Taliban attack prison in Pakistan, free 400 prisoners

According to Pakistan police officials, more than 300 prisoners escaped from a jail in northwest Pakistan early on Sunday after it was attacked by Islamist militants armed with guns and rocket propelled grenades. The officials further added, some of those who escaped from the jail in the town of Bannu were militants. The attack started at around 1:00 am (2000 GMT) and continued...

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US drones kill 21 AQAP fighters in separate strikes in southern Yemen

By Bill Roggio - April 14, 2012 - LWJ Unmanned US strike aircraft killed 21 al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters in two separate strikes in southern Yemen over the past several days. One of the strikes took place in an area where Yemeni troops have been battling the terror group for nearly a week. The Predators or the more...

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Apr.14., 2012. - ISAF Joint Command Evening Operational Update

KABUL, Afghanistan (Apr. 14) — Afghan and coalition troops conducted an operation in search of an Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan leader in Rustaq district, Takhar province, today.The leader directed attacks against Afghan and coalition security forces.During the operation, the combined security force moved into position to conduct a callout for his surrender at the...

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