Nigeria: Two Boko Haram Suspects Killed in Maiduguri

Two suspected Boko Haram militants were shot dead on Friday after a raid on their meeting point near the NNPC station, Abbaganaram, a statement by Joint Task Force (JTF) has said. The statement was signed by Lt.-Col. Sagir Musa, the Spokesman for the JTF on 'Operation Restore Order' (ORO) and made available to newsmen in Maiduguri. It said that the militants were marshalling...

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Main Yemen airport closed ‘after threat by military’

SANAA: The airport in Yemen’s capital was shut down on Saturday after forces loyal to a general close to former president Ali Abdullah Saleh threatened to attack landing and departing aircraft, an airport source said. from dawn.com The airport has been surrounded by forces loyal to air force chief General Mohammed Saleh al-Ahmar, Saleh’s half brother, who has refused...

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One killed, 15 wounded in bus shooting on Lebanon-Syria border

BEIRUT, April 7 (Xinhua) -- One Lebanese civilian was killed and 15 others were wounded Saturday when a bus carrying pilgrims on its way to Iraq was attacked by gunmen on the border between Lebanon and Syria.According to a Lebanese security source, the shooting took place on the Syrian side of Masharih al-Qaa in the Bekaa, after the bus passed through the Jouesiyeh checkpoint,...

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New Zealand sends fresh troops to Afghanistan

More than 70 New Zealand soldiers left Saturday on the country's 20th rotation of its forces in Afghanistan.The first group of 36 soldiers left from Ohakea Air Force Base in the lower North Island and a second group of 41 left later from the Burnham Military Camp, near Christchurch in the South Island, Radio New Zealand reported.Together they made up more than half the 140-strong...

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'We do jihad,' says Lashkar-e-Taiba emir Hafiz Saeed

Hafiz Muhammad Saeed (nation.com.pk) By Bill Roggio - April 7, 2012 - LWJ During a Friday sermon in Lahore, Hafiz Mohammed Saeed, the emir of the al Qaeda-linked Lashkar-e-Taiba who is wanted by the US and protected by Pakistan, called on Muslims to wage jihad against America. Saeed's speech took place the same day a Pakistani intelligence...

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Civilians killed and injured in military operation in Kapisa province

Tagab District (in Green) (Photo credit: Wikipedia) According to local officials in eastern Kapisa province, at least 6 Afghan civilians were killed and injured following military operation in this province. The officials further added, at least 2 Afghan civilians were killed and 4 others were injured during the operations in Tagab district of eastern Kapisa province. Tagab...

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IEDs killed and injured six people in eastern Afghanistan

(archive photo) According to local security officials in eastern Afghanistan, at least 6 people were killed and injured following roadside bomb explosion.The officials further added, the incidents took place in eastern Paktia and Khost provinces of Afghanistan on Saturday morning.At least 3 people were killed and another one was injured during the first landmine explosion...

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10 militants killed in Afghan police operations

Afghan Interior Ministry officials following a press release on Saturday announced at least 10 armed militants were killed following military operations by Afghan national police forces.The source further added, the miliants were killed during 8 separate military operations conducted by Afghan national police in coordination with the Afghan army, Afghan intelligence and...

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Apr.07., 2012. - ISAF Joint Command Morning Operational Update

KABUL, Afghanistan – An Afghan and coalition security force captured an Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan facilitator during an operation in Almar district, Faryab province, today. The facilitator provided funds for attacks against Afghan and coalition security forces throughout the province. During the operation, the security force was engaged by multiple insurgents....

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R.I.P. - Cpl. Alex Martinez

Cpl. Alex Martinez was killed in Afghanistan on April 5, 2012. (Family photo / April 6, 2012) DOD Identifies Marine Casualty             The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation...

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Local Taliban leader killed in NE Afghanistan

Districts of Badakhshan. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) FAIZABAD, Afghanistan, April 6 (Xinhua) -- A local Taliban leader was killed on Friday by police in Afghan Badakhshan province, 315 km northeast of capital Kabul, a spokesman of provincial government said."Police launched a search operation to capture a Taliban local leader in Wardoj district, but upon their arrival at...

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Yemeni al-Qaida claims responsibility for suicide bombing against intelligence center

ADEN, Yemen, April 6 (Xinhua) -- The Yemen-based al-Qaida branch claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing that targeted a center of the military intelligence agency in the southern port city of Aden on Friday morning. http://sgt-jim.blogspot.com/2012/04/suicide-bombers-die-in-aden-blast.html "Two Fighters of Partisans of Sharia were martyred before reaching the...

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2 killed, 5 injured in Azerbaijan's antiterror operation

(Photo credit: Wikipedia) BAKU, April 6 (Xinhua) -- Secret services of Azerbaijan crushed a terrorist group on Thursday, 2 men, including a secret service agent, were killed and 5 were injured in the operation, the Ministry of National Security of Azerbaijan said on Friday. The anti-terror operation was conducted in Baku, Ganja, Sumgayit and several other regions of...

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R.I.P. - Spc. Jeffrey L. White, Jr.

DOD Identifies Army Casualty             The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.             Spc. Jeffrey L. White, Jr., 21, of Catawissa, Mo., died April 3, in Khost province, Afghanistan,...

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