Archive for the ‘War & Conflicts News’ Category
Street battles as Pakistan troops advance on Taliban
Islamabad: Pakistani troops were Wednesday locked in deadly street battles with Taliban fighters, pushing a ground offensive deeper into militant-held territory, the military said.
A senior military official told AFP the army had "taken" the strategic town of Sararogha in the third week of fighting,...
November 5th, 2009 | Army News, War & Conflicts News | Read More
Six UN staff killed in Kabul attack: UN spokesman
KABUL: Six foreign UN staff were killed and another nine wounded, including some seriously, in an armed attack on a central Kabul guesthouse on Wednesday, a UN spokesman said.
"At this stage we have six UN staff killed in this incident," said Adrian Edwards, confirming that all were international staff.
"We...
October 28th, 2009 | War & Conflicts News | Read More
Pakistan suicide attack kills six near air base
ISLAMABAD: A suicide bomber blew himself up near a Pakistan Air Force base Friday, killing six people and dealing another blow to a beleaguered military pressing an offensive against the Taliban.
The blast ripped through a busy main road during the morning rush hour in the town of Kamra, about 80 kilometres...
October 23rd, 2009 | War & Conflicts News | Read More
Pakistan targets Taliban leaders
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan: Pakistan vowed on Monday to target Taliban leaders and deal a killer blow to the Islamists as it pressed a major offensive Western military chiefs said was key to regional stability.
The army said 78 militants had been killed in the operation which presents the military with...
October 20th, 2009 | War & Conflicts News | Read More
Indian Maoists vow ‘tornado’ uprising: report
New Delhi: The leader of India's Maoist rebels has vowed to unleash a "tornado" of violence if the government goes ahead with a planned large-scale offensive against his insurgent forces.
In an interview published in the weekly magazine Open, Mupalla Laxman Rao, better known as Ganapathi, said any offensive...
October 20th, 2009 | War & Conflicts News | Read More
Georgia War: Finding The Facts, Losing The Message
By Charli Carpenter
On 30 September, the European Union released its report on last year's August war in the Caucasus. The aim was to establish what happened, since as stated in the preamble, "there can be no peace in the South Caucasus as long as a common understanding of the facts is not achieved."
Since...
October 13th, 2009 | War & Conflicts News | Read More
New Pakistani Taliban chief may be dead: US official
Washington: Newly anointed Pakistani Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud may have been killed recently during clashes with a rival faction, a senior US counterterrorism official said Saturday.
"There's reason to believe that Hakimullah may have died recently -- perhaps as the result of factional in-fighting...
October 6th, 2009 | War & Conflicts News | Read More
Pakistan minister warns against US missile strikes
Quetta, Pakistan: A Pakistani minister has warned the United States against launching missile strikes against the Taliban in his southwestern province, as a furore brewed over militant hideouts here.
"America will never make the mistake of drone strikes in Baluchistan," said Aslam Raisani, chief minister...
October 5th, 2009 | War & Conflicts News | Read More
Water War Possible Between India and Pakistan
If there is any possibility of a water war erupting soon, it will have to be between India and Pakistan, according to SAMAA News (International) senior correspondent Ibrahim Malick. Malick reports that at least 20 different UN bodies concur that these are the two likeliest combatants.
A war of this...
October 1st, 2009 | War & Conflicts News | Read More
Nigeria rebels extend truce by 30 days
LAGOS: The main armed rebel group in oil-rich southern Nigeria said early Wednesday it was prolonging by 30 days its truce which expired at midnight, but warned it was not giving up the fight.
"The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) is extending its unilateral ceasefire which expired...
September 16th, 2009 | War & Conflicts News | Read More
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UK’s Search and Rescue Network to Be Maintained
November 5, 2009 04:11
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China’s military making strides in space
November 4, 2009 06:11
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Russian helicopters for NATO’s war in Afghanistan
November 4, 2009 06:11
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New system allows vehicle GPS to track location while in flight
November 4, 2009 06:11
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Last C-130E Hercules aircraft leave Ramstein
November 4, 2009 05:11
