R.I.P. - Staff Sgt. Eric D. Christian, Cpl. David M. Sonka, MWD Flex

DOD Identifies Marine Casualties             The Department of Defense announced today the death of two Marines who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.             They died May 4, while conducting combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan. They...

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Bomb attacks kills 4 in Baghdad

BAGHDAD, May 6 (Xinhua) -- At least four people were killed and 13 wounded in bomb attacks in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad on Monday, an Interior Ministry source said. Two people were killed and six wounded in a roadside bomb explosion near a restaurant in Doura district in southern Baghdad, an Interior Ministry source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity. In a separate...

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15 Killed in Clashes Between Bangladesh Police, Islamists

Police try to detain an activist of Hifazat-e-Islam during a clash in front of the national mosque in Dhaka, May 5, 2013. NEW DELHI — Fiery clashes between Bangladeshi security forces and Islamic hardliners demanding the implementation of anti-blasphemy laws have killed at least 15 people in and around the capital Dhaka since Sunday. Police worked Monday to clear Dhaka,...

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6 killed, 25 injured in bomb blast in NW Pakistan

Pakistani soldiers patrol on road ahead of parliamentary elections in southern Pakistan's Hyderabad, May 6, 2013.(XINHUA/Jan Ali) ISLAMABAD, May 6 (Xinhua) -- At least six people were killed and 25 others injured on Monday afternoon in a bomb blast that hit a public gathering in Pakistan's northwestern tribal region of Kurram Agency, hospital sources said.Local media gave...

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3 insurgents blown up by own explosives in Ghazni

GHAZNI CITY/ SHARAN (PAN): Three Taliban insurgents were killed and as many others wounded when the explosive device they were planting in the Qarabagh district of southern Ghazni province went off prematurely, an official said on Monday.Fazal Rahman Nazarwal, the Qarabagh district chief, confirmed the overnight incident to Pajhwok Afghan News. However, he gave no further...

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In Several Joint Clearance Operations, Four Armed Taliban Killed (May 06.2013.)

Publish Date: May 06, 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...

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

KABUL, Afghanistan – An Afghan and coalition security force arrested a senior Taliban leader and one other insurgent during an operation in Khugyani district, Nangarhar province, today. The leader is responsible for a wide range of insurgent activities in Khugyani district. He has planned and directed assassinations against government officials, conducted multiple attacks...

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

BAGRAM, Afghanistan - Afghan National Security and coalition forces killed three insurgents, detained eight suspected insurgents, discovered and destroyed one weapons cache, recovered one explosives vest and found and safely cleared 23 improvised explosive devices during operations in eastern Afghanistan throughout the past 24 hours, May 5. Ghazni province Afghan National...

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