Thursday, August 09, 2007

Military: Captured video shows insurgents using Iranian-made rockets against troops



The U.S. military here said it has captured dramatic insurgent-produced video showing militants setting up and firing dozens of Iranian-made rockets at an American military base south of Baghdad.

Military officials say the videotape, uncovered during a raid two days ago in the town of Nahrawan, about 20 miles east of Baghdad, shows insurgents setting up 46 rocket launchers, 34 of which were armed with Iranian 107mm rockets.

The tape is further evidence of Tehran's support of Iraqi insurgents, according to the military.

Military officials say several of the rockets landed near Forward Operating Base Hammer just south of Baghdad on Aug. 5, and on July 11, when a dozen rockets landed at the base, killing one soldier and wounding 15 others. The following day, an unmanned aerial vehicle located the rocket launchers in Besmaya south of Baghdad, the military said.

Read the rest at ABC News

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