Jordan rocket attacks
I know this is a rather old topic, but I didn't have a blog then or I would have definitely written a post. Needless to say, I was quite unhappy (to say the least) about the attacks. So, here are some synopses of articles I researched recently pertaining to the situation.
For those who don't know about the attacks, on August 19, three Russian Katyusha unguided rockets were fired from a warehouse in Aqaba, Jordan. One of these rockets few over the bow of the USS Ashland, a Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship (which support amphibious operations, q.v.); another hit the port of Eilat, Israel. A warehouse and a hospital were hit by the other two missles (one of them was the one that flew over the Ashland). The U.S. was using the warehouse to store supplies bound for Iraq. A Jordanian soldier had been killed and another had been injured when the rocket hit the warehouse. There were no other casualties. (I think the hospital's damage consisted of a broken retaining wall.) After the attacks, the Ashland and the USS Kearsarge, a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship, which was also docked at Aqaba, left for open water. [Rockets narrowly miss U.S. warships in Jordan (Reuters via Yahoo! News)] [Rocket fired near U.S. ship in Aqaba-U.S. official (Reuters via Yahoo! News)] [Jordanian soldier killed in rocket attacks on US ships (AFP via Yahoo! News)]
After the attacks, Jordan arrested a Syrian national who was believed to have been carrying out orders from an Iraqi terrorist cell. Several of the people with which he was working escaped back into Iraq. [Jordan arrests main accused in Abaqa [sic] attack (AFP via Yahoo! News)]
Two groups, both connected with al-Qaeda, claimed responsibility for the attacks. The first claim came from the "The brigades of the Martyr Abdallah Azzam Qaeda in the Levant & Egypt" and the second came out of Iraq, the group believed to be associated with Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. Considering the source of the terrorists being Iraq, I put higher credibility on the Iraqi claim, but just about every mom-and-pop al-Qaeda organization likes to claim responsibility for attacks (I wouldn't be surprised if most "al-Qaeda" actually exist only to claim responsibility for attacks for claiming sake). [Al Qaeda claim for Red Sea attacks (CNN)] [Al Qaeda claims responsibility for rocket attack (CNN)]
For those who don't know about the attacks, on August 19, three Russian Katyusha unguided rockets were fired from a warehouse in Aqaba, Jordan. One of these rockets few over the bow of the USS Ashland, a Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship (which support amphibious operations, q.v.); another hit the port of Eilat, Israel. A warehouse and a hospital were hit by the other two missles (one of them was the one that flew over the Ashland). The U.S. was using the warehouse to store supplies bound for Iraq. A Jordanian soldier had been killed and another had been injured when the rocket hit the warehouse. There were no other casualties. (I think the hospital's damage consisted of a broken retaining wall.) After the attacks, the Ashland and the USS Kearsarge, a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship, which was also docked at Aqaba, left for open water. [Rockets narrowly miss U.S. warships in Jordan (Reuters via Yahoo! News)] [Rocket fired near U.S. ship in Aqaba-U.S. official (Reuters via Yahoo! News)] [Jordanian soldier killed in rocket attacks on US ships (AFP via Yahoo! News)]
After the attacks, Jordan arrested a Syrian national who was believed to have been carrying out orders from an Iraqi terrorist cell. Several of the people with which he was working escaped back into Iraq. [Jordan arrests main accused in Abaqa [sic] attack (AFP via Yahoo! News)]
Two groups, both connected with al-Qaeda, claimed responsibility for the attacks. The first claim came from the "The brigades of the Martyr Abdallah Azzam Qaeda in the Levant & Egypt" and the second came out of Iraq, the group believed to be associated with Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. Considering the source of the terrorists being Iraq, I put higher credibility on the Iraqi claim, but just about every mom-and-pop al-Qaeda organization likes to claim responsibility for attacks (I wouldn't be surprised if most "al-Qaeda" actually exist only to claim responsibility for attacks for claiming sake). [Al Qaeda claim for Red Sea attacks (CNN)] [Al Qaeda claims responsibility for rocket attack (CNN)]
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