IMU names 87 'martyrs' killed during past year

a report Bill Roggio from LWJ added some wikipedia and maps links The al Qaeda-linked Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan released a list of its commanders and fighters who have been killed over the past year. The commanders and fighters were from Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Russia, and Pakistan. Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan released a statement today...

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R.I.P. - Sgt. 1st Class Dennis R. Murray

DOD Identifies Army Casualty             The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.             Sgt. 1st Class Dennis R. Murray, 38, of Red Broiling Springs, Tenn., died Nov. 21 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.  He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 34th Armor Regiment,...

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Jack Daniel’s Operation Ride Home

from This ain't Hell The good folks at the happiest place on earth, The Jack Daniels Distillery, in Lynchburg, TN, wrote to tell us about the launch of their program “Operation Ride Home” in which they’ve contributed $101,000 to help Fort Campbell soldiers spend the holidays with their families. You can watch the video here. In honor of the decorated 101st Airborne...

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Terrorist attack foiled in Kabul

Police in the Afghan capital foiled a terrorist attack when they recovered a 20-kg explosive device from a city suburb, the government said Wednesday. The explosive device was planted in Mulayan area in Sarubi district of Kabul, and was found by police Tuesday, Xinhua reported citing a statement from the interior ministry. The Taliban have often relied on suicide and roadside bombings in the past couple of years. One NATO soldier sustained injuries in a roadside bombing Tuesday in northern Baghlan province for which the Taliban claimed...

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Acid thrown at three Afghan sisters

Three sisters were disfigured after acid was thrown at them in Afghanistan's Kunduz province. The three girls - aged 8, 12 and 17 - were disfigured Tuesday night when attackers threw acid on their faces, Nadira Gia, director of Women Affairs Department in Kunduz province said Wednesday. 'Some unidentified men entered a house in Bulakawal village and after beating the members of the family threw acid on the faces of the three sisters,' Gia was quoted as saying. The condition of the eldest sister is critical, reported Xinhua. Gia said the...

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22 militants detained in Afghan military operations

Wednesday, November 30, 2011 –  Officials in the ministry of defense of Afghanistan on Wednesday said, at least 22 militants were detained following a joint military operation by Afghan and NATO-led International Security Assistance Force across the country during the past 24 hours. According to a statement issued by the media department of ministry of defense...

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Nov. 30., 2011. - ISAF Joint Command Morning Operational Update

KABUL, Afghanistan — A Haqqani network leader was captured today by a combined Afghan and coalition security force in Pul-e ‘Alam district, Logar province The leader conducted attacks against coalition forces and distributed weapons throughout the area. In other International Security Assistance Force news throughout Afghanistan: South In Kandahar district, Kandahar...

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The Salalah check post after NATO/ ISAF attacks

ISLAMABAD: Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Wednesday released a video footage showing Nato air strikes on two Pakistan check posts - Volcano and Boulder - located in Salala area of the Mohmand Agency. The Salalah check post after NATO/ ISAF attacks footage released by ISPR Related articlesUS helicopters kill 14 Pakistani troops on Afghan border (updated!)...

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Suspected suicide bomber killed in premature explosion

QUETTA:  A would-be suicide bomber was killed near Kuchlak, in the suburbs of Quetta, on Tuesday when an explosive that he was carrying detonated prematurely. “The bomber had hired a cab and wanted to go to Chaman (a bordering town with Afghanistan) with the intention of targeting someone, but the explosives he had fixed to his body prematurely went off,”...

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Sailors celebrate Enterprise’s 50th birthday

A logo to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the commissioning of the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65). U.S. Navy photo illustration/Released) NAVAL STATION NORFOLK, Va. — The world’s first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier has turned 50. Hundreds of current and past crew members gathered Sunday and Monday at Naval Station Norfolk to celebrate Enterprise’s 50th...

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Explosion injures German soldier in Baghlan province

Tuesday, November 29, 2011 –  According to local security officials in northern Afghanistan, at least one NATO service member and Afghan child was injured following a roadside bomb explosion in northern Baghlan province. Gen. Sikar provincial intelligence chief for Baghlan security commandment confirming the report said, the incident took place around 2 pm local...

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Taliban commander held in Pakistan

Image via WikipediaA key Pakistani Taliban leader, Commander Toofan, was arrested Tuesday during a search operation in the country's northwest tribal region, police said. The search operation was conducted in Nowshera district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province along the border with Afghanistan, the Online news agency reported. Police said Commander Toofan, leader of the...

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US, Pakistan differ on events leading to Mohmand strike

on THREAT MATRIX, Bill Roggio try to cover the two sides, the two versions of what happened last weekend at the border.....meanwhile as - I know - there is no reactions/comments from Talibans,read the full report on Bill's site, link is aboveBy Bill Roggio from LWN, November 29, 2011 11:37 AM The US and Pakistan are in a classic war of 'he said, she said' over last weekend's attack by US aircraft on two Pakistani military border outposts in Mohmand that resulted in the deaths of 24 Pakistani troops. US officials are saying US forces...

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Iranian students storm British embassy in Tehran (live updates, video)

By Elizabeth Flock from The Washington Post Iranian student hardliners stormed the British Embassy in Tehran Tuesday to protest the latest sanctions, and to demand the British ambassador’s immediate expulsion. Mehr News Agency initially reported that protesters took six of the embassy staff hostage in the residential compound, a report that Reuters tweeted, but Mehr’s report...

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Nov. 29., 2011. - ISAF Joint Command Morning Operational Update

KABUL, Afghanistan (Nov. 29, 2011) — A Haqqani network leader was captured by a combined Afghan and coalition security force during an operation in Sabari district, Khost province, today.  The facilitator distributed roadside bombs and planned attacks against Afghan forces. One additional suspected insurgent was detained during the operation. In other International...

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Mistaken identity could be cause of fatal raid

By Kimberly Dozier - The Associated Press Posted : Monday Nov 28, 2011 17:34:42 ESTWASHINGTON — A case of mistaken identity may have led to the deadliest case of friendly fire with Pakistan since the Afghanistan war began, U.S. officials believe. The Associated Press has learned details of the raid, which began when a joint U.S.-Afghan special operations team was attacked by militants in Afghanistan. The team then called for airstrikes, which killed up to 25 Pakistani soldiers at a border post inside Pakistan. According to U.S. military...

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R.I.P. - Cpl. Adam J. Buyes

DOD Identifies Marine Casualty             The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.             Cpl. Adam J. Buyes, 21, of Salem, Ore., died Nov. 26 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.  He was assigned to 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Okinawa, Japan.             This incident is...

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List of Pakistani soldiers died in the NATO attack in Mohmand Agency

Twenty-six soldiers, including two officers, were killed and 15 others injured on Saturday when Nato helicopters attacked two security checkposts in a far-flung area near the Pak-Afghan border some 50 kilometres to the west of Mohmand Agency’s headquarters of Ghallanai, official and tribal sources said on Saturday. Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), however, confirmed...

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R.I.P. - Rifleman Sheldon Lee Jordan Steel

It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm the death of Rifleman Sheldon Steel, from 5th Battalion The Rifles (5 RIFLES), who was killed in Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, on 27 November 2011.  Rifleman Steel was taking part in a foot patrol to disrupt insurgent freedom of movement and to reassure the local population in Babaji, in...

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Dane Leopards Give a Little Help to Our Friends

By Ronny Rasmussen, Press Officer, The Danish Battlegroup, ISAF 12:  In the British Camp Oulette north of the Danish area of ​​responsibility returns leopard tanks back after a three-day operation. Spirits are high, because tomorrow they head to Camp Price, or Camp "Nice" as it is called in patrol bases. So it's the end of sleeping bags, cold showers, and casseroles....

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Free pass to IAV 2012

International Armoured Vehicles 2012 - Free Expo Pass  20 - 23 February, 2012, FIVE, Farnborough, UK hurry up, it is still on:http://bit.ly/rxip...

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3 militants killed 15 detained in Afghan army operations

Monday, November 28, 2011 –  Officials in the ministry of defense of Afghanistan following a statement on Monday said, at least three Taliban militants were killed and 15 others were injured in Afghan national army operations across the country during the past 24 hours. The statement further added, the operations were conducted in northern Kunduz, southern Helmand,...

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Car bomb explosion kills 11 in Iraq

Monday, November 28, 2011 –  Iraqi security officials on Monday said, a suicide car bomber detonated his explosives-packed vehicle at a prison north of Baghdad on Monday, killing 11 people and wounding at least 15. Iraqi interior and defense ministries officials speaking on the basis of anonymity said, the bomber blew up the car at about 8:00 am (0500 GMT) at the...

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Pakistan deny gunfire provoked NATO air raid

                                     Image via WikipediaMonday, November 28, 2011 – Pakistani officials denied reports that the NATO air raid was followed in response to Pakistani troops cross...

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Afghan soldier who shot three Australian troops is suspected murderer on the run for ten years

Image via Wikipedia Jeremy Kelly in Kabul, The Daily Telegraph, November 28, 2011 12:00AM A FUGITIVE Afghan soldier who shot three Australian troops is a suspected murderer on the run for more than a decade. The claims raise serious doubts about the lax vetting process for Afghan National Army soldiers, who work side by side with Diggers,...

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Afghan areas covered under second round of transition

Courtesy, Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan KABUL, Afghanistan (Nov. 27, 2011) — 50 percent of the Afghan population will be covered under the second phase.  According to the proposal and the approval by the president, Balkh, Daikundi, Takjar, Samangan, Kabul and Nimruz provinces will be completely included in the second phase of the transition....

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Nov. 28., 2011. - ISAF Joint Command Morning Operational Update

2011-11-S-047 ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan For Immediate Release KABUL, Afghanistan (Nov. 28, 2011) — A Taliban leader was captured by a combined Afghan and coalition security force during an operation in Marjah district, Helmand province, Sunday. The leader was involved in narcotics trafficking, financed roadside bombs and coordinated direct fire attacks in Helmand...

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Former Airman Saved the Dog Who Saved Him

Former Senior Airman David Sharpe embraces his dog Cheyenne at their home Sept. 22, 2011, in Arlington, Va. Sharpe is the founder of Pets 2 Vets, a nonprofit organization that pairs shelter animals with veterans who live with post-traumatic stress disorder. Sharpe credits Cheyenne with saving his life. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Mareshah Haynes) ARLINGTON, Va....

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Afghan soldiers called in deadly NATO airstrike

By Rahim Faiez and Sebastian Abbot - The Associated Press Posted : Sunday Nov 27, 2011 10:26:46 ESTISLAMABAD — Afghan troops and coalition forces came under fire from the direction of two Pakistan army border posts, prompting them to call in NATO airstrikes that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers, Afghan officials said Sunday. The account challenges Islamabad’s claims that the...

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