SOF Daily Update - 8 August, 2011
SPEC-OPS CHOPPER ON MISSION TARGETING TALIBAN LEADER
The Chinook helicopter that went down over the weekend was on a mission targeting a Taliban leader.
http://www.sofmag.com/special-operations-mission-targeted-taliban-leader...
ARMED CITIZEN STOPS SHOOTER
An armed citizen stopped a shooter in the Seattle area.
http://www.sofmag.com/armed-citizen-intervenes-shooting
STRYKERS GO TO NTC
A Stryker unit has been transporting its vehicles to the National Training Center.
http://www.sofmag.com/3-2-sbct-transport-strykers-ntc
160 ARRESTED IN LONDON RIOTS
160 people were arrested in the wake of weekend riots in London.
http://www.sofmag.com/police-arrest-160-london-riots
OPPORTUNITY IN SOMALIA?
Al-Shabaab's withdrawal from Mogadishu may represent an opportunity for the transitional government.
http://www.sofmag.com/withdrawal-islamic-insurgents-%E2%80%98golden-oppo...
RETURN TO PECH VALLEY
ISAF and Afghan forces have re-established a foothold in the Pech Valley.





