Navy captures 13 Somali pirates (+video)

Thirteen Somali pirates were captured on a dhow in the Indian Ocean on Friday by a combination of Royal Navy, Royal Marines and Royal Fleet Auxiliary personnel.  The capture took place as dawn broke on Friday 13 January 2012 and involved RFA Fort Victoria joining USS Carney to ascertain the business of the dhow, which had been identified as a vessel being operated...

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Taliban leader detained in Maidan Wardak province

According to local officials in central-eastern Maidan Wadak province, Afghan security forces detained a local Taliban commanderin this province.Provincial Police chief Abdul Baqizoi confirming the report said, the detained Taliban commander was arrested by Afghan securityforces in Salar area at Maidan Wardak province on Monday night.Mr. Baqizoi further added, another Taliban...

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Afghan official: 3 killed in helicopter crash (updated!)

UPDATE: Three American private contractors working for the Defense Department were killed when their helicopter crashed in southern Afghanistan on Monday, their company said. The contractors’ company, AAR Airlift, said that there were no other passengers on the helicopter and that the cause of the crash was not yet known. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the crash,...

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Eight Diggers sent home from Afghanistan after being caught drinking

EIGHT Aussie diggers fighting in Afghanistan have been sent home after being caught drinking on the job. The soldiers were caught drinking alcohol while on a trip to Dubai City last week. The soldiers, from Mentoring Task Force – Three, then returned to Tarin Kowt where they faced disciplinary action. They were found guilty and had convictions and punishment imposed under...

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Nine killed in car bomb attack in northern Iraq

MOSUL, Iraq, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- Up to nine people were killed on Monday and 20 others wounded in a car bomb attack at a residential area near the Iraqi city of Mosul, the capital of Nineveh province, a local police source told Xinhua."The latest reports put the toll at nine people killed and 20 others wounded by the car bomb attack near Mosul," the source said on condition...

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Civilian killed, 10 wounded in car bomb attack in south of Baghdad

BAGHDAD, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- At least a civilian was killed on Monday and 10 others wounded in a car bomb attack in the Iraqi city of Hilla, the capital of Babil province, an Interior Ministry source told Xinhua. The blast took place around noon when a booby-trapped car detonated at Nadir district in central Hilla, some 100 km south of Baghdad, the source said on condition...

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7 Insurgents, Included 2 Policemen, Captured in Herat

Seven insurgents were captured on Sunday by Afghanistan's intelligence agency, the National Directorate of Security, the provincial spokesman for Herat said. Two of the insurgents were police officers, spokesman Mahiuddin Noori said.The insurgents had been providing intelligence to the Taliban. They were captured from Shindand and Adraskan districts and Herat city,...

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Jan.16., 2012. - ISAF Joint Command Morning Operational Update

KABUL, Afghanistan (Jan. 16) — An Afghan and coalition security force conducted an operation in search of a Taliban facilitator in Kajaki district, Helmand province, today. The facilitator operates and funds an insurgent cell in Musa Qal’ah district. He also distributes weapons and explosives for use in attacks against coalition forces. During the operation, an...

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Hakeemullah Mehsud rumored killed in recent drone strike

Hakeemullah Mehsud, left. AFP photo. Pakistani intelligence officials believe that Hakeemullah Mehsud, the leader of the movement of the Taliban in Pakistan and a close ally of al Qaeda, has been killed in the latest drone strike in North Waziristan. The report has not been confirmed by US officials. Radio intercepts of discussions between Taliban fighters indicate...

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Senior Taliban leader killed in Eastern Afghanistan

According to local authorities in eastern Afghanistan, a senior Taliban commander was killed following clashes with the Afghan police forces in eastern Tagab province.The officials further added, the Taliban commander in Tagab district of eastern Kapisa province.Tagab security chief Shah Agha confirming the report said, the Taliban commander who was killed in clashes with...

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Bomb Targets Shiite Muslims at Service in Pakistan

A man was transported to a hospital after being injured in a bomb attack on a Shiite gathering on Sunday in Khanpur, Pakistan.(Reuters) ISLAMBAD, Pakistan — An explosion ripped through a crowd of Shiite Muslims in central Pakistan on Sunday, killing at least 17 people in one of the largest such attacks in recent times in Pakistan’s most populous province. The police...

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UN adds 2 Haqqani Network leaders to terrorist list

Image via Wikipedia The United Nations Security Council has added two senior Haqqani Network leaders to its list of individuals who are associated with the Taliban. One of the Haqqani Network leaders was appointed by al Qaeda to lead operations in a southeastern province in Afghanistan. Ahmed Jan Wazir and Fazl Rabi were added to the UN list on Jan. 6 for holding senior...

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