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applegrove

(118,577 posts) Sat Mar 25, 2017, 08:38 PM Mar 2017

Saw something on the news where they said that the part of Mosul

that was bombed killing 200 civilians was a part of the city with narrow alleys. That compacts the explosion making it much larger. ( the theory behind using a pressure cooker to make a homemade bomb). That other parts of Mosul are much more wide open where bombs don't do as much damage and have not resulted in as many civilian deaths. They need to adjust the size of their bombs. Don't like talking about war but felt I had to get it out there.

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Saw something on the news where they said that the part of Mosul (Original Post) applegrove Mar 2017 OP

one report said they blew up and ISIS ammo truck which expanded the blast zone on one msongs Mar 2017 #1

That would do it too. I saw someone else say that radical jihadists will have applegrove Mar 2017 #2

msongs

(67,381 posts)

1. one report said they blew up and ISIS ammo truck which expanded the blast zone on one

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sat Mar 25, 2017, 10:56 PM

Mar 2017

incident

applegrove

(118,577 posts)

2. That would do it too. I saw someone else say that radical jihadists will have

Reply to msongs (Reply #1)

Sat Mar 25, 2017, 11:21 PM

Mar 2017

their men on a roof and put civilians in the building to get propaganda win if they are hit. Sick. I just wish Obama was still the man in charge.

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