Senior Qaida leader, 3 people killed in Iraq's violence

BAGHDAD, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) -- A senior leader of al-Qaida militant group was killed in police operation in northern Iraq on Saturday, while three people were killed in separate gunfire and bomb attacks in the day, the police said.Majeed Hassan Ali, also known as Abu Ayman, a local leader of self-styled Islamic State of Iraq (ISI) in the city of Mosul, was killed in an operation...

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Militants blow up a school in NW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) -- Some unidentified militants blew up a boys' school in Khyber tribal region of Pakistan, local media reported on Saturday.According to a report by The News, militants blew up the school on late Friday night by using explosive materials in Bacha Mina area of Kyhber Agency, one of the seven volatile tribal agencies at Pak-Afghan border.All...

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5 policemen killed in W. Afghanistan

Image via Wikipedia KABUL, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) -- Five Afghan policemen were killed Friday following a clash in the country's western province of Herat, a provincial police source said on Saturday."An unspecified number of armed insurgents laid an ambush against a unit of Afghan border police force in bordering district of Gulran late Friday triggering a clash that left five...

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At least 140 dead in blasts in Nigeria's Kano (+video)

more infos about that article from friday evening: Explosions hits northern Nigerian Kano city by Boko Haram Death toll continues to rise in northern city after a series of co-ordinated attacks targeting police and state offices. A series of bombings and attacks claimed by the radical Islamist group Boko Haram has left at least 140 dead and many...

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Communist Terrorists Kill 12 Indians

Police in eastern India say suspected Maoist rebels have triggered a landmine blast, killing at least 12 police officers and wounding at least two.Authorities say the Maoists targeted a police vehicle in a densely forested region in Jharkhand state Saturday.National leaders say the 40-year-long Maoist insurgency in India is the country's biggest internal security threat.Maoists...

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4 suicide bombers shot dead in Paktika province

According to local authorities in eastern Afghanistan, at least four suicide bombers were shot dead by Afghan Police before they reach their target in eastern Paktika province.The officials further added, the suicide bombers were struggling to target a police check post in Nawi Ada area at Bermal district of eastern paktika province.Provincial police chief Dawlat Khan Zadran...

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R.I.P. - French Army CWO Fabien Willm

43-year-old French Army Chief Warrant Officer Fabien Willm was one of four French soldiers killed on 20th January 2012 by an Afghan National Army soldier. He and his colleagues were killed while they were participating in a physical training workout at Gwan Base in southern Kapisa. 15 other French soldiers were injured in the attack. CWO Willm joined the French...

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R.I.P. - French Army CWO Denis Estin

45-year-old French Army Chief Warrant Officer Denis Estin was one of four French soldiers killed on 20th January 2012 by an Afghan National Army soldier. He and his colleagues were killed while they were participating in a physical training workout at Gwan Base in southern Kapisa. 15 other French soldiers were injured in the attack. CWO Estin had served with the...

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R.I.P. - French Foreign Legion Staff Sergeant Svilen Simeonov

34-year-old French Foreign Legion Staff Sergeant Svilen Simeonov was one of four French soldiers killed on 20th January 2012 by an Afghan National Army soldier. He and his colleagues were killed while they were participating in a physical training workout at Gwan Base in southern Kapisa. 15 other French soldiers were injured in the attack. SSgt Simeonov, a Bulgarian...

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R.I.P. - French Army Sergeant Geoffrey Baumel

27-year-old French Army Sergeant Geoffrey Baumel was one of four French soldiers killed on 20th January 2012 by an Afghan National Army soldier in Kapisa. 15 other French soldiers were injured in the attack. Sgt. Baumel joined the Army in September 2006 and served with the 93rd Regiment of Mountain Artillery (93e RAM) as a mechanic. He was born in Echirolles in...

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Jan.20., 2012. - ISAF Joint Command Morning Operational Update

KABUL, Afghanistan (Jan. 21) – A combined Afghan and coalition security force discovered a drug and weapons cache during an operation in Now Zad district, Helmand province, Thursday. The drug cache consisted of approximately 880 pounds (400 kilograms) of opium, 220 pounds (100 kilograms) of heroin and 4,400 pounds (2,000 kilograms) of acetic anhydride. The improvised...

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Explosions hits northern Nigerian Kano city by Boko Haram

photo by Ibrahim M.B KANO, Nigeria, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- Three different heavy explosions on Friday hit Nigeria's northern city of Kano, a police spokesperson told Xinhua.State police spokesperson Musa Mogaji confirmed the incidents to Xinhua in Kano, the state capital, saying heavy casualties are feared, but did not give the number.A Xinhua reporter in the state said the...

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One American kidnapped in Nigeria

LAGOS, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- The police in southeast Nigeria's Delta State on Friday said an American citizen have been kidnapped by yet to be identified gunmen killing his mobile police escort in the process.State police spokesperson Charles Muka disclosed this to Xinhua on phone, saying a manhunt have been launched for the kidnappers.A Xinhua reporter in the state said the...

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CH-53 squadron confirms 6 dead in Afghanistan

Six Marines assigned to a CH-53D squadron in Afghanistan died in a helicopter crash Thursday, their squadron commander said Friday in an online Facebook message. Lt. Col. Mark Revor, commander of Marine Helicopter Squadron 363, out of Marine Corps Base Hawaii, said the families of the dead already had been notified. Their names will be released within a day, Revor...

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