4 killed, 68 wounded in bomb attacks in Iraq

BAGHDAD, May 21 (Xinhua) -- At least four people were killed and 68 others wounded in deadly bomb attacks in war-torn Iraq on Tuesday, police said.At least three people were killed and more than 43 others wounded when two car bombs exploded in the Hussein district in Tuz Khormato, some 170 km north of Baghdad, a police source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity.The blasts...

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Pakistani and Chechen rebels attack police check post in Helmand

Districts of Helmand Province. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) At least 23 Taliban militants including Pakistani and Chechen fighters were killed after attacking a police check post in southern Helmand province of Afghanistan. Local officials in Helmand province said the incident took place in Sangin district, leaving four Afghan police officers dead. Provincial governor...

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In Several Joint Clearance Operations, 18 Armed Taliban Killed (May 21.2013.)

     Publish Date: May 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...

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8 killed, 25 injured as drone hits Taliban training centre

MAHMUD RAQI/PUL-I-KHUMRI (PAN): A NATO drone targeted a training centre of Taliban insurgents in the Tagab district of central Kapisa province, killing eight and injuring 25 others, an official claimed on Monday.The drone strike came when a Taliban commander, Wahdat, was busy training fighters in the Badrab area, the governor’s spokesman, Qais Qadari, told Pajhwok Afghan...

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R.I.P. - Sgt. Eugene M Aguon, Spc. Dwayne W. Flores

DOD Identifies Army Casualties          The Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.          They died May 16, in Kabul, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their unit with a vehicle borne improvised...

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

KABUL, Afghanistan - An Afghan and coalition security force wounded a senior Taliban leader and arrested one other insurgent during an operation in Zharay district, Kandahar province, today. The senior leader is responsible for directing and executing attacks against Afghan and coalition forces. He and his subordinates facilitate the movement of weapons and military...

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

BAGRAM, Afghanistan - Afghan National Security and coalition forces killed three insurgents, detained five suspected insurgents, discovered one weapons cache and found and safely cleared nine improvised explosive devices during operations in eastern Afghanistan throughout the past 24 hours, May 20. Ghazni province Afghan National Security Forces found and safely cleared...

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