An Afghan militant group led by former Afghan Prime Minister Gulbadin Hekmatyar has claimed to have shot down a Nato helicopter gunship in Afghanistan."Hizb-i-islami, a banned militant outfit, has claimed to have brought down a gunship helicopter of Nato in...
In an intensified battle against suspected militants American forces have killed 32 people, including three women. The Sunday death toll resulted from the latest round of a military offensive in the insurgent-infested Bajur tribal region, which borders...
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"I was wandering around aimlessly at work the other day when I saw a group of co-workers watching a video of some war footage in Afghanistan. It was a good opportunity to be unproductive, so naturally I stood there and watched. The video was in black and white, and was shot...
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"The United States has committed an act of war against Somalia (as Buzzflash noted), launching a gunship attack in pursuit of "suspected al Qaeda operatives." Several people were killed when US planes "strafed the village of Hayo near the Kenyan border" and possibly the...
I don't know how to categorize this...but it's been an interesting news day. Dead birds in Texas, unexplained natural gas odors in NY, more drama at the Port of Miami--this time involving a positive...
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The US is back in Somalia, but clearly on a more limited basis than the debacle of 1992 - 1994 (see the Army's own version, below)."WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. gunship conducted a strike against two suspected al...