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How can you lay siege to a whole country? Who is really under siege now? Baghdad cannot be besieged.

- Mohammed Saeed al-Sahhaf, The Iraqi Information Minister

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Today in Military History

June 28



1914:

The Archduke Ferdinand assassinated by "the Black Hand" at Sarajevo


1918:

Action of LA BEQUE


1919:

Treaty of Versailles signed


1948:

The Anglo-US airlift to Berlin begins


2005:

Operation Redwings. 4 US Navy Seals sent into mountains of Afghanistan to hunt Taliban warlord. The seals were discovered and were engaged in a fierce firefight with over 100 Taliban fighters. 50 of the Taliban were reduced and 3 of the Seals were killed. One Seal barely escaped with his life.




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