R.I.P. - Staff Sgt. Roberto Loeza

DOD Identifies Army Casualty            The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.            Staff Sgt. Roberto Loeza, 28, of El Paso, Texas, died May 25 in Charkh, Logar province, Afghanistan,...

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At least 12 killed, 29 wounded, in Iraq bomb blasts on Thursday

A series of bomb attacks in the Iraqi capital Baghdad has killed at least 12 people and wounded 29 others, police and medical sources said. from BBC and guardian (video) The biggest blast, a car bomb, left at least eight dead near a busy restaurant in the Shia district of Shula in the north of the city. At least four other bombings were reported in other areas of Baghdad. Violence...

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Somalia forces capture key al-Shabab town of Afmadow

African Union and Somali government forces have captured the town of Afmadow, a strategic militant base in the south of the country. from BBC Commanders say the Islamist al-Shabab group abandoned the town without a fight as their troops approached. Afmadow is the second largest town in the south and only 115km (71 miles) from Kismayo, al-Shabab's headquarters. Despite...

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Egypt confirms release of 2 kidnapped American tourists: U.S. official

Shaded relief map of the Sinai Peninsula, 1992, produced by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) WASHINGTON, May 31 (Xinhua) -- Egypt has confirmed to the United States the release of two American tourists who were kidnapped in the country's Sinai Peninsula, the U.S. State Department spokesman Mark Toner said on Thursday."Egyptian officials have...

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R.I.P. - Petty Officer 2nd Class Sean E. Brazas

DOD Identifies Navy Casualty             The Department of Defense announced today the death of a sailor who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.             Petty Officer 2nd Class Sean E. Brazas, of Greensboro, N.C., died May 30 while conducting combat...

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3 Afghan soldiers injured following explosion in Kapisa

According to local authorities in eastern Kapisa province at least 3 Afghan national army soldiers were injured following a roadside bomb explosion in this province.Provincial security chief spokesman Asadullah Hamidi said, the incident took place on Friday morning at Ghazi Khel area.Taliban group claimed respnsibility behind the incident and said at least 5 Afghan national...

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June 01., 2012. - ISAF Joint Command Morning Operational Update

KABUL, Afghanistan – An Afghan-led security force conducted an operation to detain a Taliban leader in Zharay district, Kandahar province, today.The leader coordinates roadside bombings and other attacks against Afghan and coalition security forces throughout the district.During the operation, the security force also detained two suspected insurgents.In other International...

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Nigeria: Kidnapped German, Six Gunmen Killed as JTF Invades Boko Haram's Den

Kano — A German Engineer, Edgar Fritz Raupach, who was held hostage by gunmen since January 26 this year was killed by his captors yesterday when Nigerian security forces stormed their hideout, a bungalow apartment located at Danbare surburb, along Gwarzo highway, in Kano. from allAfrica.com It was gathered that members of the security forces who conducted a raid on the...

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R.I.P. - Cpl. Nicholas H. Olivas

DOD Identifies Army Casualty              The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.              Cpl. Nicholas H. Olivas, 20, of Fairfield, Ohio, died May 30 in Zharay, Afghanistan,...

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Afghan and coalition forces detain Haqqani leader in Paktika

Districts of Paktika Province (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Afghan and coalition security forces detained a Haqqani Network leader following a joint military operation at eastern Paktika province.NATO-led International Security Assistance Force following a statement on Friday announced, In Sarobi district, Paktika province, an Afghan and coalition security force detained a...

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Suicide attacks target police in Afghanistan

Districts of Kandahar. Panjwai is shown in dark green (Photo credit: Wikipedia) KABUL, Afghanistan — A series of Taliban bombings targeted police officers across Afghanistan on Thursday, killing nine officers and a civilian, local officials said.  By Ali Safi | McClatchy Newspapers The deadliest attack took place in southern Kandahar province when a suicide bomber...

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R.I.P. - Lance Cpl. Steven G. Sutton

DOD Identifies Marine Casualty              The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.              Lance Cpl. Steven G. Sutton, 24, of Leesburg, Ga., died May 26 while conducting combat...

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R.I.P. - Sgt. Julian C. Chase

DOD Identifies Marine Casualty                 The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.                 Sgt. Julian C. Chase, 22, of Edgewater,...

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Mali: Briefing - Tuareg Separatists, Salafists Forge Alliance

Dakar — Two months after taking the northern strongholds of Timbuktu, Gao and Kidal, Mali's rival rebel movements have supposedly put aside ideological, religious and cultural differences to agree on the creation of a joint Council of the Islamic State of Azawad, independent of the rest of Mali.The agreement signed in the northeastern city of Gao on 26 May, came after three...

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Al-Qaida says it releases 29 captured Yemeni soldiers

ADEN, Yemen, May 31 (Xinhua) -- The Yemen-based al-Qaida branch on Thursday freed 29 Yemeni soldiers it captured during previous battles with government troops in the southern province of Abyan, an al-Qaida source told Xinhua.Senior leaders of the Ansar al-Sharia group of the al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) in Jaar city ordered the release of 29 soldiers following...

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Suicide bomber shot dead in southern Helmand province

According to local authorities in southern Helmand province, Afghan security forces on Thursday shot dead a suicide bomber in this province.The officials further added the, a suicide bomber who had disguised himself in Afghan police uniform was shot dead by Afghan security forces around 10:00 am local time at Nawa district.The suicide bomber was looking to enter a session...

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Haqqani Network leader arrested in eastern Khost province

file photo Afghan and coalition security forces detained a Haqqani network leader along with two Taliban leaders following joint military operations at eastern and southern Afghanistan.According to a statement released by International Security Assistance Force, Afghan and coalition security force detained a Haqqani facilitator during an operation in Sabari district of...

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3 policemen killed in Kuduz blast

The location of Kunduz Province within Afghanistan (Photo credit: Wikipedia) KUNDUZ (PAN): Two police officers and a constable were killed and two others, including a civilian, were injured in a roadside bombing in northern Kunduz province on Thursday, an official said.The explosion that happened in the Eidgah area of Dasht-i-Archi district in the noon ripped through a...

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May 30., 2012. - RC Southwest Operational Update

CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan – Two local children were wounded today, one of which received a double foot amputation, when an improvised explosive device exploded in the Kajaki district of Helmand province. The children were taken to a coalition medical facility for treatment. *The below information has been provided by the Afghan National Army 215th Maiwand Corps Public...

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May 31., 2012. - ISAF Joint Command Morning Operational Update

KABUL, Afghanistan – An Afghan and coalition security force detained a Taliban leader during an operation in Panjwa’i district, Kandahar province, today. The leader recently returned to Panjwa’i with numerous insurgent fighters for the Taliban spring offensive. He was also the senior Taliban insurgent operating in the district and directed roadside bombings, suicide...

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