Dangerous Pakistani Taliban commander thought killed

By Bill Roggio - August 29, 2012 - LWJ A Pakistani Taliban leader who has been responsible for numerous attacks and kidnapping in the tribal areas is rumored to have been killed by a family member. The report has not been confirmed. Commander Tariq Afridi, the leader of the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan's operations in Khyber, as well as in regions...

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Afghan in army uniform 'kills three Nato soldiers'

The Nato-led international force in Afghanistan says an Afghan in army uniform has killed three of its soldiers, the latest in a series of so-called "green-on-blue" attacks. The attack took place in southern Afghanistan on Tuesday, Nato said, but it did not give the exact location nor the nationalities of those killed. Some 45 coalition troops have died in more than 30...

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U.S. drone strike kills 3 al-Qaida members in eastern Yemen

SANAA, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- At least three people were killed when a U.S. unmanned warplane targeted a car carrying al-Qaida suspects in Yemen's eastern province of Marib on Tuesday, a provincial security official said. "An American drone fired a missile on a vehicle carrying al- Qaida members near Alabr region in the eastern part of Marib province on Tuesday afternoon,...

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Four soldiers killed in checkpoint attack near Baghdad

BAGHDAD, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- Four Iraqi soldiers were killed and three others wounded in a checkpoint attack near Baghdad Tuesday night, a police source said. Unidentified gunmen using silenced weapons launched the attack on an army checkpoint in Ak Nibaie area, 50 km north of Baghdad, the source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity because he is not authorized to release...

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10 Taliban insurgents killed and 17 others detained

KABUL, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) -- Afghan police and army, backed by the NATO-led coalition forces, have killed 10 Taliban insurgents and detained 17 others in different provinces in the past 24 hours, the Interior Ministry said Wednesday. "Afghan National Police (ANP), Afghan Army and NATO-led coalition forces launched nine joint cleanup operations in Kunar, Kunduz, Kandahar,...

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R.I.P. - Staff Sgt. Jessica M. Wing

DOD Identifies Army Casualty             The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.             Staff Sgt. Jessica M. Wing, 42, of Alexandria, Va., died Aug. 27, in Kuwait City, Kuwait in a...

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R.I.P. - Sgt. Christopher J. Birdwell, Spc. Mabry J. Anders

DOD Identifies Army Casualties             The Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.             They died Aug. 27, in Kalagush, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered from enemy, small arms...

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Suicide bomber kills Muslim cleric as Putin urges unity

(Reuters) - A woman suicide bomber killed an influential Islamic cleric and six of his followers in Russia's southern Dagestan region on Tuesday as President Vladimir Putin visited another mainly Muslim province and called for an end to religious violence. Said Atsayev, 74, a popular Sufi Muslim spiritual leader also known as Sheikh Said Afandi al-Chirkavi, was killed when...

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5 ANA soldiers killed in Kunar suicide attack

ASADABAD (PAN): Five Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers were killed as a result of a suicide attack in the eastern province of Kunar, officials said on Wednesday. The suicide attack took place after a roadside bomb on Tuesday evening in the Nangalam area of Manugi district, the deputy governor, Mohammad Amin Tokhi, told Pajhwok Afghan News. Five ANA soldiers were killed...

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

KABUL, Afghanistan – An Afghan and coalition security force arrested a Taliban weapons supplier during an operation in Andar district, Ghazni province, today. The weapons supplier provided Taliban leaders in Ghazni with improvised explosive devices, weapons and ammunition. The security force also detained two additional suspected insurgents during the operation. In...

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Taliban attack Pakistan army post, kill 9 troops

ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani military official says Taliban militants attacked an army post near the Afghan border, killing nine soldiers.The official says several other soldiers were wounded in the attack in the South Waziristan tribal area. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk to the media.The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility...

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