Al Qaeda affiliate and Turaeg rebels merge, create breakaway state in Mali

By LWJ Staff - May 28, 2012 - LWJ The secular rebel group of Saharan Tuareg tribesmen known as the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA) has agreed to merge with the al Qaeda-supported Ansar Dine (Defenders of Faith) Islamist rebel group. The new entity has declared the creation of an autonomous state in northern Mali, the Islamic...

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U.S. drone strike kills 7 al-Qaida militants in southeast Yemen

SANAA/ADEN, May 28 (Xinhua) -- At least seven members of the Yemen-based al-Qaida branch were killed on Monday when a U.S. drone strike bombed their pick-up truck in the southeastern province of Hadramout, a security official told Xinhua.The U.S. drone fired two missiles on a pick-up truck in Mayfa area west of Mukalla, the provincial capital of Hadramout, killing a local...

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18 militants killed in army operation in NW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, May 29 (Xinhua) -- At least 18 militants were killed and several others injured in two separate operations carried out by the Pakistan army in the country's northwest tribal regions of Khyber and Orakzai on Tuesday, local media reported.The local Urdu TV channel Dunya said that the first operation was launched on Tuesday morning when troops backed with gunship...

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Roadside bomb kills 4 Yemeni soldiers

ADEN, Yemen, May 29 (Xinhua) -- At least four Yemeni soldiers were killed on Tuesday by a roadside bombing on the eastern outskirts of the southern port city Aden, a security official said.The roadside bomb exploded early Tuesday, hitting a military patrol near the al-Alam checkpoint on the eastern outskirts of Aden, killing at least four soldiers, the local security official...

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R.I.P. - Spc.Vilmar Galarza Hernandez

DOD Identifies Army Casualty              The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.              Spc.Vilmar Galarza Hernandez, 21, of Salinas, Calif., died May. 26 in Zharay, Kandahar ...

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Afghan insurgents target safest province Bamiyan

Districts of Bamyan. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) KABUL: Insurgents have stepped up attacks in the area thought to be Afghanistan’s safest, the rugged central province of Bamiyan, moving into the region in a bid to undermine security ahead of the end-2014 exit from the country of most foreign combat troops.    Around 20 Taliban fighters from neighboring...

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R.I.P. - Hospitalman Eric D. Warren

DOD Identifies Navy Casualty             The Department of Defense announced today the death of a sailor who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.             Hospitalman Eric D. Warren, of Shawnee, Okla., died May 26 of wounds received in action...

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R.I.P. - Captain Stephen James Healey

Captain Stephen Healey (picture: via MOD) Captain Stephen James Healey killed in Afghanistan A Military Operations news article27 May 12It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Captain Stephen James Healey, from 1st Battalion The Royal Welsh, was killed in Afghanistan yesterday, Saturday 26 May 2012. Captain Healey commanded the Combined Force...

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5 ANA soldiers killed, 7 injured in attacks

KABUL (PAN): Five Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers were killed and seven others injured over the past 24 hours across the country, said the Ministry of Defence (MoD).A MoD statement said two ANA soldiers were killed and seven others injured in a roadside bomb blasts and gun attacks in the Kish-i-Kohna district of western Herat province.While three other soldiers killed...

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16 armed insurgents killed, 1 wounded and 23 others arrested by ANP

Publish Date: May 29, 2012 16 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 10 joint clearance operations in Kabul, Helmand, Kandahar, Sarpul, Baghlan, Logar,...

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2 suicide bombers killed, 3 injured in Nangarhar province

 Nangarhar Province. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) According to local authorities in eastern Nangahar province at least 5 suicide bombers were killed or injured following an explosion on Jalalabad-Tokham highway on Tuesday morning.The officials further added the incident took place around 9:30 am local time after a driven by suicide bombers went off.District chief for...

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Missile attack injures seven in eastern Ghazni province

English: Map of the districts of Ghazni province of Afghanistan. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) According to local authorities in eastern Ghazni province at least 3 people were injured following missile attack in this province early Tuesday morning.The officials further added at least two missiles were fired by militants which hit near a mosque and Plan-3 areas of eastern Ghazni...

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May 29., 2012. - ISAF Joint Command Morning Operational Update

KABUL, Afghanistan – An Afghan and coalition security force conducted an operation to detain a Haqqani leader in Gomal district, Paktika province, today. The leader conducts roadside bombings and other attacks against Afghan and coalition security forces in Sarobi district. He also coordinates the movement of insurgents and weapons throughout the region. Two armed...

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Senior al-Qaida leader killed in Kunar province Sunday

Districts of Kunar. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) KABUL, Afghanistan – Afghan and coalition forces confirmed that a security operation conducted Sunday resulted in the deaths of Sakhr al-Taifi, a Saudi al-Qaida leader, and one additional al-Qaida terrorist in Watahpur district, Kunar province. Sakhr al-Taifi, also known as Musthaq and Nasim, was al-Qaida’s second highest...

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