R.I.P. - Spc. Jason K. Edens

DOD Identifies Army Casualty             The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.             Spc. Jason K. Edens, 22, of Franklin, Tenn., died April 26, in Bethesda, Md., of wounds sustained...

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Hostage taker killed by police in South Africa

KwaZulu-Natal Durban Map (Photo credit: Wikipedia) JOHANNESBURG, April 27 (Xinhua) -- The hostage taker had been shot dead, and the trapped people were rescued at a hospital in Durban, South African media reported on Friday.The suspected man was killed by police snipers after the man shot several people at a hospital in Durban, the newspaper City Press reported on its website,...

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Serial blasts wound 13 in eastern Ukrainian city (+video)

KIEV, April 27 (Xinhua) -- At least 13 people were injured in four blasts in eastern Ukrainian city Dnepropetrovsk on Friday, local authorities and media said. One woman was wounded when an explosion occurred in front of Globa Park, and another explosion took place near the Opera, causing no injuries, local media reported. Earlier, Ukrainian emergency authorities said...

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7 killed, 20 wounded in blast in Damascus

Damascus Governorate on Syria Map with Governorates.  (Photo credit: Wikipedia) DAMASCUS, April 27 (Xinhua) -- At least 7 people were killed and 20 others injured when an explosion occurred Friday near a mosque in the heart of the Syrian capital Damascus, the latest in a string of explosions that rattled the city on the weekend, the state-run SANA news agency reported. The...

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1-25 Stryker Brigade Combat Team returns to Fort Wainwright

FAIRBANKS — They’re almost all home now.Planeloads of returning soldiers from the more than 4,000-member 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division from Fort Wainwright have been returning to Fairbanks on an almost daily basis. Most of the remaining soldiers are scheduled to return from their year-long deployment to Afghanistan in the next few days. from...

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Four militants killed near Turbat

QUETTA: At least four militants were killed and seven others were detained on Friday by Frontier Corps (FC) personnel near Balochistan’s Turbat region in retaliation of an ambush, DawnNews reported. The incident took place 20 kilometres from Turbat in the province’s Gaban area, a spokesman of the FC said. FC’s assault was in retaliation to an ambush by militants...

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3 Paktika local policemen detained with suicide vest

Districts of Paktika Province (Photo credit: Wikipedia) SHARAN (PAN): Three local policemen and a resident were arrested for carrying a suicide vest in a police vehicle in southeastern Paktika province on Thursday, an official said. The four were arrested with the suicide belt in Barmal district, local police commander, Gen. Azizullah, told Pajhwok Afghan News. He...

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Suicide attacker killed in police firing in Quetta

QUETTA :  A suicide attacker was killed in police firing on the outskirts of Metropolis Thursday evening. According to details, some miscreants were trying to commit suicide blast near Mumtaz Petrol Pump situation along Kirani road in the suburb of City early tonight. People spotted them and informed the police. Police opened the fire in which a suicide attacker...

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Apr.27., 2012. - ISAF Joint Command Morning Operational Update

KABUL, Afghanistan – A combined Afghan and coalition security force captured a Haqqani leader during an operation in Nadir Shah Kot district, Khost province, today. The leader planned and directed roadside bombings and other attacks against Afghan and coalition troops throughout the district. He also coordinated with Haqqani leaders in Pakistan for weapons, ammunition...

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R.I.P. - Spc. Benjamin H. Neal

82nd Airborne Division Shoulder Sleeve Insignia (Photo credit: Wikipedia) DOD Identifies Army Casualty             The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.             Spc. Benjamin H. Neal,...

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