War and Conflict Journal
2007 Afghanistan War Casualties for U.S., Britain and Canada
In 2007, 110 American troops died fighting the Taliban and al-Qaida in Afghanistan . 925 Afghan government police also perished in the war.
British losses totaled 41 troops, while the Canadian military lost 30 troops in combat.
4,500 Taliban militants were killed in fighting,
Fighting in Afghanistan escalated in 2007, and the American casualty figures are the highest per year total since the initial invasion of Afghanistan in 2001.
110 US troops die in Afghanistan in 2007–Associated Press, Dec. 31, 2007
Wars and Conflicts of Burma and Myanmar
A new web page uploaded to the Historyguy.com website today dealing with Burma/Myanmar.
Wars and Conflicts of Burma/Myanmar –The Wars and Conflicts of Burma/Myanmar from the Anglo-Burmese Wars to the pro-democracy Myanmar uprising of 2007.
British Special Forces in Iraq and Afghanistan
A very interesting and detailed article on British Special Forces in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the differences between UK and US Special Forces can be found at:
Estonian forces in Afghanistan–News Release
From the UK Ministry of Defence, regarding Estonian/British cooperation in the Afghan War.
| Estonia and the UK Deepen Military Cooperation in Afghanistan |
| Ministry of Defense, 4/11/2006 |
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Estonia’s armed forces will make a key contribution to NATO’s expansion into Southern Afghanistan, Armed Forces Minister Adam Ingram said. Mr. Ingram was commenting on a memorandum of understanding signed in Tallin today between the UK and Estonia, underlining ongoing military cooperation between the two countries. Estonian forces have served with distinction alongside the UK in the northern Afghan city of Mazar-e Sharif, and last year announced their commitment to deploy alongside British forces into Helmand province in the south. The first Estonian troops will begin to deploy this week. The deployment is part of the expansion of the UN-authorized, NATO led International Security Assistance Force into southern Afghanistan. Speaking about the signing of the memorandum today, Mr. Ingram said: "Estonia and the UK have a successful track record of joint working in the northern Afghan city of Mazar-e Sharif. I very much welcome today’s memorandum of understanding, which sets the scene for Estonian involvement in the UK-led Provincial Reconstruction Team in Helmand. This builds on Estonia’s decision to contribute over 100 troops towards the expansion of the International Security Assistance Force into Southern Afghanistan. Estonian military capabilities are a greatly valued contribution to the ISAF’s (International Security Assistance Force) work in helping to rebuild Afghanistan." |
Afghanistan War News -July 31, 2007
2nd Korean hostage killed in Afghanistan–Seattle Times. July 31, 2007
Dead UK Afghanistan marine named–BBC News, July 31, 2007
Soldiers overwhelmed patrolling Afghanistan border–CTV.ca, July 29, 2007
UK vs. Russia–Cold War Again?
Recent diplomatic spats between the UK and Russia over the radioactively-dead Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko are now taking an interesting turn. Putin is nothing if not non-subtle!
Really, does Putin hope to intimidate rookie Prime Minister Brown?
July 18, 2007
RAF fighter jets were scrambled to intercept two Russian strategic bombers
heading for British airspace yesterday, as the spirit of the Cold War
returned to the North Atlantic once again.
The incident, described as rare by the RAF, served as a telling metaphor for
the stand-off between London and Moscow over the murder of Alexander
Litvinenko…
A Royal Goes to War
A Royal Goes to War
Well now, let’s see what is going on with the British part of the war. Prime Minister Tony Blair announces that Britain will begin withdrawing her troops, while the military announces that Prince Harry will deploy to Iraq with his army unit.
While the media remind us that Britain’s royals have served in, and often led, the English/British military in wartime, it rarely mentions that the current war is but the latest of a long string of British wars in Iraq. Not counting World War One, in which a British military expedition failed miserably against the Ottomans (who then ruled Iraq), Britain has now fought in five wars/conflicts in Iraq (not counting Britain’s efforts to put down intermittent Kurdish rebellions in the Iraqi north).
For a list of Anglo-Iraqi Wars, see http://www.historyguy.com/anglo-iraq_wars.html
Oh, and we do wish Harry luck in Basra. Pity poor Tony Blair if the Queen’s grandson is killed or maimed in a war that he has already said Britain will eventually leave behind.
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