Twin blasts target police in southern Afghan town, kill 4

Map showing Helmand province in Afghanistan where British troops are now mostly located. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan, June 27 (Xinhua) -- Twin blasts which targeted police in Musa Qala district of Helmand province, 555 km south of kabul, left four police dead on Wednesday, spokesman for provincial administration Daud Ahmadi said."The first blast in...

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Five al-Qaida members escape from Yemeni jail

SANAA, June 26 (Xinhua) -- Up to five al-Qaida operatives escaped from a Yemeni prison on Tuesday, the country's official Saba news agency reported."Five detainees of the al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) managed early Tuesday to flee from the prison of the political security agency in the country's northwestern port city of al- Hodayda," Saba quoted a provincial...

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Roadside bomb kills 3 police, wounds 3 in Afghanistan's Kunduz province

Districts of Kunduz. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) KUNDUZ, Afghanistan, June 27 (Xinhua) -- A roadside bomb struck a police van in Kunduz province 250 km north of capital Kabul on Wednesday, killing three policemen and wounding three others, police said."It was a remote-controlled bomb that struck a police van when a convoy of police was passing the Hazrat Sultan area in the...

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Bombings in Baghdad leave 11 dead

At least 11 people have been killed in two separate bomb attacks in and around Iraq's capital Baghdad, officials say.The first bomb was detonated outside a house in Wahda, a south-eastern suburb. There are conflicting reports about whether the owners were Shia or Sunni.Nobody was hurt, but minutes later, as locals gathered at the scene, a second bomb exploded, killing eight...

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37 armed insurgents killed, 14 wounded and 3 others arrested by ANP

Publish Date: Jun 27, 2012 37 armed insurgents killed, 14 wounded and three others arrested by Afghan National Police Counterterrorism: During the past 24 hours, Afghan National Police, Afghan National Army, NDS and Coalition Forces launched 12 joint clearance operations in Kabul, Laghman, Parwan, Kunduz, Sar-e-Pul, Kandahar,...

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2 injured in fresh Pakistani missile strike

Districts of Kunar. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) ASADABAD (PAN): Two more people were injured after missiles fired by Pakistani forces hit southern Kunar province of Afghanistan, officials said on Wednesday.More than 50 missiles landed in Dangam district of the province, injuring two people and damaging properties, the governor’s spokesman Washifullah Wasifi told Pajhwok...

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Nigeria: Fresh Explosions Rock Kano, Damaturu

Kano — A series of explosions were reported in Goron Dutse, Dala Local Government Area of Kano State and Sabon Fegi area of Damaturu, capital of Yobe State last night .The blasts were followed by sporadic gunshots, witnesses said.Sources said unknown gunmen attacked Dala Police Station close to Sheik Isyaku Rabiu's residence in Kano.Some reports indicated that the gunfight...

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June 27., 2012. - ISAF Joint Command Morning Operational Update

KABUL, Afghanistan – An Afghan and coalition security force detained a Taliban weapons facilitator in Zharay district, Kandahar province, today. The facilitator coordinated the transportation and storage of insurgent equipment and supplies used in attacks across the region and participated in the planning of suicide attacks. During the operation, the security force...

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June 26., 2012. - RC-East operational update

BAGRAM, Afghanistan – Afghan and coalition forces killed 10 insurgents, detained 21 and located two weapons caches during operations in eastern Afghanistan throughout the past 24 hours, June 26. Ghazni province Afghan National Security Forces and coalition forces killed one insurgent during a small arms engagement in Gelan district. The insurgent was carrying improvised...

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Gunmen storm pro-government Syrian TV channel - state TV

(Reuters) - Gunmen stormed the headquarters of a pro-government Syrian TV news channel on Wednesday morning, planted explosives and killed three employees, state media said. "The terrorists planted explosive devices in the headquarters of al-Ikhbariya following their ransacking of the satellite channel studios, including the newsroom which was entirely destroyed," the state...

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