Monday, March 19, 2007
Islamic State of Iraq claims downing of Apache helicopter
Security, Insurgency
(SITE) Al-Furqan Foundation, the official distributor and producer of multimedia for the Islamic State of Iraq, issued on Saturday, March 17, 2007, a five-minute video within its series, “The Hell of the Romans and the Apostates in the Land of Two Rivers [Mesopotamia/Iraq]”. The video depicts a “unique operation” to destroy an American tank in al-Ramadi, in al-Anbar governorate, by a Mujahid planting material beneath the tank. The individual twice goes under the tank for this purpose. Afterwards the explosives are detonated, and footage of the explosion is shown three times, before the scene settles on a blaze erupting from the tank.
Also, among the group’s communiqués issued today, the Islamic State of Iraq claims responsibility for downing an American Apache helicopter in the area of Jibbah, in Haditha yesterday. According to the message, eyewitnesses reported that the helicopter was hit by hostile fire from the ground, forcing it to land outside the area, after which “Crusader” forces surrounded the site.
Also, among the group’s communiqués issued today, the Islamic State of Iraq claims responsibility for downing an American Apache helicopter in the area of Jibbah, in Haditha yesterday. According to the message, eyewitnesses reported that the helicopter was hit by hostile fire from the ground, forcing it to land outside the area, after which “Crusader” forces surrounded the site.
Labels: Al-Furqan Foundation, Apache helicopter, Islamic State of Iraq, Jibbah
