Tag: GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast Bomb

Number of IS fighters killed by US bomb jumps to 90: Afghan officials

The number of Islamic State fighters killed by a massive US bomb in eastern Afghanistan has nearly tripled to at least 90, Afghan officials said on Saturday. The GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast bomb — dubbed the “Mother Of All Bombs” — was unleashed in combat for the first time, hitting IS positions in eastern …

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April 15, 2017

Afghan bomb dropping sends clear message to ISIS, say US lawmakers

American lawmakers have applauded the Trump administration after the US military dropped its largest non-nuclear bomb on Islamic State targets in eastern Afghanistan, saying that “it sends a clear message” to terror groups in the region. The US military on Thursday dropped a GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast Bomb (MOAB), nicknamed as “Mother Of All …

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April 14, 2017