R.I.P. - Cpl. Michael J. Palacio

DOD Identifies Marine Casualty             The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.             Cpl. Michael J. Palacio, 23, of Lake Elsinore, Calif., died March 29 while conducting combat...

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Yemeni air raids kill 45 al-Qaida militants in restive south

Yemen division 2012-3-11 (Photo credit: Wikipedia) ADEN, Yemen, April 3 (Xinhua) -- Intensified Yemeni airstrikes bombed several al-Qaida hideouts in the southern province of Lahj, killing a total of 45 militants on Tuesday, a government official told Xinhua. The air strikes which were carried out by Yemeni air forces hit several hideouts of the terrorists, killing as...

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3 policemen killed, 11 missing in NE Afghanistan

Districts of Badakhshan. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) FAIZABAD, Afghanistan, April 3 (Xinhua) -- Three policemen were killed and 11 others were missing following an attack launched by Taliban militants in northeastern Afghan province of Badakhshan, a provincial government spokesman said on Tuesday. "An unspecified number of armed militants launched an attack on a police check...

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Taliban Ambush NATO Supply Convoy

file photo (khaama) The Taliban have ambushed a NATO supply column in Delaram, southwest Afghanistan, destroying a number of fuel trucks, the Pajhwok news agency reported on Tuesday.The truck convoy was ambushed by Taliban militants on its way to a NATO base in Herat province. The Afghan Interior Ministry said six tanker trucks were destroyed, while Taliban spokesman Qari...

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Explosion injure 3 in eastern Nangarhar province

According to local authorities in eastern Nangarhar province, at least 3 people were injured following a roadside bomb explosion in this province.The officials further added, the incident took place on Tuesday morning after a vehicle of Hesarak district chief bodyguards struck with a roadside bomb.Hesarak district chief Abdul Khaliq Maroof confirming the report said, the...

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Colombia's FARC rebels release 10 hostages

Kidnapped hostages released by the RevolutionaryArmed Forces of Colombia (FARC) in company withmedics arrive at Vanguardia of Villavicencio Airport,in Villavicencio, Colombia, on April 2, 2012.FARC rebels Monday handed over 10 hostages to ahumanitarian delegation organized by theInternational Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).(Xinhua) BOGOTA, April 2 (Xinhua) -- Colombia's...

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Somalia: 4 Dead After Al Shabaab Battle With Ahlu Sunnah Forces

Eilbur, Somalia — At least four people have died after Al Shabaab insurgents launched an offensive against Ahlu Sunnah and Ethiopian forces stationed in Eilbur, Radio Garowe reports.The town of Eilbur is located in the region of Galgudud which most parts are governed by Ahlu Sunnah Wal Jama. Ethiopian and Ahlu Sunna forces recently captured the town from Al Shabaab agents....

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Apr.03., 2012. - ISAF Joint Command Morning Operational Update

KABUL, Afghanistan – In Kandahar district, Kandahar province, an Afghan-led security force supported by coalition troops captured a Taliban facilitator during an operation yesterday. The facilitator supplied insurgents throughout Kandahar province with weapons, ammunition and equipment. The security force detained two additional suspected insurgents as a result of...

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Mali: Urgent Action Needed to Protect Civilians

The Tuareg and Islamist armed groups who have taken the northern cities of Kidal, Gao and Timbuktu must protect the civilian population in areas under their control, Amnesty International said today. In Gao, the organisation received reports of armed men firing into the air and looting public and private buildings, including the hospital. One witness living there told...

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Meet the soldier who spent 8 hours in a tiny tunnel to defuse bomb

Captain James Fidell RLC SPENDING eight hours squashed in a narrow pitch-black tunnel in Afghanistan to defuse a deadly bomb has earned a Kineton soldier the Queen’s Gallantry Medal.Captain James Fidell, 28, who at the time was in the 11 Explosives Ordnance Disposal Regiment of the Royal Logistic Corps, had to take off his bomb disposal suit, helmet and body armour to be...

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