The USA Today published an interesting article about the effectiveness of US military snipers in Afghanistan (see: “US military snipers changing warfare” http://www.usatoday.com/news/military/story/2012-04-23/snipers-warfare-technology-training/54845142/1?csp=34news). The article highlights the role and training of snipers and underscores their importance in counterinsurgency operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. According to the article: “Snipers have quietly emerged as one of the […]
Negotiations on settling of the Syrian crisis will renew on March 14 in Geneva
Regular negotiations on Syrian crisis settlement in Geneva will be resumed on the 14th of March and last till 23rd of March, declared on Wednesday the Special UN Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura. Negotiations renewal was primarily set for March 9 but consequently it was adjourned for the 14th. The delegation of the Syrian […]
Murder Trial Sniper Says Us Used ‘bait’ for Suspect Iraqis
A trial opening in Baghdad today will shed new light on a secret Pentagon program in which US snipers allegedly planted fake weapons as ‘bait’ to lure their Iraqi enemies to their deaths. Sergeant Evan Vela is accused of murdering an unarmed Iraqi man and an attempted cover-up. He has admitted that he fired two […]