WAR CHAT- War News and History

Above: Taliban in Kandahar

The Taliban is on the offensive once more. After a swift assault of the villages of Arghandab District, they have now setup bases in and around the area. They started by destroying bridges and restricting access of tanks and other army vehicles into the region. Then they planted mines to further prevent land assault. Arghandab is in the southern part of Afghanistan, found in the Kandahar Province. The Arghandab region is found just 10 miles to the northwest of Kandahar City – the second largest city in the whole country.

Posted on June 18th, 2008 under News Middle East. Tags: Afghanistan, arghandab, kandahar, NATO, Taliban. Comments: 1

Above: Ruins after bombing
A United States soldier has been accused of using a Koran for target practice. This AP file photo shows a Koran shot through during an assault by United States forces.

United States President George W. Bush has already apologized by telephone call to Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki. He also promised prosecution of the said United States soldier. PM al-Maliki told the United States president about the incident, saying that is had humiliated and angered Iraq’s largely Muslim population.

You think? No one in their right mind would disrespect anybody else’s religion – and doing it in such a way is humanly unthinkable.

Posted on May 20th, 2008 under News Middle East. Tags: insult, Iraq, koran, sniper section, target practice. Comments: None

Above: Most wanted terrorist, Osama bin Laden

Osama bin Laden has just released a new message to the world. He vows that al-Qaeda will continue its war against Israel and its Western allies until it liberates Palestine. He also said the fight for Palestinian freedom was the most important driving force behind al-Qaeda’s war against the West; he said that it fuelled the September 11 attacks. The speech is entitled “The Reasons for the Struggle on the 60th Anniversary of the Creation of the Occupation State of Israel.”

Posted on May 16th, 2008 under News Middle East. Tags: 60th anniversary, al-Qaeda, Israel, osama bin laden, palestine. Comments: None

Above: Teenager in Lebanon, ready to throw molotov cocktail

Hezbollah has taken over western Beirut.

Hezbollah is a Shi’a Islamic political militia based in Lebanon. They first emerged in the early 1980s during the Lebanese Civil War. Before the faction was formed, they were initially from Musa Sadr’s Amal Movement. According to the group’s manifesto, Hezbollah has three main goals: the eradication of Western colonialism in Lebanon, bringing to justice those who committed atrocities during the war (their main opposition being the Lebanese Kataeb Party or the Phalangists), and lastly the establishment of an Islamic government in Lebanon. The last we have seen of the group at war was during the 2006 Lebanon War between them and the Israeli army.

Posted on May 10th, 2008 under News Asia, News Middle East. Tags: beirut, Hezbollah, Israel, Lebanon, takeover, telecoms. Comments: None