At least 34 killed following gunmen attack in Nigeria

An attack on a cattle market in northeastern Nigeria by gunmen armed with explosives has left at least 34 dead and the toll is likely to climb, an emergency source said on Thursday.The fighting late Wednesday happened in Potiskum, a town in Nigeria’s Yobe state.A Nigerian official quoted by AFP said, “Thirty-four bodies were deposited at the hospital.” He said the toll was...

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Drone strike kills 13 suspected militants in Yemen

Sanaa, Yemen (CNN) -- A U.S. drone hit an al Qaeda training site in southern Yemen, killing 13 suspected militants, three security officials said. The airstrike Wednesday is one of a series of attacks on al Qaeda hideouts expected in Abyan province in the next two weeks, the officials said. They will target Jaar, Lowder and Zinjibar districts. At least two U.S....

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3 Injured in Grenade Blast at Kabul Boys School

At least three people were wounded when a hand-grenade exploded at a boys school in the west of Kabul on Thursday, officials said. The chief of the Kabul Police Criminal Investigation Unit Mohammad Zahir said that initial reports suggested the hand-grenade was carried in by a student which he detonated at the school. The incident took place around 08:00am in the Ghulaam...

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Bombs kill 5 people in northwest Pakistan

Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (Photo credit: Wikipedia) KHAR, Pakistan –  A Pakistani official says two bomb blasts targeting anti-Taliban tribal elders and security forces have killed five people in the country's northwest.Tariq Khan says the attacks occurred Thursday in Chamarkand town in the Bajur tribal region. Khan is a senior official in the area.Khan said that in...

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4 killed in clashes between pro-government tribesmen, al-Qaida in southern Yemen

ADEN, Yemen, May 2 (Xinhua) -- The al-Qaida militants attacked a checkpoint manned by pro-government tribesmen, sparking deadly clashes that left four people killed on Wednesday in the southern province of Abyan, a military official said.The al-Qaida militants ambushed a checkpoint manned by pro- government tribesmen at the northern entrance of Lauder town, about 150 km...

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6 militants killed in Afghan and NATO troops operations

At least 6 militants were killed following joint military operations by Afghan and coalition security forces in eastern regions of the country during the past 24 hours, ISAF announced.According to a press release issued by International Security Assistance Force at least 3 insurgents were killed by Afghan national police forces in Pul-E Alam district after receiving small...

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4 ANA soldiers shot dead by militants

QALA-i-NAW (PAN): Four Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers were killed by Taliban insurgents during a poppy eradication campaign in the Moqur district of northwest Badghis province, officials said on Wednesday. Col. Abdul Qadir, crime branch chief, told Pajhwok Afghan News the soldiers from the third battalion of the 207th Zafar Military Corps were attacked by the...

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Nigeria: SSS Arrests Suspected Boko Haram Bomb Manufacturer

Police Commissioner, Ibrahim Idris Kano, Nigeria - May 03.,2012. - The State Security Service (SSS) has arrested a man who allegedly supplies explosives to Boko Haram, which has stepped up its attacks in the last one week. Ayuba Usman was arrested on Tuesday at his shop in a market in Kano following information from suspected Boko Haram members arrested in raids,...

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Taliban announce start of Al Farooq spring offensive

By Bill Roggio - May 2, 2012 - LWJ Today the Taliban announced the beginning of their yearly spring offensive, in an official statement released on their propaganda website, Voice of Jihad. The Taliban statement, which was released in English and other languages, said that the "Al Farooq Jihadi spring operation" offensive will...

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May 02., 2012. - RC-East operational update

BAGRAM, Afghanistan – Afghan and coalition forces killed six insurgents in eastern Afghanistan during operations throughout the past 24 hours, May 2. Logar province Afghan National Police killed three insurgents in Pul-E Alam district after receiving small arms fire. Kunar province A coalition airstrike killed two insurgents in Ghaziabad district after Afghan National...

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

KABUL, Afghanistan (May 3) — An Afghan led security force supported by coalition troops detained an Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan leader during an operation in Iman Sahib district, Kunduz province, today. The IMU leader planned and conducted suicide attacks against Afghan and coalition troops throughout the province and is suspected in a plot to assassinate a senior...

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R.I.P. - Capt. Bruce K. Clark

DOD Identifies Army Casualty             The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.             Capt. Bruce K. Clark, 43, Spencerport, N.Y., died May 1, in Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan.            ...

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