Friday, March 16, 2012

Helicopter crash kill 12 NATO soldiers in capital Kabul

A NATO-led International Security Assistance Force helicopter crashed into a house in capital Kabul on Friday. According to security forces, at least 10 people on board and 2 peole on the ground were killed following the incident. The helicopter crashed in Hussain Khel area at Bagrami district of capital Kabul around 10:00 am local time. NATO-led International Security...

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R.I.P. - Spc. Daquane D. Rivers

DOD Identifies Army Casualty              The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.              Spc. Daquane D. Rivers, 21, of Marianna, Fla., died March 14, from injuries...

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Eritrea: Ethiopian Forces Raid Asmara's Bases

Cape Town — Ethiopian troops mounted a raid into neighbouring Eritrea on Thursday and claimed to have destroyed "three mercenary camps". The Ethiopian Defense Force described the incursion as a "counter-attack" after the killing of foreign tourists in Ethiopia by "Eritrea's mercenaries," reports the Ethiopian News Agency (ENA). Eritrea's foreign ministry responded by saying...

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US drone strike kills 4 AQAP fighters

By Bill Roggio - March 15, 2012 - LWJ US drones struck yet again in the Yemeni province of Al Baydah, according to a report from the country. The strike is the fourth in Yemen in the past week. Yemeni security officials have told the Yemen Post that an unmanned Predator or more heavily armed Reaper struck a vehicle as it traveled in Al Baydah province yesterday,...

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6 Afghan civilians killed in Uruzgan province 6 Afghan civilians killed in Uruzgan province

According to local authorites in southern Uruzgan province, at least 6 Afghan civilians were killed following a deadly roadside bomb explosion in this province. The incident took place on Thursday morning around 11 am local time at Dehrawood district in Siajoi area. Local officials further added, the incident took place after a civilian vehicle struck with a roadside bomb. Provincial...

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