R.I.P. - Spc. Philip C. S. Schiller

DOD Identifies Army Casualty             The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.             Spc. Philip C. S. Schiller, 21, of The Colony, Texas, died April 11 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan,...

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Afghan forces kill 25 Taliban militants: official

Kamdesh District in the Nuristan Province in Afghanistan (Photo credit: Wikipedia) ASSADABAD, Afghanistan, April 13 (Xinhua) -- Afghan forces have killed 25 Taliban militants over the past two days in Nuristan province, 180 km east of capital city Kabul, spokesman for provincial administration Mohammad Zarin said Friday. "In the operation backed by NATO-led forces and...

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Female Engagement Team Deploys, Says Goodbye to Family & Friends

Video by Lance Cpl. Joshua Young From Marine Expeditionary Force -- Female Engagement Team 12-1 members say goodbye to their friends and family at Camp Pendleton, Calif. The FET is trained to engage the people of Afghanistan, primarily the females, and build a trusting relationship by providing medical aid, supplies, education and other opportunities that will benefit...

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Army forces retake strategic town in Yemen's south, 15 killed

Yemen division 2012-3-11 (wikipedia) ADEN, Yemen, April 13 (Xinhua) -- The Yemeni army forces retook the strategic town of Umm Ayan in the southern province of Abyan during battles on Friday morning, leaving at least five tribal fighters and ten terrorists killed, a local commander of army forces and tribal chief said.The al-Qaida militants retreated from Umm Ayan in Lauder...

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Motorbike bomb rocks Afghan southern town of Sangin, 11 injured

Cropped version of a larger map to show detail around Lashkar Gah (Photo credit: Wikipedia) LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan, April 13 (Xinhua) -- A motorbike bomb rocked Sangin town in the southern Helmand province 555 km south of capital Kabul on Friday, injuring 11 people, an official said."The terrorists planted explosive in the cavities of a motorcycle and detonated it by...

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Pakistan: Lyari still tense, one killed in grenade attack

The 18 Towns of Karachi (Photo credit: Wikipedia) KARACHI: A man was killed and six injured in hand grenade attack and firing incident in Lee Market area of Lyari while the security forces were also attacked by the angry protesters, Geo News reported Friday.According to sources, tension gripped troubled Lyari areas where a man was killed and six others wounded in clashes...

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Apr.13., 2012. - ISAF Joint Command Morning Operational Update

KABUL, Afghanistan – An Afghan and coalition security force captured a Taliban leader during an operation in Kunduz district, Kunduz province, today. The leader was planning a suicide attack against an upcoming gathering of local Afghan civilians in Kunduz province. As the security force approached the Taliban leader’s suspected location, they were confronted by an...

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Yemeni air raids kill 18 al-Qaida militants in south

ADEN, Yemen, April 12 (Xinhua) -- Fighter jets of the Yemeni air forces bombed bases of the al-Qaida militants in the southern province of Abyan on Thursday, killing at least 18 terrorists, as army forces backed by pro-government tribesmen continued their offensive against the terrorist group for the fourth day, a military official told Xinhua.Three air raids were carried...

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Danish warship stops Somali pirate vessel, 12 hostages freed

Map showing the extent of Somali pirate attacks on shipping vessels between 2005 and 2010. Français : Carte montrant l'étendue des attaques de pirates somaliens sur des navires de transport entre 2005 et 2010. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) COPENHAGEN, April 12 (Xinhua) -- A Danish warship has apprehended a suspected pirate ship off Somalia's coast, and released 12 hostages...

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Nigeria: 10 Killed As Gunmen Attack Borno Town

Location of the four cities in north eastern Nigeria where the Boko Haram conflict took place. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Maiduguri — At least 10 people, among them a policeman and an Immigration officer, were reported killed when gunmen launched an attack Tuesday night on Banki town on the Borno State border with Cameroon.Authorities said five of those killed were among...

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Faryab: 2 protestors shot dead by police

MAIMANA (PAN): Two people were killed and another 25 injured during a clash with police after a protest over the killing of a seminary teacher by a joint Afghan-coalition force turned violent in northern Faryab province, officials said on Thursday. Maimana, the capital of Faryab province, Afghanistan ... 3 U.S. soldiers among dead in northern Afghanistan (Wednesday,...

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Suicide blast kill and injure 10 people in Kunduz province

According to local security officials in northern Kunduz province, at least 10 people were killed and injured following a suicide bomb explosion in this province.The officials further added the incident took place on Thursday evening after a suicide bomber detonated his explosives, killing at least 3 Afghan civilians and 2 Afghan police forces.A spokesman for the Afghan...

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IMU facilitator killed during night raid in Afghan north

Districts of Faryab. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) By Bill Roggio - April 12, 2012 - LWJ Last night Coalition and Afghan special operations forces again targeted the leadership cadre of the al Qaeda-linked Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan during a raid in the northwestern province of Faryab. The IMU facilitator who was killed in the raid had previously been in Afghan custody...

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Apr.12., 2012. - ISAF Joint Command Evening Operational Update

KABUL, Afghanistan – An Afghan and coalition security force killed Ammar Sahib, a senior Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan IMO facilitator, during an operation April 11 in Maimanah district, Faryab province. Ammar Sahib is also known by the name Qyamuddin. Ammar Sahib was called out of the building where he was known to be located. He retreated into the building and...

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R.I.P. - Lance Cpl. Ramon T. Kaipat

DOD Identifies Marine Casualty             The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.             Lance Cpl. Ramon T. Kaipat, 22, of Tacoma, Wash., died April 11 while conducting combat operations...

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