Car bombs kill 23 Shi'ite Muslims in Iraqi capital

(Reuters) - Three car bombings killed 23 Shi'ite Muslims during mourning processions in the Iraqi capital Baghdad on Tuesday, police and hospital sources said.Dozens more were injured in the explosions. They struck during the holy month of Ashura, of special significance to Shi'ites who are prime targets of al Qaeda's Iraqi affiliate and other Sunni Muslim insurgents.Attacks...

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15 Armed Taliban Killed in Laghman Province (27.Nov.2012.)

Publish Date: Nov 27, 2012 15 Armed Taliban Killed in Laghman Province Afghan National Police, Afghan National Army, NDS and Coalition Forces launched a joint clearance operation in the Abozai village, Mahtarlam City capital of Laghman province last night and the operation is still going on. As a result of this operation,...

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Car bombs kill 4 in Iraq's Kirkuk

KIRKUK, Iraq, Nov. 27 (Xinhua) -- Up to four people were killed and 41 wounded in three car bomb explosions in Iraq's northern city of Kirkuk on Tuesday morning, a local police source told Xinhua.One of the explosions occurred at Rezgari district near an office of a Kurdish party, while a second explosion ripped through Shorja district near a gas station in central city....

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9 insurgents join peace process, 8 killed

ASADABAD (PAN): A Taliban commander and eight of his associates joined the reconciliation process in eastern Kunar province on Tuesday, officials said.The individuals, who were active in the Shonkri valley of Sarkano district, renounced the insurgency as a result of efforts by intelligence operatives, Governor Syed Fazlullah Wahidi said.Addressing ceremony in Asadabad, he...

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Nov. 27., 2012. - ISAF Joint Command Morning Operational Update

KABUL, Afghanistan – Yesterday, an Afghan and coalition security force conducted a security operation in Watahpur district, Kunar province that resulted in the death of the local Taliban leader, Amirullah.Amirullah was involved in the unsuccessful suicide attack that targeted the anti-terrorism chief in Asadabad district, Kunar province, Nov 12. He was also involved in coordinating...

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Nov. 27., 2012. - RC-East operational update

BAGRAM, Afghanistan - Afghan and coalition forces detained four insurgents, located a weapons cache and cleared four improvised explosive devices during operations in eastern Afghanistan throughout the past 24 hours, Nov. 26.Ghazni provinceAfghan National Security Forces and coalition forces discovered a weapons cache in Ghazni district. The cache contained small arms, grenades...

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