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martinexsquaddie
01-28-2004, 03:12 PM
latest news from Basra My brother got mortared last night at least they think the rounds were aimed at them :roll: They might have been aimed at the local mosque some local feud the coalitions not invited to play in.
the rounds landed between the two so who knows?
Red faces when a local turned up to warn the camp about a possible ied due to a misunderstanding they blew his car up :oops: But compensatation payment quickly handed over . mess cleared up by troops in cba helmets and brooms.
they also captured a tug that was being used to smuggle oil not exactly criminal geniuses trying to sail a tug towing a barge past the waterside HQ
of UK forces in the middle of the night.

Argyll
01-28-2004, 03:30 PM
Is your Brother there with the LI?
He must be due home soon if the Argylls are there?

martinexsquaddie
01-28-2004, 03:42 PM
nah he's TA ben attached to give some miltary skills to the royal signals :roll:

Roger Rabbit
01-28-2004, 05:30 PM
Good to hear he's ok.

Are there a lot of feuds between rival factions?

Royal
01-28-2004, 05:54 PM
Good to hear he's ok.

Are there a lot of feuds between rival factions?

You could put it like that.

Roger Rabbit
01-28-2004, 06:02 PM
I decieded to stop being lazy and have a look on the internet. I found this and thought someone else might find it interesting. Heres the link.

http://www.csis.org/features/iraq_fractureline.pdf

oldsoak
01-28-2004, 06:18 PM
hope he has a safe time out there.