U.S. drone kills 2 al-Qaida suspects in central Yemen

SANAA, May 20 (Xinhua) -- A U.S. drone strike killed two al- Qaida suspects in Yemen's central province of al-Bayda on Monday, a provincial police official said.The raid took place on Monday dawn in Khubzat Kaifa in al- Kuraishia district of Radda city, when the suspects left a farm on a motorbike in the area, the official told Xinhua by phone on condition of anonymity.The...

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Car Bombs Kills 31 in Iraq

Civilians gather at the site of a car bomb attack in front of a crowded popular restaurant in Basra, 340 miles (550 kilometers) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, May 20, 2013. Car bombs have exploded in mainly Shi'ite sections of Iraq's capital, and in the southern city of Basra, killing at least 31 people and wounding dozens more.Officials say at least eight car bombs blew...

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Provincial council chief among 13 killed in Baghlan suicide attack

A heavy explosion rocked northern Baghlan province of Afghanistan on Monday morning, killing at least 13 people including provincial council chief Mohammad Rasoul Mohsini.The incident took place after a suicide bomber detonated his explosives near the provincial council compound.Provincial governor media office following a statement announced, at least 13 people including...

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May 20., 2013. - ISAF Joint Command Operational Update

KABUL, Afghanistan – An Afghan and coalition security force arrested three insurgents during an operation in Sabari district, Khost province, today. The security force was searching for an insurgent leader with ties to both the Taliban and Haqqani terrorist networks. The leader serves as a financier for multiple insurgent networks in Sabari district. He also plans...

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May 20., 2013. - RC-East operational update

BAGRAM, Afghanistan - Afghan National Security and coalition forces killed seven insurgents, detained four suspected insurgents, discovered two weapons caches and found and safely cleared eight improvised explosive devices during operations in eastern Afghanistan throughout the past 24 hours, May 19. Ghazni province Afghan National Security Forces killed five insurgents,...

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Nigeria says 14 Militants, 3 Soldiers Killed in Latest Fighting

ABUJA — The Nigerian military says it has killed 14 Boko Haram militants and arrested 20 others.  The military says three soldiers died in the fighting Sunday and another is missing. It was only last Tuesday that Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan ordered the immediate deployment of thousands of soldiers to the north to fight Boko Haram, a militant group that has...

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