Thursday, October 12, 2006
Insurgent groups claim responsibility for attack on U.S. base
Insurgency
On Tuesday night, October 10, 2006, a fire erupted from an ammunition dump at an American base in al-Dawra, southeast Baghdad, which was claimed by both the Islamic Army in Iraq and the Conquering Army [Jeish al-Fatiheen]. It was also filmed by a Mujahid from the Salah al-Din al-Ayubi Brigade of the Islamic Iraqi Resistance Front, Ja’ami, which acknowledges the claims of the two aforementioned groups. The Islamic Army’s communiqué issued to their website and distributed to jihadist forums Wednesday, states that two Katyusha rockets and mortar shells were launched at the base, falling on a stack of ammunitions, which exploded. The sound from the explosion was heard over Baghdad.
Also on Wednesday, the Conquering Army issued two communiqués, one claiming responsibility for firing Grad rockets at the base at 11:55 PM Tuesday night, burning the ammunition warehouse, and the other assuring of the attack. According to the message contained the video from the Salah al-Din al-Ayubi Brigades, which followed the claims of responsibility, a Mujahid from the group “rushed while carrying his camera and recorded the scene of the fire in the base of shame and disgrace”. The group states that nearly 20 minutes of footage was captured, of which 58 seconds are included in the issued video.
The video is available here.
Also on Wednesday, the Conquering Army issued two communiqués, one claiming responsibility for firing Grad rockets at the base at 11:55 PM Tuesday night, burning the ammunition warehouse, and the other assuring of the attack. According to the message contained the video from the Salah al-Din al-Ayubi Brigades, which followed the claims of responsibility, a Mujahid from the group “rushed while carrying his camera and recorded the scene of the fire in the base of shame and disgrace”. The group states that nearly 20 minutes of footage was captured, of which 58 seconds are included in the issued video.
The video is available here.
