Nigeria: Boko Haram Kills 4, Robs Bank in Maiduguri

Suspected members of extremist Islamist sect, Boko Haram killed four people yesterday in Borno State when they robbed a bank and stormed a police station.The gunmen killed two people during a raid on a bank in Askira town in the early hours of the day before attacking the local police station, where an officer and a civilian were shot dead, local government spokesman Malam...

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Bombs kill 7, injure 70 in S. Thailand

Locator map of Yala Province, Thailand (Photo credit: Wikipedia) BANGKOK, March 31 (Xinhua) -- Three bomb explosions killed seven people and wounded about 70 on Saturday in the heart of the restive southern province of Yala, the Bangkok Post online reported. The blasts took place just minutes apart from the Ruam Mitr intersection in the main business center of Yala municipality...

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Al-Qaida militants seize military site in Yemen's restive south, 28 killed

Yemen division 2012-3-11 (Photo credit: Wikipedia) ADEN, Yemen, March 31 (Xinhua) -- Militants of the Yemen-based al-Qaida branch seized a military site after deadly confrontations with government troops, leaving at least 20 army soldiers and eight militants killed in the volatile southern province of Lahj on Saturday, an army officer told Xinhua. Up to 20 militants...

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Grenade attacks rock Rwanda's capital city

KIGALI, March, 31 (Xinhua) -- Grenades exploded early Saturday Morning in two different places in Rwanda's capital city of Kigali, resulting in six people injured, this was confirmed by the spokesman of Rwanda's National Police Theos Badege. The first blast occurred within Kigali City, close to a newly constructed eight-story complex building, injuring three people. The...

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5 militants killed in eastern Afghanistan

Kamdesh District in the Nuristan Province in Afghanistan (Photo credit: Wikipedia) KABUL, March 31 (Xinhua) -- Five militants were killed by police in a clash after the Taliban launched an attack on a check point in the eastern Afghan province of Nuristan, the country's Interior Ministry said on Saturday. "Five Taliban militants, including a senior commander of the insurgents...

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Children killed in Ghazni acid attack

Map of Afghanistan with Ghazni highlighted (Photo credit: Wikipedia) GHAZNI CITY (PAN): Security forces discovered the dead bodies of two children, their faces badly disfigured with acid, in the southern province of Ghazni, officials said on Saturday. Deputy Governor Mohammad Ali Ahmadzai said the Afghan National Army (ANA) found the bodies of a 10-year-old boy and...

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R.I.P. - Pfc. Johnathon F. Davis

DOD Identifies Army Casualty             The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.             Pfc. Johnathon F. Davis, 20, of Griffin, Ga., died Mar. 29, in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered from enemy small arms fire.             Davis was assigned to the 4th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment,...

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Prominent Taliban leader detained in Wardak province

According to local authorities in central eastern Maidan Wardak province a prominent Taliban leader was detained along with the 2 other Taliban fighters following a joint military operation by Afghan and NATO-led international coalition security forces in this province.The officials further added, the Taliban leader recognized as Saif-ur-Rahman was detained following a joint...

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34 militants killed and detained in Afghan operations

Afghan Interior Ministry following a press release on Saturday announced, at least 9 insurgents were killed and detained and following military operations by Afghan national police during the past 24 hours. At least 25 insurgents were also detained by Afghan police forces during the military operations.The source further added, the operations were conducted jointly with...

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Mar.31., 2012. - ISAF Joint Command Morning Operational Update

KABUL, Afghanistan – In Maidan Shahr district, Wardak province, an Afghan and coalition security force captured a Taliban facilitator during an operation today. The facilitator provided roadside bombs and other weapons to insurgents for attacks against Afghan and coalition security forces throughout the district. He is also suspected in the January 2 attack along...

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Somalia: European Naval Forces Help Somali Fishermen Off Mogadishu Coast

On Thursday 29th March Spanish warship ESPS INFANTA ELENA, operating as part of the European counter piracy force (EUNAVFOR), came to the aid of a Somali fishing vessel, adrift off the coast of Mogadishu. INFANTA ELENA was patrolling the waters off the coast of Somalia as part of its mission to deter piracy and protect vulnerable shipping when the crew noticed a Somali...

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US drone strikes kill 5 AQAP fighters, 1 civilian in southern Yemen

by Bill Roggio - March 30, 2012 - LWJ Unmanned US strike aircraft killed five Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters in a pair of strikes in a province in southern Yemen known to serve as a haven for the terror group. The first strike targeted a vehicle as it was traveling in the city of Azzan in Shabwa province. Four AQAP fighters were killed and three...

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Nigeria: Boko Haram claims responsibility for attacks in northern states

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, March 29 (Xinhua) -- Nigeria's Boko Haram militant sect has claimed responsibility for the attacks on a police station, an army lodge and a satellite prison in the two northern states of Kano and Yobe. The sect launched multiple attacks in Tudun Wada last week and the northeastern town of Damagun in Yobe State, killing scores of people. The...

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Afghan policeman kills 9 sleeping fellow officers

KABUL, Afghanistan — An Afghan policeman killed nine of his fellow officers as they lay sleeping in a village in the eastern Paktika province on Friday, police said, blaming the attack on the Taliban. Provincial police chief Dawlat Khan Zadran said the incident took place in Yayakhil town of Yayakhil district. Bowal Khan, chief of Yayakhil district, identified...

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US Predator strike kills 4 'militants' in North Waziristan

By Bill Roggio - March 30, 2012 - LWJ Unmanned US Predator or Reaper strike aircraft killed four "militants" in Pakistan's Taliban-controlled tribal agency of North Waziristan today. The strike is the first in more than two weeks. The US drones fired a pair of missiles at a house in the bazaar in Miramshah, the main town in North...

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Dozens of Taliban killed in fighting in west Afghanistan

Districts of Farah. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) (Reuters) - Dozens of Taliban fighters were killed in U.S. air strikes and a gunbattle in western Afghanistan after an insurgent attack on an Afghan army patrol, NATO and Afghan officials said on Friday. A spokesman of the International Security Assistance Force said the patrol came under attack in Gulistan district in western...

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Mar.30., 2012. - ISAF Joint Command Morning Operational Update

KABUL, Afghanistan (Mar. 30) — An Afghan-led security force captured a Haqqani leader during an operation in Khost district, Khost province, today.The leader organized roadside bombings and other attacks against Afghan and coalition security forces throughout the district. He also supplied insurgents with materials for building explosive devices. The security force...

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NATO base comes under attack in Kunar

Districts of Kunar. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) ASADABAD (PAN): The Taliban on Thursday attacked a base of NATO-led troops in the Watapur district of eastern Kunar province, an official said. Four attackers were killed and two others detained as foreign troops acted in self-defence, an ISAF spokesman in the eastern zone, Sabawoon Hotak, told Pajhwok Afghan News. The...

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R.I.P. - Capt. Francis D. Imlay

DOD Identifies Air Force Casualty             The Department of Defense announced today the death of an airman who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.             Capt. Francis D. Imlay, 31, of Vacaville, Calif., died March 28 from injuries received...

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Mar.29., 2012. - ISAF Joint Command Morning Operational Update

KABUL, Afghanistan (Mar. 29) – An Afghan and coalition security force conducted an operation to capture a Taliban leader in Shirin Tagab district, Faryab province, yesterday. The leader is the head of the Taliban commission for the province and coordinates attacks against Afghan and coalition troops in the area. During the operation, insurgents opened fire on the...

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R.I.P. - Sgt. Joseph D’Augustine

DOD Identifies Marine Casualty             The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.             Sgt. Joseph D’Augustine, 29, of Waldwick, N.J., died March 27 while conducting combat operations...

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Digger (AUS) wounded in Afghan drug lab mission

The Australian Defence Force says an Australian soldier has been wounded during a drug operation in Afghanistan.Defence says the special operations soldier was hit with small arms fire during a joint operation with Afghan security forces to disrupt insurgent networks in southern Afghanistan.The soldier has been flown to the International Security Assistance Force air base...

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35 insurgents killed, 12 detained in Afghanistan within 24 hours

KABUL, March 29 (Xinhua) -- A total of 35 insurgents were killed and 12 others detained during military operations conducted by Afghan forces and NATO-led coalition troops within 24 hours, the Afghan Interior Ministry said on Thursday morning."Afghan National Police (ANP) in collaboration with army and NATO-led coalition troops conducted 12 joint operations in nine provinces...

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4 militants killed, 2 detained in Kandahar province

According to local authorities in southern Kandahar province at least 4 insurgents were killed and 2 others were detained following military operations by Afghan security forces in this province. The officials further added the militants were killed and detained at Shahwalikot and panjwai districts of southern Kandahar province. Provincial governor media office following...

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Militants ambush NATO supply convoy in Farah

According to local authorities in western Farah province a number of armed militants ambushed a NATO supply convoy in this province on Wednesday. The officials further added the clashes continued for three hours between the armed militants and the private security guards escorting the NATO supply convoy. At least 5 private security guards and 14 militants were killed during...

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Rhode Island Guardsman died saving Afghan girl

Spc. Dennis Weichel, 29, of Providence, Rhode Island, died saving the life of a little girl in Afghanistan. (CNN) -- After the news of a U.S. soldier charged with murdering Afghan civilians, mostly women and children, the story of Spc. Dennis Weichel of the Rhode Island National Guard bears telling. The official Pentagon news release says he died "from injuries suffered...

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