DOD Identifies Units For Upcoming Afghanistan Rotation

DOD Identifies Units For Upcoming Afghanistan Rotation              The Department of Defense today identified three major units to deploy as part of the upcoming rotation of forces operating in Afghanistan.  The scheduled rotation involves three brigade combat teams (BCT) -- one Infantry brigade combat team...

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Twin Iraq blasts target prayers

(Reuters) - Twin blasts in Baghdad on Friday, one exploding beside a pulpit during prayers, killed at least three people and wounded six, a Reuters witness and police sources said. The attacks are the latest in a wave of violence that underline Iraq's struggle to overcome a stubborn insurgency eight months after U.S. troops left. The first bomb detonated beside the pulpit,...

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Turkish troops kill 21 PKK militants in clashes

PKK fighters stand near the Qandil mountains near the Iraq-Turkish border. — File Photo by Reuters DIYARBAKIR: Turkish soldiers killed five Kurdish rebels who attacked state buildings in a town in southeast Turkey on Thursday evening, bringing to 21 the number of militants killed since they launched a deadly bomb attack on an army convoy a day earlier. The clashes underscore...

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Taliban ambush NATO supply convoy in Farah killing 2 guards

file photo (KHAAMA) According to local authorities in western Farah province of Afghanistan, Taliban militants ambushed a convoy of the NATO troops supply in this province killing at least 3 private security guards escorting the convoy. The officials further added the incident took place Thursday night in Dasht-e-Bakwa and at least 12 NATO supply containers were also torched...

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6 Afghan civilians killed following blast in Kandahar province

Map of Afghanistan with Kandahar highlighted (Photo credit: Wikipedia) According to local authorities in southern Kandahar province of Afghanistan, at least 6 Afghan civilians were killed following a roadside bomb explosion in this province. Provincial Security chief Gen. Abdul Razaq said Afghan women, children and men are among those killed following the blast which...

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Al Qaeda front group claims 43 attacks in Iraq

BAGHDAD: Al Qaeda’s front group in Iraq claimed it carried out a series of attacks, mostly on security forces, in the western province of Anbar in June and July, a statement posted on jihadist forums said. The 43 attacks purportedly carried out by the Islamic State of Iraq (ISI) were largely in the form of bombings and shootings against Iraqi soldiers, police and anti-Qaeda...

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Aug. 24., 2012. - ISAF Joint Command Evening Operational Update

KABUL, Afghanistan (Aug. 24, 2012) — An Afghan and coalition security force detained several suspected insurgents and seized multiple weapons and ammunition during an operation to arrest an al-Qaeda associated Taliban leader in Andar district, Ghazni province, today. The Taliban leader acquires weapons and directs attacks against Afghan and coalition forces throughout...

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Aug. 24., 2012. - RC-East operational update

BAGRAM, Afghanistan - Afghan and coalition detained two and cleared twelve improvised explosive devices during operations in eastern Afghanistan throughout the past 24 hours, Aug. 23. Ghazni province Afghan National Security Forces and coalition forces found and safely cleared an IED in Giro district. Logar province Afghan National Security Forces and coalition forces...

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US drone strikes kill 12 in North Waziristan

At least 12 people have been killed when suspected United States drones dropped missiles on three areas in northwestern Pakistan on Friday. "Five people were killed in the attack on Makki Ghar area, four in Andara and three in Darai Nishtar," in Shawal valley of North Waziristan, an official said. The region is thought to harbour several militant bases of the Haqqani network...

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R.I.P. - Sgt. Louis R. Torres

DOD Identifies Army Casualty             The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.             Sgt. Louis R. Torres, 23, of Oberlin, Ohio, died Aug. 22, in San Antonio, Texas, of wounds suffered...

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