Over 60 dead, 200 injured in Quetta blast

photo from jafrianews.com QUETTA (PAN): More than 60 people were killed and over 200 others wounded in a massive bombing in Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province on Saturday evening, officials and witnesses said.The explosion happened on the Kirani Road in Quetta, the provincial capital, a senior police officer told reporters. Several women and children were among...

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Suicide bomber kills senior Iraqi army officer

A senior Iraqi army intelligence officer and two bodyguards were killed on Saturday after suicide bombers attacked his home in a well-protected district of a northern town, police and local government officials said. Iraq has seen an increase in bombings since the start of the year as Sunni Islamist insurgents tied to al Qaeda seek to ignite the kind of sectarian violence...

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Feb. 16., 2013. - ISAF Joint Command Operational Update

KABUL, Afghanistan – An Afghan and coalition security force arrested a high-profile attack facilitator in Khost district, Khost province, Feb. 15. The detained facilitator is believed to be associated with both Taliban and Haqqani insurgent networks throughout Khost district. He is accused of assisting in the transfer and delivery of heavy weapons, equipment and ammunition....

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Feb. 16., 2013. - RC-East operational update

BAGRAM, Afghanistan - Afghan and coalition forces killed three insurgents, cleared three improvised explosive devices and detained one suspected insurgent during operations in eastern Afghanistan throughout the past 24 hours, Feb. 15. Khowst province Coalition forces killed three insurgents and safely cleared an IED during an engagement in Manduzai district. Afghan...

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US adds senior AQIM commander to terrorist list

By Bill Roggio - February 16, 2013 - LWJ Yahya Abu Hammam, the emir of al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb's operations in the Sahel. Image from the ANI. The US added the head of al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb's operations in the Sahel region of North Africa to the list of global terrorists yesterday. Yahya Abu Hammam, whose real name is Jemal Oukacha, was added by...

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Ex-district spy chief among 2 killed in Kunar explosion

According to local authorities in eastern Kunar province of Afghanistan, at least two people were killed and another individual was injured following an explosion in Sarkano district.Local police officials confirmed ex-district spy chief for Marwara and a civilian were killed and a local police officer was injured.The officials further added that the incident took place...

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