R.I.P. - Pfc. Theodore M. Glende

DOD Identifies Army Casualty             The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.             Pfc. Theodore M. Glende, 23, of Rochester, N.Y., died July 27, in Kharwar, Logar province, Afghanistan,...

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Gunmen take over Sanaa interior ministry building: official

(Reuters) - About 100 armed tribesmen stormed the Interior Ministry building in the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Sunday demanding to be enlisted in the police force, a ministry official said. The tribesmen, who have taken control of the building, briefly held some employees hostage before freeing them a few hours later, the official said, but they were still occupying the building. Tribesmen...

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Somalia: Senior Al Shabab Commander Killed in Bay Region

Map of Somalia Bay Region of Somalia (Photo credit: Wikipedia) BAIDOA (Sh.M.Network)-Unidentified Armed groups are reportedly shot and killed a senior Al shabab commander in Ufurow area of Bay region, southern horn of Africa Somalia. Witnesses said two masked men armed with pistols have carried out the assignation against the Al shabab agent as he went out from a mosque...

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17 Taliban militants killed in joint Afghan operations

Afghan Interior Ministry following a press release on Sunday announced, at least 17 Taliban militants were killed following military operations by Afghan security forces during the past 24 hours. The source further added the operations were jointly conducted by Afghan police, Afghan army, Afghan intelligence and coalition security forces. The operations were conducted...

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US drone strike kills four in North Waziristan (2xUPDATED)

UPDATEs at the bottom --- MIRAMSHAH: A US drone attack on Sunday killed at least four militants in Pakistan’s restive northwestern tribal area, security officials said. The missiles struck a compound in Khushhali Turikhel village of the troubled North Waziristan tribal district on the Afghan border. “US drones fired six missiles into a militant compound. At least four...

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Yemeni warplanes bomb two al-Qaida hideouts

map by Evan Centanni - www.polgeonow.com ADEN, Yemen, July 28 (Xinhua) -- Yemeni fighter jets bombed two al-Qaida hideouts in the southern province of Abyan on Saturday, a security official told Xinhua without giving the number of casualties in raids. The air forces bombed two compounds belonging to the al-Qaida militants near Mahfad town in Abyan province, while they...

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July 29., 2012. - ISAF Joint Command Morning Operational Update

KABUL, Afghanistan (July 29, 2012) — An Afghan and coalition security force conducted an operation to arrest a senior Taliban leader in Maiwand district, Kandahar province, today. During the operation, two armed insurgents attacked the security force. They force responded to the threat killing both attackers. After the engagement, the security force conducted a follow-on...

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District chief shot dead by unknown gunmen in Wardak

Districts of Wardak. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) According to local authorities in Maidan Wardak province of Afghanistan, unknown gunmen on Sunday morning assassinated Chak district chief in this province. The officials further added Mohammad Ismail Wafa was shot dead by unknown gunmen early Sunday morning while he was on his way towards his work place. Reports suggest...

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Al shabab attacks Somali army in Hudur, Bakol region

Map showing the distribution of the Afro-Asiatic Somali language in the Horn of Africa. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) HUDUR (Sh.M.Network)-Al Qaeda linked insurgents in Somalia have carried out an offensive against pro-government forces in Hudur, the capital of Bakol region, reports said on Saturday, Locals said the fighting erupted after heavily armed fighting belonging to...

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Fighters killed by own bombs, banned fertiliser seized

Map of Afghanistan with Kandahar highlighted (Photo credit: Wikipedia) KANDAHAR CITY (PAN): Three militants were killed when the roadside bombs they were planted exploded prematurely in southern Kandahar province, an official said. Javed Faisal, the governor’s spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News that the incident happened in the Chowal village of Shorabak district late...

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