US kills AQAP bombmaker, 9 fighters in pair of strikes in Yemen

map by Evan Centanni (www.polgeonow.com) By Bill Roggio - August 7, 2012 - LWJ The US launched two drone strikes against al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula in Yemen today, killing a senior bomb maker and nine other fighters. The US has now conducted three strikes in Yemen in the past four days. Meanwhile, jihadist named one of the AQAP fighters killed in Saturday's drone...

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Aug. 07., 2012. - RC-East operational update

BAGRAM, Afghanistan – Afghan and coalition forces killed two insurgents, detained nine, located one weapons cache and cleared eight improvised explosive devices during operations in eastern Afghanistan throughout the past 24 hours, Aug. 6. Ghazni province Afghan National Security Forces and coalition forces found and safely cleared an IED in Ghazni district. Afghan...

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Yemeni army arrests 5 al-Qaida members over suicide bombing in Abyan

ADEN, Yemen, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- The Yemeni army forces on Monday arrested five al-Qaida members who are linked to a deadly suicide bombing that killed more than 46 pro-government tribesmen two days ago in southern province Abyan , a government official told Xinhua. The army forces managed to arrest five al-Qaida members who were accused of masterminding Saturday's suicide...

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Bomb blast kills five insurgents in Khyber Agency

PESHAWAR: A remote bomb exploded in Khyber Agency, killing a militant commander among five other insurgents. At least five insurgents including a militant commander were killed in remote controlled bomb blast here in Bara on Monday. According to the government sources, the bomb was planted on the roadside in Akkakhel area of Tehsil Bara. The explosion occurred when banned...

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