Al-Qaida beheads 3 Yemeni security agents linked to U.S. drone strikes

map by Evan Centanni (www.polgeonow.com) SANAA, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) -- Yemen's interior ministry said Tuesday that al-Qaida wing has beheaded three Yemeni men after accusing them of allegedly collaborating with Yemeni-U.S. joint intelligence unit that killed several al-Qaida members by drone strikes.The unidentified headless bodies were found dumped earlier Tuesday in the streets...

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2 Separate explosions kill, injure 6 in Helmand province

According to local authorities in southern Helmand province of Afghanistan, at least 6 Afghan civilians were killed or injured in two separate incidents in this province on Tuesday.The officials further added the first incident took place in Nad-e-Ali district of southern Helmand province after a civilian vehicle struck with a roadside bomb early Tuesday morning killing...

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Oct. 09., 2012. - ISAF Joint Command Daily Operational Update

KABUL, Afghanistan – An Afghan-led security force, supported by coalition troops, arrested a Taliban facilitator and improvised explosive device producer in Kandahar province today. The arrested facilitator is suspected of managing the construction of large quantities of IEDs, and organizing the transfer of the IEDs and other weapons to support the insurgency. He...

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4 killed, 5 injured in roadside bomb blasts in Afghanistan

English: Cropped version of a larger map to show detail around Lashkar Gah (Photo credit: Wikipedia) LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) -- Up to four people were killed and five others injured in separate roadside bombings in Afghanistan on Tuesday, authorities said."Three civilians were killed when their vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb in Luchak area of Nad...

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U.S. citizen on al-Qaida wanted list arrested by Yemeni security forces

ADEN, Yemen, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- An American who is believed to be linked to the al-Qaida group was arrested by the Yemeni security forces in the country's restive southeastern province of Shabwa on Monday, a police officer told Xinhua.A patrol of the police forces detained the American who appeared on a wanted blacklist by the country's security authorities in downtown Ataq,...

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Oct. 09., 2012. - RC-East operational update

BAGRAM, Afghanistan - Afghan and coalition forces located a weapons cache and cleared six improvised explosive devices during operations in eastern Afghanistan throughout the past 24 hours, Oct. 8. Ghazni province Afghan National Security Forces and coalition forces discovered a weapons cache in Ghazni district. The cache contained 14-20 kilogram barrels of homemade...

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