Posted by warvictims on July 20, 2007
BBC Monitoring South Asia
Text of editorial, “London and Washington indifferent to Afghanistan”, by Afghan newspaper Arman-e Melli on 19 July
A senior British general, in an open letter to the British prime minister, has warned that London and Washington have become excessively engaged in Iraq and are ignoring the conditions in Afghanistan. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by warvictims on July 20, 2007
Canada to double training for soldiers who call in air strikes in Afghanistan
Associated Press
The Canadian army is proposing to double the amount of training given to soldiers who call in air strikes on the battlefields of Afghanistan and is urging other NATO countries to do the same thing. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by warvictims on July 20, 2007
Cleric predicts revolution as funerals begin: Red Mosque siege
By DECLAN WALSH
The Guardian (London)
A defiant captured cleric predicted an Islamic revolution in Pakistan as the first funerals were held for militants killed in the Red Mosque siege. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Civilian Casualties, Crossfire Deaths, Ground Assault, Insurgents, Military, Pakistan, South Asia, Suicide Bomb, Targeted Death | Leave a Comment »
Posted by warvictims on July 20, 2007
Marine awaits sentencing in murder plot
By ALLISON HOFFMAN
Boston Globe via Associated Press
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. –Getting into the Marine Corps from the rough St. Louis suburb where he grew up was Cpl. Trent Thomas’ reward for making the right decisions in life.
“I got out of the hood where we were,” he told a military jury. “I was like, yo, thank you Jesus, I’m one of the Marines!”
On Friday, jurors were to begin deliberating Thomas’ sentence for taking part in the death of a retired Iraqi policeman on the night of April 26, 2006, after a failed attempt to abduct and kill a suspected insurgent. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by warvictims on July 20, 2007
Somali Peace Conference Begins Amid Violence
By STEPHANIE McCRUMMEN
The Washington Post
NAIROBI, July 19 — The first full day of Somalia’s much-delayed reconciliation conference opened Thursday in the broken capital of Mogadishu with faint hopes, much quarreling and a barrage of mortar explosions not too far away. Read the rest of this entry »
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