Casualties reported in northern Mali suicide attacks

map by Evan Centanni (www.polgeonow.com) BAMAKO, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) -- Suicide bomb attacks caused casualties in northern Mali on Thursday and Friday, the latest in a series launched by rebels this month apparently in a counter- offensive to the Malian army and its allies, according to local sources.The Malian military reported twin car bomb attacks near the northern town...

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Turkish jets strike Kurd rebels in Iraq: military source

English: Members of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (Kurdish Partiya Karkerên, PKK) in Kurdistant/Iraq Kurdî / كوردی: Gerîlayên Partiya Karkerên Kurdistanê (PKK) (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Turkey sent jets across its border with Iraq to strike separatists from the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), a local military source said Thursday.The jets bombed 12 targets in the...

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French, Mali Troops in Gao Push Out Islamist Rebels

Malian soldiers fire a machine gun in Gao, February 21, 2013. France's defense minister says that Malian and French troops have pushed out Islamist rebels who temporarily seized the town hall and mayor's residence in the city of Gao in northern Mali.Jean-Yves Le Drian told reporters Thursday in Brussels that five Islamists were killed in the fighting and that the situation...

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

KABUL, Afghanistan – An Afghan and coalition security force killed a Taliban improvised explosive device expert, Zekeria, during a security operation in Chahar Darah district, Kunduz province, Feb. 21. Zekeria’s IEDs were used to attack Afghan and coalition forces. His death will significantly degrade the ability of insurgents to conduct attacks in Charhar Darah district. During...

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

BAGRAM, Afghanistan - Afghan and coalition forces killed one insurgent, detained six suspected insurgents, located one weapons cache and cleared three improvised explosive devices during operations in eastern Afghanistan throughout the past 24 hours, Feb. 21. Additionally, Afghan forces discovered a weapons cache during an operation in Kunar province Feb. 20, according...

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