Al-Qaida militants ambush pro-gov't militia in southern Yemen, 3 killed

ADEN, Yemen, March 22 (Xinhua) -- About three members of pro- government militia were killed Friday in an ambush by al-Qaida militants in Yemen's southern province of Abyan, a security official told Xinhua.The al-Qaida militants set up a well-planned ambush for a convoy of the pro-government militiamen in Maraksha area in Abyan province, killing at least three people, the...

Read More

France: 10 Islamists Killed in Timbuktu

France says about 10 Islamist fighters were killed Thursday as French and Malian forces repelled an attack on the northern Mali city of Timbuktu.A French army spokesman, Thierry Burkhard, said in Paris that two Malian soldiers were slightly wounded in the overnight clash.Timbuktu residents reported hearing several hours of gunfire and seeing French warplanes overhead. ...

Read More

Heavy clashes in Wardoj district leaves 43 Taliban dead

According to local authorities in north-eastern Badakhshan province of Afghanistan, Afghan security forces took control of various security check posts during clashes with the Taliban militants.Security check posts including “Barabara and Ghano” were under the control of Taliban militants during the past one week, which was confirmed by security officials in Wardoj district.Wardoj...

Read More

Insider attack leaves 5 Afghan police dead in Badghis province

Afghanistan-Badghis (Photo credit: Wikipedia) An Afghan local police officer killed five of his comrades in cooperation with the Taliban militants in western Badghis province of Afghanistan.A local security official speaking on the condition of anonymity said the incident took place on Thursday night in a security check post at Qadas district.The official further added,...

Read More

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

KABUL, Afghanistan – An Afghan and coalition security force arrested a senior Taliban leader, two Taliban high-profile attack facilitators and detained two other insurgents during an operation in Jalrayz district, Wardak province, today. The leader is accused of planning and directing a number of high-profile attacks against Afghan and coalition forces. His background...

Read More

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

BAGRAM, Afghanistan - Afghan and coalition forces found and safely cleared three improvised explosive devices, killed five insurgents and detained two suspected insurgents during operations in eastern Afghanistan throughout the past 24 hours, March 21. Ghazni province Afghan and coalition forces detained a suspected insurgent during operations in the in the Andar district....

Read More

US drones strikes kills four in North Waziristan

US drones fired two missiles at a vehicle in Pakistan’s northwestern tribal belt Thursday, killing four militants, security officials said. The attack took place in Datta Khel town, 35 kilometres (22 miles) west of Miranshah, the main town in the lawless North Waziristan region, which borders Afghanistan. The area is a stronghold of Taliban and Al-Qaeda-linked militants. “Four...

Read More