Feb. 02., 2013. - RC-East operational update

BAGRAM, Afghanistan - Afghan and coalition forces detained five insurgents and cleared four improvised explosive devices during operations in eastern Afghanistan throughout the past 24 hours, Feb. 1. Ghazni province Afghan and coalition forces found and safely cleared two IEDs in Gelan district. Coalition forces detained an insurgent in Ghazni district. The detained...

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Nigeria: 17 Boko Haram Members, Soldier Die in JTF Raids

A series of raids launched by the Joint Task Force (JTF), code named Operation Restore Order (ORO) in suspected camps of the Boko Haram sect, has claimed 17 terrorists and a soldier.The task force, which confirmed the casualty figure yesterday, said the victims died during gun battles in two special operations supported by the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) helicopter gunship.In...

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Osama bin Laden’s son-in-law arrested in Turkey

English: Osama bin Laden interviewed for Daily Pakistan in 1997; (Photo credit: Wikipedia) According to Turkish media agecnies, Osama bin Laden’s son-in-law Suleiman Abu Gheith was arrested by Turkish security forces in Ankara following a tipoff from U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).According to reports Suleiman Abu Gheith was the former spokesman of the terror network...

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22 killed as army camp attacked in NW Pakistan

Pakistani troops keep guard near the site of an attack in the Sari Norang area of Pakistan's northwest district of Lakki Marwat, on Feb. 2, 2013. At least 22 people were killed and a dozen others injured when a security camp was attacked in Lakki Marwat on Saturday morning, local media reported. Banned outfit of Pakistan Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack....

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Yemeni warplanes strike al-Qaida-held sites in south

map by Evan Centanni (www.polgeonow.com) ADEN, Yemen, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- Yemeni warplanes carried out strikes against al-Qaida hideouts in the southern province of Abyan on Saturday, but no casualties were immediately reported, an army officer told Xinhua.About two suspected al-Qaida-held positions and other checkpoints manned by terrorists in the mountainous areas of Maraksha...

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