WAR CHAT- War News and History

Above: Troops playing against the perils in war-torn Afghanistan (Photo: www.hqusareur.army.mil)

The number of US and NATO troops killed in Afghanistan in May and June has surpassed that of Iraq. Taliban offensives have considerably risen and have become more dangerous. Experts say that the insurgents in Afghanistan are getting stronger thus it could be an alarming sign on the part of the US/NATO soldiers in the war-torn country.

United States Defense Secretary Robert Gates has reported that Afghanistan attacks in May have killed more soldiers than in Iraq, with death counts for the month reaching 22 soldiers while the death toll in Iraq dropped at 21. The trend has even continued in June.

Posted on July 4th, 2008 under War News. Tags: $21 billion aid, Afghanistan, Afghanistan insurgents, British troops, NATO, Robert Gates, Taliban, United States Defense, US, war-torn country. Comments: None

Above: US Soldier in Iraq

Gen. David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker are the two top officials in Iraq located on Capitol Hill this week to report on the know about in the Iraq war, thou there is not much to expect that the US policy will probably have so little change before the year ends and before the arrival of America’s next president.

Posted on April 8th, 2008 under War News. Tags: Drawdown of Iraq Troops, Iraq, Reconciliation Talks, US and Iraq, war. Comments: 1

Above: American Hostage

2 contractors that had been held hostage for more than a year had been killed and their bodies were found. Relatives of one of the contractors commented that it was a mixture of relief and sadness, as they were sad to find out that they are dead but at the same time relieved that this turmoil had come to an end.

Kathy Reuben, Johnson-Reuben’s first wife said “Today, we do get to feel better, It’s over. Paul’s in heaven, he’s a happy man today.”

Posted on March 28th, 2008 under War News. Tags: 2 Americans Dead, American Bodies Identified in Iraq, Bodies Found in Iraq, Dead American Hostages, Hostages in Iraq Dead. Comments: None

Above: Two American soldiers patrolling Baghdad

Three American soldiers were the latest victims of recent attacks in Southern Iraq. The soldiers, who were at the Combat Outpost Adder near Nasiriya, were killed from a barrage of rockets that peppered their small base early morning Wednesday. Two other soldiers and a civilian were wounded in the attack. This brings the death toll to 12 in 3 days.

One American soldier died by a roadside bomb in his patrol near Diwaniya yesterday; eight died in a pair of bomb attacks the day before: three in Diyala and five in Central Baghdad.

Posted on March 12th, 2008 under News Middle East, War News. Tags: al-Qaeda, Baghdad, Occupation, UN, US troops. Comments: None