deadman
Joined: 27 May 2006
Location: Suwon
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 Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2006 9:38 pm Post subject: Attack on FOB Falcon in Bagdad |
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A recent link through rense.com to libertyforum.org post claims 300 US dead in a significant attack on "Forward Base Falcon". Apologies if this has already been posted, but I searched for "Falcon" and nothing came up.
Liberty Forum post Re Falcon Ammo dump
An official after action report said a mortar round caused a fire, 100 troops guard the base, no injuries reported as yet, the post also claims.
Disputes about figures aside, here are some photos of the base which suggest it was a fairly significant fire.
Photos
From the post, it sounds like an enormous quantity of fuel and ammunition burned/blew up, with significant loss of equipment, as well as personnel.
Googling it turned up the following stories:
ABC News: Fire breaks out, uncertain if caused by enemy action, no casualty reports
Fox News: Military says enemy 82mm mortar round starts fire, no casualties reported.
Michelmoore.com: similar to ABC
I might keep an eye on this story, as an official reports vs highly questionable media snapshot, see which version turns out to be closer to the truth |
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