9 killed, 20 wounded in roadside bomb attack in Iraq

 (Photo credit: Wikipedia) BAGHDAD, April 21 (Xinhua) -- A total of nine people were killed and 20 others injured when a roadside bomb struck a popular restaurant in central Iraq on Sunday, the police said. The bombing attack in downtown Fallujah, 50 km west of Iraq's capital Baghdad, also caused material damage to the restaurant and nearby shops, a local police source...

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Al-Qaida kills 2 Yemeni soldiers in revenge attack

SANAA, April 21 (Xinhua) -- Al-Qaida militants raided a military checkpoint in Yemen's central province of Marib on Sunday, killing two soldiers and injuring seven others in an apparent retaliation to a U.S. drone strike earlier in the day, a government security report said."Five al-Qaida gunmen on board a car carried out a surprise attack on a military checkpoint of the...

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Six Afghan Police killed in insider attack

GHAZNI CITY/SHIBERGHAN (PAN): Six members of the Afghan Local Police (ALP) force were killed in the Deh Yak district of southern Ghazni province on Sunday, officials said.The policemen were killed while staying as guests with their friend Abdul Razzaq, who had links with insurgents, the district chief told Pajhwok Afghan News.Fazal Ahmad said the Taliban killed the six...

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U.S. drone strike kills 2 militants in Yemen

SANAA, April 21 (Xinhua) -- A U.S. drone strike killed at least two al-Qaida suspects in Yemen's central province of Marib on Sunday, an interior ministry official said."Two unidentified men were killed when a drone strike hit a gathering of militants in a house in a remote area outside Wadi Abida in Marib province on Sunday," the official told Xinhua on condition of anonymity."The...

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3 civilians killed in E. Afghan suicide bombing

Districts of Paktika Province (Photo credit: Wikipedia) SHARAN, Afghanistan, April 21 (Xinhua) -- Three Afghan civilians were killed and seven others were wounded Sunday when a suicide bombing took place in the country's eastern province of Paktika, a provincial official said. "The bombing took place in the main bazaar in Jani Khil district at around 11:30 a.m. (local...

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In Several Joint Clearance Operations, 10 Armed Taliban Killed

  Publish Date: Apr 21, 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...

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Over 60 school girls poisoned in Takhar province of Afghanistan

Districts of Takhar Province (Photo credit: Wikipedia) According to local authorities in north-eastern Takhar province of Afghanistan, at least 48 school girls were poisoned due to unknown reasons in the capital city of Takhar province on Sunday.The officials further added, the incident took place in Bibi Maryam girls high school early Sunday morning and were taken to hospital...

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Apr. 21., 2013. - ISAF Joint Command Operational Update

KABUL, Afghanistan – During an operation in Balkh district, Balkh province, April 20, Afghan and coalition security forces killed two insurgents while searching for a senior Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan leader. The IMU leader is believed to have a long history of planning attacks against civilians and Afghan and coalition forces. The leader is accused to have coordinated...

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Apr. 21., 2013. - RC-East operational update

BAGRAM, Afghanistan - Afghan National Security and coalition forces killed two insurgents and found and safely cleared 10 improvised explosive devices during operations in eastern Afghanistan throughout the past 24 hours, April 20. Ghazni province Afghan National Security Forces found and safely cleared seven IEDs during operations in the Gelan district. Afghan National...

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Taliban punish two Afghan guards with amuptations in Herat

According to police officials in western Herat province of Afghanistan, Taliban group militants have amputated a hand and a foot of two private security guards over robbery charges.Taliban group following a statement cofnirmed the report and said they had cut off the right hand and left foot of each man accusing them for highway robberies.The statement further added that...

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6 killed by own bombs in Logar

Districts of Logar. This image does not include Azra district, located to the east of Khoshi and Mohammad Agha. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) PUL-I-ALAM (PAN): Six suspected militants were killed on Saturday when the roadside bombs they were planting in the capital of central Logar province went off prematurely, an official said.The rebels were planting the landmines on a road...

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