THE FRONTLINES OF AFGHANISTAN

Insurgents dug a long narrow tunnel and helped 475 prisoners escape Sarposa prison in the southern city of Kandahar. The prison was the site of an earlier mass breakout by insurgents over a year ago. The insurgents also conducted several attacks using suicide bombers against ISAF forces throughout the country and used snipers to mortally kill an American nurse assisting local nationals near Kabul.

Since our last report 17 more American have died in Operation Enduring Freedom. The war in Afghanistan has claimed 105 American lives thus far in 2011, and the total for the war is now 1,551 (www.icasualties.org).

THE FRONTLINES OF IRAQ

Iraqi security officials clashed with civilians protesting any extension of American troops in Iraq beyond the end of the year. Insurgents continued to conduct kidnappings and targeted killings throughout the region. On April 22nd insurgents using IEds attacked an American unit, fatally killing another American soldier.

Since our last report 3 more American soldiers were killed in Iraq. The death toll for service members killed in 2011 is 20 and an overall death total of 4,450 (www.icasualties.org).

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The “Warrant”

References

The Economist. (2011). April 2011 Issue.

iCasualties. (2011). Coalition Casualties in Iraq and Afghanistan. Retrieved from www.icasualties.org.

Posted on April 30th, 2011 by The Frontlines
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