32 militiamen arrested in Malian capital Bamako

BAMAKO, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- As many as 32 militiamen were arrested when taking training in the Malian capital Bamako, the West African country's security sources said at the weekend. The trainees at Sokorodji belong to a self-defense militia group "the Youth Action to Save the North." They were taken to the National Police Training School for verification after detained...

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Wardak governor condemns insurgent attack that kills 12 Afghans

Districts of Wardak. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) BAGRAM, Afghanistan - Wardak Provincial Governor Mohammad Halim Fadai offered his condolences to the families of eight Afghan civilians and four Afghan Uniformed Police officers who he claimed were killed during an indiscriminate insurgent attack in Sayed Abad district center in Wardak province this morning. The attack,...

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Taliban release video of severed heads of Pakistani soldiers

Pakistani Taliban released a video showing what appeared to be the severed heads of a dozen soldiers on Friday as security officials said 15 troops were missing following fighting with militants. Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan Spokesman Sirajud Din sent AFP a video showing a militant commander posing with 12 heads arranged on the ground. “Praise be to God that the mujahideen...

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12 killed, 59 injured in Wardak double suicide attacks

KABUL (PAN): At least 12 people including four policemen were killed, 47 civilians and a dozen of security personnel wounded on Saturday as a result of two back-to-back suicide attacks in the central province of Maidan Wardak, officials said. An explosives-laden van went up at 6am after a suicide bomber exploded his suicide vest on a road between police headquarters and...

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Six killed in drone attack in North Waziristan

PESHAWAR: Six people were reported killed in a suspected US drone strike in northwestern Pakistan’s North Waziristan tribal region on Saturday, DawnNews reported. Moreover, two people were also reported to have been injured in the attack. The drone fired four missiles that targeted a vehicle and a compound in the tribal region’s Degan area. A senior security official...

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Sep. 01., 2012. - ISAF Joint Command Morning Operational Update

KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan and coalition forces confirmed the death of al-Qaeda senior leader Abu Walid during an operation which occurred Aug. 3 in Watahpur district, Kunar province. Abu Walid, also known as Amru Mastur al-Ghamrawi, was a Saudi al-Qaeda leader and improvised explosive device expert who participated in numerous attacks against Afghan and coalition...

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Sep. 01., 2012. - RC-East operational update

BAGRAM, Afghanistan - Afghan and coalition forces killed three insurgents, detained three, located a weapons cache and cleared six improvised explosive devices during operations in eastern Afghanistan throughout the past 24 hours, Aug. 31. Ghazni Province Afghan National Security Forces and coalition forces discovered a weapons cache in Andar District. The cache contained...

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US drones strike again in Yemen, kill 8 AQAP fighters

By Bill Roggio - August 31, 2012 - LWJ US drones carried out the second strike in Yemen in three days, killing eight al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters as they were traveling in a car in eastern Yemen today. The unmanned Predators or Reapers fired several missiles at a car as it traveled in the Hawra district in Hadramout province, according...

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