Romblon gov’t takes over counter-insurgency ops (ABS-CBNNEWS.com)
MANILA, Philippines – The military on Thursday turned over to the province of Romblon and to the local police the handling of the counter-insurgency campaign, saying the threat posed by communist insurgents had been greatly reduced.
Romblon insurgency free military (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
The Armed Forces of the Philippines on Thursday formally turned over to local authorities the internal security operations in the province of Romblon and declared the island insurgency free.
The science of the Afghan insurgency (USA Today)
From Archimedes to the A-bomb, science has served as one of war’s handmaidens. But with warfare facing an era of insurgency, science has increasingly started to turn the microscope on conflict itself.
Youth need to be kept away from insurgency: Chidambaram (Calcutta News)
Home Minister P. Chidambaram Sunday said youth in bordering areas of the country need to be motivated to keep them away from anti-nationals and separatists groups.
Counter insurgency operations to continue (Press Trust of India)
Guwahati, Dec 21 (PTI) Assam government today decided to carry on counter insurgency operations in the state despite some of the groups announcing unilateral ceasefire.
BSNL to improve connectivity in insurgency affected regions: Pilot (New Kerala)
Patna, Dec 19 : Union Minister of State for Communication and Information Technology Sachin Pilot today said the bordering areas and Naxal-affected regions would be provided better communication facilities to tone up internal security of the country.
Yearender: Somalia entrapped in another year of deadly insurgency (People’s Daily)
The outgoing year of 2009 saw by far the most deadly and numerous violent attacks by radical Islamist insurgents in Somalia against the Somali government and the African Union peacekeepers in Mogadishu, capital of the war-torn country, showing growing level of sophistication of insurgents’ tactics. INCREASING SUICIDE ATTACKS Iraqi/Afghan-style suicide attacks, using car bombs and explosive vests …
Thousands Flee Northern Congo Insurgency Inspired by Mystic (Bloomberg)
Dec. 22 (Bloomberg) — As many as 168,000 people have fled an insurgency in Democratic Republic of Congo s northern Equateur province that is inspired by a mystic who claims special power from a magic sword.
The science of insurgency can shape strategy (USA Today)
With warfare facing an era of insurgency, science has increasingly started to turn the microscope on conflict itself.
Insurgents fire mortars on Somali police, 13 dead (AP via Yahoo! News)
Islamic militants fired mortars into Mogadishu’s police compound as the force was celebrating its 66th anniversary Sunday, sparking a battle that killed at least 12 civilians and a police officer, officials said.
