"We Heard They're All Dead"

Hungarian NATO pilots and their Afghan colleagues "We Heard They're All Dead" 30th October 2012 | Written by Stumpf András published on http://hungarianglobe.mandiner.hu it will be long a bit, but a must read story --- "We Heard They're All Dead"   Here's an amazing coincidence: Hungarian NATO pilots and their Afghan colleagues reunited unexpectedly...

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Six people killed in Iraq's violence

BAGHDAD, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) -- A total of six people were killed and eight others wounded in separate bomb and gunfire attacks in central and northern Iraq on Thursday, the police said.One of the attacks occurred in the morning when a roadside bomb ripped through Mahmoudiyah town which are predominant Shiites, some 30 km south of Baghdad, without causing human casualty, an...

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Turkish security forces kill 14 PKK members in southeast

Districts of Hakkâri province (Photo credit: Wikipedia) ANKARA, Nov. 9 (Xinhua) -- A total of 14 militants of the outlawed Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK) were killed in clashes with security forces in southeastern Turkey on Thursday, an official statement said Friday.Acting on a tip-off by local residents, the Turkish security forces launched an operation against a group...

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Nov. 09., 2012. - ISAF Joint Command Morning Operational Update

KABUL, Afghanistan (Nov. 9) — An Afghan and coalition security force arrested a Haqqani facilitator in Khost province today. The arrested facilitator is suspected of coordinating the delivery of weapons, improvised explosive device materials and fighters to leadership operating throughout western Khost province.As a result of the operation, the security force...

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Nov. 09., 2012. - RC-East operational update

BAGRAM, Afghanistan - Afghan and coalition forces detained an insurgent, located a weapons caches and cleared three improvised explosive devices during operations in eastern Afghanistan throughout the past 24 hours, Nov. 8. Ghazni Province Afghan National Security Forces and coalition forces found and safely cleared an IED in Muqer district. Kabul Province Afghan National...

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Tunisia arrests Ansar al Sharia member in connection with US Embassy assault

By Thomas Joscelyn - November 9, 2012 - LWJ Bilel Chaouachi. Courtesy of Kapitalis. The Tunisian government arrested Bilel Chaouachi, a Salafist imam who has openly praised Osama bin Laden and Ayman al Zawahiri, earlier this week. Chaouachi was allegedly involved in the storming of the US Embassy in Tunis days after...

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Veterans Day Discounts

Happy Veterans Day! here is embedded PDF list what i found about discounts, then above another list too from militarybenefits.info VETERANSDAYDISCOUNTS2012.pdf --- another really long and good list from militarybenefits.info: http://militarybenefits.info/military-discounts/  --- and of course one of the biggest: http://militaryandveteransdiscounts.com/ ...

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Happy 237th Birthday to the United States Marine Corps

Happy 237th Birthday to the United States Marine Corps! And to all members of the U.S. Armed Forces, Happy Veterans Day... ...  from GoDaddy.com and the Bob & Renee Parsons Foundation. Donate today: http://www.godaddy.com/holiday/usmc/usmc-2012.aspx ...

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US drone strike near Yemeni capital kills AQAP commander, 2 fighters

By Bill Roggio - November 8, 2012 - LWJ In a strike near the Yemeni capital of Sana'a last night, US drones killed an al Qaeda commander involved in the attack on the US Embassy in Sana'a in 2008, along with two fighters. The strike near Sana'a and the previous one in Saada in northern Yemen indicate that the US is expanding drone operations...

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3 police killed in Kandahar suicide blast (Video)

An Afghan policeman walks at the site of a suicide bomb blast targeting a police checkpoint in Kandahar November 8, 2012. (Ahmad Nadeem) > KANDAHAR CITY (PAN):  Three policemen were killed in a suicide attack on their check-post in southern Kandahar province on Thursday morning, officials said. The incident happened at around 5am when a bomber on a motorcycle...

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10 Afghan civilians killed following blast in Helmand

According to local authorities in southern Helmand province of Afghanistan, at least 10 Afghan civilians were killed following a roadside bomb blast explosion in this province.The officials further added the incident took place Thursday in Mosa Qala district, killing 10 civilians and injuring at least 7 others.Mosa Qala district security chief Haji Amir Mohammad confirming...

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Iranian fighters fired on U.S. drone in Gulf: Pentagon

Two Iranian fighter jets fired on an unarmed U.S. drone in the Gulf last week and missed, the Pentagon said Thursday, warning that the United States stood ready to protect its forces in the region.The incident occurred on November 1 -- less than a week before America’s presidential election -- but the Pentagon kept it quiet until now.“They intercepted the aircraft and fired...

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5 Afghan soldiers killed following blast in Laghman

According to local authorities in eastern Laghman province of Afghanistan, at least 5 Afghan National Army soldiers were killed following an improvised explosive device blast in this province.Provincial governor spokesman Sarhadi Zwak confirming the report said the incident took place after an Afghan national army vehicle struck with a roadside bomb at Todi-Cheni district.Taliban...

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