Quetta: 8 injured in Sariab Road bicycle blast

Eight persons including a security man were wounded when a blast occurred at Sariab Road in Quetta  on Friday.According to reports, the explosives were fixed in a bicycle that exploded near a security forces’ vehicle, injuring eight persons including a troop. The blast also damaged several vehicles.Rescue efforts were kicked off immediately after the explosion and the...

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Car bomb kills three in Somali capital

map by Evan Centanni (www.polgeonow.com) A car bomb in the Somali capital killed three people and wounded several others in the latest attack in war-ravaged Mogadishu, police said Friday.“The car exploded while the driver was moving in it... three people were killed,” said police officer Aden Mohammed, adding it was not clear if the driver had been targeted. “We are still...

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Coordinated Efforts By Afghan Agencies Thwarts Suicide Bombers

Districts of Paktika Province (Photo credit: Wikipedia) PAKTIKA PROVINCE – Afghan Uniformed Police (AUP) in conjunction with Afghan Local Police (ALP) and Afghan Nation Defense Service (NDS) implemented a coordinated operation to stop six suicide bombers and bring them to justice, Dec. 12.The operation was devised based off intelligence indicating insurgents intended to...

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Separate attacks in Iraq kill 11

BAGHDAD, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- As many as 11 people were killed, most of whom security force personnel, in a series of attacks on Thursday in several Iraqi cities, said the police.A police official told Xinhua on condition of anonymity that gunmen clashed with security forces at a village in Baaj town of the northern Nineveh province, killing Colonel Khalid Naddawi, the commander...

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

BAGRAM, Afghanistan - Afghan and coalition forces killed one insurgent, detained six, and cleared one improvised explosive device during operations in eastern Afghanistan throughout the past 24 hours Dec. 13. Kunar province Afghan National Army soldiers killed one insurgent during an engagement in Bar Kunar (Asmar) district. Nangarhar province Afghan National Security...

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