US drones kill 13 in South Waziristan strike

By Bill Roggio - March 9, 2012 - LWJ Unmanned US Predator or Reaper strike aircraft killed 13 "militants" in an airstrikes in the Miramshah and Mir Ali areas of Pakistan's Taliban-controlled tribal agency of south Waziristan today. The strikes broke a three-week-long lull in US attacks in the tribal areas. The CIA-operated drones fired a pair of missiles...

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Taliban ambush kills 7 Pakistani soldiers

MIRANSHAH: Taliban militants armed with guns and rockets ambushed a Pakistani military convoy Friday, killing seven soldiers in the militant stronghold of North Waziristan, officials said.The attack took place at Khar Qamar, 30 kilometres (18 miles) west of Miranshah, the main town in the district that has become the most notorious Taliban and Al-Qaeda stronghold on...

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DOD Identifies Units for Upcoming Afghanistan Rotation

DOD Identifies Units for Upcoming Afghanistan Rotation             The Department of Defense announced today three major units to deploy as part of the upcoming rotation of forces operating in Afghanistan.  The Spring 2012 scheduled rotation involves one corps headquarters with more than 500 personnel; one division headquarters...

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Seven soldiers, two Shi'ite rebels killed in clashes in north Yemen

SANAA, March 8 (Xinhua) -- At least seven Yemeni soldiers and two Shi'ite rebels were killed in clashes on Thursday in the northern restive province of Amran, a provincial security official said. "Lieutenant Colonel Nashwan al-Kiliby, head of the 4th battalion of the 103 infantry brigade, and six of his bodyguards were killed in clashes after they refused to hand over their...

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Al-Qaida confirms death of Badr Mansoor

Map of Pakistan (Photo credit: Omer Wazir) Al-Qaida has confirmed the death of one of its commander in Pakistan, Badr Mansoor, saying he was killed in an American drone strike last month. The U.S.-based SITE monitoring service said on Friday that the confirmation came in a video statement released on an Internet forum. The video says Badr Mansoor was killed on Feb....

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R.I.P. - Spc. Edward J. Acosta

DOD Identifies Army Casualty             The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.             Spc. Edward J. Acosta, 21, of Hesperia, Calif., died March 5, in La Jolla, Calif., of injuries...

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Mar.09., 2012. - ISAF Joint Command Morning Operational Update

KABUL, Afghanistan (Mar. 09) – An Afghan and coalition security force captured several Taliban leaders during an operation in Maidan Shahr district, Wardak province, today. Two of the leaders planned and conducted attacks against Afghan and coalition forces in the district along Highway 2, including an attack in January against a convoy that left three Afghan National...

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