Car Bombs Kill 18 in Southern Iraq

Street cleaners remove debris on the road after a car bomb exploded in Diwaniya province, 150 km (95 miles) south of Baghdad, April 29, 2013. Car bombs have exploded in predominantly Shi'ite areas of central and southern Iraq, killing at least 18 people and wounding more than 50 others.Two of the blasts Monday happened in Amarah, 300 kilometers southeast of Baghdad. ...

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Nigeria: JTF Kills Top Boko Haram Commander in Combined Operation

The military Joint Task Force (JTF) in Borno State, Operation Restore Order, Friday , killed a top commander of the Boko Haram sect, Mohammed Chad, in Maiduguri, the state capital, during a joint special operation with the men of the State Security Services (SSS).Chad, who had been on the wanted list of the JTF, was said to have been killed in the Ruwan Zafi ward of the...

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Suicide Bomber Kills 8 in NW Pakistan

A police officer collects evidence from the site of a bomb blast on University Road in Peshawar, Apr. 29, 2013. Pakistani police say a suicide bomber killed at least eight people and wounded 45 others in the northwestern city of Peshawar, as violence in Pakistan spikes ahead of the country's elections May 11.Authorities say Monday's attack was carried out by a man on...

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ISAF cargo plane crashes in Bagram

Map of Afghanistan with Parwan highlighted (Photo credit: Wikipedia) CHARIKAR (PAN): An International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) cargo plane crashed in central Parwan province on Monday afternoon, officials said.The aircraft went soon after takeoff from the US main military base in Bagram at about 4pm, the district police chief, Col Zmarai Nasiri, told Pajhwok Afghan...

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In Several Joint Clearance Operations, 37 Armed Taliban Killed (Apr.29.2013)

Publish Date: Apr 29, 2013   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 peace and stability of Afghanistan. The operations were conducted...

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

KABUL, Afghanistan – An Afghan and coalition security force arrested a Haqqani leader during an operation in Nadir Shah Kot district, Khost province, today. The leader has operational control over a group of insurgent fighters responsible for ambush attacks against Afghan and coalition forces in Nadir Shah Kot district. He has engaged in assassinations against Afghans...

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

BAGRAM, Afghanistan - Afghan National Security Forces found and safely cleared two improvised explosive devices during operations in eastern Afghanistan throughout the past 24 hours, April 28. Nangarhar province Afghan National Security Forces found and safely cleared one IED during operations in the Shinwar district. Paktika province Afghan National Security Forces...

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Al-Qaida gunmen assassinate military intelligence official in Yemen

ADEN, Yemen, April 27 (Xinhua) -- Masked gunmen of the Yemen- based al-Qaida offshoot shot dead a high-ranking military intelligence official in the southeastern province of Hadramout on Saturday, a government official told Xinhua.About two masked gunmen riding a motorbike fired at Colonel Ahmed Abdul-Razzak, director of the military intelligence department in Hadramout...

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Senior police officer killed in Taliban assault

GHAZNI CITY (PAN): The deputy police chief of southern Ghazni province, Mohammad Hussain, was killed on Sunday in a bomb attack claimed by Taliban insurgents.Two guards of the senior police officer were also killed and as many wounded in the roadside bombing that took place at 8am, the governor’s spokesman said.Nabi Jan told Pajhwok Afghan News Hussain was on his way to...

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

KABUL, Afghanistan – An Afghan and coalition security force arrested a Taliban leader and a Taliban facilitator during an operation in Kandahar City, Kandahar province, April 28. The leader is believed to be responsible for coordinating assassinations, sniper ambushes and other attacks against Afghan and coalition forces in Kandahar City. He is known to direct the killing...

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

BAGRAM, Afghanistan - Afghan National Security and coalition forces killed five insurgents, detained four suspected insurgents, discovered two weapons caches and found and safely cleared six improvised explosive devices during operations in eastern Afghanistan throughout the past 24 hours, April 27. Ghazni province Afghan National Security Forces discovered one weapons...

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4 ISAF personnel killed in Zabul plane crash

Districts of Zabul. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) QALAT (PAN): Four International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) personnel were killed in a plane crash in southern Afghanistan on Saturday, officials said.The cause of the crash was under investigation, the NATO-led force said, adding initial reporting indicated there was no enemy activity in the area at the time of the incident.In...

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R.I.P. - Capt. Aaron R. Blanchard, 1st Lt. Robert J. Hess

DOD Identifies Army Casualties            The Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.             They died April 23, in Pul-E-Alam, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered from enemy indirect fire. ...

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5 killed, 61 wounded in bomb attacks in Iraqi capital

BAGHDAD, April 26 (Xinhua) -- At least five people were killed and 61 others injured in four bombing attacks that hit the Iraqi capital of Baghdad on Friday, police said.A bomb exploded at the entrance to the Qubaisi mosque in Shurta area southwest of Baghdad as worshipers were leaving the Friday prayers, killing four of them, a police source told Xinhua.About 46 worshipers...

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Public uprising against Pakistani and Afghan Taliban in Kunar

Heavy clashes have been reported between local residents and Taliban militants in eastern Kunar province of Afghanistan on Friday.According to local authorities in eastern Kunar province of Afghanistan, the incident took place in Dangam district after local residents started resisting local and foreign Taliban militants in this district.Provincail goveror Syed Fazlullah...

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6 people killed after Arab communities clash in northern Mali

BAMAKO, April 26 (Xinhua) -- A confrontation between two Arab communities left six people dead in northern Mali, local sources told Xinhua on Friday.Each of the rival sides wants to position itself as the main Arab group in Thursday's clash in Anefis, 200 km north of the biggest northern town of Gao."This confrontation was due to the events that took place at Ber, where...

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Would-be bomber shot dead in Kandahar

Map of Afghanistan with Kandahar highlighted (Photo credit: Wikipedia) KANDAHAR CITY (PAN): A would-be suicide bomber was killed after sneaking into the Spin Boldak district of southern Kandahar province from Pakistan on Saturday, an official said.Border police positively identified the bomber and shot him dead at 12.15pm, the governor’s spokesman Javed Faisal told Pajhwok...

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Taliban announce “Khalid bin Walid” summer offensive in Afghanistan

The Taliban militants group in Afghanistan on Sunday formally announced its summer offensive under the name of “Khalid bin Walid”.According to a statement released by the Taliban group, the summer offensive “Khalid bin Walid” will be conducted under the supervision of Taliban military experts considering the current situation of Afghanistan.The statement further added, special...

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

BAGRAM, Afghanistan - Afghan National Security Forces killed two insurgents, and found and safely cleared one improvised explosive device during operations in eastern Afghanistan throughout the past 24 hours, April 26. Ghazni province Afghan National Security Forces found and safely cleared one IED during operations in the Andar district. Kunar province Afghan National...

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Taliban Release Deminers After A Week Hostage in Kandahar

Districts of Kandahar.  (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Taliban insurgents have released 10 deminers in southern Kandahar province on Saturday, after having held them hostage for a week, local officials said.The deminers were taken hostage in Maiwand district of the province, while the deminers from Mine Clearance Cultivator (MCC) were busy clearing roadside mines in the...

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

KABUL, Afghanistan – The Afghan 1st Company, 8th Special Operations Kandak, enabled by coalition forces, conducted their first cordon and search mission capturing an improvised explosive device-facilitator and detaining one insurgent in Tarin Kowt district, Uruzgan province, April 25. The facilitator is believed to be a sub commander with ties to several mid-level...

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

BAGRAM, Afghanistan - Afghan National Security and coalition forces detained four suspected insurgents and found and safely cleared seven improvised explosive devices during operations in eastern Afghanistan throughout the past 24 hours April 25. Ghazni province Afghan National Security Forces found and safely cleared two IEDs during operations in the Ghazni district....

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6 Afghan police officers shot dead by their comrade in Takhar

Districts of Kunduz. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) At least 6 Afghan local police officers were shot dead in a suspected insider attack in northeastern Takhar province of Afghanistan on Thursday night.According to local authorities in Takhar province, the incident took place after the local police officers including thier commander were poisoned and shot dead.Khwaja Ghar district...

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17 killed in Iraqi clashes, attacks

BAGHDAD, April 25 (Xinhua) -- At least 17 people were killed on Thursday in separate clashes and attacks in Iraq, sources said.At least nine gunmen were killed in the city of Mosul, some 400 km north of the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, when Iraqi security forces carried out an operation to retake several districts which had been under the control of insurgents since late Wednesday...

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