Second Blast at Russia Arms Depot

Eight military personnel were killed during a cleanup operation at Russian arms depot in Ulyanovsk.  Ulyanovsk is located east of Moscow and the arms depot was the scene of a large fire earlier this...

DoD Op Enduring Freedom Casualty update as of 10am 13th Nov 2009

Here is this weeks update on Casualties in Afghanistan.  Another 8 soldiers lost their lives this week.  This is amidst the reported rejections of options presented to President Obama and the...

DoD Op Enduring Freedom Casualty update as of 10am 6th Nov 2009

Here is this weeks update on Casualties in Afghanistan.  Casualties of American troops this week than in recent preceding weeks.  This only makes it that more tragic that 9 were killed in Fort Hood,...

DoD Op Enduring Freedom Casualty update as of 10am 30th Oct 2009

Yesterday President Obama met with the Joint Chiefs of Staff to discuss the way forward in Afghanistan.  Presumably the meeting discussed troop strength and the approach regarding General McChrystals...

105 Killed In Bomb Blast In Peshawar

Sadly, I have been changing the numbers in this story's headline: The death toll in the deadly Peshawar blast has now risen to 105. Over 200 people are said to be wounded. There will perhaps be more casualties as...

DoD Op Enduring Freedom Casualty update as of 10am 23 Oct 2009

Yesterday, NATO Defence Ministers and the NATO Secretary General have voiced their support for General McChrystal;s recommendations for Afghanistan.  There is also broadbased support by the UN.Apparently...

DoD Op Enduring Freedom Casualty update as of 10am 9 Oct 2009

With wars raging in Afghanistan and Iraq, President Obama is at a crossroads in Afghanistan.  His senior general in Afghanistan has recommended an additional 40,000 troops or face failure.  Just...

DoD Op Enduring Freedom Casualty update as of 10am 02 Oct 2009

U.S Casualties have increased again during this past week.  Here is the update of total casualties as of 10 am 2 October 2009.  The number of Deaths has now risen to 774, which is an increase of `5...

DoD Op Enduring Freedom Casualty update as of 10am 18 Sept 2009

U.S Casualties have increased again during this past week.  Here is the update of total casualties as of 10 am 18 September 2009.  The number of Deaths has now risen to 764, which is an increase of...

Canadian Soldier killed - IED Strike, 11 Injured

  Private Jonathan Couturier was killed by an IED (Improvised Explosive Device) in Afghanistan on Thursday.  11 others were injured.Jonathan Couturier, 23, is a member of the Royal 22e Regiment based in...

Canadian soldier killed in Afghanistan - Roadside Bomb

Canada's casualty count in Afghanistan is now up to 130.  Private Patrick Lormand, 21, of the Royal 22nd Regiment (Vandoos) was killed when the vehicle he was traveling in was struck by a roadside bomb. ...

5 dead, 900 people rescued from Philippine ferry

Early Sunday morning a Super 9 Ferry sank in the Southern Phillipines.  The ferry had 1000 passengers on board.  900 people were rescued, 60 are missing or unaccounted for.  Five dead have...

90 feared dead in NATO air-strike in Kunduz northern Afghanistan

Several News services are reporting a tragic event in Kunduz which is in Northern Afghanistan.  A NATO air strike was targeting Taliban insurgents who stole two fuel tankers.  Early estimates...

Soldier from Sask. First Nation killed in Afghanistan

A soldier from the Big River First Nation in Saskatchewan, who served with the US Army was  killed in Afghanistan last weekend. Corporal Darby Moon, 25 has fought with the US Army for four years according to...

DoD Op Enduring Freedom Casualty update as of 10am 7August 2009

U.S Casualties have increased again during this past week.  Here is the update of total casualties as of 10 am 7 Aug 2009.  The number of Deaths has now risen to 694, which is an increase of 10 over the...