We have had a major increase in the number of daily attacks on the IZ. My compound seems to be targeted more often too. A few days ago we had seven rounds of RPG Indirect Fire come into the IZ, three of them into my compound and one of them landed just 20 feet from my building. We have had suicide bombs everyday, usually 2-5 a day and gun fire from all directions on and off. Even the most jaded of us is showing the jitters when we hear the "whoosh" of a rocket or mortar flying overhead. Fortunately we have cement bunkers very close by and body armor to wear. The problem is these things are very, very fast. Some rockets travel over 2000 mph. The RPG that landed next to my building is the only one of seven that didn't explode, its fuse never ignited. It is still buried in 10 feet of earth where it struck the ground.
... Gives a whole new meaning to a difficult day.
Chinese 107mm RPG
Came down and clipped this tree
Impacted the ground behind me and buried itself in 10 feet of earth - never exploding. In this pic we had already filled the crater.
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