Six killed, 20 wounded in Iraq's violence

BAGHDAD, April 17 (Xinhua) -- At least six people were killed and 20 wounded in separate attacks in Iraq on Wednesday, a source at the Interior Ministry said.A car bomb went off at a garage of a government office in Abu Ghraib area, some 25 km west of Baghdad, leaving three employees dead and seven wounded, the source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity.In a separate incident,...

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Ansar al-Sharia leader escapes assassination

The leader of Libya's Ansar al-Sharia branch in Derna escaped an assassination attempt on Sunday (April 14th).Sofian Ben Qumu (aka Abou Fares) was not hurt in the attack near Ras al-Hilal, between al-Bayda and Derna, Ansar al-Sharia spokesperson Youssef al-Jahani said.Satellite channel Al-Hurra, however, said Qumu had been wounded in his shoulder. Immediately after the shooting,...

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In Several Joint Clearance Operations, 38 Armed Taliban Killed (Apr.17.2013.)

Publish Date: Apr 17, 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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Explosion kill 7 Afghan civilians, injures 5 in Herat

A heavy explosion rocked western Herat province of Afghanistan early Wednesday morning, killing and injuring at least 12 people.The explosion reportedly took place in Shindand district around 9am local time after a roadside improvised explosive device (IED) went off.A local security official speaking on the condition of anonymity said at least 7 civilians were killed and...

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US drones kill 5 'militants' in South Waziristan

By Bill Roggio - April 17, 2013 - LWJ The US killed five "militants" in a drone strike today in an area of Pakistan's Taliban-controlled tribal agency of South Waziristan. The strike is the second reported by the US in Pakistan in the past four days. The CIA-operated, remotely piloted Predators or the more deadly Reapers fired a pair...

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Apr. 17., 2013. - ISAF Joint Command Operational Update

KABUL, Afghanistan - An Afghan and coalition security force detained a senior Taliban leader and killed two other insurgents during an operation in Marjeh district, Helmand province, today. The leader is accused of coordinating and conducting direct fire assaults, ambushes, and improvised explosive device attacks against Afghan and coalition forces. He is believed to...

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Apr. 17., 2013. - RC-East operational update

BAGRAM, Afghanistan - Afghan National Security and coalition forces detained seven suspected insurgents and safely cleared five improvised explosive devices during operations in eastern Afghanistan throughout the past 24 hours, April 16. Ghazni province Afghan National Security and coalition forces detained two suspected insurgents during operations in the Qarah Bagh...

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15 dead in Peshawar rally blast on Tuesday

KABUL (PAN): A bomb blast killed at least 15 people and injured dozens others, including women and children, at a political rally of the Awami National Party (ANP in Pakistan's northwestern city of Peshawar on Tuesday. The blast in Yakatoot, a congested neighbourhood, came moments after senior ANP leader Ghulam Ahmed Bilour and others arrived at the scene --- the fourth...

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