US Drone strike kills five al Qaeda suspects in Yemen

SANAA: Five suspected al Qaeda militants were killed and several others wounded in a US drone strike on Tuesday north of the Yemeni capital, tribal sources and witnesses said.The missile attack targeted a group of militants in al Jawf province near the Saudi border, one tribal source said, as the death toll was revised from three dead.Witnesses said they saw three burnt...

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Blast leaves four soldiers injured in North Waziristan

MIRANSHAH: At least four security personnel were injured on Tuesday when an Army vehicle was targeted with a remote-controlled blast in North Waziristan tribal region.Officials said the army vehicle was travelling from Spinwam to Mir Ali when it was targeted with a remote controlled improvised explosive device (IED). The officials added that the military vehicle was “badly...

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8 militants killed in Kamdesh drone strike

JALALABAD (PAN): Eight militants were killed and 28 others wounded in a drone strike by coalition forces in the Kamdesh district of eastern Nuristan province, an official said on Tuesday. Monday’s raid targeted insurgents in the Bazgal Khulai area, the provincial police chief, Brig. Gen. Ghulamullah Khan Nuristani, told Pajhwok Afghan News. “The strike was based on an intelligence...

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MNLA supports African force in Mali

map by Evan Centanni (www.polgeonow.com) Mali separatist group National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA) on Sunday (January 20th) offered to join army forces from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Le Monde reported.The secular Touareg rebels are ready to participate in the International Mission for Support to Mali (MISMA), MNLA spokesperson...

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Series of bomb blasts kills up to 16 in Iraq

A series of car bombs in and around the Iraqi capital killed at least 16 people and wounded dozens of others on Tuesday, security and medical officials said.The blasts struck an Iraqi army checkpoint south of Baghdad, a military base north of the capital, and a mostly Shiite neighbourhood also in the north, officials said.In the deadliest attack, six people were killed when...

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16 rebels killed, 26 wounded in Khost clash

KHOST CITY (PAN): Sixteen militants were killed and 26 others injured during a clash in the Zazai Maidan district of southeastern Khost province, an official said on Tuesday.Nearly 500 armed rebels stormed three villages in the Balochan area around 2pm on Monday, police chief, Brig. Gen. Abdul Qayum Baqizoi, told Pajhwok Afghan News.The rebels sneaked into the area the Pakistani...

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Jan. 22., 2013. - ISAF Joint Command Operational Update

KABUL, Afghanistan – An Afghan and coalition security force arrested a Haqqani facilitator in Pul-e ‘Alam district, Logar province, today. The facilitator acquired and delivered weapons to Haqqani fighters in the province and was directly involved in attacks against members of the Afghan Local Police and Afghan government officials. During the operation, the security...

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Jan. 22., 2013. - RC-East operational update

BAGRAM, Afghanistan - Afghan and coalition forces detained two insurgents, located one weapons cache and cleared one improvised explosive device during operations in eastern Afghanistan throughout the past 24 hours, Jan. 21. Paktika province Afghan National Security Forces detained two suspected insurgents during an operation in Alishing district. The detained suspects...

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