Suicide attack on Afghan NATO base where Korans were burned

Image via Wikipedia (Reuters) - A suicide bomber killed at least two civilians on Monday after detonating explosives at the gates of the NATO base where copies of the Koran were burned, Afghan officials said. The bomber targeted a vehicle belonging to the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), said district governor Kabir Ahmad Rahil, adding there could...

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Al-Qaida claims responsibility for bombing military plane in Yemen

SANAA, March 5 (Xinhua) -- The Yemen-based al-Qaida wing on Monday claimed responsibility for bombing a military cargo plane at an air force base near the Sanaa international air port one day ago, according to a statement obtained by Xinhua. "Mujahedeen (holy warriors) blew up an explosive device inside an Antonov military cargo plane after the Mujahedeen succeeded in sneaking...

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Another Indian Air Force's Mirage fighter jet crashes

Image via Wikipedia NEW DELHI, March 5 (Xinhua) -- Another Indian Air Force's Mirage 2000 fighter jet Monday crashed in the western state of Rajasthan, the second in 11 days, said military sources. "The fighter jet crashed near Baman Baas village in the state's Sawai Madhopur district, soon after it took off from Gwalior in the central state of Madhya Pradesh on a routine...

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Suicide bomb explosion rocks eastern Nangarhar province

According to local authorities in eastern Afghanistan, at least 13 people were killed and injured following a suicide bomb blast in eastern Nangarhar province. The officials further added, the incident took place on Monday afternoon at Chowk-e-Pashtunistan in Jalalabad city. Provincial governor spokesman Ahmadzia Abdulzai confirming the report said, at least 11 people...

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Al-Qaida kill 25 Iraqi police officers

A gang of gunmen wearing military-style uniforms has killed 25 police officers in a carefully planned early morning shooting spree in western Iraq, officials say. The killings began with the gang kidnapping two police commanders from their homes in the western Iraqi city of Haditha at around 2am on Monday. It ended with the gang raising the flag of al-Qaida at a police...

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Team Rubicon activates three VERTs in response to KS, MO, and IL tornadoes

TR activates three VERTs in response to KS, MO, and IL tornadoes In response to the tornado outbreaks across the Midwest, TR is deploying three Veteran Emergency Response Teams (VERTs) to Harveyville KS, Branson MO, and Harrisburg, IL. Currently, three two person recon teams are en route or on the ground providing needs assessments to TR headquarters (TRHQ). Support...

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Town Hall Meeting With Defense Secretary Leon Panetta - March 2, 2012

Leon Panetta visited Fort Campbell to talk to troops and to address questions regarding the future of the military. Town Hall Meeting With Defense Secretary Leon Panetta - March 2, 2012 "This is ultimately about you. All the weapons I have, all the technology we have, I can't do any of that without the men and women in uniform that are willing...

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