Posted by
Dawnsblood on Wednesday, January 10, 2007 7:17:51 PM
Mohammed at ITM says that things
are getting plenty noisy at the moment.
The sounds of furious battles filled Baghdad's skies for the past two
days. In the largest battle Haifa street and its surroundings were the
field in which all sorts of guns were used. Actually yesterday
was the first time in months that I hear the familiar characteristic
sound of the 30 mm cannon that is usually mounted on A-10's and Apache
helicopters. This particular weapon is an indication of the seriousness
of the battles even though was fired only a few times. Anyway, military
aircrafts are still roaming the skies above us occasionally at low
altitudes and making significant sounds.The battles left more
than 50 militants killed and more than a dozen captured, seven of whom
are Syrians and this supports what we reported in our last post that
eyewitnesses said. Meanwhile there have been more clashes in Al-Aamil
district in western Baghdad yesterday and we learned that all roads and
bridges leading to that area are now closed, with helicopters hovering
above.