2007 at 4:00 pm