Operation Phantom Phoenix + 40,000 pounds of explosives in 10 Minutes= Bye Bye al-Qaida Safe Havens
The strikes, carried out above approaching troops, was part of Operation Phantom Phoenix, a nationwide campaign launched Tuesday against al-Qaida in Iraq.
A military statement said two B-1 bombers and four F-16 fighters dropped the bombs on 40 targets in Arab Jabour in 10 strikes. Al-Qaida fighters are believed to control Arab Jabour, a Sunni district lined with citrus groves and scarred by daily violence.
“Thirty-eight bombs were dropped within the first 10 minutes, with a total tonnage of 40,000 pounds,” the statement said.
January 10, 2008 - 11:55 AM on January 10th, 2008
I doubt AlJazzera will show a video of the bombs obliterating the AlQaeda fighters.