Two militants, five soldiers killed in Yemen

map by Evan Centanni (www.polgoenow.com) Two militants and five soldiers were killed on Thursday during a Yemeni army raid on a mountainous area where insurgents linked to al-Qaeda have been holed up since they were driven out of two southern towns last year, military sources said.Two suspected members of Ansar al-Sharia (Partisans of Islamic Law) were also captured in...

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Taliban district chief killed in eastern Afghanistan

According to local security officials in eastern Ghazni province of Afghanistan, a senior Taliban leader and district chief was killed in Andar district.Provincial security chief for eastern Ghazni province Zarawar Zahid confirming the report said the Taliban district chief Mullah Adam Khan also known as Mullah Jan was killed in this province.Mr. Zahid further added Mullah...

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Jan. 31., 2013. - RC-East operational update

BAGRAM, Afghanistan - Afghan and coalition forces killed one insurgent, located two weapons caches and cleared eight improvised explosive devices during operations in eastern Afghanistan throughout the past 24 hours, Jan. 30. Paktika province Coalition forces found and safely cleared an IED in Sharan district. Afghan National Army soldiers found and safely cleared...

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10 militants killed in Helmand

LASHKARGAH (PAN): Two bomb planters were among 10 insurgents killed in two separate incidents in the southern province of Helmand, officials said on Thursday.Eight rebels were killed and three others wounded on Wednesday during an operation by police in the Nahr-i-Siraj area of Grishk district, the governor’s spokesman, Ahmad Zirak, told Pajhwok Afghan News.Two weapons,...

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AQIM, Ansar al-Din bosses flee Kidal

map by Evan Centanni (www.polgeonow.com) Malian and French forces recaptured Kidal on Wednesday (January 30th), forcing the main Islamist chiefs to flee their last holdout in northern Mali, AFP reported.Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) katibat leader Abou Zeid and Ansar al-Din chief Iyad Ag Ghaly have reportedly retreated to the Adrar des Ifoghas mountain region bordering...

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22 killed or injured following explosions in Afghanistan

At least 22 people including children and women were killed or injured following separate explosions in eastern and northern parts of Afghanistan on Wednesday. According to local authorities in northern Faryab province of at least 15 people including three Afghan police officers were injured and an Afghan woman was killed following a blast in this province. Provincial...

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Jan. 30., 2013. - ISAF Joint Command Operational Update

KABUL, Afghanistan – An Afghan and coalition security force arrested two Taliban leaders in Nahr-e Saraj district, Helmand province, today. The first detained Taliban leader is believed to be directly responsible for orchestrating assassinations of Afghan National Security Force members, overseeing attacks on Afghan Local Police checkpoints and directing attacks against...

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Jan. 30., 2013. - RC-East operational update

BAGRAM, Afghanistan - Afghan and coalition forces detained two insurgents and cleared two improvised explosive devices during operations in eastern Afghanistan throughout the past 24 hours, Jan. 29. Logar province Coalition forces found and safely cleared an IED in Mohhamad Aghah district. Khowst province Afghan National Security Forces and coalition forces found and...

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Al-Shabab Claims Responsibility for Mogadishu Bombing

Somali soldiers patrol at the front gate of the presidential palace following a suicide bomb attack in Mogadishu, Somalia, January 29, 2013. Somali militant group al-Shabab has claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing in Mogadishu Tuesday that killed at least two people, including the bomber.The bomber set off his explosives on a street that is near the presidential...

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IMU commander captured in northern Afghanistan

Districts of Baghlan. Burka in blue (Photo credit: Wikipedia) By Patrick Megahan - January 29, 2013 - LWJ Afghan and Coalition forces arrested an Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) commander today during an operation in Afghanistan's northern Baghlan province. The International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) reported capturing...

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Jan. 29., 2013. - ISAF Joint Command Operational Update

KABUL, Afghanistan – An Afghan and coalition security force arrested a Taliban leader in Arghandab district, Kandahar province, today. The leader was responsible for planning and executing improvised explosive device attacks against Afghan and coalition forces. Prior to his detention, he was planning an IED attack against Afghan civilians, according to coalition officials. The...

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Jan. 29., 2013. - RC-East operational update

BAGRAM, Afghanistan - Afghan and coalition forces cleared six improvised explosive devices during operations in eastern Afghanistan throughout the past 24 hours, Jan. 28. Logar province Afghan National Army soldiers found and safely cleared four IEDs in Pul-e Alam district. Khowst province Afghan National Security Forces and coalition forces found and safely cleared...

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Suicide bomber kills two near Somali presidential palace

map by Evan Centanni (www.polgeonow.com) (Reuters) - A suicide bomber blew himself up near the Somali presidential palace on Tuesday, killing at least two soldiers in a strike apparently aimed at the country's leaders, a palace guard at the scene said.Officials working in the palace and guards said Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud was abroad at the time of the blast...

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Nigeria: Boko Haram Agrees to Ceasefire As Gunmen Kill Eight in Borno

 The Jama’atul Ahalis Sunna Lida’awati Wal Jihad Islamic sect, popularly called Boko Haram, Monday again said it had agreed to a ceasefire with the Federal Government to pave the way for dialogue.This will be the second time in months that the group has supposedly called for an end to hostilities, which was predicated on certain conditions being met, and had handpicked...

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Gunmen assassinate district chief in eastern Afghanistan

According to reports unknown gunmen on Tuesday assassinated district chief for Hesa-e-Dowom Kohistan.The incident took place in Saha-e-Jamal area early Tuesday morning after unknown gunmen opened fire on Syed Mushtaq Sadat.No group including the Taliban militants has so far claimed responsibility behind the incident.The wave of insurgency has been rampant in northern and...

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Jan. 28., 2013. - ISAF Joint Command Operational Update

KABUL, Afghanistan – An Afghan and coalition security force arrested a Taliban leader in Baghlan-e Jadid district, Baghlan province, today. The leader was an improvised explosive device expert who constructed IEDs for insurgents operating in the province. He transferred and distributed acquired components for IEDs to insurgents. The security force also detained one...

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Jan. 28., 2013. - RC-East operational update

BAGRAM, Afghanistan - Afghan and coalition forces killed two insurgents and cleared three improvised explosive devices during operations in eastern Afghanistan throughout the past 24 hours, Jan. 27. Kunar province Afghan National Security Forces and coalition forces killed two insurgents during an engagement in Bar Kunar district. Khowst province Afghan National Security...

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NATO vehicle accident injure 10 in northern Afghanistan

English: Samangan Province (Photo credit: Wikipedia) According to local authorities in northern Samangan province of Afghanistan, at least 10 Afghan civilians were injured following a road traffic incident in this province.The officials further added the incident took place after a civilian bus collided with the NATO troops vehicle in Rabatk highway.Provincial security...

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Roadside blast injure 3 Afghan kids in Helmand

According to local authorities in southern Helmand province of Afghanistan, at least 3 Afghan kids were injured following a roadside improvised explosive device blast.The officials further added the incident took place on Sunday evening at Nawzad district.Nawzad district Syed Murad Agha confirming the report said the incident took place after the vehicle carrying the children...

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Mali deploys military police to protect civilians in Gao and Timbuktu

map by Evan Centanni (www.polgeonow.com) BAMAKO, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- After the deployment by air of the military police to Gao on Sunday morning, two additional units comprised of 400 officers are expected to be deployed Sunday evening to protect people and their properties in Gao and Timbuktu in northern Mali, a security source has said.The mission of the military police...

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Jan. 27., 2013. - RC-East operational update

BAGRAM, Afghanistan - Afghan and coalition forces killed three insurgents, detained two, located one weapons caches and cleared three improvised explosive devices during operations in eastern Afghanistan throughout the past 24 hours, Jan. 26. Logar province Afghan National Security Forces, operating unilaterally, killed three insurgents during an engagement in Baraki...

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Roadside bomb kills 10 in Afghanistan

A police truck packed with officers and detainees struck a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan's largest city, killing 10 of those aboard, officials said Sunday.It was one of four blasts Saturday that left at least 24 people dead across the country. Attacks by insurgents are a daily occurrence around Afghanistan and the Afghan police with their unarmored pickup trucks...

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French-Backed Malian Forces Retake Gao, Advance on Timbuktu

Malian soldiers ride in a Malian army pickup truck in Diabaly January 26, 2013. (photo by Joe Penney) French and Malian forces are advancing against Islamist militants in northern Mali heading toward Timbuktu after more than two weeks of fighting.   Overnight, French air strikes destroyed the home of an al Qaida linked militant leader in the town of Kidal...

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131kg opium seized from 2 cars in Nangarhar

JALALABAD (PAN): Police confiscated opium weighing 131 kilograms from two cars and detained two suspected smugglers separately in eastern Nangarhar province, an official said on Saturday.  Police stopped a car during a cordon at the Daronta check post in Surkhrud district, and seized 110kg of opium from it, police spokesman Col. Hazrat Hussain Mashriqwal told Pajhwok...

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Suicide Bomber Kills 10 Afghan Police

A suicide bombing in northern Afghanistan has killed 10 policemen, including the local counter-terrorism chief.Authorities say the suicide bomber was driving a motorcycle when he blew himself up at an intersection in Kunduz city Saturday. The explosion wounded at least 18 other people.No one has claimed responsibility for the attack. Suicide attacks by insurgents are frequent...

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