US drone strike kills 2 AQAP fighters in central Yemen

By Bill Roggio - May 19, 2012 - LWJ The US killed two al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula operatives in a drone airstrike in central Yemen yesterday as fighting for control of major towns and cities in the south heats up. The unmanned Predators or the more heavily armed Reapers struck a convoy in the central province of Baydah yesterday afternoon, killing...

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10 tribesmen, 18 al-Qaida fighters killed in clashes in Yemen's south

ADEN, Yemen, May 20 (Xinhua) -- Fierce clashes between pro- government tribesmen and al-Qaida militants broke out in Yemen's southern province of Abyan on Sunday, leaving at least 10 tribal fighters and 18 terrorists killed, a military official said.Fierce battles erupted at dawn in the outskirts of the insurgents-controlled town of Jaar in Abyan and continued until Sunday...

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Somalia: Seven Dead in Mogadishu Bomb Blasts

Mogadishu — At least seven people, most of them soldiers were killed on Saturday in series of bomb blasts in the Somali capital,Mogadishu, witnesses said.According to witnesses, the first explosion, which was used a roadside remote-controlled landmine hit AMISIOM convoy traveling at sheik Ali Abdulle area, on the outskirts of Mogadishu, causing an unconfirmed casualties.The...

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Suicide Bomber Targets Convoy of Isaf Troops, 2 children dead, 3 injured

A suicide bomber detonated his explosives near a convoy of Isaf troops in southern Uruzgan on Sunday, wounding six civilians, local officials said. The incident began around 10:30 am when a convoy of Nato troops were passing through Trinkoot, the capital of Uruzgan, provincial police chief spokesman Fareed Ayal told TOLOnews. The suicide bomber was walking on foot,...

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18 armed insurgents killed, one wounded and 23 others arrested by ANP

Publish Date: May 20, 2012 18 armed insurgents killed, one wounded and 23 others arrested by Afghan National Police Counterterrorism: During the past 24 hours, Afghan National Police, Afghan National Army, NDS and Coalition Forces launched nine joint clearance operations in Nooristan, Parwan, Baghlan, Badakhshan, Kandahar,...

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May 20., 2012. - RC-East operational update

BAGRAM, Afghanistan – Afghan and coalition forces killed 10 insurgents and detained five suspects during operations in eastern Afghanistan throughout the past 24 hours, May 19. Kunar Province Afghan National Army soldiers and coalition forces killed four armed insurgents during an engagement in Watahpur District. Paktika Province Coalition forces killed four insurgents...

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