Note: The following text is a quote:
http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=48995
Coalition Troops in Afghanistan Detain Four Insurgents
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17, 2008 – Four suspected insurgents were detained yesterday by coalition troops in Afghanistan during an operation to disrupt Taliban leadership networks in Zabul province, military officials said.
Coalition forces performed a search of compounds in Qalat district targeting a Taliban leader linked to anti-government operations in the area. While conducting their search, coalition forces found and detained four individuals with suspected links to insurgent networks, including one identified as a mid-level Taliban leader. The detained individuals will be questioned on their involvement in Taliban operations as well as other illegal activities.
“Coalition forces are systematically depleting the Taliban’s cadre of experienced leaders to the benefit of the Afghan people and the positive progress of Afghanistan,” said Army Maj. Chris Belcher, a coalition forces spokesman.
In other news, Afghan citizens have supplied information leading to the recovery of several weapons caches during the past week in Nangarhar province’s Kot and Khogyani sectors.
The largest cache was discovered Feb. 14 near Shamakalay Village, Khogyani district. This cache included a rocket-propelled grenade launcher, eight rocket-propelled grenade rounds, five rocket-propelled grenade boosters, two hand grenades, a mortar fuse and a stockpile of 25 mm ammunition.
Another weapons cache was found Feb. 12 in Kailoaghu, Khogyani district. This cache consisted of two anti-personnel mines, a hand grenade, and a rocket-propelled grenade launcher in good condition.
Afghan security forces, assisted by coalition forces, found a suspected insurgent weapons cache near Laghurji Village, Kot district, Feb. 8. That cache contained 10 anti-tank mines, three 60 mm mortar rounds and two 82 mm mortar rounds.
(Compiled from Combined Joint Task Force 82 news releases.)
The “youths” are at it again:
http://www.truthusa.com/MoreThanCartoons.html
#
Note: The following text is a quote:
http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/019994.php
February 17, 2008
Danish Muslims riot, burn cars over Motoons; cops blame “unusually mild weather”
Yes, I can see their point. Mild weather always makes me want to burn cars and vandalize schools. “Suspected Danish cartoon rioters torch cars,” from Reuters (thanks to JE):
GANGS of rioters set fire to cars and garbage trucks in northern Copenhagen after demonstrators evicted from a youth centre earlier in the year tried to occupy a new building.
Five youths were arrested in the capital after 28 cars and 35 garbage trucks were burned, Copenhagen police duty officer Jakob Kristensen said.
Danish media said arrests in other towns brought to 29 the number of people police were holding.
Scores of cars and several schools have been vandalised or burned in the past week.
Police could give no reason, but said that unusually mild weather and the closure of schools for a winter break might have contributed.
Police arrested two Tunisians and a Dane of Moroccan descent on Tuesday for planning to kill a cartoonist who drew one of the cartoons printed in a Danish newspaper two years ago that roused a storm of protest in Muslim countries.
Fifteen Danish newspapers reprinted his drawing on Wednesday in protest against the alleged murder plot.
Several hundred Muslims gathered in central Copenhagen yesterday to protest against publication of the cartoon.
Posted by Robert at February 17, 2008 7:34 AM