**Pentagon officials tell ABC News they believe Iraqi insurgents used a Russian-made SA-7 surface-to-air missile to shoot down a U.S. military helicopter on Monday.
The AH-64 Apache crashed north of Baghdad, killing the two crew members. It was the third American chopper to go down in 10 days.**
It’s a troubling new development because there are hundreds — and by some estimates thousands — of SA-7 missiles that are unaccounted for in Iraq.
Apache helicopters are designed to be able to survive attacks by missiles like the SA-7, but the military is investigating why the chopper targeted in Monday’s attack did not.
There are also indications insurgents are developing what one Army general calls aerial IEDs — sophisticated bombs designed to leap in the air and detonate when a helicopter passes by.
Insurgents are believed to be making these devises from remnants of Saddam Hussein’s anti-aircraft weapons.
“An aerial IED would be another indication of the enemy’s innovation and creativity,” said Keane. “Clearly they recognize that the publicity that surrounds a destroyed or damaged aircraft is significantly greater than the publicity that surrounds a destroyed or damaged vehicle.”
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Apache shot down like flies alhamdulilah,US terrorists trying to hide in their so called super choppers get shot up and killed what a shame NOT!**
Re: Apache Gunships Shot down in Iraq: resistance strikes back!
Its good to see these US terrorists destroyed they came to iraq thinking it was a piece of cake making iraq suffer under sanctions for over 12 years bombing them for same amount of time, then they pick a fight like a bully does and when they think iraq cant do nothing to them they go in like rambo and get beaten up by the locals mashallah
Re: Apache Gunships Shot down in Iraq: resistance strikes back!
Many US terrorists are being killed daily, i seen clip of amerikan news and caught a glimpse of shameful propoganda they was describing how one soldier died fighting his arm was blown up but because he was an amerikan marine he picked up a weapon with his other arm and kept firing untill chamber was empty to protect his platoon where do they get off with this hollywood type BS is it just to fool the gulible amerikan public how pathetic just tell the truth for gods sake!
mashallah
where do they get off with this hollywood type BS is it just to fool the gulible amerikan public how pathetic just tell the truth for gods sake!