TTP leader Wali Muhammad aka Tufan Mehsud reported killed in Drone strike

Key TTP leader killed in US drone strikeMIRANSHAH: Commander Wali Muhammad aka Tufan Mehsud, a key Pakistani Taliban figure, has reportedly been killed in a US drone strike which also killed 11 other people, sources said on Sunday.According to reports, the militant commander was a close relative of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan chief Hakimullah Mehsud and succeeded another...

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In Several Joint Clearance Operations, Seven Armed Taliban Killed (Jan.06.2013.)

Publish Date: Jan 06, 2013 In Several Joint Clearance Operations, Seven Armed Taliban Killed Counterterrorism: During the past 24 hours, Afghan National Police, Afghan National Army, NDS and Coalition Forces launched eight joint clearance operations in Kabul, Uruzgan, Maidan Wardak, Ghazni, Khost and Farah provinces. As a...

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3 killed, 15 injured in Spin Boldak attack

KANDAHAR CITY (PAN): Two militants stormed the Spin Boldak district headquarters in southern Kandahar province on Sunday, killing three tribal elders and wounding 15 others, officials said.One of the insurgents crashed his explosives-packed vehicle into the government building around 12.00 noon, the district chief told Pajhwok Afghan News.Mohammad Hashim Agha said the second...

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Jan. 06., 2013. - ISAF Joint Command Operational Update

KABUL, Afghanistan – An Afghan and coalition security force arrested the senior Taliban leader in Nad ‘Ali district during a security operation in Now Zad district, Helmand province, Jan. 6. The leader provided operational guidance to Taliban insurgents in Nad ‘Ali district and acquired and distributed homemade explosives, weapons and ammunition to suicide bombers. The...

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Jan. 06., 2013. - RC-East operational update

BAGRAM, Afghanistan - Afghan and coalition forces detained one insurgent and cleared two improvised explosive devices during operations in eastern Afghanistan throughout the past 24 hours, Jan. 5. Ghazni Province Afghan National Security Forces and coalition forces detained one insurgent during an engagement in Dehyak District. The detained suspect was transferred to...

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Somalia: Heavy Fighting in Gedo Region Between Govt Forces and Al Shabaab

map by Evan Centanni (www.polgeonow.com) Kismayo — Heavy fighting erupted Saturday afternoon in Gedo region of southwestern Somalia, when Al Shabaab militants attacked a Somali government convoy, Garowe Online reports.Local reports say that a convoy of Somali government forces and Ethiopian troops traveling between Luuq and Garbaharey districts of Gedo region were ambushed...

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16 killed in U.S. drone strike in NW Pakistan on Sunday

Map showing location of North and South Waziristan in northern Pakistan and bordering on Afghanistan (Photo credit: Wikipedia) ISLAMABAD, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- At least 16 people were killed and seven others injured when U.S drones fired a number of missiles at different targets in Pakistan's northwest tribal area of South Waziristan on Sunday, reported local media Geo.Three...

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10 rebels killed in Helmand

LASHKARGAH (PAN): Ten militants were killed and eight others wounded in two separate operations in southern Helmand province, an official said on Saturday.The operation was carried out by the Afghan National Army (ANA) commando unit in Kajaki district, killing nine rebels, the 201th Maiwand Military Corps spokesman said.Lt. Col. Mohammad Rassoul Zazai told Pajhwok Afghan...

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C.A.R. Rebels Seize New Territory

Reports from the Central African Republic say a rebel coalition has captured at least one more town just days before they are set to begin negotiations with C.A.R. government officials.Reports from the government and from local residents near the town of Bambari say the new seizures were in that area. The Associated Press quotes a resident of the nearby town of Alindao as...

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Taliban promise 'sacred jihad' if US forces remain in Afghanistan past 2014

By Bill Roggio - January 5, 2013 - LWJ The Taliban have vowed to continue their "sacred jihad" if the Afghan government agrees to allow the United States to keep forces in Afghanistan past 2014. The Taliban made the statement as the Afghan government is freeing hundreds of Taliban prisoners and the US government is debating the size...

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Taliban leader behind attack on Polish troops arrested

English: Map of the districts of Ghazni province of Afghanistan. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) A senior Taliban leader Mullah Kabir was arrested following a joint military operation by coalition security forces and Afghan police in eastern Ghazni province of Afghanistan on Friday.The Taliban leader who was involved behind major insurgency attacks in eastern Ghazni province...

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