SOF Daily Update - 9 August, 2012
TALIBAN BOMBER CAPTURED
A Taliban insurgent who specialized in IEDs was captured in Ghazni province.
http://www.sofmag.com/isaf-joint-command-morning-operational-update-272
SUCCESSFUL FLIGHT FOR NEW SURVEILLANCE BLIMP
The Army carried out a successful test flight of its new reconnaissance blimp.
http://www.sofmag.com/first-flight-test-successful-armys-long-endurance-...
MEDEVAC!
USS Emory S. Land teamed up with the Malaysian Navy to carry out a Medevac mission.
http://www.sofmag.com/uss-emory-s-land-conducts-medical-evacuation
GREEN-ON-BLUE INCIDENT
An Afghan soldier opened fire on NATO troops, but was killed before he could kill any of them.
http://www.sofmag.com/afghan-soldier-killed-after-firing-nato-troops
FIRED!
A number of Egyptian security officials were fired after the deaths of 15 security personnel in the Sinai Peninsula.
http://www.sofmag.com/egyptian-officials-fired-after-sinai-killings
NO NEGOTIATIONS
Democratic Republic of Congo Foreign Minister Raymond Tshibanda said there would be no negotiations with the M23 rebel movement.
http://www.sofmag.com/drc-will-not-negotiate-m23-rebels





