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In 1916, Emir of Mecca Sharif Hussein bin Ali proclaimed himself king of an independent Hijaz following the disintegration of the Ottoman Empire after World War I. In 1924, however, Bin Ali's authority was usurped by the Al Saud family who ruled the neighboring region of Nejd. They annexed the territory into what became known as the Kingdom of Hijaz and Nejd and later the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
It's one of those times where people who've been slugging away, 'take a break.'
And the MSM has absolutely nothing to say about anything.
And if it does, it's to downplay, or cover.
Jun 01, 2012 Fourteen insurgents killed in failed attack in Khowst Written by RC-East Public Affairs
BAGRAM, Afghanistan – Afghan and coalition forces successfully repelled an attack on a forward operating base in Khowst province today. At around 1 p.m., several insurgents wearing suicide vests attacked the FOB in Khowst. Afghan and International Security Assistance Force service members successfully repelled the attack and secured the base. Reports indicate fourteen insurgents were killed in the attack. At this time there are no reports of ISAF fatalities.
KABUL — A June 1 attack on a U.S. outpost near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border was much worse than originally disclosed by the military as insurgents pounded the base with a truck bomb, killing two Americans and seriously wounding about three dozen troops, officials acknowledged Saturday.
The blast flattened the dining hall and post exchange at Forward Operating Base Salerno in Khost province, a frequent target of insurgents in the past. Five Afghan civilians were killed and more than 100 other U.S. troops were treated for minor injuries. U.S. officials estimated that the truck was carrying 1,500 pounds of explosives.
U.S. and Afghan military officials said they killed 14 insurgents, many of whom were wearing suicide vests."
Now the Taliban version which I posted here on that day:
It'll be easier to find it here, where I posted it on TPF.
In the meantime, here's what happened yesterday:
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25 security guards killed and wounded in attack on convoy, 9 vehicles eliminated Qari Yousuf Ahmadi E-mail Print PDF Sunday, 27 Rajab 1433 Sunday, 17 June 2012 07:47
FARAH, Jun. 17 – At least 15 escort security guards were killed, 10 wounded while 4 escort security vehicles and 5 fuel tankers were destroyed at around 02:00 pm Saturday when Mujahideen of Islamic Emirate carried out a wide scale attack amid operation Al-Farooq on a nato logistical convoy in Gulistan district’s Pitawak, Jawza and others areas.
It is said that another escort security vehicle was also blown to pieces by a landmine near Habibullah petrol pump during the ambush, killing all 4 puppet"
A sure sign that the Non Linear break is here.
mcgowanjm posted on 2012-06-17 7:34:12 ET Reply Trace Private Reply Edit #318. To: All (#216)
And here it is:
And except for Fred Mertz, zero replies.
"#195. To: Robin, All (#194)
#962. To: A K A Stone (#0)
With Obama's 4:12 AM MayDay Bagram Speech, immediately boarding his plane and taking off as the Taliban attacked,
I knew we were at the EndGame. By Xmas the USSA would be out.
You can tell by how a Major Bank is imploding now. The Domestic mirrors the Foreign:
"Print KHOST, Jun. 02 – More than 100 US invading terrorists and tens of their puppets were killed and wounded in the martyrdom operation hit Sahrah Bagh airbase in Khost province.
According to the details, about 11 martyrdom-seeking heroes of Islamic Emirate, Shamsullah and Azimullah Khan coming from Paktia province, Muhammad Naeem, Atiqullah, Muhammad Yaqoob Ibrahimi, Karimullah and Sabeer residents of Ghazni province, Hafiz saifullah from Paktika province, Abdullah from Nangarhar and Abdurrahman from Logar province, stormed Sahra Bagh airfield in capital of Khost province, homes to hundreds of American invading troops.
The team of 11 martyr combatants armored with heavy and small arms and explosives vests in the US military uniforms got into the facility after slamming an explosive-filled truck into the airbase building.
Firstly, Shamsullah on Friday at about 1:00 p.m. carried out a martyr attack trough a truck packed with 10 tons of explosives roughly 10 thousand kilo grams, targeting the hotels and dining areas and gyms within the base in which dozens of the American cowardly troops were blowing to pieces and eliminated.
Soon after this huge and powerful explosion, 10 of 11 martyrdom-seeking Mujahideen entered the base facility and fought with rockets, hand grenades, explosive vests and heavy and light machine guns till 4:00 p.m., killing and wounding several dozens of US invading terrorist troops.
At about 5:00 p.m. Mujahideen detonated a motorbike parked outside near the gate of the base at puppets assisting the invaders in which more than 20 Afghan puppet soldiers were killed and wounded, whereas as many as 170 motorcycles were destroyed in the explosion.
The operation went on till the evening hours of the day in manner that Mujahideen of the Islamic Emirate took the airbase under attack from both inside by 10 combatants fighting the invading forces inside the base and from outside by other Mujahideen which made the enemy forces unable to use any aerial support. Two attack helicopters and a huge military plane as well as many tanks, fuel tankers, vehicles and fuel depots were set on fire and burned to ash.
It was the worst single-day losses for the US invaders and their puppets since the “Operation AL-Farooq” began and the local and western-flounced media’s reports on this successful operation are one-sided and based on false propaganda which attempt to understate the most lethal losses inflicted on the enemies, in particular on US invaders and undermine Mujahideen success. On the other hand, locals of the area and the US invaders themselves are well aware of the ground reality which speaks for itself.
And I left this in because the BBC has apologized, O SO QUIETLY for 'buying the spin' on HOULA.....;}
" Both the Guardian and the BBC depend entirely on the logical fallacy of appealing to authority - be it an allegedly qualified witness, or satellite imagery and overwhelming techno-babble. Both news agencies have demonstratively failed to provide any actual evidence to back the narrative they have been irresponsibly reporting since Houla erupted into violence last week.
The narrative has shifted from the Syrian army shelling civilians to death, to soldiers dismounting from tanks and killing civilians at close range, to pro-government militias dismounting from tanks and killing civilians at close range, and now finally, militants in cars, trucks, and on motorbikes killing civilians at close range - which seems to corroborate the Syrian government's own conclusion, that it was terrorists.
The BBC has already been caught outright misrepresenting events in Houla, when they used a picture of dead bodies taken years ago from Iraq in their recent Syrian coverage."
mcgowanjm posted on 2012-06-03 8:16:55 ET Reply Trace Private Reply Edit #965. To: All (#964)
Now let's see the USSAMedia's reaction to this EpicFail.
"ReutersReuters – Fri, Jun 1, 2012
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KHOST, Afghanistan (Reuters) - A blast was heard in the eastern Afghan city of Khost on Friday and smoke was rising near a NATO base, a Reuters witness and nearby residents said.
There was no immediate word on casualties. NATO said it was aware of an incident in the area but it was too early to comment. The Afghan Taliban said its fighters rammed a vehicle packed with large amounts of explosives into the base.
Violence has surged across Afghanistan since the Taliban began its yearly summer offensive in April, vowing to target Afghan government and security forces, as well as the 130,000 foreign troops in the country.
A police source said a gunbattle was raging near the base and local security forces were not able to get close to the area.
(Reporting by Elyas Wahdat in KHOST and Hamid Shalizi in KABUL; Writing by Michael Georgy; Editing by Ed Lane)
mcgowanjm posted on 2012-06-03 8:19:55 ET Reply Trace Private Reply Edit #966. To: All (#965)
Stars & Stripes:
"Attack on coalition base in Khost thwarted Stars and Stripes Published: June 1, 2012
Insurgents detonated an explosives-laden truck near the gate of a major American base in Eastern Afghanistan on Friday, kicking off a gun battle in which more than a dozen attackers were killed, U.S. military officials said.
The attackers made it inside the perimeter but no Afghan or U.S. troops were killed, though both U.S. and Afghan troops suffered minor injuries.
The U.S. military has not released the number of injuries or whether civilians were hurt.
The attack began around 1 p.m. at Camp Salerno just outside of Khost, the capital of Khost province. After the initial explosion insurgents, some wearing suicide vests, continued the attack but were repelled by U.S. and Afghan troops, said Maj. Paul Haverstick, a spokesman for the International Security Assistance Force’s Regional Command-East. At least two of the attackers detonated their vests and Haverstick said roughly 14 insurgents died in the attack.
“They tried a complex attack ... and it failed because of the quick reaction of the forces on the ground,” Haverstick said.
The Associated Press quoted a Taliban spokesman as saying that “tens” of foreign forces were killed and wounded and that a plane on an airstrip was destroyed, though the Taliban often exaggerates casualty claims."
Someone is working hard to find if a video exists.....;}
mcgowanjm posted on 2012-06-03 8:22:52 ET Reply Trace Private Reply Edit #967. To: All (#966)
In this report, the last of the three, NYT, WaPo, AP don't even bother to file....
AFP
1. NATO: Afghan insurgents attack coalition base Idaho Press-Tribune - 2 days ago KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan officials say a bomb has exploded at a U.S.-led coalition base outside of Khost, the ... You Report News ...
The report has been replaced by a hostage rescue....;}
Amerika won't know until lines start forming outside the bank. And even then the majority will go, 'I don't have any money in the bank to get...'
'Maybe I should go get an extra big Advanced PayDay Loan......;}
mcgowanjm posted on 2012-06-03 8:27:44 ET Reply Trace Private Reply Edit #968. To: mcgowanjm (#965)
Several fighters, including some wearing suicide vests, attacked the base with rocket propelled grenades on Friday.
"As of now, we have reports of 14 insurgents killed," a spokesman for the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force said.
He said the attack on the forward operating base had been foiled, although he was not in a position to provide operational details. There were no casualties among either NATO or Afghan forces.
Fred Mertz posted on 2012-06-03 8:28:40 ET Reply Trace Private Reply #969. To: All (#967)
AFP 1.
NATO: Afghan insurgents attack coalition base Idaho Press-Tribune - 2 days ago
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan officials say a bomb has exploded at a U.S.-led coalition base outside of Khost, the ... You Report News ... The Taliban have responded by opening up new fronts in the north and west and stepping up attacks in the east, where much of the heaviest fighting is presently concentrated.
MY Edit: And what 'Heavy Fighting' is that? I ain't heard no stinkin' reports of heavy fighting? How are we supposed to Support Our Troops if we don';t know what we're supporting?
"It was a very strong blast. Khost city shook and we heard firing," Zazai said. Gula Jan, an Afghan police official who was at the scene, said the attack occurred at Camp Salerno.
Jan said six civilians – three women and three children – were slightly wounded when a wall collapsed from the force of the explosion.
My Edit: Please...at the gates of Camp Sa;erno are nothing but Day Care Centerts?....LMFAO
NATO (whoever they are. Noting absolutely ZERO named officials ever comment for the record.....;}
said it had no reports of any civilians being hurt during the attack.
Lulzzzzz....;}
"The blast was inside the compound and then we heard firing," Jan said. "There is a helicopter flying over the base."
But again, No one but Taliban were killed. And Just took 14 shots to kill all 14....;}
U.S. Army Maj. Paul Haverstick, a spokesman for the coalition in eastern Afghanistan, said no Afghan or foreign troops were killed and only a few coalition forces suffered minor injuries.
So Paul knows....at least we have a name... Haverstick said insurgents detonated a truck loaded with explosives at the entrance to the camp. The explosion allowed other insurgents to enter the compound. Two militants wearing explosive vests blew themselves up prematurely and caused no damage.
My Edit: So the insurgents are inside the base now, but since there was no one at the entrance except for a Day Care Center, no one got hurt, as the Insurgents tripped over each other in their haste to get to an actuall target inside Camp Salerno.....;}
Afghan and coalition forces fired at the group of insurgents. A total of 14 militants died in the attack, he said. Zabiullah Mujahid, a spokesman for the Taliban, claimed that a suicide bomber targeted the base in an explosives-filled vehicle that slipped onto the compound near where coalition troops dine. He said in a statement that after the blast, other insurgents entered the compound on foot and opened fire.
"They had suicide vests, rocket-propelled grenades, heavy machine guns and hand grenades," Mujahid said. Mujahid claimed that an airplane on an airstrip at the base was destroyed and that "tens" of foreign forces were killed and wounded. The Taliban often exaggerate the number of casualties caused by their attacks. NATO said no airplane was destroyed during the attack. Forward Operating Base Salerno has a large Soviet-built airfield.
It is near Camp Chapman, where seven CIA employees were killed in a suicide attack in December 2009. Salerno and its outlying fire bases have been the focus of repeated militant suicide, artillery and sniper attacks over the past several years. One of the most brazen of the war occurred in August, 2008, when about 100 Taliban fighters broke through the perimeter of the base.
After a two-hour fire fight, helicopter gunships forced the guerrillas to retreat. On May 19, a suicide bomber blew himself up at a police checkpoint in Ali Sher district of Khost province, killing 13 people – 10 civilians, two Afghan policemen and an Afghan border police officer. "
So, In lieu of the above, it should be about July 2 before we find this out from the USSAMSM:
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25 security guards killed and wounded in attack on convoy, 9 vehicles eliminated Qari Yousuf Ahmadi E-mail Print PDF Sunday, 27 Rajab 1433 Sunday, 17 June 2012 07:47
FARAH, Jun. 17 – At least 15 escort security guards were killed, 10 wounded while 4 escort security vehicles and 5 fuel tankers were destroyed at around 02:00 pm Saturday when Mujahideen of Islamic Emirate carried out a wide scale attack amid operation Al-Farooq on a nato logistical convoy in Gulistan district’s Pitawak, Jawza and others areas.
It is said that another escort security vehicle was also blown to pieces by a landmine near Habibullah petrol pump during the ambush, killing all 4 puppet."
