tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-1628820 2012-05-31T07:07:00+04:30 This is a source for news on our current conflicts, the War On Terror, including the War in Iraq and the War in Afghanistan as well as other Pakistan News, Afghanistan News, Iraq News and the Rest of the News in the Global War On Terror (aka Overseas Contingency Operations ) War on Terror News©2007-2011, ARM, all rights reserved. The Groundtruth from a combat veteran, backed up by independent research and historical study. Information beneficial to the Troops. And a touch of objective politics, as it relates to the subjects at hand. This site is unabashedly Pro-American and Pro-Military however none of the views expressed here are to be considered as endorsed, proposed, or supported by the Department of Defense or any other Agency, government, public, or private. http://waronterrornews.typepad.com/ _qoptions={ qacct:"p-9bsiqQhxnsRbc" }; TypePad WarOnTerrorNewshttp://feedburner.google.com tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e551d9d3fd8833016305fcdd61970d 2012-05-31T07:07:00+04:30 2012-05-31T07:07:00+04:30 tankerbrosbrat Story by Gunnery Sgt. Ryan O'Hare CJSO Task Force – Afghanistan Media Operations Center HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan — Hichmad was working in his family’s field when an improvised explosive placed by insurgents detonated, severing both legs. Hichmad, a 12-year-old farmer from Sangin district, Helmand province, looks over his new radio... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yLytJUQA02rtNY-ywG1p2ELcq1M/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yLytJUQA02rtNY-ywG1p2ELcq1M/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yLytJUQA02rtNY-ywG1p2ELcq1M/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yLytJUQA02rtNY-ywG1p2ELcq1M/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WarOnTerrorNews/~4/eyy0wkUzMXA" height="1" width="1"/>http://waronterrornews.typepad.com/home/2012/05/afg-civilians-still-targeted-by-insurgents.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e551d9d3fd88330168ebf36635970c 2012-05-31T06:51:01+04:30 2012-05-31T06:51:01+04:30 tankerbrosbrat The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Lance Cpl. Steven G. Sutton, 24, of Leesburg, Ga., died May 26 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/TOnfk40i9n4lR23PJx2ZxARQ8gU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/TOnfk40i9n4lR23PJx2ZxARQ8gU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/TOnfk40i9n4lR23PJx2ZxARQ8gU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/TOnfk40i9n4lR23PJx2ZxARQ8gU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WarOnTerrorNews/~4/C6G-VKgjz5w" height="1" width="1"/>http://waronterrornews.typepad.com/home/2012/05/rip-lcpl-steven-g-sutton.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e551d9d3fd88330168ebf3633d970c 2012-05-31T06:48:38+04:30 2012-05-31T06:48:38+04:30 tankerbrosbrat The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Sgt. Julian C. Chase, 22, of Edgewater, Md., died May 28 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, III Marine Expeditionary Force,... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8Hsohln2zCrKd-X9cusJFddjQYI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8Hsohln2zCrKd-X9cusJFddjQYI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8Hsohln2zCrKd-X9cusJFddjQYI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8Hsohln2zCrKd-X9cusJFddjQYI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WarOnTerrorNews/~4/G7Cc_KcswT4" height="1" width="1"/>http://waronterrornews.typepad.com/home/2012/05/rip-sgt-julian-c-chase.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e551d9d3fd8833016305fd1abd970d 2012-05-31T05:25:00+04:30 2012-05-31T05:25:00+04:30 tankerbrosbrat UN Security Council was briefed today on the ongoing violence in Syria. This after the UN envoy Kofi Annan left Syria on Wednesday to attend talks with Jordanian officials. A U.N. official said the international envoy did not secure any major steps from the Syrian government to implement a faltering... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/aGApgOwHFoHPXe35OHMBecMvLRk/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/aGApgOwHFoHPXe35OHMBecMvLRk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/aGApgOwHFoHPXe35OHMBecMvLRk/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/aGApgOwHFoHPXe35OHMBecMvLRk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WarOnTerrorNews/~4/_vvxNbOgOLE" height="1" width="1"/>http://waronterrornews.typepad.com/home/2012/05/middle-east-news-30-may-2012.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e551d9d3fd8833016305f885cb970d 2012-05-31T02:47:00+04:30 2012-05-31T02:47:00+04:30 tankerbrosbrat Florida Air National Guard report EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (5/22/12) – When military aviators of the future look back at the beginnings of the F-35 Lightning II program, they may see the names of two Florida National Guard pilots listed among the first to fly the Air Force's fifth-generation... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gSPuOf9sIt7TXh6XXzMJgXdUu6Q/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gSPuOf9sIt7TXh6XXzMJgXdUu6Q/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gSPuOf9sIt7TXh6XXzMJgXdUu6Q/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gSPuOf9sIt7TXh6XXzMJgXdUu6Q/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WarOnTerrorNews/~4/fOxbcws9Rmw" height="1" width="1"/>http://waronterrornews.typepad.com/home/2012/05/air-guards-first-f-35-lightning-ii-pilots-ready-to-take-flight-make-history.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e551d9d3fd8833016305fcd6c8970d 2012-05-31T00:46:00+04:30 2012-05-31T00:46:00+04:30 tankerbrosbrat ISAF reports: KABUL, Afghanistan (May 29) — Afghan and coalition forces confirmed that a security operation conducted Sunday resulted in the deaths of Sakhr al-Taifi, a Saudi al-Qaida leader, and one additional al-Qaida terrorist in Watahpur district, Kunar province. Sakhr al-Taifi, also known as Musthaq and Nasim, was al-Qaida’s second... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Ne_Mp-v7i9eoaoAVAXMxUktehx0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Ne_Mp-v7i9eoaoAVAXMxUktehx0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Ne_Mp-v7i9eoaoAVAXMxUktehx0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Ne_Mp-v7i9eoaoAVAXMxUktehx0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WarOnTerrorNews/~4/4pjxj8jyfcs" height="1" width="1"/>http://waronterrornews.typepad.com/home/2012/05/senior-al-qaida-leader-killed-in-kunar-province-sunday-1.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e551d9d3fd8833016766ee8618970b 2012-05-30T23:07:00+04:30 2012-05-30T23:07:00+04:30 tankerbrosbrat By Sgt. 1st Class Raymond Drumsta, 4th Battalion, 118th Infantry Regiment KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait (May 29, 2012) — Partnership meant opposition for some United States Army National Guard and Kuwaiti National Guard troops during an exercise here recently. Kuwaiti National Guard counter-terrorism soldiers move down a hallway during an exercise... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8DoA-UcAWcYdXK49ADG_g6IGQw4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8DoA-UcAWcYdXK49ADG_g6IGQw4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8DoA-UcAWcYdXK49ADG_g6IGQw4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8DoA-UcAWcYdXK49ADG_g6IGQw4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WarOnTerrorNews/~4/qWntvyrnJ4Y" height="1" width="1"/>http://waronterrornews.typepad.com/home/2012/05/sc-ang-soldiers-partner-with-kuwaiti-ng-.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e551d9d3fd88330168ebeff5a9970c 2012-05-30T19:37:00+04:30 2012-05-30T19:37:00+04:30 tankerbrosbrat May 29, 2012 By C. Todd Lopez Rolling Thunder, 2012 At the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., thousands of motorcyclists gathered to participate in the 25th "Rolling Thunder" motorcycle rally, May 27, 2012. The event is in its 25th year now. Participants from around the United States gathered at the Pentagon...... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/TkBIbdZkptGoY0pTg5d6eMrlpDQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/TkBIbdZkptGoY0pTg5d6eMrlpDQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/TkBIbdZkptGoY0pTg5d6eMrlpDQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/TkBIbdZkptGoY0pTg5d6eMrlpDQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WarOnTerrorNews/~4/XQKwqxTarQE" height="1" width="1"/>http://waronterrornews.typepad.com/home/2012/05/rolling-thunder-rolls-into-dc-for-25th-year.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e551d9d3fd8833016305fadabc970d 2012-05-30T18:41:46+04:30 2012-05-30T18:41:46+04:30 tankerbrosbrat VOA News 30 May 2012 Britain's Supreme Court has ruled that Julian Assange, the Australian founder of the controversial website WikiLeaks, can be extradited from Britain to Sweden to face charges of sex crimes. Wednesday's 5-2 decision by the high court upholds earlier decisions made by two lower courts to... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_GkMp__D05fR32w1D_bcS80UEwI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_GkMp__D05fR32w1D_bcS80UEwI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_GkMp__D05fR32w1D_bcS80UEwI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_GkMp__D05fR32w1D_bcS80UEwI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WarOnTerrorNews/~4/SO8SesFO1ik" height="1" width="1"/>http://waronterrornews.typepad.com/home/2012/05/british-court-upholds-extradition-of-wiki-founder-.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e551d9d3fd8833016766ec5fab970b 2012-05-30T17:16:00+04:30 2012-05-30T17:16:00+04:30 tankerbrosbrat 29 May 2012 by Chana Ya'ar Iranian security experts report a virus far more dangerous than the Stuxnet worm has struck the country's computer systems. Dubbed the “Flame,” the virus is one that has struck not only Iran, however, but a number of other enemies of Israel as well. The... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gJ-9L-AYP_abkTxd39rxFAKej7A/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gJ-9L-AYP_abkTxd39rxFAKej7A/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gJ-9L-AYP_abkTxd39rxFAKej7A/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gJ-9L-AYP_abkTxd39rxFAKej7A/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WarOnTerrorNews/~4/OOccfcRytg8" height="1" width="1"/>http://waronterrornews.typepad.com/home/2012/05/-the-flame-computer-virus-strikes-iran-worse-than-stuxnet.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e551d9d3fd8833016766ec3bbb970b 2012-05-30T15:21:00+04:30 2012-05-30T15:21:00+04:30 tankerbrosbrat A Military Operations news article 29 May 12 Working closely with Afghan security forces, soldiers of 1st Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment have made a considerable discovery of insurgent narcotics and supplies in the Nad 'Ali district of Helmand province. Sergeant Terry Johnson with carefully bagged evidence that may help... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dXf1M-K5g5UWlS8LCPcqyfUOtTQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dXf1M-K5g5UWlS8LCPcqyfUOtTQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dXf1M-K5g5UWlS8LCPcqyfUOtTQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dXf1M-K5g5UWlS8LCPcqyfUOtTQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WarOnTerrorNews/~4/ClPgtoJZIvU" height="1" width="1"/>http://waronterrornews.typepad.com/home/2012/05/afg-and-brit-troops-find-huge-drugs-and-explosives-cache.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e551d9d3fd88330168ebedb7ee970c 2012-05-30T14:19:00+04:30 2012-05-30T14:19:00+04:30 tankerbrosbrat By Jim Garamone American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, May 28, 2012 – The Defense Department’s most senior leaders today honored Vietnam War veterans, including their own friends and mentors, in a commemoration at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial wall here they said was long overdue. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta escorts... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yERf_jDVSxSOtXdCXfXrxydGLlg/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yERf_jDVSxSOtXdCXfXrxydGLlg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yERf_jDVSxSOtXdCXfXrxydGLlg/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yERf_jDVSxSOtXdCXfXrxydGLlg/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WarOnTerrorNews/~4/582otKqXybs" height="1" width="1"/>http://waronterrornews.typepad.com/home/2012/05/panetta-dempsey-recall-vietnam-vets-valor-sacrifice-.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e551d9d3fd88330168ebedad5b970c 2012-05-30T09:02:00+04:30 2012-05-30T09:02:00+04:30 tankerbrosbrat 5/28/2012 By Cpl. Tatum Vayavananda , Marine Forces Europe BELLEAU, France — Towered by a Romanesque chapel and flanked by 2,289 epithets of the fallen, U.S. Marines and citizens, along with French troops and locals of the town of Belleau, gather to honor the fallen at Aisne-Marne American Memorial Cemetery,... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AqrPAOtoN0tOQhT3FeqTTO8RBq0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AqrPAOtoN0tOQhT3FeqTTO8RBq0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AqrPAOtoN0tOQhT3FeqTTO8RBq0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AqrPAOtoN0tOQhT3FeqTTO8RBq0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WarOnTerrorNews/~4/LS34Oyhun1g" height="1" width="1"/>http://waronterrornews.typepad.com/home/2012/05/marines-remember-their-fallen-at-belleau-wood-for-memorial-day-.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e551d9d3fd8833016305f78f1c970d 2012-05-30T08:34:00+04:30 2012-05-30T08:34:00+04:30 tankerbrosbrat An Afghan and coalition security force conducted an operation to detain a Haqqani leader in Gomal district, Paktika province, Tuesday. The leader conducts roadside bombings and other attacks against Afghan and coalition security forces in Sarobi district. He also coordinates the movement of insurgents and weapons throughout the region. Two... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/b3V0E_lAEs_ybMhLnqHiK129Nwo/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/b3V0E_lAEs_ybMhLnqHiK129Nwo/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/b3V0E_lAEs_ybMhLnqHiK129Nwo/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/b3V0E_lAEs_ybMhLnqHiK129Nwo/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WarOnTerrorNews/~4/lJfu_kMYmCA" height="1" width="1"/>http://waronterrornews.typepad.com/home/2012/05/war-in-afghanistan-news-30-may-2012.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e551d9d3fd88330168ebed802d970c 2012-05-30T07:49:43+04:30 2012-05-30T08:16:16+04:30 tankerbrosbrat The Department of Defense announced today the death of two Soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died May 28, in Kabul, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when their helicopter crashed. The Soldiers were assigned to the 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, Ansbach-Katterbach, Germany. Killed were: Capt. John R. Brainard, 26,... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3_a1akIBN5bqHXbef9Ewjr_K7Cw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3_a1akIBN5bqHXbef9Ewjr_K7Cw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3_a1akIBN5bqHXbef9Ewjr_K7Cw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3_a1akIBN5bqHXbef9Ewjr_K7Cw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WarOnTerrorNews/~4/orqG9M_kuQY" height="1" width="1"/>http://waronterrornews.typepad.com/home/2012/05/rip-capt-john-r-brainard-cwo5-john-c-pratt.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e551d9d3fd8833016766eb4d6d970b 2012-05-30T05:21:00+04:30 2012-05-30T05:21:00+04:30 tankerbrosbrat May 29, 2012 ISAF Media <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/swb-qg7-MwADStZ1e6fseiy9zXE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/swb-qg7-MwADStZ1e6fseiy9zXE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/swb-qg7-MwADStZ1e6fseiy9zXE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/swb-qg7-MwADStZ1e6fseiy9zXE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WarOnTerrorNews/~4/fLFvHze1DJQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://waronterrornews.typepad.com/home/2012/05/video-afg-security-forces-demo-what-they-learned-in-airfield-security.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e551d9d3fd8833016305f6f319970d 2012-05-30T02:49:39+04:30 2012-05-30T02:49:39+04:30 tankerbrosbrat The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Spc. Tofiga J. Tautolo, 23, of Wilmington, Calif., died May 27, in Bati Kot, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when his vehicle was attacked with an enemy improvised explosive device. Tautolo was... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/eQAifbSg8J0q39iPN9n8xZgPNtk/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/eQAifbSg8J0q39iPN9n8xZgPNtk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/eQAifbSg8J0q39iPN9n8xZgPNtk/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/eQAifbSg8J0q39iPN9n8xZgPNtk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WarOnTerrorNews/~4/LEGH2wEU3ZA" height="1" width="1"/>http://waronterrornews.typepad.com/home/2012/05/rip-spc-tofiga-j-tautolo.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e551d9d3fd8833016766ea0bce970b 2012-05-30T01:30:00+04:30 2012-05-30T01:30:00+04:30 dfairben STATE DEPARTMENT - The United States is expelling Syria's most senior envoy in Washington over what it says is the Syrian government's responsibility for last week's massacre in the village of Houla. U.N. observers confirm the deaths of more than 90 people in Houla, including several families who appear to... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/CAA2nqreZ8oX-eMw7PbsLrwUxLs/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/CAA2nqreZ8oX-eMw7PbsLrwUxLs/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/CAA2nqreZ8oX-eMw7PbsLrwUxLs/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/CAA2nqreZ8oX-eMw7PbsLrwUxLs/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WarOnTerrorNews/~4/us5nZt3eU4c" height="1" width="1"/>http://waronterrornews.typepad.com/home/2012/05/middle-east-news-29-may-2012.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e551d9d3fd8833016766e85170970b 2012-05-29T17:55:57+04:30 2012-05-29T17:55:57+04:30 WOTN Editor Pakistan's military said Tuesday it successfully test fired a short-range missile that can carry nuclear warheads. The military said in a statement that the Hatf 9 (Nasr) has a range of 60 kilometers and “addresses the need to deter evolving threats, especially at shorter ranges.” The statement quoted Lieutenant General... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ffhFHbIGvhUJEU_-Qyfih73kC90/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ffhFHbIGvhUJEU_-Qyfih73kC90/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ffhFHbIGvhUJEU_-Qyfih73kC90/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ffhFHbIGvhUJEU_-Qyfih73kC90/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WarOnTerrorNews/~4/aStWBZizAXA" height="1" width="1"/>http://waronterrornews.typepad.com/home/2012/05/pakistan-tests-nuke-capable-missile.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e551d9d3fd8833016305f42d90970d 2012-05-29T17:44:38+04:30 2012-05-29T17:44:38+04:30 dfairben KABUL, Afghanistan (May 29) — Afghan and coalition forces confirmed that a security operation conducted Sunday resulted in the deaths of Sakhr al-Taifi, a Saudi al-Qaida leader, and one additional al-Qaida terrorist in Watahpur district, Kunar province. Sakhr al-Taifi, also known as Musthaq and Nasim, was al-Qaida’s second highest leader... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bh46cr4WceVMacX1rsu8ozpwn40/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bh46cr4WceVMacX1rsu8ozpwn40/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bh46cr4WceVMacX1rsu8ozpwn40/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bh46cr4WceVMacX1rsu8ozpwn40/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WarOnTerrorNews/~4/hD-DEOP2X60" height="1" width="1"/>http://waronterrornews.typepad.com/home/2012/05/senior-al-qaida-leader-killed-in-kunar-province-sunday.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e551d9d3fd88330168ebe42642970c 2012-05-29T13:30:00+04:30 2012-05-29T13:30:00+04:30 dfairben KABUL, Afghanistan (AFNS) -- The four Afghan air force lieutenants stand at a petite five feet, their uniforms bear the proud patches of military members serving their country. They wear something that is not common in the Afghan air force - a hijab, a head covering traditionally worn by Muslim... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/s8PMydYB7EfSd2-GrqZ5Dl8LOgI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/s8PMydYB7EfSd2-GrqZ5Dl8LOgI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/s8PMydYB7EfSd2-GrqZ5Dl8LOgI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/s8PMydYB7EfSd2-GrqZ5Dl8LOgI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WarOnTerrorNews/~4/rm-Hvgu0tlU" height="1" width="1"/>http://waronterrornews.typepad.com/home/2012/05/airmen-advise-afghan-women-officers-instill-hope.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e551d9d3fd88330168ebe3b69d970c 2012-05-29T08:54:00+04:30 2012-05-29T08:54:00+04:30 tankerbrosbrat May 28, 2012 Today, Memorial Day in America, it seems more than fitting that a Memorial has been dedicated to my "nephew" SSG Brian Cowdrey, an American Hero: On Memorial day many people visit memorial sites and cemeteries to honor those who have died serving our great country. Today the... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/00LklxxmN8KXWx05jxQF-sYR62w/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/00LklxxmN8KXWx05jxQF-sYR62w/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/00LklxxmN8KXWx05jxQF-sYR62w/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/00LklxxmN8KXWx05jxQF-sYR62w/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WarOnTerrorNews/~4/UEKhXUBzZ5Y" height="1" width="1"/>http://waronterrornews.typepad.com/home/2012/05/video-remembering-ssg-cowdrey-in-afg.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e551d9d3fd8833016305f0275b970d 2012-05-29T08:31:00+04:30 2012-05-29T08:31:00+04:30 WOTN Editor ISAF confirmed an Afghan-international security force killed Zia Ul Haq, a Taliban commander for Arghandab province who is also known as Zia Agha, during a precision airstrike against several insurgents Thursday. The precision strike also killed Faizullah, a Taliban sub-commander, as he and Zia Agna were emplacing an improvised-explosive device... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_saZbm4xOUjQ2lHb8834gIT9ZjY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_saZbm4xOUjQ2lHb8834gIT9ZjY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_saZbm4xOUjQ2lHb8834gIT9ZjY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_saZbm4xOUjQ2lHb8834gIT9ZjY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WarOnTerrorNews/~4/RtmYXepJD-g" height="1" width="1"/>http://waronterrornews.typepad.com/home/2012/05/war-in-afghanistan-news-29-may-2012.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e551d9d3fd88330168ebe5555f970c 2012-05-29T06:45:41+04:30 2012-05-29T06:45:41+04:30 WOTN Editor A British judge has rejected bail for terror suspect and radical Islamist cleric Abu Qatada. Judge John Mitting said Monday that having Qatada free and on the streets of London during the Summer Olympic Games would be “extremely problematic.” He said that if Qatada disappeared, valuable resources would be needed... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/whyDTXJ2jx9xa2Wjvv-bvGNxdE8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/whyDTXJ2jx9xa2Wjvv-bvGNxdE8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/whyDTXJ2jx9xa2Wjvv-bvGNxdE8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/whyDTXJ2jx9xa2Wjvv-bvGNxdE8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WarOnTerrorNews/~4/04oyY-hZIRo" height="1" width="1"/>http://waronterrornews.typepad.com/home/2012/05/british-court-denies-bail-for-islamist-terrorist.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e551d9d3fd88330168ebe33c53970c 2012-05-29T02:19:34+04:30 2012-05-29T02:19:34+04:30 WOTN Editor The brother of a Pakistani doctor jailed for helping the United States track down Osama bin Laden says he is innocent and should be granted a new trial. Jamil Afridi told reporters in Peshawar Monday his brother did not get a fair trial and will appeal the verdict. He said... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4T3JTui03_kizZpzc6i5CSdMCho/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4T3JTui03_kizZpzc6i5CSdMCho/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4T3JTui03_kizZpzc6i5CSdMCho/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4T3JTui03_kizZpzc6i5CSdMCho/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WarOnTerrorNews/~4/_e_fqUKPUKc" height="1" width="1"/>http://waronterrornews.typepad.com/home/2012/05/paki-violence-continues-as-key-obl-sources-brother-appeals-for-new-trial.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e551d9d3fd88330168ebe1c514970c 2012-05-28T22:38:32+04:30 2012-05-28T22:38:32+04:30 WOTN Editor The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Spc.Vilmar Galarza Hernandez, 21, of Salinas, Calif., died May. 26 in Zharay, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 4th Battalion,... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/327tqcxYTR9m4OC87bqGXQgrUB8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/327tqcxYTR9m4OC87bqGXQgrUB8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/327tqcxYTR9m4OC87bqGXQgrUB8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/327tqcxYTR9m4OC87bqGXQgrUB8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WarOnTerrorNews/~4/2hczzqZ7e2Y" height="1" width="1"/>http://waronterrornews.typepad.com/home/2012/05/rip-vilmar-g-hernandez.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e551d9d3fd8833016305eb4686970d 2012-05-28T19:24:46+04:30 2012-05-28T19:24:46+04:30 WOTN Editor The leader of Bangladesh's largest Islamist party Jamaat-e-Islami has been charged with war crimes by a special tribunal. Matiur Rahman Nizami was indicted Monday on 16 charges, including genocide and murder allegedly carried out during the country's 1971 independence struggle against Pakistan. Another tribunal indicted Abdul Quader Molla, a deputy... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/irLTmJicHA_zL7hp4DdSBHJiu8g/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/irLTmJicHA_zL7hp4DdSBHJiu8g/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/irLTmJicHA_zL7hp4DdSBHJiu8g/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/irLTmJicHA_zL7hp4DdSBHJiu8g/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WarOnTerrorNews/~4/wVSTy-sGXzM" height="1" width="1"/>http://waronterrornews.typepad.com/home/2012/05/bangladesh-indicts-islamists-for-genocide-war-crimes.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e551d9d3fd8833016305eb3db6970d 2012-05-28T19:19:57+04:30 2012-05-28T19:19:57+04:30 WOTN Editor Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga says a blast in central Nairobi on Monday was an act of terrorism, contradicting police who blamed the explosion on an electrical fault. Speaking at the blast site a few hours the explosion occurred, Mr. Odinga said Kenya is “under threat” but will “not be... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Y8B7apCHBeqMHWnuKWo9Waaj5TU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Y8B7apCHBeqMHWnuKWo9Waaj5TU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Y8B7apCHBeqMHWnuKWo9Waaj5TU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Y8B7apCHBeqMHWnuKWo9Waaj5TU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WarOnTerrorNews/~4/1CeZqK7HyhI" height="1" width="1"/>http://waronterrornews.typepad.com/home/2012/05/explosion-in-kenya-possibly-al-shabab-grenade-attack.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e551d9d3fd8833016766deefe4970b 2012-05-28T18:57:17+04:30 2012-05-28T18:57:17+04:30 WOTN Editor By Nick Simeone, AFPS, WASHINGTON, May 27, 2012 – Pakistan’s jailing of a doctor who helped the United States find and kill Osama bin Laden a year ago is undermining efforts by both countries to improve relations, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta said in an interview that aired today. “It... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/irIzpI94OsxPLcrFHtMC1zHu0G8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/irIzpI94OsxPLcrFHtMC1zHu0G8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/irIzpI94OsxPLcrFHtMC1zHu0G8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/irIzpI94OsxPLcrFHtMC1zHu0G8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WarOnTerrorNews/~4/OU_A1Vrs56Y" height="1" width="1"/>http://waronterrornews.typepad.com/home/2012/05/pakistan-sentences-obl-informant-to-33-years-panetta-calls-it-unhelpful.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e551d9d3fd8833016305eadb73970d 2012-05-28T18:21:00+04:30 2012-05-28T18:21:00+04:30 tankerbrosbrat Captain Stephen James Healey killed in Afghanistan A Military Operations news article 27 May 12 It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Captain Stephen James Healey, from 1st Battalion The Royal Welsh, was killed in Afghanistan yesterday, Saturday 26 May 2012. Captain Healey commanded the... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6ecNUrs22HrUO8XTDvqfh_jxIIU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6ecNUrs22HrUO8XTDvqfh_jxIIU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6ecNUrs22HrUO8XTDvqfh_jxIIU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6ecNUrs22HrUO8XTDvqfh_jxIIU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WarOnTerrorNews/~4/oex7tXs9RJ8" height="1" width="1"/>http://waronterrornews.typepad.com/home/2012/05/rip-captain-stephen-james-healey.html