Suicide Bombers Attack Niger Military Barracks, Uranium Mine

DAKAR — Niger's government said at least 20 soldiers and five suicide bombers were killed Thursday in attacks on a military base in the north-central town of Agadez and a French-owned uranium mine further north in Arlit. Sources confirmed to VOA that one attacker in Agadez remains on the loose and is holding a few young officers hostage at the base. French media...

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Roadside bomb kills 12 in Quetta

Pakistani security officials keep watch near a destroyed vehicle used by security forces following a bomb attack on the outskirts of Quett, on May 23, 2013. QUETTA: A powerful blast killed at least 12 people, of which eight were policemen, and injured 21 others in the Bhosa Mandi area of Quetta on Thursday morning.Fayyaz Sumbal, the Deputy Inspector General Police, said...

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May 23., 2013. - ISAF Joint Command Operational Update

KABUL, Afghanistan – An Afghan and coalition security force killed three insurgents during an operation in search of a senior Haqqani leader in Sayyid Karam district, Paktiya province, May 22. The leader is directly involved with improvised explosive device attacks against Afghan and coalition forces. He coordinates insurgent movement and attacks and provides information...

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May 23., 2013. - RC-East operational update

BAGRAM, Afghanistan - Afghan National Security and coalition forces killed one insurgent, discovered two weapons caches and safely cleared 14 improvised explosive devices during operations in eastern Afghanistan throughout the past 24 hours, May 22. Kapisa province Afghan National Security Forces killed one insurgent during operations in the Hesa Dowom Kohistan district. Afghan...

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50 Insurgents Including Three Taliban Leaders Killed in Helmand Clashes

Districts of Helmand Province. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Around 50 insurgents including three Taliban leaders were killed during the three-day clash at Sangin district in southern Helmand province, local officials said on Wednesday. 18 other insurgents were injured in the clash.The Governor of Southern Helmand province Mohammad Naeem at a press conference in the capital...

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