Nigeria: Gunmen Burn Police Station, Killed Two Cops, Destroy GSM Masts, Primary School

Damaturu — Unidentified gunmen on Sunday morning attacked and burnt a police station, killed two police officers, destroyed GSM masts and burnt a primary school in the headquarters of Fika Local Government Area of Yobe state. Daily Trust gathered that the gunmen, close to thirty in number, stormed the town and unleashed terror on the affected areas when people are about...

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10 killed in attacks on Yemeni Shiites celebration

map by Evan Centanni (www.polgeonow.com) SANAA, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- More than 10 people were killed Saturday night in two separate ambushes on Houthi followers during a Shiite religious celebration in northern Yemen, an official of the Interior Ministry told Xinhua.At least nine people were confirmed dead and dozens of others wounded when tribal gunmen fired at a crowd walking...

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In Several Joint Operations, 13 Armed Taliban Killed (04.Nov.2012.)

Publish Date: Nov 04, 2012 In Several Joint Operations, 13 Armed Taliban Killed Counterterrorism: During the past 24 hours, Afghan National Police, Afghan National Army, NDS and Coalition Forces launched 10 joint clearance operations in Kabul, Kunar, Nangarhar, Sar-e-Pul, Kandahar, Maidan Wardak, Logar, Ghazni, Farah and...

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Local police officers join Taliban group in Ghor province

According to local authorities in western Ghor province of Afghanistan, at least two Afghan local police forces joined the Taliban militants group in Qadis district in this province.The officials further the two local police officers escaped from their security check post on Saturday and joined the Taliban militants.Qadis district chief Mirza Ali Khan confirming the report...

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R.I.P. - Petty Officer 2nd Class Matthew G. Kantor

DOD Identifies Navy Casualty             The Department of Defense announced today the death of a sailor who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan.             Petty Officer 2nd Class Matthew G. Kantor, 22, of Gillette, N.J., died supporting...

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Nov. 04., 2012. - ISAF Joint Command Morning Operational Update

KABUL, Afghanistan – An Afghan and coalition security force arrested a Haqqani senior leader during a security operation in Logar province today. He is tied to the Aug. 7 suicide vehicle-borne improvised explosive device attack on Forward Operating Base Shank. During the operation, the security force also detained one suspected insurgent. In other International Security...

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Nov. 04., 2012. - RC-East operational update

BAGRAM, Afghanistan - Afghan and coalition forces detained two insurgents, found one weapons cache and cleared six improvised explosive devices during operations in eastern Afghanistan throughout the past 24 hours, Nov. 3. Logar Province Afghan Uniformed Police found and safely cleared three IEDs in Baraki Barak District. Paktika Province Afghan National Security Forces...

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Grenade Wounds Several at Kenyan Church

 (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Officials in eastern Kenya say a grenade attack on a church Sunday has wounded at least eight people, some seriously. The pastor of the Utawala Interdenominational Church in the town of Garissa is reported to be among the victims, along with several police officers. The attack took place at a church inside a police compound.There has been...

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Nigeria security forces kill 13 in raid on kidnappers

YENAGOA, Nigeria (Reuters) - Nigerian security forces have killed 13 members of a gang suspected of abducting a Turkish man in a dawn raid on their hideout in oil-producing Rivers state, police said on Saturday.A 20 million naira ransom was paid for the release of Bayram Karakus, who worked for the Rivigo Construction company, Rivers police spokesman Ben Ugwuegbulam told...

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Pakistani Taliban target female students with acid attack

Map of Pakistan (Photo credit: Omer Wazir) Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- It's the latest cruel tactic in the Pakistani Taliban's battle to stop girls and women from getting an education: acid thrown in their faces to scar them for life and deter others from following in their footsteps.A doctor who treated the victims of an acid attack on a college van in the city of Parachinar...

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British-Somali Businessman's 2nd Restaurant Targeted

People assist a girl wounded in a suicide blast at popular restaurant in Mogadishu, November 3, 2012 Two suicide bombers in Somalia appear to have targeted a second restaurant owned by a British-Somali businessman.Witnesses say that four people, including the two alleged bombers were killed on Saturday in twin explosions near the Village Restaurant in Mogadishu. A guard...

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