User:Geo Swan/rough work/bombarding training camps

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The al Farouq training camp was being called the Garmabak Ghar training camp in 2001.^[1]
The USA bombed seven training camps on October 8th and 9th.^[2]
After two days of aerial bombardment the DoD claimed aerial superiority in Afghanistan, on 2011-10-10.^[3]^[4]

References

^ Judith Miller (2001-10-10). "A NATION CHALLENGED: THE DAMAGE; Pentagon Says Bombs Destroy Terror Camps By JUDITH MILLER". New York Times. Retrieved 2011-11-16. The Pentagon released photographs yesterday showing the obliteration of most of the buildings and training areas in Garmabak Ghar, which it identified as a terrorist training camp in southeastern Afghanistan near Kandahar, the Taliban stronghold. The camp, known as Farouk, had trained some of Mr. bin Laden's crucial associates, including Mohammed Saddiq Odeh and Mohamed Rashed Daoud al-'Owhali, who were convicted in New York this year of assisting in the bombing of the American Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya in 1998. {{cite news}}: line feed character in |title= at position 74 (help) mirror
^ Judith Miller (2001-10-10). "U.s. Says Raids Have Razed 7 Al-qaida Camps". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved 2011-11-1. Administration officials said on Tuesday that the bombing in Afghanistan by American warplanes had destroyed at least seven of the largest and most sophisticated training camps that Osama bin Laden's network had long operated. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help) mirror
^ Edward Epstein (2001-10-10). "U.S. seizes skies over Afghanistan / Damage from initial raids sets stage for 'round-the-clock attacks / Attack near Taliban's spiritual headquarters". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2011-11-16. After only two nights of punishing air strikes by bombs and cruise missiles, the United States declared yesterday that it had achieved air supremacy over Afghanistan, meaning that attacks on Taliban and al Qaeda targets can go on any time. mirror
^ Richard Norton-Taylor (2001-10-10). "US shows impact of air strikes: Damage Camp, missile site razed, airfield hit". The Guardian. Retrieved 2011-11-1. Mr Rumsfeld said last night: "We have struck several terrorist training camps. We have damaged most of the airfields, I believe all but one, as well as their anti-aircraft and launchers... We believe we are now able to carry out strikes more or less around the clock as we wish." {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help) mirror

[NYTimes2001-10-10-1] Judith Miller (2001-10-10). "A NATION CHALLENGED: THE DAMAGE; Pentagon Says Bombs Destroy Terror Camps By JUDITH MILLER". New York Times. Retrieved 2011-11-16. The Pentagon released photographs yesterday showing the obliteration of most of the buildings and training areas in Garmabak Ghar, which it identified as a terrorist training camp in southeastern Afghanistan near Kandahar, the Taliban stronghold. The camp, known as Farouk, had trained some of Mr. bin Laden's crucial associates, including Mohammed Saddiq Odeh and Mohamed Rashed Daoud al-'Owhali, who were convicted in New York this year of assisting in the bombing of the American Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya in 1998. {{cite news}}: line feed character in |title= at position 74 (help) mirror

[2] Judith Miller (2001-10-10). "U.s. Says Raids Have Razed 7 Al-qaida Camps". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved 2011-11-1. Administration officials said on Tuesday that the bombing in Afghanistan by American warplanes had destroyed at least seven of the largest and most sophisticated training camps that Osama bin Laden's network had long operated. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help) mirror

[3] Edward Epstein (2001-10-10). "U.S. seizes skies over Afghanistan / Damage from initial raids sets stage for 'round-the-clock attacks / Attack near Taliban's spiritual headquarters". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2011-11-16. After only two nights of punishing air strikes by bombs and cruise missiles, the United States declared yesterday that it had achieved air supremacy over Afghanistan, meaning that attacks on Taliban and al Qaeda targets can go on any time. mirror

[4] Richard Norton-Taylor (2001-10-10). "US shows impact of air strikes: Damage Camp, missile site razed, airfield hit". The Guardian. Retrieved 2011-11-1. Mr Rumsfeld said last night: "We have struck several terrorist training camps. We have damaged most of the airfields, I believe all but one, as well as their anti-aircraft and launchers... We believe we are now able to carry out strikes more or less around the clock as we wish." {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help) mirror

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