Coalition deploys 1000 troops in al Qaida sweep
British led force of about 1,000 allied troops enters southeastern Afghanistan in Operation Snipe to secure a region deemed a key al Qaida base. U S air power and Afghan troops support as multinational forces prepare potential new strikes along the Pakistan border. details on location and duration remain sparse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bagram
Afghanistan
al-Qaida
Paul Harradine
Osama bin Laden
Kabul
Khost
Gardez
Waziristan
Taliban
Harradine
Khost-Gardez
Roger Lane
Bagram Air Base
Lane
U.S
Maj
Bryan Hilferty
Pentagon
Washington
Pakistan
al- Qaida
United States
101St Airborne Division
Miram Shah
Britain
Ptarmigan
Shah-i-Kot
Royal Marine Commandos
South
Royal Marine
U S Officers Awarded Citations For Counterterror Training
Philippine military cited two U S officers for counterterrorism exercises aiding Filipino forces against Abu Sayyaf on Basilan island. Lt Col David Maxwell and Maj Samuel Ashley received honors from Lt Gen Roy Cimatu as about 1 000 U S troops trained in special operations intelligence and communications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zamboanga
Philippines
U.S
David Maxwell
Samuel Ashley
Philippine Southern Command
Roy Cimatu
Abu Sayyaf Group
Basilan Island
Sions
Manila
Connecticut
Maxwell
Basilan
Ashley
North Carolina
Reporters Without Borders tallies 31 journalists killed in 2001
The Paris based watchdog cites 31 deaths including eight covering the Afghanistan war and 110 journalists jailed by year end. It names Syria, Iraq, Burma, Saudi Arabia as harsh regimes and China as the worst single party regime. The difference from CPJ figures shows 489 arrested and 716 attacks or threats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Afghanistan
Reporters Without Borders
Syria
Iraq
Burma
Saudi Arabia
Committee To Protect
CPJ
Soviet Union
China
Iran
Also Mentioned on This Page
Coalition
Nancy Smith
Beach City
Ohio
Denise Gillette
Center
Eureka
Calif
Mayra Lugo
Trenton
N.J
Free Brighton
Brighton
IPPLY