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500 lbs. bomb in Samarra

2007-01-07
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500 lbs. bomb drop on an insurgent house in Samarra, Iraq.

Operation Iraqi Freedom

JDAM - The Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) is a guidance tail kit that converts existing unguided free-fall bombs into accurate, adverse-weather smart munitions. With the addition of a new tail section that contains an inertial guidance system and a Global Positioning System guidance control unit, JDAM vastly improves the accuracy of otherwise unguided, general purpose bombs in any weather condition. JDAM is a joint United States Air Force and United States Navy program.
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Iraq, Samarra - Samarra is a key city in Salahuddin province, a major part of the so-called Sunni Triangle where insurgents have been active since shortly after 2003 invasion by the United States of America. Though Samarra is famous as a site of Shia holy sites, including the tombs of several Shia Imams, the town is dominated by Sunnis. This has caused tensions, particularly since the 2003 invasion of Iraq. On February 22, 2006, the golden dome of the Al Askari Mosque was destroyed by bombs, setting off a period of rioting and reprisal attacks across the country which claimed hundreds of lives. No organizations have claimed responsibility, however it is believed that the Mujahideen Shura Council, or groups sympathetic to its cause, were behind the attack.
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