Jan.31., 2012. - ISAF Joint Command Evening Operational Update

KABUL, Afghanistan – A combined Afghan and coalition security force discovered a drug cache during a patrol in Panjwa ‘i district, Kandahar province, today. The cache consisted of approximately 59,998 pounds (27,272 kilograms) of marijuana. Security forces destroyed all drugs on site without incident. In other International Security Assistance Force news throughout...

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Suicide bomber kills three in central Somalia

Image via Wikipedia MOGADISHU, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- A suicide bomber killed three people including two police officers in an attack on the home of former Somali police commander, Abdi Hassan Awale, in central Somali town of Galkayo, witnesses said Tuesday.Awale who was reportedly at his home at the time of the attack was said to be unharmed but two of his bodyguards and...

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3 killed, 4 wounded in Iraq's violence

BAGHDAD, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- Three people were killed and four wounded in separate bomb and gunfire attacks in eastern and western Iraq on Tuesday, a police source said.In Iraq's eastern province of Diyala, a roadside bomb went off near a police patrol near the provincial capital city of Baquba, some 65 km northeast of Baghdad, killing a policeman and wounding two passers-by,...

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25 militants killed and injured in Kapisa province

According to local authorities in eastern Afghanistan, at least 25 armed militants were killed and injured following a military operation in eastern Kapisa province.A spokesman for provincial police commandment in eastern Kapisa province Asadullah Hamidi said, the operation was conducted in Elasai district by Afghan security forces.Mr. Hamidi further added, at least 19 militants...

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

KABUL, Afghanistan (Jan. 31) – An Afghan led and coalition supported security force captured a Taliban leader during an operation in Nahr-e Saraj district, Helmand province, today. The leader conducted attacks against Afghan forces and directed kidnapping operations throughout Badghis province. One additional suspected insurgent was detained during the operation. In...

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30 Taliban rebels surrender in Herat, Afghanistan

Taliban fighters (R) attend a surrender ceremony in western Afghan province of Herat, Jan. 30, 2012. Thirty more Taliban rebels surrendered in the Afghanistan's western province of Herat on Monday, a provincial police source said. (Xinhua/Sardar) HERAT, Afghanistan, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) -- Thirty more Taliban rebels surrendered in the Afghanistan's western province of Herat...

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U.S. drones raid al-Qaida convoy in southern Yemen, dozens killed

SANAA, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) -- U.S. drones raided a convoy of prominent leaders of the al-Qaida wing in Yemen's southern restive province of Abyan late Monday, killing dozens of people, local security officials and sources close to the terrorist group told Xinhua. "Three unmanned U.S. warplanes raided four vehicles carrying prominent leaders of al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula...

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Gunmen attack police station in Nigeria’s Kano city

According to Nigerian police officials, at least two civilians have died in an overnight attack on a police post in the northern Nigerian city of Kano. In the meantime residents said, gunmen pened fire on a police station in Nigeria’s flashpoint city of Kano at dawn Monday, setting off a gun battle with police. The gunmen are suspected to be Islamist militants from Boko...

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Gunmen kill 40 people in Warrap state of South Sudan

According to South Sudan government officials, at least least 40 people have been killed by armed gunmen in a cattle raid in South Sudan. South Sudan on Monday accused its former foes in the Khartoum government of arming gunmen who killed over 40 people in a cattle raid, as the UN warned tensions between the two sides risks regional peace. In the meantime some reports...

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