War News for Saturday, January 28, 2011

The British MoD is reporting the death of a British ISAF soldier from small arms fire/gunshot wounds in the Khar Nikah region of Nahr-e Saraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan on on Friday, January 27th. Here's the ISAF release.


French pull out early - France is to speed up its withdrawal from Afghanistan, handing over all combat missions to Afghan forces in 2013, a year earlier than planned.

France, Breaking With NATO, Will Speed Afghan Exit

US special operations expanding as wars recede

FACTBOX-Security developments in Iraq, January 28, Jan. 27th.

US helicopter makes emergency landing central Baghdad

Navy wants commando ‘mothership’ in Middle East


Reported security incidents
#1: Joint Afghan and International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) operations killed five armed insurgents during the past 24 hours, the Interior Ministry said in a statement.

#2: In addition, two insurgents were killed by their own explosives while attempting to plant a roadside mine in Ghazni province on Friday, the ministry said.

#3: A roadside bomb killed two Pakistani soldiers when it exploded in the Jogi area of the northwestern Kurram tribal region, near the Afghanistan border, a local security official said.

#4: According to local authorities in eastern Afghanistan, a US drone on Friday crashed in eastern Ghazni province. Provincial governor spokesman Modasir Afghan said, the drone crashed at Janjat village in Deh-Yak district, due to technical problems.