IRAQ ON THE BRINK OF COLLAPSE. 10 CIVILIANS KILLED (GRAPHIC VIDEO)

Iraq is falling apart again.

There were a series of bombings over the weekend that killed at least ten people and wounded many more.

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AWESOME CANADIAN ATTACK ON TALIBAN IN MARJAH AFGHANISTAN

This video is very intense and shows Canadian troops in a full-scale attack on the Taliban in Marjah, Afghanistan.

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BAGHDAD BLAST KILLS I, WOUNDS 3

February 14, 2010 - 06:38:52

BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: One civilian man was killed and three others wounded when an improvised explosive device (IED) went off in eastern Baghdad on Sunday evening, according to an Iraqi police source.

“The IED, planted near a popular café on al-Jawader street in the eastern Baghdad Sadr City, killed one civilian man and wounded three others who were inside the café then,” the source, who asked not to be named, told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.

“Security forces sealed off the explosion area and rushed the wounded to the nearby Imam Ali Hospital for treatment,” the source added.

VIOLENT VIDEO OF U.S. MARINES IN AFGHANISTAN COMBAT

Video shows the U.S. Marines in various stages of violent attacks on the Taliban in Afghanistan.

WARNING: Very graphic video

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12 AFGHAN CIVILIANS KILLED BY ERRANT U.S. ROCKET ATTACK ON MARJAH

The deaths are the first civilian casualties since the start of the 2-day-old attack on the Taliban stronghold of Marja. NATO says it is suspending use of the weapons system used in the deadly strike.

By Tony Perry and Laura King
11:00 AM PST, February 14, 2010

http://www.latimes.com/news/nation-and-world/la-fg-afghan-marja15-2010feb15,0,6559419.story

Reporting from The Outskirts Of Marja, Afghanistan, and Kabul -- As U.S. Marines battled Sunday to consolidate their hold on the southern Afghanistan town of Marja, Western commanders reported the first serious setback of the 2-day-old offensive: the deaths of a dozen Afghan civilians in an errant rocket strike.U.S. Army Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, the commander of Western forces in Afghanistan, extended personal apologies to Afghan President Hamid Karzai for the deaths.

The fatalities represented the first large-scale episode of civilian casualties since the start of fighting in Nad Ali, the district in central Helmand province where Marja lies.

NEWS ALERT: MARINES SEAL OFF ESCAPE ROUTES SO TALIBAN CAN'T GET OUT OF MARJAH AFGHANISTAN (VIDEO)

Some 3,000 U.S. Marines and a large contingent of NATO forces have sealed off all the escape routes the Taliban might use in trying to get out of Marjah Afghanistan ahead of the major push into the city by allied forces.

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GUNBATTLES RAGE AS TALIBAN DIG IN AROUND MARJAH AFGHANISTAN

Just when it appeared as though the Taliban were going to slip out of Marjah, Afghanistan, the tide has turned and the Taliban have dug in and decided to fight the 3,000 U.S. Marines and NATO forces.

Early reports are the fighting is fierce and increasing.

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Gunbattles rage as Taliban fighters dig in

U.S. Marines face ‘death at every corner’ on second day of Afghan offensive

The Associated Press

updated 4:26 a.m. CT, Sun., Feb. 14, 2010

MARJAH, Afghanistan - Squads of Marines and Afghan soldiers occupied a majority of the Taliban stronghold of Marjah on Sunday, but gunfire continued as pockets of militants dug in and fought, military officials said.

The second day of the largest offensive since the 2001 U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan was characterized by painstaking house searches and sporadic fighting.

The troops cleared out booby-trapped houses one by one, advancing slowly down streets littered with thousands of homemade bombs and mines. Shots continued to ring out in some neighborhoods.

"We're in the majority of the city at this point," said Lt. Josh Diddams, a Marine spokesman. He said the nature of the resistance has changed from the initial assault, with insurgents now holding ground in some neighborhoods.

"We're starting to come across areas where the insurgents have actually taken up defensive positions," he said. "Initially it was more hit and run."

The Marjah offensive is NATO's most ambitious effort yet to break the militants' grip over their southern heartland.

TALIBAN DISGUISE THEMSELVES AS CIVILIANS IN BATTLE FOR MARJAH (WATCH VIDEO)

This is an alarming and frightening video because it explains how the Taliban in Marjah are going to avoid fighting U.S. and NATO troops by disguising themselves as civilians.

Because the Taliban doesn't wear uniforms just like Al Qaeda militants didn't wear uniforms in Iraq, the U.S. and NATO troops are finding it impossible to tell who is a member of the Taliban and who is just another Marjah civilian.

This is a must see video.

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NEW AFGHAN OFFENSIVE PUTS PRESSURE ON COMBAT HOSPITALS (VIDEO)

The combined offensive of U.S. Marines, British troops and other NATO troops has put pressure on combat hospitals who are dealing with more and more wounded soldiers. This video shows how they are handling it.

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