U.S. tanks shell Iraqi mosque after attack

Reuters at Yahoo reported that M1 Tanks fired at a mosque in the Sunni insurgent stronghold of Ramadi on Friday after coming under rocket-propelled grenade and machinegun fire from the building killing three insurgents and wounding 22. According to Reuters,

"Coalition forces returned fire in self defense, using escalation of force procedures, and finally fired several main gun rounds from M1 tanks into the mosque in order to defeat the attackers," the military said in a statement.

The mosque suffered damage to the dome and minaret (both places terrorist position themselves to shoot at US forces)

The most effective way to prevent use of mosques by terrorists is to do exactly what this unit did. The US forces were well within the guidelines of the Geneva Convention. Having mosques damaged will ensure citizens do not allow mosques to be used by terrorists.