Somali, AU forces secure more southern towns from rebels

The retreat of the Al Shabaab Islamistmilitant group in Somalia since 2011.Original map by Evan Centanni.www.polgeonow.com MOGADISHU, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- Somali government forces backed by African Union (AU) peacekeeping forces are spreading their control over territory run by Al-Shabaab rebels in the south of the Horn of Africa country.The allied forces this week consolidated...

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Gunmen kill 20 at mosque in northern Nigeria

KADUNA (Reuters) - Gunmen opened fire on Muslim worshippers as they were leaving a mosque in northern Nigeria on Sunday, killing at least 20 people, a local official said.The attack happened in a remote village called Dogo Dawa, in Kaduna state, said Abdullahi Muhammad, the traditional ruler and councillor of Birnin Gwari, a local government area next door to the village.There...

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Oct. 14., 2012. - ISAF Joint Command Daily Operational Update

KABUL, Afghanistan – An Afghan and coalition security force killed Haqqani leader Rahmatullah during a security operation in Logar province Saturday. Rahmatullah, also known as Qari Moktar or Mohammad Qasim Qari, was responsible for coordinating direct-fire and improvised-explosive-device attacks against Afghan and coalition forces in Pul-e Alam district. In other...

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Oct. 14., 2012. - RC-East operational update

BAGRAM, Afghanistan - Afghan and coalition forces detained an insurgent, located a weapons cache and cleared eight improvised explosive devices during operations in eastern Afghanistan throughout the past 24 hours Oct. 13. Ghazni province Afghan National Security Forces and coalition forces found and safely cleared three IEDs, one in Khaja Omari district, one in Qarah...

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Taliban suicide bomber kills 4 NDS, 2 ISAF personnel in southern Afghanistan

By Bill Roggio - October 13, 2012 - LWJ The Taliban claimed credit for a suicide attack in southern Afghanistan that killed four Afghan intelligence officers and two ISAF personnel. Today's bombing is the second this week that targeted the National Directorate of Security, Afghanistan's intelligence service, in the south. The Taliban...

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