Yemeni troops clash with al-Qaida militants in south, 39 killed

ADEN, Yemen, June 11 (Xinhua) -- A total of 33 al-Qaida militants and six army soldiers were killed during intensive clashes in Yemen's southern province of Abyan early Monday, a government official said.The Yemeni army troops have managed to regain control over several villages nearby al-Qaida-held town of Jaar after intensive clashes with fighters of the terrorist group,...

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6 killed, over 40 injured in bus blast in SW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, June 11 (Xinhua) -- At least six people were killed and over 40 others got injured when a bomb exploded near a passenger bus in Pakistan's southwest district of Mastung on Monday morning, Urdu TV channel Samaa reported. The incident happened at about 9:20 a.m. (local time) when a bomb targeted a passenger bus carrying over 50 people at the main highway in Mastung,...

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At least 3 killed following explosion in Kunduz province

According to local authorities in northern Kunduz province at least 3 people including an Afghan child was killed following an explosion in this province. The incident took place late Monday afternoon in Imam Sahib district.Imam Sahib district chief Imanuddin Quraishi confirming the report said the incident took place inside a house where suspected militants were busy to...

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IED blast leaves 5 civilians killed and 2 others wounded

Sar-e Pol Province. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Roadside mine blast leaves five civilians killed and two others wounded   Publish Date: Jun 11, 2012 Roadside mine blast leaves five civilians killed and two others wounded A roadside mine which was...

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7 armed insurgents killed, 1 wounded and 5 others arrested by ANP

Publish Date: Jun 11, 2012 Seven armed insurgents killed, one wounded and five others arrested by Afghan National Police Counterterrorism: During the past 24 hours, Afghan National Police, Afghan National Army, NDS and Coalition Forces launched seven joint clearance operations in Nangarhar, Laghman, Jowzjan, Helmand, Logar,...

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9 al-Qaida militants killed in southern Yemen

ADEN, Yemen, June 10 (Xinhua) -- The Yemeni army clashed with fighters of the al-Qaida terrorist group on Sunday in the southern province of Abyan, leaving at least nine militants killed, an military official said.The armed clashes took place between the army troops and al- Qaida militants across the neighborhoods of Zinjibar, the provincial capital of Abyan, killing at...

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Mortar attack kills 7 in Baghdad Shiite district

BAGHDAD, June 10 (Xinhua) -- Two mortar shells hit a Shiite neighbourhood in Iraq's capital Baghdad on Sunday evening and killed seven people, a police source said. The attack came after supper in Baghdad's northern district of Kadhimiya, with another 20 people wounded in the incident, the source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity because he is not authorised to release...

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