R.I.P. - Lance Cpl. Eugene C. Mills III

DOD Identifies Marine Casualty              The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.              Lance Cpl. Eugene C. Mills III, 21, of Laurel, Md., died June 22 while conducting...

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Bicycle bomb kills 1 in Ghazni

According to local authorities in eastern Ghazni province at least 1 Afghan civilian was killed and another one was injured following an explosion in this province.The incident took place in Ali Lala area in eastern Ghazni city after explosives planted in a cycle went off on Sunday afternoon.Provincial governor spokesman Sabawoon said the explosive device was planted by...

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Taliban district chief arrested in Bamiyan province

According to local authorities in Bamiyan province of Afghanistan, Afghan security forces detained Taliban district chief in Saighan. The officials further added Mullah Abdul Kabir was arrested by Afghan security forces along with some weapons and ammunition including 1 RPG, 2 missiles, 120 rounds of AK-47 and PK ammos, some explosive materials and 3 remote controls. Provincial...

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20 armed insurgents killed and 7 others arrested by ANP

Publish Date: Jun 24, 2012 20 armed insurgents killed and seven others arrested by Afghan National Police Counterterrorism: During the past 24 hours, Afghan National Police, Afghan National Army, NDS and Coalition Forces launched four joint clearance operations in Kunar, Nangarhar, Helmand and Uruzgan provinces. As a result...

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Nigeria: JTF Kills Four Suspected Boko Haram in Kano

The Joint Task Force in Kano Saturday killed four suspected militants in their hideout at Janbulo quarters of Rijiyar Zaki general area of Kano metropolitan during an afternoon raid.The JTF raided a house believed to have been the operational base of the militants and uncovered a Honda vehicle which has been primed for a suicide mission.Spokesman of the JTF, Lt Ikedichi...

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June 24., 2012. - ISAF Joint Command Morning Operational Update

KABUL, Afghanistan – An Afghan and coalition security force detained a Taliban explosives expert in Gardez district, Paktiya province, today. The detained explosives expert led an improvised explosive device network and provided IED training to insurgents operating throughout the region. He was also responsible for several IED attacks Afghan and coalition forces. During...

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Taliban commander killed over illicit relation charges

Districts of Parwan. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) According to local authorities in northern Parwan province, a local Taliban commander accused of having illicit relations with an Afghan woman was killed by Taliban militants in this province. Shinwari district chief Abdul Rahil confirming the report said the Taliban commander Mullah Abdul Qadir was killed along with the...

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Zarqawi's nephew killed in Yemen drone strike

By Bill Roggio - June 23, 2012 - LWJ A Jordanian member of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula who was the nephew of former al Qaeda in Iraq leader Abu Musab al Zarqawi was killed in a drone strike earlier this year, according to a martyrdom statement that was released by a jihadist. A jihadist close to Muhammad Fazi al Harasheh, who...

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Yemeni army takes control of Qaeda bastion Azzan

Map by Evan Centanni. (www.polgeonow.com) Yemeni troops took control on Saturday of the southeastern town of Azzan, a known al-Qaeda bastion, after the group’s fighters left it a week ago, an official said. Thirty-five people, meanwhile, were killed in the southern Abyan province over the past 10 days in explosions from landmines laid by al-Qaeda fighters before they...

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