US & Peshmerga Infantry vs Iraqi Tanks, The Battle of Debecka 2003 - Animated
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Published 2024-03-18
The US Green Berets and Kurdish Peshmerga launch a new assault against the Iraqi Army in the north of Iraq. At Debecka, they come across a strong Iraqi mechanised force, including tanks. The infantry must hold off the armoured onslaught.
Correction - 4 Green Berets were wounded, not killed, in the friendly fire incident.
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All Comments (21)
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That bus driver was like HELL FUCKIN NAW and pulled off that badass 3 point turn.
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Imagine loosing a whole armoured company in a fierce battle, only to realise all the enemy casualties were from their own friendly fire....
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Bus driver: "Anyway, that's how I proved my driving license wasn't fake."
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For a moment I thought I you were sponsored by Raytheon
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Bus driver filling out a job application in the future "Describe a stressful situation and how responded to it"
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Casually 3 point turning a bus under fire… and some people can’t even parallel park a Prius properly
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My uncle was one the people that died in the friendly fire airstrike. I was only 10 years old when I heard about his death. He had fought against the iraqi army since the 1991 and were familiar with their tactics. He said (with American technology like the javelin missile. the Iraqi army can be beaten back.) This man was very kind to everyone specially his mother and little sister (who is my mother). We still hang his picture on the wall.
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Idk, id be a little worried about a guy programming jdam drop grids that hasnt slept in 24 FUCKING HOURS 😂
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I’m surprised the food truck didn’t show up to help feed everyone before they returned to the meatgrinder.
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Ms. Frizzle takes the kids to Iraq and makes a perfect 3pt turn.
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Even if the bus was under heavy fire including 50 cal machine guns, the bus driver managed pull 3 point turn. The driver of the bus must be a legend!
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Just a correction, there weren't 4 Green Berets killed in the friendly fire incident, they were wounded.
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Amazing story, what a pitched battle. I feel bad for the F-14 crews who have to live with that mistake. The Kurdish are tough as nails.
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a small recommendation - adding a scale somewhere on the screen would be nice to give a better of idea of ranges, etc :)
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During the height of the ISIS terror, I heard on the news how the Peshmerga were the US' traditional allies in the middle east. I've never heard of them until then, and now I'm glad someone more mainstream is detailing their involvement in the 2003 invasion. Edit: I hope you do an Intel Report on the Kurds and their relations with the West, Turkey, and other neighbors
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If you wrote the events of this battle into a fictional war novel, you'd probably have your editor say 'tone that one down, there is too much happening, school buses doing 3 point turns under fire, tanks appearing to cavalry charge a defensive position, friendly fire incidents, surrendering soldiers being battlefield executed by extremists... that kind of stuff is too far fetched...'
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Absolutely devastating blue on blue- wouldve been a perfect battle without it. Rest in peace to our brave fallen- those who laid down their lives for liberty.
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I remember watching the coverage of this at the time. The clothes were literally blown off the BBC reporter during the F14 blue on blue. It was absolute carnage and I still can't believe he survived plus was able to stumble about and make a broadcast. Peak wartime journalism! edit: RIP to all in that incident, I'll always remember the journalist gave a very honourable account of the translator at the time.
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Just for correction; Erbil was already under Kurdish control before war, no battle happened in city. To add more; Commander in Chief of Kurdish peshmerga General Wajih Barzani, brother of Kurdish president Masoud Barzani was critically injured in that friendly fire, totally disabled still can't walk. and Thanks for American heroic soldiers who saved Kurdish people, yes your government might be bad, but you are amazing warriors doing god's work. All respect
