German soldier wounded in Kunduz attack

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): Two German soldiers with the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) were wounded in a militant attack in northern Kunduz province, the defence ministry in Berlin announced on Thursday.

A statement from the ministry said the troops wounded in Wednesday attack were under treatment at an ISAF medical facility. Their injuries were not life-threatening, it added.

But a source in the German-led Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) told Pajhwok Afghan News that only one soldier was injured in the assault in the insurgent assault in Chahar Dara district.

Col. Ghulam Mohiuddin, the district police chief, said the Taliban attacked a foot patrol of German troops in the Sarak-i-Bala area, wounding one trooper. A vehicle of the soldiers was also damaged.

Asserting responsibility for the assault, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid claimed that eight foreign troops were killed and two ISAF tanks destroyed.

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Nigeria: Four Injured As Bomb Explosion Rocks Kaduna-Zaria Expressway

Nigeria: Four Injured As Bomb Explosion Rocks Mararaban Jos, Along Kaduna-Zaria Expressway

At least four were injured when an improvised explosive device exploded in Mararabar Jos, along the Kaduna-Zaria expressway.
Though the assistant director, Army public relations of 1 Mechanised Division, Colonel Sani Usman, said only one person received injuries, residents said about four people were affected.
The explosion is coming just three days into the week-long Army Day celebration in army formations in Jaji and Kaduna.
When LEADERSHIP visited the place, men and officers of the Nigerian Army had cordoned off the area.
Malam Aminu, a resident, told LEADERSHIP that the substance was planted by unknown persons by the roadside.
He said, "As I am talking to you, about four people have been injured and have been taken to hospitals."
Col. Usman, who confirmed the incident, said: "An improvised explosive device (IED) exploded in the early afternoon at Walkatabu Road, at Mararaban Jos, along the Kaduna-Zaria express road."
He said there was no causality, but confirmed that one person was injured but receiving treatment in the hospital and recuperating.
He said soldiers had been drafted to the area and had cordoned off the area, while assuring residents of their safety and that of their property.
He, however, solicited the collaboration of the populace with useful information whenever persons or groups and their movements are suspected, or any information that will assist the security agents in checkmating the activities of terrorists.

from allAfrica
5 July 2012
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Army confirms explosion along Kaduna-Zaria road

Kaduna -The Nigerian Army on Wednesday confirmed an explosion from an improvised explosive device along Kaduna-Zaria road.

The explosion which occurred between Dankande village and Marrarabar, Jos, was planted by unknown persons.
The army spokesman said that the device exploded around 5:30 p.m.
The Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, 1 Division, Kaduna, Col. Sani Usman, who confirmed the incident, said only one person sustained injury.
He said that the army had already deployed experts to ascertain the situation.
Usman appealed to residents of the area not to panic as security agents were on top of the situation.
He also called on the residents to assist security personnel with useful information and to be vigilant and report strange movements. (NAN)

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On July 5, 2012 · In News 5:55 am

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

Publish Date: Jul 05, 2012
27 armed insurgents killed, one wounded and 16 others arrested by Afghan National Police

Counterterrorism:

During the past 24 hours, Afghan National Police, Afghan National Army, NDS and Coalition Forces launched six joint clearance operations in Baghlan, Kandahar, Maidan Wardak, Paktiya, Farah and Helmand provinces.
  
As a result of these operations, 27 armed insurgents were killed, one wounded and 16 others were arrested by Afghan National Police.

Also, during these operations, Afghan National Police discovered and confiscated eight AK-47 assault rifles, two rocket launchers, two anti-vehicle mines, 50 packages of chemical materials, 180 kilograms of explosive materials, two pistols and two rockets.

During the same 24 hour period, Afghan National Police discovered and defused two anti-vehicle mines, two pistols, one bayonet and two rifles as a result of security operations in Helmand and Kabul provinces.

Crimes:
The 101 Kabul Zone National Police detained 10 individuals accused of seizing government property, theft and assault in the 2nd, 6th, 9th and 15th Districts of Kabul-City.

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Roadside bomb hits Italian military convoy in Afghanistan

English: Map of Herat Province,  (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

A roadside bomb has struck a US-led Italian military convoy in Afghanistan’s Herat Province.

The soldiers were traveling in the Gozra district of western Herat Province when the bomb went off on Thursday. No causalities were reported.

The attack comes a day after an Afghan soldier opened fire on US forces stationed in the central province of Wardak, leaving five soldiers injured.

Earlier on Monday, an Afghan policeman turned his gun on US-led foreign troops in southern Afghanistan, killing three of them.

According to the website icasualties.org, a total of 224 US troops have lost their lives in Afghanistan so far this year.

A total of 566 US-led forces died in Afghanistan in 2011. However, 2010 remains the deadliest year for foreign military casualties, with a death toll of 711.

The high number of military casualties in Afghanistan has intensified opposition in the United States and other NATO member states to the US-led war in the violence-scarred country.

The war began in 2001. The offensives removed the Taliban from power, but insecurity continues to rise across Afghanistan, despite the presence there of about 130,000 US-led troops.


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Thu Jul 5, 2012 8:30AM GMT

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July 05., 2012. - ISAF Joint Command Morning Operational Update

KABUL, Afghanistan – An Afghan and coalition security force seized more than 18 kilograms (40 pounds) of opium during an operation to detain a Taliban leader in Panjwa’i district, Kandahar province, yesterday.

The Taliban leader is responsible for planning attacks against Afghan and coalition forces throughout the region, as well as providing supplies and lethal aid to Taliban insurgents.

The security force also detained multiple suspected insurgents as a result of this operation.

In other International Security Assistance Force news throughout Afghanistan:

North

Afghan and coalition forces confirmed that the Taliban leader Nek Mohammad was killed during a security mission in Sar-e Pul district, Sar-e Pul province, Sunday. Mohammad served as a senior Taliban leader in the region and directed attacks against Afghan and coalition forces.

In Chimtal district, Balkh province an Afghan and coalition security force detained a Taliban weapons supplier, today. The weapons supplier provided firearms, explosives and improvised explosive devices to Taliban insurgents throughout the region. At the time of his arrest he was in the process of acquiring additional IEDs for use in upcoming attacks. The security force detained one suspected insurgent during the operation.

South

An Afghan and coalition security force apprehended a Taliban leader in Panjwa’i district, Kandahar province, today. The detained Taliban leader was responsible for leading an attack cell and coordinating high-profile attacks throughout the region. At the time of his arrest he was attempting to acquire suicide vests and more than 50 kilograms (110 pounds) of explosives. During the operation the security force detained two suspected insurgents.

East

In Ghazni district, Ghazni province an Afghan and coalition security forces confirmed the Taliban leader known as Hamza was killed during a security operation Monday. Hamza managed several Taliban insurgents in Ghazni and coordinated attacks with other Taliban leaders throughout the region.

Finally, an Afghan and coalition security force detained a Taliban leader during an operation in Pul-e ‘Alam district, Logar province, today. The apprehended Taliban leader was responsible for attacks against coalition security patrols throughout the region and the killing of multiple Afghan soldiers in May. The security force detained several suspected insurgents during the operation.

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July 04., 2012. - RC-East operational update

BAGRAM, Afghanistan - Afghan and coalition forces killed eight insurgents, detained four and cleared six improvised explosive devices during operations in eastern Afghanistan throughout the past 24 hours, July 4.

Ghazni province
Afghan National Security Forces and coalition forces found and safely cleared two IEDs, one in Ab Band district and one in Qarah Bagh district.

Afghan National Army soldiers and coalition forces killed two insurgents and detained three during a small arms engagement in Dehyak district.

Khowst province
Afghan National Security Forces and coalition forces killed one insurgent during a small arms engagement in Qalandar district.

Afghan National Security Forces and coalition forces found and safely cleared an IED in Khowst district.

Paktika province
Afghan National Army soldiers and coalition forces found and safely cleared two IEDs in Sar Rowzah district.

Afghan Border Police and coalition forces found and safely cleared an IED in Wazah Kwah district.

Paktiya province
Afghan National Security Forces and coalition forces killed five insurgents and detained one during an engagement in Lajah Ahmadkhel district.

Operations in RC-East are still ongoing.

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Yemen captures al-Qaida cell near president's house

SANAA, July 4 (Xinhua) -- Yemeni counter-terrorism units captured an al-Qaida cell in a neighbourhood near the residential compound of President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi in the capital Sanaa on Wednesday, a police source said.

"The anti-terror forces raided al-Sunainah neighbourhood, a few meters away from Hadi's house in the west of Sanaa, capturing an al-Qaida cell of four members at dawn on Wednesday," the source told Xinhua anonymously.

"The cell is accused of assassinating a senior intelligence officer two days ago in the same neighbourhood by setting a bomb under the driver seat," he said.

The Yemeni government launched a months-long military offensive against al-Qaida fighters, known locally as Ansar al-Sharia ( Partisans of Islamic Law). Last week, the army completely drove the militants out of their strongholds in several southern cities which they had controlled for nearly one year.

Combating al-Qaida militants in the south is one of the challenges confronting President Hadi, who has promised to launch a national dialogue to settle disputes among all political factions and uproot the Yemeni branch of al-Qaida.

from XINHUA
2012-07-04 18:17:30

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61 armed insurgents killed and 1 was arrested by ANP

Publish Date: Jul 04, 2012

61 armed insurgents killed and one was arrested by Afghan National Police

Counterterrorism:

During the past 24 hours, Afghan National Police, Afghan National Army, NDS and Coalition Forces launched five joint clearance operations in Baghlan, Jowzjan, Paktika, Kandahar and Farah provinces.

As a result of these operations, 61 armed insurgents were killed and one was arrested by Afghan National Police.

Also, during these operations, Afghan National Police discovered and confiscated 115 kilograms of opium, 11 different types of weapons with 28 magazines, three radio handsets, two suicide vests, 376 light rounds and 27 hand grenades.

 

Crimes:
The 101 Kabul Zone National Police detained nine individuals accused of trafficking, theft and assault in the 2nd, 3rd, 6th, 7th and 15th Districts of Kabul-City.

We encourage anyone who has information about suspicious activities to contact and protect the people.

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Man in Afghan army uniform wounds five Nato soldiers

Districts of Wardak. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

7/4/12 10:18 AM - Angola Press
Afhganistan - An individual wearing Afghan army uniform shot and wounded five Nato soldiers in eastern Afghanistan on Tuesday, the alliance says.

The five, believed to be American, are receiving medical treatment. The extent of their injuries is not known.

   The attack took place at a Nato base in Wardak province, east of Kabul.

   It is the latest in a series of so-called "green-on-blue" attacks, where Afghans in the police or army attack international forces.

  More than 20 foreign personnel have been killed in rogue shootings in Afghanistan this year.

  On Sunday, three British soldiers were shot and killed by an Afghan policeman as they left a checkpoint in Helmand province, in the south.

  International forces are gradually handing over responsibility for security to their Afghan counterparts ahead of the planned withdrawal of Nato-led troops at the end of 2014.

  On Tuesday, the US and Pakistan announced that Nato supply routes into Afghanistan would re-open after Washington apologised for killing 24 Pakistani soldiers last November.

from angolapress 
7/4/12 10:18 AM 

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from heraldscotland:
Thursday 5 July 2012

Troops hit by insider Afghan attack

A man in an Afghan army uniform has shot and wounded coalition troops in eastern Afghanistan in the latest incident of an insider attack.

Nato said wounded were being treated but did not say how many were hurt or provide any other details about the attack in eastern Wardak province's Sayed Abad district. The coalition maintains a large base there, but Nato did not say where in the district the attack took place or what happened to the gunman.

Three British soldiers were killed on Sunday by an Afghan policeman in southern Afghanistan's Helmand district.

That attack brought the total number of "Green-on-Blue" killings, involving Afghan security officials attacking Nato allies, to 26 in 18 incidents this year. That compares with 11 fatal attacks and 20 deaths the previous year. In 2007 and 2008 there were four attacks and four deaths.

Officials do not routinely report such attacks where troops are wounded.

Efforts to draw down the number of foreign troops in Afghanistan rely on them working closely with their Afghan partners to train and mentor them so that they can take over the security of their country by the end of 2014. But such insider attacks fuel distrust and have triggered increased security protections for foreign troops serving in Afghanistan.

A total of 220 foreign troops have been killed this year, including five in July.
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from KHAAMA:
By Sajad - Wed Jul 04, 3:07 pm

Afghan defense officials on Wednesday announced at least 5 NATO troops were injured after an individual in Afghan national army uniform opened fire on coalition forces.

The officials further added the incident took place in Maidan Wardak province of Afghanistan.

Deputy Afghan defense ministry spokesman Dawlat Waziri said the incident took place late Tuesday evening inside a military base in Syedabad district in this province.

Mr. Waziri further added the assailant individual managed to flee the area and investigations have been launched in this regard.

This comes as Three British soldiers were killed on Sunday by an Afghan policeman in southern Afghanistan’s Helmand district.

That attack brought the total number of so called “Green-on-Blue” killings involving Afghan security officials attacking NATO allies to 26 in 18 incidents so far this year. That compares with 11 fatal attacks and 20 deaths the previous year. In 2007 and 2008 there were a combined total of four attacks and four deaths.

 

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July 03., 2012. - RC-East operational update

BAGRAM, Afghanistan – Afghan and coalition forces detained three insurgents, located two weapons caches and cleared six improvised explosive devices during operations in eastern Afghanistan throughout the past 24 hours, July 3, 2012.

Ghazni province
Afghan Uniformed police and coalition forces found and safely cleared two IEDs in Ghazni district.

Khowst province
Afghan Border Police and coalition forces detained two insurgents during an engagement in Terezayi district. The detained suspects were transferred to a base for questioning.

Afghan Uniformed police and coalition forces found and safely cleared two IEDs, one in Sabari District and one in Terezayi district.

Afghan National Army soldiers and coalition forces discovered two weapons cache in Qalandar district. The caches contained grenades and military personnel gear.

Kunar province
Afghan National Army soldiers and coalition forces detained one insurgent during an engagement in Sar Kani district. The detained suspect was transferred to a base for questioning.

Ghazni province
Afghan Uniformed police and coalition forces found and safely cleared an IED in Shinwar district.

Paktiya Province
Afghan National Security Forces and coalition forces found and safely cleared an IED in Zurmat district.

Operations in RC-East are still ongoing.

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R.I.P. - Pfc. Cody O. Moosman

DOD Identifies Army Casualty

            The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

            Pfc. Cody O. Moosman, 24, of Preston, Idaho, died July 3, in Gayan Alwara Mandi, Afghanistan, when enemy forces attacked his unit with small arms fire.  He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.

            For more information the media may contact 1st Infantry Division Public Affairs Office at 785-240-1796.

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from idahostatejournal:

Fallen soldier wanted to serve: Moosman loved hunting, fishing

Posted: Wednesday, July 4, 2012 12:36 pm | Updated: 12:02 am, Thu Jul 5, 2012.
By Devin Bodkin

    “Cody told us when he was in third grade that he wanted to be in the Army when he grew up. He loved the idea of protecting his fellow citizens,” said family members of Army Pvt. Cody Moosman, 24, of Preston, who died in Afghanistan this week after enemy forces attacked his unit with small arms fire.

    “Our family enjoyed watching (Cody) stand up for America,” the family members said in a news release issued on Tuesday. “(He) loved the outdoors, and hunting and fishing were his passion.”

    Moosman family friend, Tom Madsen, of Preston, said the soldier’s family had already left the area to meet their son’s casket, which was expected to arrive at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware sometime yesterday.

    The soldier leaves behind his mother and father, two brothers and two sisters, his grandparents and his nieces and nephews, the news release said.

    Moosman was an Eagle Scout — something his family said helped prepare him for his role as a soldier.

    “We loved him and we will miss him very much,” the family said.

    The Moosmans are requesting no contact from members of the media at this time.

    Cody Moosman’s death comes weeks after former Pocatello resident, Army Spc. Matthew Krumwiede, 20, stepped on the pressure plate of an improvised explosive device while serving in Afghanistan. The injury caused Krumwiede to lose both legs from midknee.

    Last week Krumwiede’s father, Dennis Krumwiede, told the Journal his son was in critical but stable condition at a Texas hospital.

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Saudi al Qaeda commander confirmed killed in Kunar airstrike

Districts of Kunar. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

By Bill Roggio - July 3, 2012 -LWJ

The Coalition confirmed that an al Qaeda military commander from Saudi Arabia was killed in Sunday's airstrike in Kunar province that killed "several" al Qaeda operatives.

The International Security Assistance Force said that a Saudi known as Hanzallah was killed in the July 1 airstrike in the Watahpur district in the remote northeastern province of Kunar.

"Hanzallah was a Saudi national and al Qaeda leader who acted as a military advisor to insurgents in Kunar, Nuristan and Laghman provinces and provided them with improvised explosive device training," ISAF stated in a press release. "Hanzallah was one of several al-Qaida terrorists killed during the security operation."

ISAF announced the raid that targeted Hanzallah yesterday in a press release, and stated that "numerous" insurgents were killed in the operation [see LWJ report, ISAF targets al Qaeda leader in Kunar]. ISAF did not provide the identities of the other al Qaeda operatives who were killed in the strike.

Hanzallah is not listed on any of Saudi Arabia's four lists of most-wanted terrorists.

Al Qaeda operatives and leaders often serve as embedded military trainers for Taliban field units and impart tactics and bombmaking skills to these forces. In addition, al Qaeda frequently supports the Taliban by funding operations and providing weapons and other aid. [See LWJ report, Al Qaeda's paramilitary 'Shadow Army' for more information on al Qaeda's role in Afghanistan.]

Saudis are known to have held senior al Qaeda leadership positions in Kunar province. ISAF has killed four other Saudi leaders in Kunar since the summer of 2010.

On May 28, an ISAF airstrike killed Sakhr al Taifi, a Saudi al Qaeda leader who was also known as Musthaq and Nasim, and another unnamed al Qaeda fighter. Al Taifi, who was wanted by the Saudi government, served as al Qaeda's second in command in Afghanistan, according to ISAF.

In April 2011, ISAF killed Abu Hafs al Najdi, al Qaeda's operations chief for Kunar who was wanted by the Saudi government.

And in September 2010, ISAF killed Abdallah Umar al Qurayshi and Sa'ad Mohammad al Shahri. Al Qurayshi was a senior al Qaeda commander who coordinated the attacks of a group of Arab fighters in Kunar and Nuristan provinces and also maintained extensive contacts with al Qaeda facilitators throughout the Middle East. Al Shahri was a longtime jihadist and the son of a retired Saudi colonel.

Read more: http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2012/07/saudi_al_qaeda_comma_1.php#ixzz1zjSHlybT

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4 AQAP fighters killed in drone strike in southern Yemen

By Bill Roggio - July 3, 2012 - LWJ

The US killed four people, including two al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters, in a drone airstrike in southern Yemen.

The unmanned Predators or Reapers fired missiles at a vehicle in Shabwa province earlier today, The Associated Press. Two of the men were identified as Hussein Rubai and Fahad al Harithi, and "were known for ties to al Qaeda and provided shelter for militants."

No senior AQAP leaders or operatives are reported to have been killed in the strike.

Today's drone strike took place after the Yemeni military claimed it broke up three AQAP cells planning to conduct attacks against foreign embassies and government personnel. The military said that "four Egyptians, two Jordanians, a Somali, a Tunisian, and a man from Dagestan in Russia's North Caucasus" were among those arrested, according to Reuters.

Foreign fighters have been killed in Yemen in the past, This year, two Jordanians, including Abu Hammam, the nephew of slain al Qaeda in Iraq leader Abu Musab al Zarqawi, were killed in drone strikes.

Read more: http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2012/07/4_aqap_fighters_kill.php#ixzz1zjRKf83i

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Happy 4th of July

Happy 4th of July...to all my friends, followers, familiars...

whos got "Stars and Stripes" Heart and Soul

I am the Nation 
Written by Otto Whittaker and narrated by Johnny Cash

I was born on July 4, 1776, and the Declaration of Independence is my birth certificate.
The bloodlines of the world run in my veins, because I offered freedom to the oppressed.
I am many things and many people.
I am the nation. I am 250 million living souls -- and the ghost of millions who have lived and died for me.
I am Nathan Hale and Paul Revere. I stood at Lexington and fired the shot heard around the world.
I am Washington, Jefferson and Patrick Henry. I am John Paul Jones, the Green Mountain Boys and Davy Crockett.
I am Lee and Grant and Abe Lincoln.
I remember the Alamo, the Maine and Pearl Harbor. When freedom called, I answered and stayed until it was over, over there.
I left my heroic dead in Flanders Field, on the rock of Corregidor, on the bleak slopes of Korea and in the steaming jungle of Vietnam.
I am the Brooklyn Bridge, the wheat lands of Kansas and the granite hills of Vermont.
I am the coal fields of the Virginias and Pennsylvania, the fertile lands of the West, the Golden Gate and the Grand Canyon.
I am Independence Hall, the Monitor and the Merrimac.
I am big. I sprawl from the Atlantic to the Pacific -- my arms reach out to embrace Alaska and Hawaii.
I am more than five million farms. I am forest, field, mountain and desert. I am quiet villages -- and cities that never sleep.
You can look at me and see Ben Franklin walking down the streets of Philadelphia with his bread loaf under his arm.
You can see Betsy Ross with her needle. You can see the lights of Christmas and hear the strains of "Auld Lang Syne" as the calendar turns.
I am Babe Ruth and the World Series. I am 110,000 schools and colleges and 330,000 churches where my people worship God as they think best.
I am a ballot dropped into a box, the roar of a crowd in a stadium and the voice of a choir in a cathedral.
I am an editorial in a newspaper and a letter to a congressman.
I am Eli Whitney and Stephen Foster. I am Tom Edison, Albert Einstein and Billy Graham. I am Horace Greeley, Will Rogers and the Wright Brothers.
I am George Washington Carver, Jonas Salk and Martin Luther King Jr.
I am Longfellow, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Walt Whitman and Thomas Paine.
Yes, I am the nation, and these are the things that I am.
I was conceived in freedom and, God willing, in freedom I will spend the rest of my days.
May I possess always the integrity, the courage and the strength to keep myself unshackled,
to remain a citadel of freedom and a beacon of hope to the entire world.
I am the Nation.



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