‘Lob Bombs’ Called Biggest Worry For US Forces
(Boston Globe)…Robert Burns, Associated Press, July 12, 2008
US forces may be close to unlocking the mystery of who is behind a deadly innovation in Iraqi insurgents’ weapons, a “lob bomb” now being used in Baghdad to target US and Iraqi combat outposts, a senior American general said yesterday.
The 107 mm rockets that are used in the improvised bombs – which some call an airborne version of the roadside bombs that through the course of the war have been the leading killer of US troops – are manufactured in Iran, officials said. But some officers cautioned against assuming Iran is directly involved.
The weapons are launched from small trucks and are fired in multiples of four to nine rockets at a time. The detonation is sometimes triggered by a signal from a cellphone, other times by a washing machine timer.
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