Fierce Fighting

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Somali insurgents and government troops exchange heavy artillery fire in the capital, Mogadishu. ...

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9 US Soldiers Killed in Attack in Afghanistan New York Times - 44 minutes ago By CARLOTTA GALL KABUL, Afghanistan, July 13 - Taliban insurgents mounted a large-scale attack on an American forward operating base in eastern Afghanistan in the early hours of Sunday, killing nine American soldiers in Fierce Fighting that continued ... US suffers heavy Afghan losses Aljazeera.net Bold attack in Afghanistan kills 9 US soldiers San Francisco Chronicle Washington Post  - guardian.co.uk  - United Press International  - Telegraph.co.uk all 936 news articles ...

Source: www.moreover.com --- 10 days ago
By Zhang Yunlong KABUL, July 14 (Xinhua) -- Nine troops of the NATO-led ISAF force died Sunday in a heavy Fighting with militants in eastern Afghanistan as the war-battered nation has been the scene of increasingly Fierce counter-insurgency battles. ...

Source: www.huffingtonpost.com --- 1 day ago
One of the key components of the McCain hagiography, besides the downed planes and the wife-swapping is that he was a fearsome critic of the way President George W. Bush and Donald Rumsfeld prosecuted the Iraq War. OH! How he HATED it! Hated it something Fierce! But then John McCain bravely authored the philosophy of the idea of the notion of the strategy that became known as the SURGE ! And then, somehow, it became totally okay to hire one of the architects of the Rumsfeld plan as his foreign policy advisor . Am I trying to say that there are some inconsistencies in McCain's backstory on Iraq? Uhm, yyyyyyyyyeeeeeessssss. And now Jed Lewison of JedReport.com has just released his latest video , an extremely comprehensive collection of McCain clips (never-before-seen for most people) which chart the Arizona Senator's position on Iraq over the last several years, and puncture one of the candidates central contentions. Lewison writes : My newest video features John McCain talking about the Iraq war from 2002 through the present, exposing -- in his own words -- the lie behind his claim that he was the war's "greatest critic." It demonstrates his chilling commitment to Fighting this war no matter what the people of America -- or Iraq -- want. It is long -- nine minutes, thirty seconds -- but much of the material it contains will likely be new to you...and devastating to McCain. Take a look: ...

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clipped by: Socratoad Clip Source: www.dailyme.com U.S. troops abandon Afghan outpost following attack KABUL (Reuters) - U.S. troops have pulled out of a remote outpost in northeastern Afghanistan, NATO-led security force said on Wednesday, three days after Taliban militants tried to overrun the base and killed nine U.S. soldiers. NATO played down the significance of the withdrawal, but Taliban militants are sure to claim victory in driving foreign forces out of the wooded valley, close to the Pakistani border. Taliban militants briefly breached the incomplete defenses of the newly established base in the Wanat district of Kunar province on Sunday and hours of Fierce Fighting ensued that killed nine U.S. soldiers and many more insurgents. It was the biggest single loss of life for U.S. forces in Afghanistan since 2005. ...

Source: blog.newsweek.com --- 7 days ago
With my first embed complete and my second about to begin in earnest, I’ve begun to notice similarities in the way people here view the situation in Baghdad.  Everyone, from privates to captains, from journalists to civilians, seems to be experiencing a collective sigh of relief.  You’ll often hear mention of the Fighting from mid-March through May.  Soldiers I’ve talked to shake there heads and tell countless stories from that period, as if it were another time and another war.  The field artillerymen of Bravo Battery 5-25 spoke of standing on the roof of their headquarters and watching rockets stream toward the Green Zone.  They recounted rocket attacks on their own battalion headquarters that became so frequent, they would shrug their shoulders and continue with conversations when the alarm for “incoming” sounded.  Today I met my new unit: Charlie Company 2-30, an infantry company based out of Fort Polk, Louisiana.  Their area of operations is a roughly 10-square-kilometer chunk of eastern Baghdad, whose western limits border the tamed, but still dangerous, neighborhood of Sadr City.  The company is clearly used to intensive combat operations.  It was infantrymen from this unit who headed to the area when attacks became so Fierce that combat engineers refused to continue with construction of the wall built to isolate Sadr City.  I was told of main supply routes so densely populated with roadside bombs that simply bringing basic ...

Source: www.geo.tv --- 7 days ago
SRINAGAR: A policeman died and nine security force personnel were injured in held Kashmir following an overnight gun battle with militants, police said Wednesday. "The Fighting erupted last Tuesday evening when police and army soldiers ringed a hide-out on a tip-off," a force spokesman said, noting that the militants were holed up in a house. He said the "Fierce Fighting" was still raging Wednesday near the town of Sopore, about 55 kilometers (34 miles) north of the Kashmiri summer capital Srinagar. ...

Source: www.colombopage.com --- 2 days ago
July 21, Colombo: Fierce Fighting in the embattled northern Sri Lanka yesterday killed 39 Tamil Tiger rebels and a soldier as troops advanced ahead of the front lines, the military said today. ...

Source: www.dominionpaper.ca --- 9 days ago
Making headlines today are reports that Taliban fighters in the Afghan province of Kunar have killed nine US soldiers operating under NATO in a Fierce day-long attack on a US/Afghan military post. Some 15 other NATO troops were injured in the attack, which included Taliban machine gun fire, rocket-propelled grenades and mortars and which reportedly cost the lives of "dozens" of militants. If that's true, then it is likely that the attackers struck in considerable numbers. Meanwhile in Helmand, one other US soldier was killed in an IED blast. Reuters sums up the security incidents: FACTBOX-Security developments in Afghanistan, July 13 URUZGAN - Twenty civilians, most of them children, and four policemen died in a Taliban suicide attack in a bazaar on Sunday in Deh Rawud district of southern Uruzgan province, the interior ministry said, adding a senior police officer was also among the victims. KUNAR - NATO forces have suffered casualties during heavy Fighting with Taliban insurgents which erupted late on Saturday in eastern Kunar province, an alliance spokesman said on Sunday. GHAZNI - Taliban insurgents killed two women detective police officers and dumped their bodies in a ditch in a graveyard in Ghazni province on Saturday evening, a senior provincial police officer said. On Sunday in another area of the province, a roadside bomb killed two Afghan guards of a road construction company, another official said. ZABUL - In neighbour ...

Source: www.1913intel.com --- 1 day ago
He was the brains behind ‘Charlie Wilson’s War.’ Now his tactics are hot, from Pakistan to Colombia. Strange things are happening in the jungles of Colombia. After years of Fighting a Fierce, conventional war against the leftist guerrilla group known as the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), the country’s military accomplished a major feat earlier [...] ...

Source: forums.somd.com --- 9 days ago
"More than 100 insurgents breached a US outpost in north-eastern Afghanistan on Sunday, killing nine US troops in hours of Fierce Fighting, Nato says. The militants used rocket propelled grenades and homemade mortars to bombard the base, close to Pakistan's border, from several sides. The attack... ...

Source: boating-sailing-news-info.my-ani.com --- 8 days ago
Near Miss, the Swiss GP42 yacht flying the colors of the Socit Nautique de Genve, dominated the 3rd event of the QUEBRAMAR GP42 Cup. After a total of 7 races the Swiss come first, followed by Roma GP42.2 and AIRIS. Desafo is still leading the QUEBRAMAR GP42 Cup but Near Miss grabs 2nd place from AIRIS Valencia, 13 July 2008: Early in the morning, the closing day of the Trofeo Reina Rolex Cup seemed to be dull and boring, given the light winds. Nevertheless, it turned out to be completely different and Valencias waters once again witnessed close and thrilling races, with the top 4 boats Fighting ferociously for the podium spots. After waiting for more than an hour for the breeze to build up and settle down, the first race started with a southeasterly wind of around 7-8 knots. The right side of the course was unquestionably the favored one and the whole fleet opted for it. A leading group of three boats was quickly formed, consisting of Roma GP42.2, Near Miss and Desafo, rounding the top mark in that order. In the first run, Near Miss overtook Roma GP42.2 who in their turn were holding a Fierce fight with Desafo for third place in the Trophy. Still, the race was far from over. In the second beat, Roma GP42.2 took the lead once again and watched Near Miss and Desafo staging a gybing duel. There was blood on Valencias waters, not only among the three leaders but also between Caser-Quum, Canarias Puerto Calero and AIRIS. With the breeze cl ...

Source: army.groups.vox.com --- 9 days ago
Taliban Assault Nuristan/Kunar; Nine Americans Dead Jul 13 at 10:10am by David  at  www.battlefieldtourist.com Nine  Americans are dead after a combined US/Afghan base is attacked along the Kunar/Nuristani border in northeastern Afghanistan.  Farther north in Nuristan, Afghan civilians and police are battling as many as 500 militants. The US military confirms that a Fierce, ongoing battle in Kunar Province has killed nine  Americans  and wounded 15.  Four Afghan soldiers have also been wounded.  The battle is taking place on the Kunar side of the border with Nuristan, near Waygol.  A US spokesman says the small outpost was attacked from multiple sides using rocket propelled grenades, small arms and mortars in a battle that began around 0430 on July 13, raging into the day.  Helicopter gunships and close air support were used in the engagement. Another  report says that the small US outpost in Dara-I-Pech district,  was first attacked by dozens of militants using small arms, rocket propelled grenades and mortar fire.  After US forces were able to stall the attack with close air support, the soldiers moved to the center of the town of Wanat and began fortifying the bazaar. Taliban militants, Fighting from surrounding houses and shops, launched a second attack early July 13th.  The Taliban claim to have completely overrun the original US outpost.  The US military tells Reuters  that while the insurgents were using the villages buildings ...

Source: mjiko.vox.com --- 3 days ago
Given the paucity of recent posting, I haven't been updating my online reading record. No gold star for me. here's what I've read in the past few months The Minotaur The Minotaur - Barbara Vine: Unthrilling thriller. Completely predictable and not particularly engaging - generally disappointing The Razor's Edge The Razor's Edge - W. Somerset Maugham: Strange title. Bought largely because partly set in Chicago, though actually mostly in Europe. Very thoughtful and philosophical. About a young man "in search of the Absolute". Well, aren't we all? Shalimar the Clown Shalimar The Clown - Salman Rushdie: A definite return to form for Rushdie, though not quite a classic. A story of Paradise not lost but crushed, trampled and ripped from limb to limb... Burn Marks Burn Marks - Sara Paretsky: Yet again, feisty female private investigator V.I. Warshawski is Fighting the forces of corruption and white collar crime in Chi-town. And yet again, she ends up discovering dead bodies and escaping from burning buildings. As always, a gripping read The Blind Assassin: A Novel The Blind Assassin - Margaret Atwood: A great book by my new favourite Canadian novelist. Well, to be honest, she was only up against Elizabeth Smart, so the competition wasn't that Fierce... Bleeding Kansas Bleeding Kansas - Sara Paretsky: A great title, but a bit of a messy book with too many ideas in it, nothing like the smooth efficiency of the V.I. novels. But I did love the s ...