Taliban ambush kills 5 Afghan police

Map of Afghanistan with Maidan Wardak highlighted (Photo credit: Wikipedia) MAIDAN SHAHR, Afghanistan, April 16 (Xinhua)-- Taliban militants fighting the government ambushed a convoy of Police Public Protection Force in Wardak province 35 km west of Kabul on Monday night leaving five personnel of the body dead and another injured, spokesman for Wardak's provincial administration...

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Car Bombs Kill 5 in Iraq

Residents gather at the site of a car bomb attack in al-Habibya district in Baghdad, April 16, 2013. Iraqi officials say car bombings have killed at least five people, the day after a wave of violence left at least 50 people dead across the country.The deadliest bombing Tuesday hit Aziziyah, about 75 kilometers south of the capital, Baghdad. That blast killed at least...

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Al-Shabab to launch more attacks after Mogadishu court assault

map by Evan Centanni (www.polgeonow.com) Somalia’s al-Shebab rebels have threatened further attacks after coordinated bombings and shootings that killed at least 30 people in Mogadishu at the weekend.Al-Shebab spokesperson Ali Mohamud Rageh told the media that their fighters will double the number of attacks against the government.Rageh insisted that the court which his...

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In Several Joint Clearance Operations, 20 Armed Taliban Killed (Apr.16.2013.)

Publish Date: Apr 16, 2013   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 and stability of Afghanistan. The operations were conducted...

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

BAGRAM, Afghanistan - Afghan National Security and coalition forces detained three suspected insurgents and found and safely cleared six improvised explosive devices during operations in eastern Afghanistan throughout the past 24 hours, April 15. Ghazni province Afghan National Security Forces found and safely cleared one IED during operations in the Qarah Bagh district....

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US military helicopter crashes near N. Korea border

 (Photo credit: Wikipedia) UPDATE (Apr.16.): A U.S. Marine Super Stallion helicopter made a hard landing during joint U.S.-South Korea exercises Tuesday near Seoul, officials said. No deaths were reported. Initial reports indicate the personnel, including five crew members, were on board the CH-53E when it executed a hard landing, the U.S. Defense Department...

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R.I.P. - CWO. Matthew P. Ruffner, CWO. Jarett M. Yoder

DOD Identifies Army Casualties            The Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.             They died April 9, in Pachir Wa Agam District, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan.  They were...

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