At least 17 killed, 43 wounded in separate attacks in Iraq

People gather at the blast site in Kirkuk, Iraq, March 5, 2013. Two car bombs hit police targets in the city of Kirkuk, some 250 km north of Iraqi capital of Baghdad, killing five policemen and wounding 17 people -- among them some policemen, a local police source anonymously told Xinhua. At least 17 people were killed and 43 wounded in separate voilent attacks in central...

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In Several Joint Clearance Operations, 13 Armed Taliban Killed (Mar.06.2013.)

Publish Date: Mar 06, 2013 In Several Joint Clearance Operations, 13 Armed Taliban Killed Counterterrorism: In past 24 hours, Afghan National Police conducted several joint clearance operations with the cooperation of Afghan National Army, NDS and Coalition Forces to clean some of the areas from terrorists and enemies of peace...

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Taliban abduct and kill 16 Afghan soldiers in Badakhshan

Districts of Badakhshan. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) According to reports Taliban militants group handed over the dead bodies of 16 Afghan national army soldiers to local officials in north-eastern Badakhshan province.The soldiers were reportedly shot dead by Taliban militants following a fire gun battle in Wardaj district on Monday.Taliban militants group following a statement...

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Nigeria: Sultan Urges Amnesty for Boko Haram

Alhaji Muhammadu Sa’ad The Sultan of Sokoto yesterday urged President Goodluck Jonathan to use the opportunity of his visit to Maiduguri scheduled for tomorrow to grant amnesty to Boko Haram fighters in order to restore peace in the North. Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar spoke in Kaduna at the opening of the annual central council meeting of the Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI),...

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Three al-Qaida members captured over suicide bombing in southern Yemen

ADEN, Yemen, March 5 (Xinhua) -- Pro-government militiamen captured Tuesday three members of the Yemen-based al-Qaida offshoot in southern Abyan province who were linked to a suicide bombing that killed 12 people, a tribal chief told Xinhua.About three terrorists suspected of masterminding a suicide bombing that killed 12 pro-government militiamen in Abyan's town of Lauder...

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Mar. 06., 2013. - ISAF Joint Command Operational Update

KABUL, Afghanistan - An Afghan and coalition force killed one insurgent and wounded two others, including a Taliban commander, during a security operation in Giro district, Ghazni province, yesterday. The Taliban commander exercised operational control over Taliban fighters in the area and was responsible for improvised explosive device attacks against Afghan and coalition...

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Mar. 06., 2013. - RC-East operational update

BAGRAM, Afghanistan - Afghan and coalition forces located and safely cleared five improvised explosive devices and killed seven insurgents during operations in eastern Afghanistan throughout the past 24 hours, March 5. Khowst province Afghan National Security Forces found and safely cleared an IED during operations in the Sabari district. Kunar province Afghan and coalition...

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