Mali: Al Qaeda Threatens to Kill French Hostages

Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (Aqim) has threatened to execute six French hostages if France intervenes militarily in northern Mali in a message published on a Mauritanian website. The Islamist group threatens "tragedies and catastrophes" for France and its people if France and its African allies take military action in the region. Four of the hostages, who work...

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Afghan police kill 19 Taliban fighter, detain 10

KABUL, Sept. 20 (Xinhua) -- The units of Afghan national police backed by the army and NATO-led Coalition forces have killed 19 armed Taliban militants and captured 10 others over the past 24 hours, Interior Ministry said in a statement released here Thursday. "Afghan National Police backed by the army and Coalition Forces launched three joint clearance operations in Helmand...

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R.I.P. - Sgt. Nena, Spc. Nelson, Pfc. Bedoy, Pfc. Townsend

DOD Identifies Army Casualties             The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of four soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.              They died Sept. 16 in Zabul province, Afghanistan of injuries suffered when their...

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Sep. 20., 2012. - ISAF Joint Command Morning Operational Update

KABUL, Afghanistan – Afghan and coalition forces today confirmed the death of Qari Yahya, an Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan leader, during an operation in Qal-al-ye Zal district, Kunduz province, Tuesday. As the security force approached Qari Yahya’s location, he and another IMU leader maneuvered from the compound and displayed hostile intent toward the Afghan and coalition...

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Sep. 20., 2012. - RC-East operational update

BAGRAM, Afghanistan - Afghan and coalition forces killed 15 insurgents, detained seven and cleared eight improvised explosive devices during operations in eastern Afghanistan throughout the past 24 hours, Sept. 19. Ghazni Province Afghan National Security Forces and coalition forces found and safely cleared two IEDs, one in Ghazni District and one in Gelan District. Afghan...

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13 ISAF supply trucks torched in Zabul

QALAT (PAN): Thirteen trucks carrying supplies for the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) were torched on the Kabul-Kandahar highway in southern Zabul province, officials said on Wednesday.The incident took place at 10pm when militants attacked the convoy in the Arhad Manda area of Shahr-i-Safa district, the town’s administrative head, Khadi Khan, told Pajhwok...

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