Al-Qaeda members detained in Istanbul

Attack against U.S. Embassy in Ankara Al-Qaeda members detained in Istanbul, planned to attack synagogues and churches: report11 al-Qaeda members have been detained in Istanbul following a raid by Turkey’s special forces, reported Sabah newspaper on Thursday.The terrorists reportedly planned to launch attacks on the U.S. embassy in Turkey in addition to a number of synagogues...

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

KABUL, Afghanistan - An Afghan and coalition security force arrested a Haqqani high-profile attack facilitator and detained two other insurgents during an operation in Pul-e Alam district, Logar province, today. The facilitator is believed responsible for transporting and facilitating weapons in multiple provinces across Afghanistan, to include both home-made explosive...

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

BAGRAM, Afghanistan - Afghan and coalition forces killed three insurgents and detained six suspected insurgents during operations in eastern Afghanistan throughout the past 24 hours, Feb. 27. Kapisa province Coalition forces killed three insurgents during an operation in Tagab district. Khowst province Afghan and coalition forces detained two suspected insurgents in...

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Message to the Department of Defense from Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel

IMMEDIATE RELEASE     No. 113-13February 27, 2013Message to the Department of Defense from Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel            To All Department of Defense Personnel:            Earlier today I was privileged to take the oath of office to...

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American Shabaab fighter urges Muslims to join the 'fronts' of jihad

by Bill Roggio - February 27, 2013. -  LWJ  A previously unidentified American who fights in the ranks of Shabaab, al Qaeda's affiliate in Somalia, appeared on a videotape and urged Muslims to join one of the numerous fronts of the global jihad. The American, who is identified as Abu Ahmed al Amriki, is seen on a videotape that was produced by Shabaab's media...

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Ansar al-Sharia returns to Benghazi

(AFP/Intel Center) Once forced out of Benghazi by public anger,Ansar al-Sharia is now resuming security patrols The radical militia suspected of carrying out the terrorist attack on the US consulate is now back in Benghazi, residents say. Five months after Benghazi residents drove out extremist militias from the city centre, members of the Islamist Ansar al-Sharia brigade...

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Swiss woman kidnapped by al-Qaida freed in Yemen

SANAA, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- A Swiss woman kidnapped by the al- Qaida wing in Yemen for one year was released on Wednesday, an official of the Yemeni Interior Ministry told Xinhua."Sylvia Abrahat, the Swiss teacher who worked in an English- language school in the western port city of al-Hodayda and was snatched by al-Qaida militants in March last year was freed Wednesday by...

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Afghan police officer drugs, kills 17 colleagues

An Afghan police officer drugged 17 colleagues and shot them dead on Wednesday with the aid of the Taliban, police said, the latest in a series of so-called "insider", or green-on-blue, attacks involving Afghan security forces and the Taliban.The attacks have undermined trust between coalition and Afghan forces who are under mounting pressure to contain the Taliban insurgency...

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Suicide blast rock capital Kabul, 8 injured

A heavy explosion rocked capital Kabul early Wednesday morning. The incident took place in Kart-e-Seh area in west of Kabul city near Sara-e-Ghazni area. Preliminary reports suggest the explosion took place as a result of a suicide bomb blas and the target of the bomber was a vehicle convoy of the Afghan army. In the meantime Gen. Zahir Azimi, spokesman for the Afghan...

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Seven Killed in Northern Mali Suicide Bombing

A suicide bombing has killed at least seven people in the northern Mali town of Kidal, near the scene of heavy fighting between French troops and Islamist militants.The MNLA, a Tuareg separatist group now working with the French, says a bomber in a four-by-four vehicle blew himself up at one of its checkpoints late Tuesday. The MNLA says the attack killed seven of its fighters...

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In Several Joint Clearance Operations, Three Armed Taliban Killed (Feb.27.2013.)

Publish Date: Feb 27, 2013 In Several Joint Clearance Operations, Three Armed Taliban Killed Counterterrorism: In past 24 hours, Afghan National Police conducted several joint clearance operations with the cooperation of Afghan National Army, NDS and Coalition Forces to clean some of the areas from terrorists and enemies of...

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

BAGRAM, Afghanistan - Afghan and coalition forces discovered one weapons cache and cleared two improvised explosive devices during operations in eastern Afghanistan throughout the past 24 hours, Feb. 26. Parwan province Coalition forces discovered a weapons cache during an operation in Bagram district. The cache contained 20 rockets and six cases of gunpowder. Nangarhar...

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Taliban return to Baghlan-i-Markazi

PUL-I-KHUMRI (PAN): Amid growing concerns among residents over increasing insecurity, six insurgents, including a commander, were detained in the Baghlan-i-Markazi district of northern Baghlan province, officials said on Tuesday.Identified as Azizullah, the rebel leader was detained along with three accomplices in Laiqa village, the town's police chief, Brig. Gen. Ghulam...

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In Several Joint Clearance Operations, Eight Armed Taliban Killed (Feb.26.2013.)

Publish Date: Feb 26, 2013 In Several Joint Clearance Operations, Eight Armed Taliban Killed Counterterrorism: In past 24 hours, Afghan National Police conducted several joint clearance operations with the cooperation of Afghan National Army, NDS and Coalition Forces to clean some of the areas from terrorists and enemies of...

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Feb. 26., 2013. - ISAF Joint Command Operational Update

KABUL, Afghanistan – Afghan and coalition forces confirmed today the death of a Taliban leader, Anwar, during an operation in Hisarak district, Nangarhar province, Sunday. Anwar was responsible for directing and participating in attacks against Afghan and coalition forces. He exercised operational control of a significant number of insurgents. During the operation,...

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Feb. 26., 2013. - RC-East operational update

BAGRAM, Afghanistan - Afghan and coalition forces killed one insurgent, detained two suspected insurgents, and cleared three improvised explosive devices during operations in eastern Afghanistan throughout the past 24 hours, Feb. 25. Kunar province Afghan and coalition forces killed one insurgent during an engagement in Tsowkey district. Khowst province Afghan and coalition...

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In Several Joint Clearance Operations, 29 Armed Taliban Killed (Feb.25.2013.)

Publish Date: Feb 25, 2013 In Several Joint Clearance Operations, 29 Armed Taliban Killed Counterterrorism: During the past 24 hours, Afghan National Police, Afghan National Army, NDS and Coalition Forces launched several joint clearance operations in Nangarhar, Laghman, Badakhshan, Kandahar, Zabul, Logar, Ghazni, Paktiya,...

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R.I.P. - Staff Sgt. Jonathan D. Davis

DOD Identifies Marine Casualty             The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.             Staff Sgt. Jonathan D. Davis, 34, of Kayenta, Ariz., died Feb. 22 while conducting combat operations...

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Shrine blast leaves 4 dead in Southern Pakistan

English: Location of Sindh in Pakistan. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) ISLAMABAD, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- At least four Sunni Muslims were killed and over 15 others injured as a bomb went off in a shrine in Pakistan's southern district of Shikarpur on Monday night, local media reported.Geo TV said the sectarian blast targeting the Sunni Muslims occurred when over 50 people were...

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Afghan president orders US Special Forces to leave Wardak province

Districts of Wardak. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) By Bill Ardolino and Bill Roggio - February 24, 2013 - LWJ President Hamid Karzai has ordered the Ministry of Defense to eject all "US Special Forces" from the key eastern province of Wardak after accusing the American troops or their local Afghan security partners of committing war crimes....

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IED blast kill 4 Afghan civilians in Helmand province

According to local authorities in southern Helmand province of Afghanistan, at least ten Afghan civilians were killed or injured following a roadside improvised explosive device blast in Marjah district on Monday. District chief Fahim Mosazai confirming the report said the incident took place on Monday moring at Shor Shorak area, killing at least four civilians and injuring...

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AQIM Leader Condemns Destruction of Mali Mausoleums

map by Evan Centanni(www.polgeonow.com) RFI journalist Nick Champeaux and a journalist from French newspaper Libération have discovered extraordinary papers in which the leader of Aqim, Abdel Malek Droukdel outlines his strategy for Mali.The documents, dated 20 July 2012, four months after the jihadists took control of northern Mali, were found among others scattered on...

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Feb. 25., 2013. - RC-East operational update

BAGRAM, Afghanistan - Afghan and coalition forces detained one suspected insurgent, located one weapons cache and cleared one improvised explosive device during operations in eastern Afghanistan throughout the past 24 hours, Feb. 24. Paktya province Afghan National Security Forces discovered a weapons cache during an operation in Zormat district. The cache contained...

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Two gunmen killed, four arrested in Nigeria

KANO, Nigeria, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) -- Nigerian troops in northwest Kano State on Saturday killed two suspected gunmen and arrested four others in Kano metropolis when the gunmen attacked the checking point.A security source told Xinhua that the incident happened around 1:10 p.m., local time, at a security check point along Hadejia road, during "a stop and search" on a commercial...

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Heavy explosion rocks Jalalabad city in eastern Afghanistan

Jalalabad District is located in the north-west of Nangarhar Province. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) According to local authorities in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan  a heavy explosion took place in the second district of Jalalabad city early Sunday morning.The officials further added the incident took place near the provincial spy agency department — national...

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