Valin Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 AFP: Marwan Ibrahim June 3 2015 Kirkuk (Iraq) (AFP) - An air strike in the Iraqi town of Hawijah completely levelled one of the Islamic State group's largest car bomb factories, causing heavy casualties and extensive destruction, officials said. The blast caused by the strike and the destruction of explosive material was heard as far as Kirkuk, a city under Kurdish control that lies 55 kilometres (34 miles) away. Iraqi officials said the strike was carried out by a US-led coalition, which has defended its 10-month air campaign against IS despite a number of recent advances by the jihadists in Iraq and Syria. The facility, which included tanks, Humvees and large quantities of explosives, was "the biggest factory in Iraq and Syria", an Iraqi colonel said. Mohammed Khalil al-Juburi, the deputy head of the Kirkuk province security committee, confirmed details of the attack, which took place early on Wednesday. Both said a large number of IS militants and civilians were killed and wounded in the strike on the edge of Hawijah but neither gave exact figures. (Snip) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SrWoodchuck Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickydog Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 Yeah, that's great, but there should be a whole lot more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casino67 Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 Since when did we start allowing dancing in the room? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SrWoodchuck Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 Since when did we start allowing dancing in the room? That is exercise, @Casino67 It's called the "St. Charles Shuffle" & it's regularly performed after successful bombing runs by the ground support crew as they view gun camera film of Jihadi's rising to Allah & then rate them on style points....just.....an.....FYI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casino67 Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 Well, one learns something every day. Thank you for learning me something this early in June. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SrWoodchuck Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 Well, one learns something every day. Thank you for learning me something this early in June. @Casino67 No problems. Remember to Vote Woodchuck for pResident in 2016! Vote twice because we're small! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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