One Marine Killed as U.S. Military Launches Major Afghan Offensive  share 3 days ago by Chandler Thursday, July 02, 2009 About four thousand U.S. Marines including one thousand Marine shooters and more than six hundred Afghan forces launched a major offensive into Taliban-controlled villages in southern Afghanistan on Thursday. The offensive marks the first major operation under President Barac ... Chandler's Watch - chandlerswatch.com · Rank: 74,545 ·  25 references |
| Deadly helicopter crash in Pakistan share 3 days ago by Copywriting Tips Up to 26 Pakistani security personnel are feared dead after an army transport helicopter crashed in the tribal region of Orakzai, military officials say. Maj Gen Athar Abbas told the BBC the helicopter crashed on the border of the Khyber and Orakzai tribal region. The cause of the crash is unclear, ... Copywriting - copywritingx.com |
| Intense Search for American Soldier Captured in Afghanistan share 3 days ago by Chandler Thursday, July 02, 2009 Insurgents have captured an American soldier in eastern Afghanistan after he walked off post with his three Afghan counterparts, officials said Thursday. Spokeswoman Capt. Elizabeth Mathias said the soldier disappeared Tuesday. The U.S. military is offering a $25,000 reward t ... Chandler's Watch - chandlerswatch.com · Rank: 74,545 · 25 references |
| US Marines taking over towns in Afghanistan (AP) share 3 days ago by Smith AP - U.S. forces have encountered little resistance in the initial phase of a massive operation by some 4,000 Marines in Taliban-controlled areas of southern Afghanistan, but that’s a common tactic by insurgents. What People Says - buyertalks.com |
| Feds OK seizure of Iraqi group’s assets share 4 days ago by Sean Donahoe The Obama administration authorizes the seizure of assets of an extremist organization in Iraq and an Iranian backer of insurgents, saying both are responsible for deadly Iraqi attacks. Read Full Story Here >> Internet Dynamite - intdynamite.com |
| AFGHANISTAN: Q&A: How will new assault change the war in Afghanistan? share 4 days ago by warvictims Thu Jul 2, 2009 6:50am EDT By Jonathon Burch KABUL (Reuters) – Thousands of U.S. Marines stormed into a river valley in southern Helmand province on Thursday in an operation seeking to break the Taliban’s hold on the key opium-growing region and turn the tide of the war in Afghanistan. Following are ... War Victims Monitor - warvictims.wordpress.com · Rank: 62,665 · 22 references |
| PAKISTAN: In Refugee Aid, Pakistan’s War Has New Front share 4 days ago by warvictims By JANE PERLEZ and PIR ZUBAIR SHAH Published: July 1, 2009 QASIM PULA, Pakistan — Islamist charities and the United States are competing for the allegiance of the two million people displaced by the fight against the Taliban in Swat and other parts of Pakistan — and so far, the Islamists are in the ... War Victims Monitor - warvictims.wordpress.com · Rank: 62,665 · 22 references |
| AFGHANISTAN: No Limit in Place for Pending Request on Troops in Afghanistan share 4 days ago by warvictims By Ann Scott Tyson Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, July 2, 2009 The nation’s top military officer said yesterday that no limits have been placed on the number or types of troops the new U.S. commander in Afghanistan can request as he seeks to carry out a counterinsurgency strategy there. Adm. ... War Victims Monitor - warvictims.wordpress.com · Rank: 62,665 · 22 references |
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