R.I.P. - SCH Harold VORMEZEELE (FR)(Foreign Legion - Mali, Operation Serval)

 On February 19, shortly before 11 o'clock, the French elements consist of a section of paratroopers, backed by a forward air controller and an armored patrol on a reconnaissance mission in the massif of Adrar fifty kms South Tessalit were attacked by terrorist groups. During the clash, Sergeant-Chef VORMEZEELE, NCO Group paratroopers of the 2nd REP in Calvi, was...

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Pirates Demand $1.3 Million for Foreign Hostages

Nigerian authorities say a search is underway for pirates demanding a $1.3 million ransom for six foreigners kidnapped from an oil vessel Sunday.A police spokesman in Bayelsa state said Wednesday that one of the suspected kidnappers called authorities to demand the payment to release the crew members.  He said three of the abducted crew members are from Ukraine, two...

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16 Afghan militants lay down arms in N. province

Taliban fighters attend a surrender ceremony in Balkh province in north Afghanistan, Feb. 20, 2013. Up to 16 Taliban militants renounced violence and joined the government-initiated peace and reconciliation process in Balkh on Wednesday, local police said. (Xinhua/Azorda) MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- Up to 16 Taliban militants renounced violence...

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Roadside bomb kills 2 Afghan police, wounds 1

Districts of Kunar., Nari in green(Photo credit: Wikipedia) ASSADABAD, Afghanistan, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- Two personnel of Afghan Border Police Force were killed and another sustained injuries as a roadside bomb struck a police van in Kunar province, 185 km east of Kabul on Wednesday, a local official said. "A mine planted by militants on a road in Narai district, struck...

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3 dead, 2 wounded in Nigeria suicide bomb attack

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- Three people including a suicide bomber were killed after the explosion on Wednesday in Nigeria's northeastern city Miaduguri, local military confirmed.Lieutenant Colonel Sagir Musa, spokesman of the Joint Task Force (JTF) said the suicide bomber suspected of links to the West African country's Boko Haram sect targeted a patrol team...

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20 insurgents killed in Laghman, Ghazni

The location of Laghman Province within Afghanistan (Photo credit: Wikipedia) JALALABAD/GHAZNI CITY (PAN): Twenty insurgents, including three suicide bombers, were killed and several others wounded by security forces in eastern Laghman and southern Ghazni province, officials said on Wednesday.  Fifteen fighters have been killed and 17 others wounded during an ongoing...

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Somali Troops Liberate More Areas From Al-Shabaab

map by Evan Centanni (www.polgeonow.com) The Somali National army, supported by Ugandan units of AMISOM, on Monday (February 18th) captured the strategic airfield of Jowhar, located 100kms north east of Mogadishu. A Ugandan spokesman, Major Henry Obbo, said the airfield, 20 kms from Jowhar town, was taken over after minimal resistance from fleeing Al-Shabaab fighters.Allied...

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Feb. 20., 2013. - ISAF Joint Command Operational Update

KABUL, Afghanistan – An Afghan and coalition security force killed three insurgents and detained one other during an operation in search of a Taliban leader in Charkh district, Logar province, today. As the security force approached the Taliban leader’s suspected location, insurgents maneuvered toward the Afghan and coalition troops. After positively identifying the...

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Feb. 20., 2013. - RC-East operational update

BAGRAM, Afghanistan - Afghan and coalition forces cleared six improvised explosive devices, discovered one weapons cache, and detained five suspected insurgents during operations in eastern Afghanistan throughout the past 24 hours, Feb. 19. Paktya province Afghan and coalition forces found and safely cleared a vehicle-borne IED in Chamkani district. Logar province Afghan...

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7 French Tourists Kidnapped in Cameroon

Seven French tourists, including four children, have been kidnapped in Cameroon by what French President Francois Hollande says is a Nigeria-based "terrorist group."During a visit to Greece on Tuesday, Hollande told reporters that he believed the gunmen had crossed the border from Cameroon into Nigeria with the hostages."The most likely thing is that they have been taken...

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Feb. 19., 2013. - ISAF Joint Command Operational Update

KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan and coalition security forces confirmed today the death of Taliban senior leader, Khan Mohammad, and another insurgent during an operation in Musa Qal'ah district, Helmand province, Sunday. Khan Mohammad, also known as Shams, was a critical Taliban command and control link within the Musa Qal'ah district network. He coordinated direct attacks...

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Feb. 19., 2013. - RC-East operational update

BAGRAM, Afghanistan - Afghan and coalition forces killed five insurgents and cleared three improvised explosive devices during operations in eastern Afghanistan throughout the past 24 hours, Feb. 18. Kunar province Coalition forces killed two insurgents during an engagement in Sar Kani district. Afghan and coalition forces killed three insurgents during an engagement...

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