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March 8th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda “We owe them and their colleagues a massive debt.
“These deaths bring it very close to home to us in Huddersfield. The
bravery of our troops is something we must never forget and it is very, very
sad that so many men from the Yorkshire Regiment are involved.”
British super featherweight boxer Gary Sykes was among those to pay tribute to
the fallen soldiers on Twitter.
Huddersfield Giants rugby league player Keith Mason posted of photo of himself
with the young soldier.
The fatalities during a routine patrol took the British death toll in the
decade-long war beyond the grim milestone of more than 400 killed on
operations.
The six soldiers were driving in the desert at dusk when their vehicle hit the
device.
Questions have also been raised about the suitability of the flat-bottomed
Warrior armoured vehicle after it was penetrated and set on fire by a bomb.
But the device it triggered has been described as “enormous” and very
difficult to survive in any vehicle.
Sources told the BBC the explosive was planted “recently” indicating
it was not a legacy bomb.
“This area close to Kandahar’s Maywand district is a major Taliban
criss-crossing terrain – the Taliban fighters have been moving from this
area from Kandahar’s Panjwai to Maywand and than to Helmand province – they
also would go from Helmand into Kandahar province,” the senior Army
source said.
Another source said the patrols had been meant to stop the Taliban crossing
from Kandahar into Helmand.
An Afghan intelligence official said: “They knew that for quite some time
that there was an increase in Taliban presence in the area, they had been
active and present in the area and had been planting roadside bombs.”
A service at the home of 3rd Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment took place at
Battlesbury Barracks in Warminster, Wiltshire, yesterday.
David Cameron, the Prime Minister, said: “This is a desperately sad day
for our country and desperately sad of course for the families concerned.
“It is a reminder of the huge price that we are paying for the work we
are doing in Afghanistan and the sacrifice that our troops have made and
continue to make.
“I do believe it’s important work for our national security right here at
home but of course this work will increasingly be carried out by Afghan
soldiers and we all want to see that transition take place.”
The size of the bomb threw the 40 ton Warrior onto its side and blew off its
turret before 7pm local time on Tuesday near the Durai Junction. The vehicle
then caught fire setting off ammunition inside and killing all six
occupants.
It is understood the Warrior had been travelling parallel to the tarmac
Highway One in Helmand province to avoid mines planted in culverts on the
road.
However the vehicle, followed by a second Warrior, might have been on a well
established track that was deliberately targeted by the Taliban.
The device was either an Improvised Explosive Device, weighing up to 100kg, or
a stack of two or three anti-tank mines that the insurgents have in their
armoury, according to military sources.
It is also suggested that it might have been a “legacy” mine left over from
the Soviet occupation that had been undiscovered until now.
However the mine was planted close to the Yakshal area, a Taliban stronghold
in central Helmand.
Despite receiving a £40 million upgrade, partly to strengthen its
undercarriage, questions have been raised about the flat-bottomed Warrior’s
ability to withstand IEDs. There have been 28 fatalities in Warriors since
the 2003 Iraq invasion with up to a dozen destroyed.
Four soldiers, including a friend of Prince William, were killed in a similar
fashion in Basra, Iraq in 2007, an incident that led to the vehicles
receiving enhanced armour.
But commanders insist it gives them good off-road manoeuvrability and heavy
firepower aligned to excellent sights.
The incident follows a year of relatively low casualties in Helmand including
just one death last month.
However the number of British death has now reached 404, with 399 coming since
the Helmand operation began in 2006.
Philip Hammond, the Defence Secretary, said: “I utterly condemn those
responsible for this incident who will ultimately fail to derail a mission
that is protecting our national security at home and making real progress in
Helmand Province – a testament to the bravery, commitment and
professionalism of our armed forces.”
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