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Today's Pics, Monday, October 22nd 2007
Turkish Kurds Await Potential Iraq Incursion
SIRNAK, TURKEY - SEPTEMBER 22: Turkish army commandos patrol on foot near Uludere on the Turkey-Iraq border on October 22 2007 Sirnak, Turkey. Kurdish rebels ambushed a military unit at the border on Sunday October 21,
killing 12 soldiers. Domestic pressure is increasing Turkish government to stage attacks against Kurdish rebel camps in Iraq. Turkish military units circled a group of rebels, shelling suspected bases, killing 32 rebels so far, Deputy Prime Minister Cemil Cicek said. (Photo by Burak Kara/***** Images)
Turkish Kurds Await Potential Iraq Incursion
SIRNAK, TURKEY - SEPTEMBER 22: Turkish army commandos patrol on foot near Uludere on the Turkey-Iraq border on October 22 2007 Sirnak, Turkey. Kurdish rebels ambushed a military unit at the border on Sunday October 21, killing 12 soldiers. Domestic pressure is increasing Turkish government to stage attacks against Kurdish rebel camps in Iraq. Turkish military units circled a group of rebels, shelling suspected bases, killing 32 rebels so far, Deputy Prime Minister Cemil Cicek said. (Photo by Burak Kara/***** Images)
Turkish army troops head towards the Ira
Turkish army troops head towards the Iraqi border in Cizre, town of Sirnak, 22 October 2007. The Turkish army confirmed today that eight soldiers were missing after bloody clashes 21 October 2007 with Kurdish rebels near the Iraqi border. The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) said it had captured eight soldiers after an ambush yesterday on a military unit near the village of Daglica on the Iraqi border, which left 12 soldiers dead.AFP PHOTO/STR (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/***** Images)
Turkish Kurds Await Potential Iraq Incursion
SIRNAK, TURKEY - SEPTEMBER 22: Turkish army commandos patrol on foot near Uludere on the Turkey-Iraq border on October 22 2007 Sirnak, Turkey. Kurdish rebels ambushed a military unit at the border on Sunday October 21, killing 12 soldiers. Domestic pressure is increasing Turkish government to stage attacks against Kurdish rebel camps in Iraq. Turkish military units circled a group of rebels, shelling suspected bases, killing 32 rebels so far, Deputy Prime Minister Cemil Cicek said. (Photo by Burak Kara/***** Images)
Turkish Kurds Await Potential Iraq Incursion
SIRNAK, TURKEY - SEPTEMBER 22: Turkish army commandos patrol on foot near Uludere on the Turkey-Iraq border on October 22 2007 near Sirnak, Turkey. Kurdish rebels ambushed a military unit at the border on Sunday October 21, killing 12 soldiers. Domestic pressure is increasing Turkish government to stage attacks against Kurdish rebel camps in Iraq. Turkish military units circled a group of rebels, shelling suspected bases, killing 32 rebels so far, Deputy Prime Minister Cemil Cicek said. (Photo by Burak Kara/***** Images)
A US soldier secures the site of a bomb attack on a mini bus in Baghdad?s central Kahramana square, 22 October 2007 which killed three people and wounded thirteen. AFP PHOTO/ALI YUSSEF (Photo credit should read ALI YUSSEF/AFP/***** Images)
RED HORSE Troops Return Home
NELLIS AFB, NV - OCTOBER 22: United States Air Force Tech Sgt. Norman Williams (4th L) from the 555th RED HORSE squadron is escorted by family members (L-R), Ashley Fitzgerald, Gina Jones, Gwen Williams, Jennifer Williams and Coralee Williams, upon his arrival at Nellis Air Force Base October 22, 2007 in Las Vegas, Nevada. About 130 members of the 820th and 555th RED HORSE squadrons returned from seven-month deployments in support of operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom. (Photo by Ethan Miller/***** Images)
RED HORSE Troops Return Home
NELLIS AFB, NV - OCTOBER 22: United States Air Force Senior Airman Adam Moreau from the 820th RED HORSE squadron feels his pregnant wife Ann Moreau's belly as she holds their daughter Chloe Moreau upon his arrival at Nellis Air Force Base October 22, 2007 in Las Vegas, Nevada. About 130 members of the 820th and 555th RED HORSE squadrons returned from seven-month deployments in support of operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom. (Photo by Ethan Miller/***** Images)
RED HORSE Troops Return Home
NELLIS AFB, NV - OCTOBER 22: United States Air Force Senior Airman Andrew Starbuck (L) from the 820th RED HORSE squadron smiles as Diana Gloria wipes away a tear as she shows off her engagement ring after accepting his marriage proposal upon his arrival at Nellis Air Force Base October 22, 2007 in Las Vegas, Nevada. About 130 members of the 820th and 555th RED HORSE squadrons returned from seven-month deployments in support of operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom. (Photo by Ethan Miller/***** Images)
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Why are so many Turkish soldiers without helmets?
too little to go round ? i dont think they would have helmets and not use them.Originally Posted by Snoshi
...i would like to add..: and with T-shirts?
It is not the best way to go for battle.
or
may be these are propaganda photos from other places and time...
they would definately not want to give away troop strenghts and positions.
What weapon is that?Just a few to start it off.
Good pictures so far!
could be a PKP Pecheneg
PKP but im not 100% sure
Looks like a Chinese Type 67. Sure ain't a Pecheneg.
correct...
Chinese Type 67
The space shuttle Discovery sits covered up by the Rotating Service Structure on launch pad 39-A, 21 October 2007, at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida. Discovery is set for launch on 23 October 2007, with an eight person crew on a 14-day mission to the International Space Station. AFP PHOTO / Robert SULLIVAN (Photo credit should read ROBERT SULLIVAN/AFP/***** Images)
Turkish soldiers patrol a road near Yuksekova in southeastern Turkey near the Iraqi border, October 22, 2007. Turkey's government was under intense public pressure on Monday to launch a major cross-border operation to crush Kurdish guerrillas operating from northern Iraq after they killed 17 Turkish soldiers. *******/Stringer (TURKEY)
Turkish soldiers search for mines as they patrol a road near Yuksekova in southeastern Turkey near the Iraqi border, October 22, 2007. Turkey's government was under intense public pressure on Monday to launch a major cross-border operation to crush Kurdish guerrillas operating from northern Iraq after they killed 17 Turkish soldiers. *******/Stringer (TURKEY)
A Turkish soldier patrols in an armoured vehicle on a road in the southeastern Turkish province of Hakkari, bordering Iraq, October 22, 2007. Turkey was poised on Monday to strike against Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq but said it would wait to give Washington a few days to try to curb the separatists. *******/Stringer (TURKEY)
Islamic Jihad supporters carry the body of Mahmoud Esah during his funeral in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip October 22, 2007. Esah was killed and at least 12 were wounded in the Gaza Strip on Sunday in clashes between ruling Hamas Islamists and the Islamic Jihad militant group, hospital officials said. *******/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa (GAZA)
U.S. first lady Laura Bush (C) poses with Emirati breast cancer survivors Shareefa Sayed Al-Hashemi (L) and Nabaweia Hussein Al-Zaabi at the Sheikh Khalifa Medical City in Abu-Dhabi, before the Pink Majlis discussions, October 22, 2007. *******/Kamran Jebreili/Pool (UNITED ARAB EMIRATES)
Iraqi soldiers secure the site of a bomb attack in Baghdad October 22, 2007. A roadside bomb killed two people and wounded 13 when it exploded in the Karrada district of central Baghdad, police said. *******/Mahmoud Raouf Mahmoud (IRAQ)
Turkish commandos secure an area before crossing a river during an operation against Kurdish rebels on the rugged mountains in southeastern Turkey, near its border with Iraq, October 22, 2007. Turkey was poised on Monday to strike against Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq but will give Washington a few days to try to curb the separatists. *******/Stringer (TURKEY)
A Turkish military cargo truck carries a heavy artillery canon up a mountain road near the border of Kurdish northern Iraq toward the the town of Sirnak, October 22, 2007. Turkey's government was under intense public pressure on Monday to launch a major cross-border operation to crush Kurdish guerrillas operating from northern Iraq after they killed 17 Turkish soldiers. *******/Osman Orsal (TURKEY)
A Turkish soldier inspects a cave as the
A Turkish soldier inspects a cave as they patrol the southeastern province of Hakkari, Turkey, 22 October 2007. Turkey vowed strong action against Kurdish separatists after 12 of its soldiers and 32 rebels were killed in clashes sparked by an ambush in Daglica, near the tense border with Iraq. AFP PHOTO/STR (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/***** Images)
Turkish Kurds Await Potential Iraq Incursion
SIRNAK, TURKEY - SEPTEMBER 22: A Turkish army convoy passes a check-point as it heads toward Sirnak on the Turkey-Iraq border on October 22 2007 near Sirnak, Turkey. Kurdish rebels ambushed a military unit at the border on Sunday October 21, killing 12 soldiers. Domestic pressure is increasing Turkish government to stage attacks against Kurdish rebel camps in Iraq. Turkish military units circled a group of rebels, shelling suspected bases, killing 32 rebels so far, Deputy Prime Minister Cemil Cicek said. (Photo by Burak Kara/***** Images)
Turkish Kurds Await Potential Iraq Incursion
SIRNAK, TURKEY - SEPTEMBER 22: A Turkish army convoy heads toward Sirnak on the Turkey-Iraq border on October 22 2007 near Sirnak, Turkey. Kurdish rebels ambushed a military unit at the border on Sunday October 21, killing 12 soldiers. Domestic pressure is increasing Turkish government to stage attacks against Kurdish rebel camps in Iraq. Turkish military units circled a group of rebels, shelling suspected bases, killing 32 rebels so far, Deputy Prime Minister Cemil Cicek said. (Photo by Burak Kara/***** Images)
Pakistani police commandos stand guard a
Pakistani police commandos stand guard as South African cricketer Shaun Pollock enters the ground for a team practice session at the Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad, 22 October 2007. South African coach Mickey Arthur said 22 October the team was confident of bouncing back in the one-day series against Pakistan after losing the second match last week. AFP PHOTO/Arif ALI (Photo credit should read Arif Ali/AFP/***** Images)
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Pakistani police commandos stand guard as South African captain Graeme Smith gets ready to play during a practice session at the Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad, 22 October 2007. South African coach Mickey Arthur said 22 October the team was confident of bouncing back in the one-day series against Pakistan after losing the second match last week. AFP PHOTO/Arif ALI (Photo credit should read Arif Ali/AFP/***** Images)
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Sri Lankan military personnel and onlook
Sri Lankan military personnel and onlookers look at bodies lying amid the wreckage of a Bell-212 helicopter gunship which crashed in bad weather while trying to help colleagues under attack by Tamil Tiger rebels in Anuradhapura, 212 kilometres (130 miles) north of Colombo, 22 October 2007. An elite Tamil Tiger suicide squad backed by light aircraft 22 October attacked a key Sri Lankan military base in an unprecedented ground and air assault, killing at least five soldiers. The rebels said 21 members of their 'Black Tiger' unit and two light aircraft struck the Anuradhapura air base north of the capital Colombo under cover of darkness. Five servicemen were killed and 22 others wounded, air force spokesman Ajanth Silva said. Three aircraft were also damaged, while four other airmen died when their Bell-212 helicopter gunship crashed due to a 'technical problem' while racing to the area to fend off the attackers. AFP PHOTO (Photo credit should read STRDEL/AFP/***** Images)
Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko (R
Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko (R), US Defense Secretary Robert Gates (L) and Slovak Defense Minister Frantisek Kasicky (C) attend 22 October 2007 the opening of the South-Eastern Defense Ministerial meeting in Kiev. Gates is to meet Yushchenko later in the day and seek his backing for the missile shield plans in the face of fierce opposition from neighboring Russia. AFP PHOTO/ Sergei SUPINSKY (Photo credit should read SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP/***** Images)
These are from yesterday, but they were not posted in The Weekend PicsTurkish Defence Minister Vecdi Gonul att
Turkish Defence Minister Vecdi Gonul attends a ministrial meeting with his counterparts from Ukraine, Albania, Croatia and Macedonia in Kiev 22 October, 2007. US Secretary of Defence Robert Gates arrived in Ukraine yesterday on the first stop of a European tour that will see him discuss Turkey's threat to attack Kurdish rebels based in northern Iraq and US plans for an anti-missile shield. AFP PHOTO/ Sergei SUPINSKY (Photo credit should read SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP/***** Images)
An Honduran woman soldier guides a tank
An Honduran woman soldier guides a tank as she participates of a military parade in Tegucigalpa, 21 October 2007. Over 2.000 militarymen took part of a parade celebrating the Day of the Armed Forces. AFP PHOTO / Elmer MARTINEZ (Photo credit should read ELMER MARTINEZ/AFP/***** Images)
Honduran Armed Forces tanks participate
Honduran Armed Forces tanks participate of a military parade in Tegucigalpa, 21 October 2007. Over 2.000 militarymen took part of a parade celebrating the Day of the Armed Forces. AFP PHOTO / Elmer MARTINEZ (Photo credit should read ELMER MARTINEZ/AFP/***** Images)
Honduran Infantry soldiers participate o
Honduran Infantry soldiers participate of a military parade in Tegucigalpa, 21 October 2007. Over 2.000 militarymen took part of a parade celebrating the Day of the Armed Forces. AFP PHOTO / Elmer MARTINEZ (Photo credit should read ELMER MARTINEZ/AFP/***** Images)
Honduran fighter aircrafts overfly the c
Honduran fighter aircrafts overfly the city as they participate of a military parade in Tegucigalpa, 21 October 2007. Over 2.000 militarymen took part of a parade celebrating the Day of the Armed Forces. AFP PHOTO / Elmer MARTINEZ (Photo credit should read ELMER MARTINEZ/AFP/***** Images)
Honduran Special Forces soldiers sing as
Honduran Special Forces soldiers sing as they participate of a military parade in Tegucigalpa, 21 October 2007. Over 2.000 militarymen took part of a parade celebrating the Day of the Armed Forces. AFP PHOTO / Elmer MARTINEZ (Photo credit should read ELMER MARTINEZ/AFP/***** Images)
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Iraqi soldiers display seized weapons in
Iraqi soldiers display seized weapons in the Shiite city of Karbala, 22 October 2007. Fierce clashes broke out between Shiite militants and Iraqi forces in the Shiite holy city of Karbala late yesterday, killing six fighters and a soldier, medics and police said. The fighting erupted when gunmen from the Mahdi Army, the militia controlled by radical Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, ambushed an Iraqi police patrol, a police officer from Karbala told AFP on condition of anonymity. AFP PHOTO/MOHAMMED SAWAF (Photo credit should read MOHAMMED SAWAF/AFP/***** Images)
A protestor holds the picture of a soldi
A protestor holds the picture of a soldier reportedly killed by Kurdish rebels and Turkish flags in central Ankara, 22 October 2007, during q demonstation in protest of the killing of Turkish soldiers in southeastern Turkey over the weekend. Turkey vowed strong action 21 October 2007 against Kurdish separatists after 12 of its soldiers and 32 rebels were killed in clashes sparked by an ambush near the tense border with Iraq. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said his government was ready to order a cross-border strike against Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) bases in northern Iraq, and called high-level talks to decide Ankara's response to the attack. AFP PHOTO/ADEM ALTAN (Photo credit should read ADEM ALTAN/AFP/***** Images)
Protestors chants slogans as they hold Turkish flags in central Ankara, 22 October 2007, to protest the killing of Turkish soldiers in southeastern Turkey. Turkey vowed strong action 21 October 2007 against Kurdish separatists after 12 of its soldiers and 32 rebels were killed in clashes sparked by an ambush near the tense border with Iraq. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said his government was ready to order a cross-border strike against Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) bases in northern Iraq, and called high-level talks to decide Ankara's response to the attack. AFP PHOTO/ADEM ALTAN (Photo credit should read ADEM ALTAN/AFP/***** Images)
A high scool student chants anti PKK (Ku
A high scool student chants anti PKK (Kurdistan Worker's Party) slogans as he holds Turkish flags in central Istanbul 22 October 2007 during a demonstration in protest of the killing of Turkish soldiers in southeastern Turkey. Turkey vowed strong action 21 October 2007 against Kurdish separatists after 12 of its soldiers and 32 rebels were killed in clashes sparked by an ambush near the tense border with Iraq. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said his government was ready to order a cross-border strike against Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) bases in northern Iraq, and called high-level talks to decide Ankara's response to the attack. AFP PHOTO/SEZAYI ERKEN (Photo credit should read SEZAYI ERKEN/AFP/***** Images)
Bush Meets With President Of Mongolia At White House
WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 22: (AFP OUT) U.S. President George W. Bush (R) shakes hands with President of Mongolia Nambaryn Enkhbayar (L) during their meeting at the Oval Office of the White House October 22, 2007 in Washington, DC. The two leaders were expected to discuss global and regional affairs. (Photo by Alex Wong/***** Images)
Motor transportation Marines from Task Force Military Police, 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, inspect a Cougar model Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle prior to sending it out on patrol, Sept. 22. The Marines check the mechanical working parts of the vehicle on the outside as well as the communication equipment on the inside.
Photo submitted 10/22/2007 Taken by Cpl. Ryan R. Jackson
Great postings gents..
YOKOSUKA, Japan (Oct. 21, 2007) - A Japanese harbor tugs assist USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) depart Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka for its fall deployment. Kitty Hawk and her embarked air wing will be operating in the Western Pacific and participating in the 19th ANNUALEX exercise with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Kari R. Bergman (RELEASED) Download HiRes
PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 20, 2007) - Quartermaster Seaman Kyle Stevenson, left, and Quartermaster Seaman Lamont Sports act as bow-to-stern signalmen as the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) approaches the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Henry J. Kaiser (T-AO 187) for a Fueling-at-Sea (FAS). Lincoln is conducting workups to include Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMTUEX), an exercise designed to enhance the interoperability of the carrier and its strike group. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class James R. Evans (RELEASED) Download HiRes
Turkish army troops head towards the Iraqi border in Cizre, town of Sirnak, 22 October 2007. Turkey vowed strong action against Kurdish separatists after 12 of its soldiers and 32 rebels were killed yesterday in clashes sparked by an ambush in Daglica, near the tense border with Iraq. AFP PHOTO/STR (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/***** Images)
Turkish soldiers patrol in an armoured vehicle the southeastern province of Hakkari, Turkey, 22 October 2007. Turkey vowed strong action against Kurdish separatists after 12 of its soldiers and 32 rebels were killed in clashes sparked by an ambush in Daglica, near the tense border with Iraq. AFP PHOTO (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/***** Images)
A home is destroyed by the Malibu fire.
MALIBU, CA - OCTOBER 21: Malibu Presbyterian Church burns as high winds push a wildfire toward multi-million dollar homes, many owned by celebrities October 21, 2007 in Malibu, California. At least three homes and businesses have burned so far. The arrival of Santa Ana Winds is bringing gusts of 60- to 80-miles per hour in Malibu and up to 108 miles per hour on a peak near one of the fires that broke out in Los Angeles County Sunday morning. Fire conditions are particularly dangerous this year because the driest season since records began 130 years ago has taken most of the moisture from the Chaparral habitat that covers much of southern California. (Photo by David McNew/***** Images)
Indian Airforce skydivers exhibit their skills during the closing ceremony of 4th CISM Military World Games at Gachibowli Stadium in Hyderabad, 21 Hyderabad,2007. The 5th CISM world Games will be held in Brazil in 2011. AFP PHOTO / NOAH SEELAM (Photo credit should read NOAH SEELAM/AFP/***** Images)
Senior Airman Kyle Renbarger performs an F-16 Fighting Falcon post flight inspection Oct. 18 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Airman Renbarger is a 63rd Fighter Squadron crew chief from Luke AFB, Ariz. The 63rd FS is at Nellis AFB supporting the F-15 Eagle Weapons School Instructor Course in an adversary tactics role. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald) Download Full Image
XICHANG, CHINA - OCTOBER 21: (CHINA OUT) A view of the Xichang Satellite Launch Center (XSLC) October 21, 2007 located in southwest Sichuan Province China . China's researchers and technicians are making final preparations for the launch of the country's first moon orbiter, Chang'e I, at the end of October, according to Zhang Qingwei, minister in charge of the Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense (COSTIND)(Photo by Zhao Jianwei/ChinaFotoPress)
XICHANG, CHINA - OCTOBER 21: (CHINA OUT) A tourist poses for pictures in front of the "ChangZheng 3" rocket at an exhibition hall of the Xichang Satellite Launch Center (XSLC) on October 21, 2007 in Xichang of Sichuan Province, China. (Photo by China Photos/***** Images)
XICHANG, CHINA - OCTOBER 21: (CHINA OUT) The model of Chang'e Moon Orbiter on sale in town near to the Xichang Satellite Launch Center (XSLC) October 21, 2007 located in southwest Sichuan Province China . China's researchers and technicians are making final preparations for the launch of the country's first moon orbiter, Chang'e I, at the end of October, according to Zhang Qingwei, minister in charge of the Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense (COSTIND)(Photo by Zhao Jianwei/ChinaFotoPress)
First Lady Laura Bush sits next to breast cancer survivors during the Pink Majlis and Conversation with survivors at the Sheikh Khalifa Medical Centre in Abu Dhabi.
A Turkish soldier patrols on a road in the province of Sirnak, on the Turkish-Iraqi border, southeastern Turkey.
Afghan National Army soldiers prepare for a visit by a general at Ma'sum Ghar base in Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan, October 22, 2007. (AFGHANISTAN)
*******/Finbarr O'reilly
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Great pics, thanks for posting.
nice pics!
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