Video: Friday Night Fights
{Guest post by See-Dubya}
This video is making the rounds–it’s American and Iraqi special forces shaking things loose inside Sadr City, Baghdad. Is that a 25mm cannon or a minigun that sounds like a flatulent Brontosaurus? And is that a horse galloping through the streets of Baghdad in the first shot?
Don’t know the date on that footage, but our soldiers have making deep incursions into Sadr City today, (h/t Ace) chasing away Mahdi Army “rocket boxes” that have been barraging Baghdad with 122-mm rockets. Those guys in the video look plenty capable of dealing with Sadr’s goons, but the the Wash Times reports that the Mahdi Army is itching for a rematch, and the market is betting on a fight:
Militiamen loyal to anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr are positioning explosives to defend the major routes into Baghdad’s Sadr City neighborhood in anticipation of a major battle with U.S. and Iraqi government forces, residents said yesterday.
Iraqis also said families in Sadr City and other Shi’ite areas of Baghdad are stocking up on food, fearing new fighting that will leave them unable to get to the markets.
Sounds tense. Say an extra prayer for our troops.
More: Austin Bay on Sadr.
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I think this is the first time I’ve ever seen that up close. Stay safe, guys.
ooooooo yeaaa….get some !!!1
Not only is that wonderful music coming from a minigun, it’s another manifestation of the sound of freedom.
Waiting for the troll to show up and discuss the “murder” of these Mahdi army idiots n 5 4 3 2 . . .
Thanks for posting Michelle.
Holy sh!t
So..how many times have we missed opportunities to take out that POS
Moqtada Sadr…whose ancestors have done all they could to keep Iraq a sand-blown Islamic s’hole?
When elements of the Mahdi Army holed up in the Shrine of Ali with signs begging to make them martyrs, I saw a news report to the effect if we took out the Shrine, the Shiites would “destroy” the Iraqi oil fields.
As most who read this site know, the Mahdis were allowed to exit the shrine.
They had pulled a similar stunt after Desert Storm; the Republican Guards blew off one side of the Shrine; the Mahdis gave up and marched out one by one, buck-naked.
As soon as th3e oilfields were threatened there should have been a big “surge” available to close and guard the oil fields, with the deal being that if there was any mass-sabotage, the saboteurs would e dealt with forcefully and there would be no more jobs for Arabs there.
Then we should have flooded the Shrine with liquid nitrogen.
Sounds like a Dillon Mini-gun.
The only reason Mudpie Satyr is not fertilising the desert somewhere is politics. Bush and the trators at te State Department won’t let the snipers, (Or anyone else who spots him), take him out.
That fast burp you hear sounds like a M249 SAW, semi automatic weapon, capable of emptying about 200 rounds with a quickness. The weapon is just a tad bigger than an M16.
Off track a bit, but this video demonstrates the danger our Troops face everytime they go outside the wire.
With so much chaos, (War) “Why the hell is Bush allowing the Haditha hoax to continue against our innocent Marines”?
Why is Murtha (ex-Marine)still a congress critter being paid by you and me with our taxes?
Draw a line around this hell-hole den of vipers and irradicate everything on the inside. EOS
That was like sitting in a music appreciation class and trying to pick out the various instruments in a orchestra. From the individual pop-pop of an M16/M4, the .50’s with a deep but steady rattle, to that “flatulant brontosaurus” that had to be a minigun.
It is music if you’re on the sending end, but a symphony of destruction if on the receiving end. Rock on guys and stay safe.
Wow, that was better than a cup of Espresso. And yep, I’d say mini-gun. The good guys hosing down the bad guys. I am surprised that Spooky was not overhead joining in the ass kicking.
WOW! All I can say is WOW … It was amazing to see those special mounted lights on their weapons and how the work in the dark of night … with the help of Soldiers Angels last year, we were able to get about a dozen of those lights for a platoon of Soldiers who really needed them … If Washington would just let these guys loose and do what they know needs to be done, this thing would end a lot sooner.
Keep kicking ass, Boys! We got your back at home!
Marc
Get some, my Brothers!!!!
If that was Iraqi and American forces working together, I’m very impressed with how well the training is going.
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Even after forty years, the sound of mini-guns remains unmistakably the same…. sweet!
MAN..I love the smell of freedom gunpowder in the morning…YEA!!!!
A little minigun porn.
The incursions into Sadr City and Basra by the Maliki army were a failure
The Maliki “government” faction we are supporting is more pro Iran than the Mahdi army we are helping them eliminate.
Wasn’t this mission accomplished four years ago? Is this the final last throes of the Mahdi army or are there going to be more last throes next year?
Meanwhile, elsewhere in Iraq, things are coming apart
Battle videos taken who knows when do not change this situation.
Bless the U.S. and Iraqi troops fighting back the Mahdi puppets!
I can only hope this is Sadr’s ticket out of Iraq, and into the hands of his less than receptive masters in Iran, where we’ll never hear from him again.
It was good to see and hear how our “guys” are engageing our enemy.
Thank you for posting.
That was a horse!
All that effort and firepower…send over a jet and level it block by block.
That, young lady, sounded rather similar to a minigun bursting for a few seconds on “Low”, which is a mere 2,000 rounds per minute. “High” gets you 4,000 rounds per minute of 7.62mm attention. I can’t be positive, but that’s what it sounded like to me.
uhhh….I just re-read the guest post credits. I claim “duh, whoops” on asserting see-dubya is a lady. The comment was directed towards Michelle.
DBNinKY said (#17)
The “Iraqi forces” are made up of militia members loyal to one Shiite faction. The “Mahdi puppets” are a different faction. The Maliki faction has closer ties to Iran than the Mahdi army.
You can find out more here.
Terrorist #1: “Watch out, they’re pointing a minigun at the wall in front of us!”
Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrup
Terrorist #2: “What wall?”
Amazing footage. Amazing men. Amazing that we don’t have more casualties given this type of urban fighting.
Yes, let them rip and get it done!
On April 5th, 2008 at 10:33 am, lgm (#21)said:
Very interesting, but like I said - Go USA and Iraqi forces! Drop-kick that sawed-off little Sadr clear to his buddies in Iran!
Good to see folks are ignoring the troll
Hello, my name is rooster; like ConcernedCitizen and corona I have not fed a troll for 3 days.
This video has given me renewed strength against the enemies from within.
Pass the beans and bullets and give ‘em hell troops!
Isn’t it great to see that Maliki is parroting our Dem’s in Congress..”Awk! Political solution, political solution, Awk!” Let’s just see how Maliki’s “political solution” works out for him and his people.
My guess, using recent, and not-so-recent history as a teacher, is that physically eliminating those anarchist Iraqis, who call themselves the “Mahdi Army,” will be the best solution for obtaining peace and freedom in Iraq. Talking with, and kowtowing to these Islamic zealots, who only want to control everyone, is not, and never will be the solution. I’m sure that is why the US, and other civilized countries, have made not negotiating with terrorists, part of their diplomatic regimen.
I think Al Sadr has been given plenty of time to show whether or not he wants a free Iraq, and it is clear he does not. He needs to negotiate with Mr.’s Dillon, and Abrahams for the final soulution!
Monte Hall DBNinKY right_on
Willful ignorance and killing — America’s strongest values.
Awesome stuff. Keep it up Soldiers, Marines, Airmen and Sailors!
That’s as good as hearing the F-22s/15s take-off
Still praying for all of you in harm’s way.
Awesome. I’m currently reading “House to House” by David Bellavia. I’m 2/3 of the way through and this video kinda gives me a visual of some of what he is talking about. I have a new appreciation of our troops in Iraq.
Sounds like it’s time to do what should have been done several years ago: turn Muqtada & Co. into chop steak. Circle up some AC130s and some Bushmaster 30MM air burst cannons on the ground and light them up. That punk would never have tried his crap when Sadaam was in power. Remember that it was Marine sniper teams last time that had him crapping his pants and made him cry uncle.
BTW Rooster: SAW is “Squad Automatic Weapon” and it uses 7.62 NATO ammo is substantially more stout than the rifles carried by the foot soldier. It is a full auto machine gun crewed by two men (I think).
Yes, I do believe you’re right. Guess I was thinking of the new m16 being the semi or burst type weapon. It is an awesome little bugger.
In your response to the idiot….he’s a lost cause and I am hoping for the day he is banned. If you read his rants, just imagine, this guy is employed at a university f@@king up young minds on a daily basis.
heh… best part is you can’t see those lights unless you have the night vision optics. to a casual observer, it would be completely dark with rounds hitting targets.
nice work, gents.
“Is that a 25mm cannon”
or are you just happy to see me?
Sorry, I could not resist.
That flatulent Brontosaurus is in fact an M240B in 7.62. The SAW is 5.56. I know. I have used both. That gun truck weapon that displayed those tracer rounds is actually an Iraqi Army 12.7 mm
“Warsaw Pact” purchase that Saddam bought from Putin & Company years ago.
Having been there and done that, those weapons have an unmistakable “signature”
of flash, noise and profile.
Cleaning out Sadr City is an absolute dire necessity. It cannot be accomplished with dialog or diplomacy. It must be done in a fashion that is universally understood. The use of force is what is effective when diplomacy fails and it has totally and utterly failed. Let the Rat killing continue!
Our boys are still over there? They haven’t found all that WMD yet?
To all of the men and women of the United States Armed Forces - godspeed. I pray everyday for your safety.
Alphonse, if you are going to be a smarta$$ at least next time try and do a better job…
30 pcs of silver said (#40):
Alphonse did just fine. None of that Republican indignant indecency in his post. When Republicans have counter arguments, they use them. When they don’t, they just curse.
But you might note lgm, that we haven’t had any trouble out of Japan or Germany since 1945. In fact quite the opposite, thriving democracies and economies.
Of course that was prior to the U.N. and it’s humane warfare policies(talk about your oxymoron).
The way to win a war is to make the other side lose it’s desire to keep fighting. Since 1948 we’ve only fought to make the other side take a break.
RE: “Willful ignorance and killing - America’s strongest values.”
“Shooting’s O.K.. As long as the right people get shot.” — Harry Callahan, Magnum Force.
That’s what Congressional deliberation and gunsights are for.
#42 said:
Jesus loves you, lgm. He always will.
I just love discussions of a “political solution” in Iraq against enemies willing to use personal arms (knives, saws etc), hand guns, automatic rifles, grenades, and mass explosives and road-side bombs to enslave everyone else there. Does anyone really think Iraq would be BETTER OFF if we simply left? Do they think these people will simply go away and play nice with everyone else?
In the immortal words of Col. Potter from M.A.S.H., “What a load of horse patootie!” M.A.S.H. had it’s moments, pointing out that war is hell, but it NEVER tried to idolize the North Koreans, and NEVER tried to demonize our troops.
I’ve personally had a problem with war in the past, but if the other guy insists on throwing the party, you’d better show up, right? Our grandparents and great-grandparents clearly understood this and faced down Nazism and Communism around the world. Two ideologies which, clearly even today, have no problems with using force to subjudicate whole populations (China for example). Why aren’t the liberals screaming about the treatment of Tibet? C’mon China, what damage can protesting monks really do? We let moonbats protest all of the time here!
Draw a circle in the sand around Sadr City, and tell everyone to get out in 24 hours. Period. Then level it. All of it. Afterwards bring in armored graders and smooth it all out to a level 2 ft thick pile of rubble.
War IS hell; we’re supposed to be reminding our ENEMIES of that fact.
Unfortunately the greatest gift you can give to an islamic radical is death… Well, if they keep asking for it…