7 people killed in blast in NW Pakistan

Map of Pakistan (Photo credit: Omer Wazir) ISLAMABAD, July 26 (Xinhua) -- At least eight people including two children were killed and 20 others got injured on Thursday in a bomb blast in Pakistan's northwestern tribal region of Bajaur, local media reported.According to local media, the blast took place in the main market of the Salarzai area of Bajaur Agency, Pakistan's...

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12 killed in clashes between security forces, al-Qaida militants in Iraq's Diyala

BAQUBA, Iraq, July 26 (Xinhua) -- As many as seven al-Qaida fighters and five security members were killed in clashes at a former al-Qaida stronghold in Iraq's eastern province of Diyala, a provincial police told Xinhua on Thursday. The incident took place late on Wednesday when a group of suspected al-Qaida militants attacked a police patrol in al-Hadid area in northwest...

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Al-Qaida militants attack pro-gov't tribesmen in southern Yemen, 3 killed

ADEN, Yemen, July 25 (Xinhua) -- Scores of al-Qaida militants attacked two checkpoints of pro-government tribesmen in Yemen's southern province of Abyan on Wednesday evening, killing at least three people and wounding five others, a government official told Xinhua. The al-Qaida militants raided two checkpoints held by pro- government tribesmen in the Batees area in Abyan...

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R.I.P. - Sgt. Justin M. Hansen

DOD Identifies Marine Casualty             The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.             Sgt. Justin M. Hansen, 26, of Traverse City, Mich., died July 24 while conducting combat operations...

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7 armed insurgents killed and 10 arrested by ANP (Jul.26.2012.)

Publish Date: Jul 26, 2012 Seven armed insurgents killed and 10 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 Kabul, Baghlan, Kunduz, Kandahar, Uruzgan and Paktika provinces. ...

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R.I.P. - Spc. Justin L. Horsley, Pfc. Brenden N. Salazar

DOD Identifies Army Casualties            The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.            They died July 22 of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their unit in Pul-E Alam, Afghanistan,...

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R.I.P. - Pfc. Adam C. Ross

DOD Identifies Army Casualty             The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.             Pfc. Adam C. Ross, 19, of Lyman, S.C., died July 24, in Wardak province, Afghanistan, of wounds...

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Haqqani Network explosives expert arrested in Khost

Map of Afghanistan with Kandahar highlighted (Photo credit: Wikipedia) A Haqqani Network explosives expert was detained following a joint military operation by Afghan and coalition security forces in eastern Khost province on Thursday. NATO-led Interantional Security Assistance Force following a statement announced, the Afghan special operations unit, supported by coalition...

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July 25., 2012. - RC-East operational update

BAGRAM, Afghanistan – Afghan and coalition forces killed four insurgents, detained 17 and cleared six improvised explosive devices during operations in eastern Afghanistan throughout the past 24 hours, July 25. Ghazni province Afghan National Security Forces and coalition forces detained 14 insurgents during an engagement in Muqer district. The detained suspects were...

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Afghan bomb kills 7 children

Taywara in green - Districts of Ghor. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Seven children have died after their local water spring was booby trapped with a bomb aimed at Afghan police. They were grazing farm animals when the device went off in the Taywara district of western Ghor province, said provincial police chief Dilawar Shah. He said the spring was located in an area that...

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