By RICHARD A. OPPEL Jr.
Published: July 25, 2009
NAWA, Afghanistan — In three combat tours in Anbar Province, Marine Sgt. Jacob Tambunga fought the deadliest insurgents in Iraq. Read the rest of this entry »
Archive for July 25th, 2009
AFGHANISTAN: Iraq Veterans Find Afghan Enemy Even Bolder
Posted by warvictims on July 25, 2009
Posted in Actors, Afghanistan, Bomb, Central Asia, Civilian Casualties, Country, Crossfire Injuries, Government, Gunfire, ISAF, Insurgents, Military, NATO/Allies, Police, Region, Suicide Bomb, Tactics, Taliban, Type of Harm | Tagged: Afghan forces, Afghan police, Afghanistan, British troops, Civilian Casualties, civilian injured, civilian wounded, counterinsurgency, firefight, gunfight, Helmand, IEDs, improvised explosive devices, insurgency, Iraq, Khost, militants, roadside bomb, suicide bombs, Taliban, US forces, US Marines | Leave a Comment »
PHILIPPINES: Muslim rebels halt attacks in Philippine south
Posted by warvictims on July 25, 2009
Reuters
By MANNY MOGATO
MANILA, July 25 (Reuters) – The Philippines’ largest Muslim rebel group ordered its armed units to halt attacks on military targets on Saturday, a top guerrilla leader said, paving the way for the revival of peace talks stalled since August 2008.
“Effective today, we are suspending our military actions in all areas where our armed units are operating,” Mohaqher Iqbal, head of the rebels’ peace panel, told Reuters by telephone from a guerrilla base on the southern island of Mindanao.
On Thursday, the government ordered a unilateral truce in the south of the mainly Roman Catholic country to convince the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) to return to negotiations to end 40 years of conflict that has killed 120,000 people. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Actors, Blogroll, Country, Government, Insurgents, Philippines, Region, Southeast Asia | Tagged: ceasefire, IDPs, Internally Displaced Persons, Manguindanao, MILF, Mindanao, Moro Islamic Liberation Front, Philippines | Leave a Comment »
