8 al-Qaida militants killed in southern Yemen: ministry

ADEN, Yemen, May 3 (Xinhua) -- The Yemeni army killed at least eight al-Qaida militants in a battle in the southern province of Abyan on Thursday, the defense ministry said.The 39th Armored Army Brigade repulsed an armed attack by al- Qaida terrorist group in Bajdar neighborhood near Abyan's provincial capital Zinjibar, killing at least eight terrorists and injuring several...

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3 Turkish soldiers killed in clashes with PKK in Turkey's east

Districts of Tunceli (Photo credit: Wikipedia) ANKARA, May 4 (Xinhua) -- Three soldiers of the Turkish security forces were killed in clashes with the militants of the outlawed Kurdish Workers Party (PKK) in eastern Turkey early Friday, private Dogan news agency reported.The clashes erupted between the PKK and the Turkish security forces in Alacik village in Tunceli province...

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15 insurgents killed in eastern Afghanistan

GARDEZ : At least 15 insurgents were killed and three others wounded over the past 24 hours in eastern provinces of Afghanistan, officials said on Friday. Six militants were killed and two others injured by the bomb they were making in a mosque in the Kotikhel area of Zurmat district in Paktia province, the governor’s spokesman said. Roohullah Samoon told Pajhwok Afghan...

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Somalia: Mortars Hit Presidential Palace

Mogadishu — Nearly 10 mortars slammed at Somalia's presidential palace on Friday night as explosions and gunfire rocked Mogadishu in the latest outbreak of violence in chaotic Somalia, witnesses said."I can confirm two mortars have hit near VillaSomalia," a source told Shabelle Media of the building where President Sheik Sharif Sheik Ahmed stays. "We do not have word yet...

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Deadly suicide bomb blast foiled in capital Kabul

Afghan Intelligence, National Directorate for Security officials on Thursday said Afghan security forces foiled a deadly suicide bomb blast in capital Kabul. The officials further added the militants were looking to carry out suicide bomb blast using a truck laden with explosives. An Afghan NDS officials speaking on the condition of anonymity said a Pakistani militant...

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17 killed, 40 injured in suicide attack in NW Pakistan

Seven agencies of Federally Administered Tribal Areas along with Six frontier regions of F.A.T.A. in Pakistan. 1. Bajaur, 2. Khyber, 3. Kurram, 4. Mohmand, 5. North Waziristan, 6. Orakzai, 7. South Waziristan. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) ISLAMABAD, May 4 (Xinhua) -- At least 17 people were killed and over 40 others injured when a suicide blast ripped through a crowded bazaar...

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At least 13 dead, scores injured in blasts in Dagestan

A police officer guards the site of a powerful explosion on the outskirts of Makhachkala, southern Russia, Friday, May 4, 2012. – Photo by AP MAKHACHKALA (DAWN.com): At least 13 people have been killed and scores more injured in two powerful explosions in Russia’s restive North Caucasus.Emergency ministry chief physician in Dagestan, Kazanfar Kurbanov, said on Friday...

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11 Taliban militants killed in southern Afghanistan

Cropped version of a larger map to show detail around Lashkar Gah (Photo credit: Wikipedia) LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan, May 4 (Xinhua) -- A total of 11 Taliban militants were killed over night when the NATO-led forces launched an air attack in Gereshk district of southern Helmand province, a police source said on Friday."Eleven Taliban rebels were killed after they were spotted...

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May 04., 2012. - ISAF Joint Command Morning Operational Update

KABUL, Afghanistan – An Afghan led security force supported by coalition troops detained a Taliban leader during an operation in Imam Sahib district, Kunduz province, today. The leader planned and conducted roadside bombings and other attacks against Afghan and coalition troops throughout the province. He also coordinated the movement of insurgents from Pakistan to...

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