They shot at our aircraft and they paid the price.
It’s just too bad the terrorists would hide behind innocent people who got caught in the crossfire.
“In the period immediately following the incident, village elders admitted to Coalition forces that people within the village regularly had fired at aircraft using AK-47s, RPK’s (squad machine gun) and DShK’s (heavy machine gun), but not with a weapon larger than 23 mm. In fact, village elders acknowledged holding a local Shura (town meeting) the day prior to the incident to discuss firing weapons into the air during weddings and firing at aircraft. Also, two freshly completed drawings on the walls of the local pharmacy/hospital depicted people firing at helicopters and fixed wing aircraft.”