| "Sarge! Sarge! They's shootin' at us!" "Just like them Hatfields, ain't it, Elbert?" "Cletus! Bring up s'more ammunition!" |
Dozens of terrorists attacked a U.S. convoy with gunfire and rocket-propelled grenades, sparking a clash that saw U.S. troops kill 26 militants, one of the largest fights since Iraq's Jan. 30 election. Some 40 rebels hit the military police and artillery units from the Kentucky National Guard late Sunday as the Americans traveled along a road 20 miles southeast of Baghdad that has seen a recent uptick in violence, the military said in a detailed account Monday. Six soldiers and seven militants were wounded, and one person was arrested. After the attack, troops recovered six rocket-propelled grenade launchers , 16 rockets, 13 machine guns, 22 assault weapons, more than 2,900 rounds of ammunition and 40 hand grenades from the insurgents.This sems to me to be a very telling report- these guys rustle up their largest attack in a couple months and get their asses handed to them: better than 50% KIA, and God willing a few captured as well.