Sunday, February 24, 2013

Two gunmen killed, four arrested in Nigeria

KANO, Nigeria, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) -- Nigerian troops in northwest Kano State on Saturday killed two suspected gunmen and arrested four others in Kano metropolis when the gunmen attacked the checking point.
A security source told Xinhua that the incident happened around 1:10 p.m., local time, at a security check point along Hadejia road, during "a stop and search" on a commercial vehicle at the check point.

"It was in the process when one of the passengers of the vehicle opened fire on the security operatives at the check point, " the source added.

"Soon after the incident security operatives at the check point responded by killing the attacker instantly," the source said.

Spokesman of the Joint Security Task force (JTF) Capt Ikedichi Iweha confirmed the incident and the killing of the two suspected gunmen.

He said the incident happened at a check point when the operatives were carrying out a search at a commercial vehicle when a passenger opened fire on the soldiers.

Captain Iweha said two suspects were killed while four others were also arrested during the incident.

The JTF spokesman said investigation had since commenced to ascertain the identities of the suspects while security had also been beefed up in the area.

Kano State has witnessed waves of violence often claimed by the militant sect of Boko Haram. Thousands of people have been killed in northern and central parts of Nigeria since the sect launched insurgency in 2009.

from XINHUA
2013-02-24 01:36:40

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Heavy explosion rocks Jalalabad city in eastern Afghanistan

Jalalabad District is located in the north-wes...
Jalalabad District is located in the north-west of Nangarhar Province. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
According to local authorities in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan  a heavy explosion took place in the second district of Jalalabad city early Sunday morning.

The officials further added the incident took place near the provincial spy agency department — national directorate of security (NDS) around 7:30 am local time.

Provincial security commandment spokesman Hazrat Hussain Mashraqiwal confirming the report said at least two Afghan spy agency officers were killed and three others were injured following the blast.

In the meantime Zabiullah Mujahid Taliban group spokesman said at least 14 Afghan spy officers were killed following the blast and dozens others were injured.

He said the suicide attack was carried out by a Taliban fighter Saqib who is a resident of capital Kabul.

from KHAAMA
By Sadaf Shinwari - 24 Feb 2013, 9:28 am

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1 dead, 3 injured in Logar suicide attacks

Districts of Logar. This image does not includ...
Districts of Logar. This image does not include Azra district, located to the east of Khoshi and Mohammad Agha. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
PUL-I-ALAM (PAN): Suicide bombers stormed the Baraki Barak district headquarters in central Logar province on Sunday, injuring a policeman, an official said.

As the bombers tried to enter building at 12 noon, police intercepted them, the town’s administrative head, Eng. Mohammad Rahim Amin, told Pajhwok Afghan News.

He said one of the attackers detonated his explosive vest at entrance to the district headquarters, injuring a policeman. The second bomber managed to flee after a brief gunbattle with police.

An explosives-laden car and a Mazda truck were seized near the headquarters during subsequent operations by Afghan and foreign troops, Amin said.

Earlier in the day, one member of the Public Order Police was killed and two others were wounded in a car bombing at a checkpoint in the Juma Qala area on the outskirts of Pul-i-Alam, the provincial capital.

Logar police chief, Brig. Gen. Abdul Saboor Nasrati, said one policeman was killed and two others were injured in the blast that shattered windowpanes in nearby houses.

from Pajhwok
By Abdul Maqsood Azizi Feb 24, 2013 - 09:43

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Bomber killed near Afghan capital's diplomatic zone

photo from Khaama Press
(Reuters) - Afghan security forces shot dead at least one would-be suicide bomber on Sunday in a high-security area of Kabul, home to government departments and diplomatic missions, police said.
Violence across the country has increased over the last 12 months, sparking concern about how the 350,000-strong Afghan security forces will manage once most foreign troops withdraw by the end of 2014.

The attack, one of four in Afghanistan early on Sunday, happened near a construction site that was stormed by Taliban gunmen in April last year. That assault triggered a nine-hour attack in which the insurgents fired rockets at western embassies and nearby hotels frequented by foreigners.

The man shot dead on Sunday was in a stationary four-wheel-drive vehicle in the suburb of Sherpur when officers from the country's intelligence agency, National Directorate of Security (NDS) fired at the car, killing him.

The would-be bomber was carrying a gun and wearing an explosive-laden vest when he was shot dead, Kabul police chief General Ayoub Salangi told Reuters.

The car was also packed with explosives. Security forces were still attempting to defuse it an hour later.

The attack came on the same morning as bombings in the eastern provinces of Nangarhar and Logar.

In the capital of Nangarhar, Jalalabad, two NDS guards were killed and three others wounded when a car carrying explosives was detonated at a compound used by the intelligence agency.

In Logar an attacker detonated a van packed with explosives at a highway checkpoint, wounding three police officers.

Later on Sunday morning, a man in a suicide vest blew himself up outside a district police office, wounding another police officer.

No one has claimed responsibility for the Kabul incident but the Taliban took credit for the attacks in the eastern provinces via text message.

In January six suicide bombers attacked an NDS compound in downtown Kabul, killing two guards.

Less than a week later, attackers stormed the headquarters of Kabul's traffic police and engaged in an eight-hour gun battle with security forces before being killed.

from REUTERS
KABUL | Sun Feb 24, 2013 9:38am GMT
(Reporting by Hamid Shalizi; Writing by Dylan Welch; Editing by Daniel Magnowski)
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Feb. 24., 2013. - ISAF Joint Command Operational Update

KABUL, Afghanistan – Afghan and coalition forces arrested a senior Taliban leader and three other insurgents during an operation in Khugyani district, Nangarhar province, Feb 24.

The Taliban commander is believed responsible for coordinating and directing insurgent fighters in Nangarhar province. He is also suspected of having maintained direct operational control of a significant number of suicide bombers prepared to carry out attacks against Afghan and coalition forces.

In other International Security Assistance Force news throughout Afghanistan:

South

Afghan and coalition forces arrested a Taliban facilitator and one other insurgent during an operation in Arghandab district, Kandahar province, Feb. 24. The Taliban fighter is believed responsible for the direct acquisition and distribution of lethal aid used in conducting attacks against Afghan and coalition forces. He is also suspected of being heavily involved in the financial dealings of the insurgent network operating in Arghandab district.

East

Afghan and coalition forces arrested three insurgents during an operation in search of a Taliban leader in Pul-e ‘Alam district, Logar province, Feb. 24. The Taliban leader is accused of being responsible for prosecuting improvised explosive device and small-arms attacks against Afghan and coalition forces. In the past, he has been linked to activities harassing the Afghan public by kidnapping individuals for ransom and establishing illegal checkpoints throughout the district.

Afghan and coalition forces arrested a Taliban leader and one other insurgent during an operation in Andar district, Ghazni province, Feb. 24. The Taliban leader is believed responsible for procuring and distributing automatic weapons and IEDs to insurgent forces in Andar district. In addition to his logistical responsibilities, he is accused of having personally planned and executed attacks against Afghan and coalition forces.

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Feb. 24., 2013. - RC-East operational update

BAGRAM, Afghanistan - Afghan and coalition forces detained one suspected insurgent, located two weapons caches and cleared three improvised explosive devices during operations in eastern Afghanistan throughout the past 24 hours, Feb. 23.

Khowst province
Afghan and coalition forces detained one suspected insurgent during an operation in Sabari district. The detained suspect was transferred to a base for questioning.

Afghan National Security Forces discovered one weapons cache in Gurbuz district. The cache contained a mortar system and two jugs of homemade explosives.

Afghan and coalition forces found and safely cleared one IED in Sabari district.

Logar province
Afghan and coalition forces discovered one weapons cache in Pul-e Alam district. The cache contained one rocket.

Kunar province
Afghan National Security Forces found and safely cleared an IED in Tsowkey district.

Paktika province
Coalition forces found and safely cleared an IED in Bermal district.

Operations in RC-East are ongoing.

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