R.I.P. - Spc. Krystal M. Fitts

DOD Identifies Army Casualty             The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.             Spc. Krystal M. Fitts, 26, of Houston, Texas, died July 17 in Kandahar, Afghanistan, from injuries...

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DOD Statement on Colorado Shooting Incident

IMMEDIATE RELEASE     No. 602-12 July 20, 2012 Statement on Colorado Shooting Incident             The Department of Defense is deeply saddened by the news of the tragic incident at the Aurora Mall Movie Theater in Aurora, Colo.  Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims and the families of...

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R.I.P. - Cpl. Joshua R. Ashley

DOD Identifies Marine Casualty             The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.             Cpl. Joshua R. Ashley, 23, of Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., died July 19 while conducting combat...

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Kenya: Al Shabaab 'Threaten to Hit During Ramadhan'

Photo: Gideon Maundu/Nation Muslims in Mombasa say prayers for Eid. Nairobi — Police have warned of fresh terror threats from Al Shabaab militants who have warned of massive destruction in Kenya during Ramadhan. Nairobi Provincial Police chief Anthony Kibuchi said they had received intelligence reports that the terrorists...

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R.I.P. - Sgt. Daniel A. Rodriguez, Sgt. Jose J. Reyes

DOD Identifies Army Casualties             The Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.             They died July 18, in Ghazni City, Afghanistan, when their vehicle was struck by an enemy...

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Roadside bomb kills 5 Afghan police

TRINKOT, Afghanistan, July 20 (Xinhua) -- Five police were killed as a roadside bomb struck a police van in Uruzgan province 370 km south of capital Kabul, spokesman for provincial administration Abdullah Humat said Friday. "A mine planted by militants on a road in Sarab district struck a police vehicle late Thursday night as a result five policemen including the police...

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2 security members killed, 6 wounded in Iraq's attacks

BAGHDAD, July 19 (Xinhua) -- Two security members were killed and six others wounded Thursday in separate bomb and gunfire attacks in central and northern Iraq, the police said. In the Iraqi capital, a roadside bomb struck an Iraqi army patrol in Baghdad's northern district of Adhamiyah, killing one soldier and injuring three others, an Interior Ministry source told Xinhua...

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July 20., 2012. - ISAF Joint Command Morning Operational Update

KABUL, Afghanistan – An Afghan and coalition security force conducted a security operation to find the Haqqani leader Abdul Wali in Sabari district, Khost province, yesterday. During the operation, the Afghan and coalition security force conducted a precision airstrike. After the airstrike, during the follow-on assessment, the security force confirmed Abdul Wali and...

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July 19., 2012. - RC-East operational update

BAGRAM, Afghanistan – Afghan and coalition forces killed seven insurgents, detained two and cleared five improvised explosive devices during operations in eastern Afghanistan throughout the past 24 hours, July 19. Kunar Province Afghan National Police soldiers and coalition forces killed four insurgents during a small arms engagement in Ghaziabad District. Laghman...

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Two killed in Thai south as Ramadan starts

Locator map of Narathiwat Province, Thailand (Photo credit: Wikipedia) NARATHIWAT: Two civilians were killed and four wounded in bomb and shooting attacks in southern Thailand, a military spokesman said Friday, as the region marked the start of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. A 25-year-old male security guard was shot dead by gunmen in Pattani province on Thursday morning,...

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Four injured in firing in NW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, July 20 (Xinhua) -- At least four people were injured when some unidentified militants fired at shops near paramilitary forces' headquarters in Pakistan's northwest city of Peshawar on Friday morning, local media reported. The incident happened at about 11:30 a.m. (local time) when two unknown gunmen riding a motorbike opened fire at grocery shops at Frontier...

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Kenya: Four Hurt in Twin Wajir Grenade Attacks

Nairobi — At least four people were wounded in twin grenade attacks in Wajir on Wednesday night.The latest attack by the Al Qaeda linked Al Shabaab occurred at a restaurant and a shop in the town."We are investigating the incident. No suspect has been arrested so far, but we are told they threw the grenades and fled," North Eastern Provincial police Chief Philip Tuimur said.Tuimur...

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Three killed as gunmen unleash terror on Ramadan eve in Nigeria's Kano State

ABUJA, July 19 (Xinhua) -- Three people were killed and one other person sustained a serious injury on Thursday night when gunmen unleashed terror in Nigeria's northern Kano State, a few hours to the holy month of Ramadan in the Islamic calendar.State police spokesperson Rilwan Mohammed confirmed the killing to reporters, saying two gunmen riding on a motorcycle shot indiscriminately...

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