Monday, January 25, 2010

THREE BLASTS ROCK BAGHDAD CLOSE TO HOTELS HOUSING U.S. JOURNALISTS


Three blasts rock central Baghdad

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2010/01/201012512552630141.html

The blasts went off near the fortified Green Zone where government buildings are located [Reuters]

At least 36 people have been killed in three suicide car bombings, which took place within 10 minutes of each other, near hotels in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, police said.

At least 71 other people were wounded in the blasts, which came during rush hour on Monday.

The blasts happened close to the Sheraton and Palestine Hotels in the centre of the city, and the Babil hotel in the south.The hotels are located outside the heavily fortified Green Zone, where many government and international agencies are situated.

A SOLDIER'S TAKE ON AFGHANISTAN. (MUST SEE VIDEO)


S/Sgt. Adam Schroeder, Nebraska National Guard, shares his views on the mission in Afghanistan during a patrol through a small village in Afghanistan.

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THEY NEVER KNEW WHAT HIT THEM---APACHE BLASTS TALIBAN


Video allows you to see and hear ground control to an Apache helicopter which makes a strike on the Taliban on the ground in Afghanistan. They never knew what hit them.

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APACHE TAKES OUT INSURGENTS WITH 30 MM---RAW VIDEO


Aerial view of Apache helicopter wiping out insurgents on the ground with 30 mm. Great music with this video.

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AWESOME COMBAT FOOTAGE FROM AFGHANISTAN


Video shows U.S. military in combat in Afghanistan. Non-stop combat action.

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MARINE LIFE AT A FOB IN AFGHANISTAN


Video shows what it is like for our Marines living at a Forward Operating Base (FOB) in Afghanistan.

Not exactly all the pleasures of home.

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"OPERATION MOUNTAIN RESOLVE"---10TH MOUNTAIN DIV LAUNCH COMBAT MISSION ON TALIBAN


The footage in this video shows members of the 10th Mountain Division launching a mission to attack the Taliban as part of "Operation Mountain Resolve" in Afghanistan.

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AFGHANISTAN: U.S. TROOPS IN VIOLENT FIREFIGHT WITH TALIBAN


The war in Afghanistan rages on and this video shows an American Army platoon in a violent firefight with the Taliban.

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CANADIAN FORCES FROM EDMONTON CONDUCT DAWN RAID ON TALIBAN


Alpha Company, "Red Devils," from Edmonton, Canada conduct a dawn raid on the Taliban in Afghanistan. Heavy combat.

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