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The wearing of the bikinni was way more important that the invention - which happened long time ago, just not made. I recall dehVini had a nice umber wash of one.
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I guessed it from the hill. There was a hill overlooking the Britsh positions. VDH in "Carnage and culture" tells about undefensibleness of the position, of the mediocrity of the two officers in command... and how by making a couple things right tyhey emerged victorious where a twenty times larger troop in a betterr position had been exterminated at Isandlwana.
(Xinhua) -- Afghanistan National Army (ANA) clashed with Taliban militants on Thursday in southern Afghan province of Zabul, leaving 70 militants dead, according to a statement of the Interior Ministry. "The Taliban rebels ambushed convoy of ANA on the Kabul-Kandahar highway in the Shah joy district of Zabul province," the statement said, "after hours' fierce fighting ANA foiled the attack killing 70 enemies, arresting four others and a large number of weapons. Some dead bodies of foreign fighters were also found in the battle field."
Earlier, Zahir Azimi, spokesman of Defense Ministry, told Xinhua ANA killed 34 Taliban insurgents in the highway clash. Jailani Khan, the provincial deputy police chief also confirmed the clashes between ANA and Taliban fighters and put the number of Taliban casualties as 37, adding the highway is now secured and re-opened.
Meanwhile, Qari Yusuf Ahmadi, the purported Taliban spokesman told Xinhua via phone from an unknown hideout that the outfit ambushed ANA convoy, successfully destroying two army's vehicles and killing over 12 Afghan troops.
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another Quagmire report! 70 is a good start
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I just caught the message of your picture. Rockettes for rockets. Dumb me.
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(Xinhua) -- Nine people were killed and an unknown number of others wounded Thursday in the central Somali town of Beledweyn following a heavy shelling by Ethiopian troops, senior elder and witnesses said.
"I was informed of the death of six people and the injury of many in the town after the Ethiopian troops shelled Beledweyn," Daar Hersi Hoshow, head of the Council of Traditional Elders of Hiran, told Xinhua by phone from Beledweyn, 300 km north of the capital Mogadishu.
Hoshow said the casualty figure could be higher as the town is cut off from others after Ethiopian troops set up check points in and around the city.
"We had an agreement with both the Ethiopian troops and the Islamic Courts Union that both sides should not come and fight in the city but we do not know what has changed," Horshow said.
An eyewitness in Beledweyn told Xinhua that he saw three more civilians die as a result of the shelling.
Leaders of the Hiran Council of Elders last week reached a deal with commanders of the Ethiopian troops and fighters of the Islamic Courts Union (ICU). They agreed that Ethiopian troops who were stationed on the outskirts of the city would not enter the city while fighters in the city would leave it.
Reports from the town said that fighting has broken out when the fighters of the ICU returned to the town after Ethiopian troops carried out heavy shelling of the city before they started fanning out deeply into Beledweyn
Beledweyn is the provincial capital of Hiran region which borders Ethiopia and has been the scene of bloody confrontations between the two sides. The region has changed hands a number of times before.
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A Yemeni security official says a suicide car bomber has rammed a vehicle into the Interior Ministry's headquarters in eastern Yemen, killing a policeman and injuring eight others.
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Dirty Wars follow suicide attacks. Unfortunately for north Yemenese, the south is both more secular and is better armed.
An underground operative was killed during a "shootout" between his cohorts and police at Malsan village under Raninagar upazila of the district early yesterday.
The dead was identified as Abdul Hakim alias Kalu, 32, regional commander of Purba Banglar Communist Party (ML-Lal Pataka). Ever notice it's always the commies that end up dead and not a jihadist?
Acting on a tip off, a police team from Raninagar Police Station raided an area beside Baragachha-Malsan road at around 3:00am where Kalu and his accomplices were holding a meeting. "Down on the corner, out in the street,
Kalu and the poorboys are meetin;
Bring a nickel; tap your feet."
Sensing the presence of the police team, the outlaws opened fire, "Hark! It's da law. Let um have it, boys!"
forcing the law enforcers to retaliate. BANG KAPOW KABLOOY!
According to police, Kalu received bullets during the gunfight while his cohorts managed to flee. "Ouch.....rose..bud"
The outlaw was sent to Raninagar Hospital where the doctors declared him dead. "He's dead, Jim"
Police recovered a pistol and nine bullets from the scene. Sub-Inspector Ataur Rahman of Raninagar Police station said Kalu was wanted on twelve systems in a number of criminal cases.
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Was this the RAB or have the locals stolen their schtick?
Either way, another bad day for Purbo Banglar and his Orchestra...
(Xinhua) -- A blast killed two children and wounded two others in southeastern Turkey on Thursday, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported. The explosion occurred in the village of Guldiken in Lice town of the southeastern province of Diyarbakir, according to the report. The injured children were rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment, said the report, adding that a full investigation into the blast is underway.
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One or more people have been killed and more than a dozen injured in a series of explosions in the city of Bangalore, southern India, police said today.
There were four blasts in the city's Madiwala neighbourhood, Ahmed Hussain, a police officer, told the Associated Press. The number varied in other media reports. Hussain said a woman was killed but he had no immediate information on casualties or the cause.
Indian media reports said there may have been six blasts and three people killed. Television footage showed police from bomb squads searching areas covered with shattered glass. The pictures suggested the explosions were small.
Bangalore is one of India's main centres of outsourcing for western financial and IT firms, and has the headquarters of many foreign companies operating in India.
In May, a courthouse in Bangalore was bombed. Investigators suspected it was a retaliation by militants from the banned Student Islamic Movement of India for a series of arrests in January.
In recent months other Indian cities have been hit by explosions that have been blamed on Islamist militants.
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i wouldn't arrest them... i would just arrange some 'cross-fires' might even be able to borrow the shutter-gun from the RAB... seems they aren't using it right now anyway
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A blast occurred outside the Nawab Nauroz Stadium in Mastung on Thursday but caused no casualties, Dawn News reported. According to the channel, the blast took place at a time when Balochistan Chief Minister Nawab Aslam Raisani and six other cabinet ministers were watching a football match inside the stadium. Police officials confirmed that the chief minister and others remained unhurt and the blast damaged only a portion of a wall of the stadium. They said the blast was a part of the ongoing acts of sabotage and insurgency in the province. Police and law enforcement personnel reached the scene soon after the blast and cordoned off the area.
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Swat-based Taliban would retaliate if security forces continued operation in the region, a satellite channel reported on Thursday. According to Aaj News, the decision was made at the end of a two-day meeting of a Taliban Shura (council) held under Mulla Fazlullah at an undisclosed location in the Swat valley.
The participants decided that Taliban should react in case the security forces did not halt attacking their pockets in the tribal and settled areas of the NWFP. The Swat peace deal was also discussed in the meeting, the channel reported. It was decided in the meeting that any decision to revoke or maintain the Swat peace deal would be taken after the assent of Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud. The decision taken by the Taliban leader would be binding, the participants decided.
Meanwhile, Swat-based Taliban spokesman Muslim Khan said that army troops were being amassed in the Malakand district. The NWFP government released two key Taliban militants close to Fazlullah from Taimergara Prison, official sources and locals said. One of them is Mulla Esa Khan, a founder of Sharifabad FM Radio, the locals added.
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Unidentified men kidnapped a telecom engineer and his driver in the Khyber area of Landikotal on Thursday. According to sources, the kidnappers abducted Amjad from Zeeray Road where he had gone to inspect a mobile tower with his driver. They said the kidnappers took both men towards the Gagranna Bazaar area, adding that the Khasadar force had launched a search operation for their recovery.
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Two mortar shells fired from across the border hit a house in Bajaur Agency on Thursday causing serious injuries to a tribesman, officials said.
Bajaur Agency political administration officials told Daily Times that two mortar shells fired from across the Pak-Afghan border at 1pm hit Islam Gul's house in Charmang Hashim, 40 kilometres from Khar, the headquarters of Bajaur Agency.
Officials said Gul was seriously injured. Locals said that the house was also damaged in the attack. An investigation is underway.
Meanwhile, also on Thursday, unidentified militants attacked Bajaur Levies checkpost at Rarang, 30 kilometres from Khar, and kidnapped Levies officer Hayatullah, sources said. Sources added that political administration officials had started efforts to recover the Levies official.
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Armed supporters of Tehreek Islami Khyber, a new militant group, led by Gul Rehman Afridi 'raided' the Landikotal headquarters hospital on Thursday and called for the immediate removal of the "corrupt" medical superintendent (MS). They raised slogans against MS Dr Zar Alam Shinwari and Agency Surgeon Dr Zaman Khattak. "He (the MS) is ineligible and corrupt," Afridi alleged.
He blamed Khattak for shifting the offices of agency surgeon staff to Jamrud. "The poor staff cannot afford to go to Jamrud," Afridi said. Shinwari, while talking to Daily Times, denied he had anything to do with the offices' relocation, saying it was the agency surgeon's job.
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Al-Qaida terrorists have been largely marginalized in Iraqs Babil province, thanks to the joint efforts of Iraqi and U.S. security forces, as well as local Sons of Iraq citizen security groups, a senior U.S. military officer posted in Iraq said today.
The organization related to al-Qaida is severely disrupted, as well as the [extremist] militia in Babil province, Army Col. Tom James, commander of the 3rd Infantry Divisions 4th Brigade Combat Team, said during a satellite-carried news conference with Pentagon reporters.
Overall, we are extremely optimistic about the security situation in Babil province, because of the professional actions of the Iraqi security forces and the populations strong desire for peace and stability, James said.
About 1.2 million people live in Babil province, located about 50 kilometers south of Baghdad, James said. Babils population is about 70 percent Shiia Muslim and 30 percent Sunni Muslim. Hillah is the provincial capital.
The improved security, he said, will stimulate positive governance and economic growth for the future, and eventually will result in irreversible, sustainable security.
James complimented his soldiers ability to adapt rapidly to extremely complex situations, and he also saluted Iraqi soldiers ability to adjust to conditions.
The last of the U.S.-provided surge forces recently departed Iraq, but improved Iraqi security forces are picking up the slack, James said. With the departure of the surge troops, Iraqi security forces are at a [capability] level to be able to handle that, he added.
The improved security is driving reconstruction and economic progress, James said, noting that 186 Iraqi-government-sponsored economic programs are under way in the province.
U.S. and Iraqi forces are helping Iraqi government officials prepare for provincial elections slated for later in the year. Twenty-three Iraqi voter registration sites have been set up in Babil province, James noted.
James was accompanied at the news conference by Brig. Gen. Abdul Amir, commander of 31st Brigade, 8th Iraqi Army Division. The U.S. and Iraqi soldiers work together, along with Iraqi police and Sons of Iraq members, to conduct aggressive security operations across Babil province, James said.
Working in tandem, U.S. and Iraqi security forces were able to disable all these [al-Qaida] cells and enemies, Amir said. Most of the al-Qaida leaders in his area of operations, he said, are now in detention.
Today, in northern Babil province, there is no threat from al-Qaida or extremist militia, Amir asserted.
The reduced incidence of al-Qaida attacks, especially those in the form of improvised explosive devices, enables U.S.-supported Iraqi security forces to focus resources to quickly disrupt enemy activity, James said. Al-Qaidas weakened state in Babil province is obvious to us, based on their ability to deliver an effective IED attack, he explained.
Previously, the colonel explained, al-Qaida operatives in the province typically deployed suicide-vest bombers and used deeply buried IEDs.
Were not seeing those any more, James said. Explosive devices now employed by al-Qaida in his area of operations, he said, are much more primitive and much less effective.
The few remaining al-Qaida agents in Babil province are attempting to use their waning power to target Sons of Iraq leadership, with little effect, James said.
Thats the primary threat that weve seen over the last couple of weeks, James said.
Meanwhile, Iraqi security forces, he said, continue to zero in on remaining al-Qaida elements in the province. James saluted the security contributions provided by Iraqi soldiers, police and Sons of Iraq members.
I am honored to serve with the Iraqi security forces; they are true patriots, and we have built relationships that will last a lifetime, James said. I thank them and their families and the people of Iraq for their sacrifices in pursuit of a safe and secure country, so that democracy and freedom can flourish.
I would also like to thank the American people, James continued, especially the families of our servicemen and women, for their sacrifices and their support as well, as were forward-deployed here.
The colonel also saluted our servicemen and women for their contribution to freedom and those that have paid the ultimate sacrifice on the field of battle, and that is both, Iraqi army as well as coalition-force and U.S. forces, that have fought hand in hand to make Iraq a secure place.
In turn, Amir expressed his gratitude for U.S. military help in ridding his country of terrorists and insurgents.
I send my greeting to all the families of the 4th Brigade soldiers who are sacrificing with their lives for helping us to reform and rebuild our armed forces, the Iraqi general said.
And, I am hoping that they will go home safely and see their families, Amir said.
(VOI) - Police forces on Thursday managed to free a kidnapped person and arrested one of the kidnappers in south of Missan, said a police source. "The forces freed the woman, who was kidnapped by unknown gunmen, in al-Saaeeda region in south of Missan, and arrested one of the kidnappers," the source told Aswat al-Iraq - Voices of Iraq (VOI) on condition of anonymity. "The police managed to arrest one of the three gunmen and free the woman, while the two managed to flee," he added. "The woman was kidnapped in al-Qebla city in western Basra," the source explained.
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(VOI) - Iraqi army forces arrested on Thursday morning ten wanted men and found a stockpile of weapons and ammunitions in eastern Baghdad, a source from the Baghdad's operations command said. "A force from the 11th division of the Iraqi army arrested ten wanted men and seized amounts of weapons and ammunitions found in their possession during a crackdown operation in Sadr City in eastern Baghdad," the source told Aswat al-Iraq - Voices of Iraq (VOI). "The same force found a weapons cache during a security raid in the sector 63 in al-Qayara region in Sadr City," he added.
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Wanted man in Kabul
Wanted man in old Wazoo
Wanted man in Peshawar
For rapin' at the zoo...
-- Johnny Al-Kash
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They gave him his orders a tad outside Peshawr
Saying Steve Mo you're gonna do fine,
This ain't an airplane it's a cheep old dumptruck
Put 'er into Kabul on time.
Itn a purdy long ride from Peshwar to Kabul on a rhode that's 3 percent grade...
Mo came rollin down deh grade making 90 miles an hour
His tonsils broke into a scream
He was found (LGF got PICs) in the wreck with his hand on the fuse box
You see what a mess he made.
(VOI) -- An Iraqi army force on Thursday arrested three wanted persons in a raid operation in a village in western Kirkuk, said a source from the province's operations room. Illegal guns and two stolen cars were seized in a separate operation, according to the same source. "A force from the Iraqi army 46th brigade, 12th division arrested three wanted people, in a raid operation in Bajwan village, 15 km west of Kirkuk city," the source told Aswat al-Iraq - Voices of Iraq - (VOI) on condition of anonymity. "The operation took place based on intelligence tips," he said. "A combined Iraqi force of Kirkuk's emergency contingents and traffic police seized a number of illegal guns and two stolen cars (KIA brand), in a separate operation on Thursday morning in Rabreen area, southern Kirkuk," he added.
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(VOI) -- One Iraqi soldier on Thursday was killed, and two others were wounded when a car bomb driven by a suicide attacker went off targeting an Iraqi army checkpoint, eastern Mosul, said a security source from the Iraqi army in Ninewa province. "One Iraqi soldier was killed on Thursday afternoon, while two others were wounded when a suicide bomber detonated a car bomb, targeting an Iraqi army checkpoint in al-Intisar neighborhood, eastern Mosul city," the source told Aswat al-Iraq - Voices of Iraq - (VOI) on condition of anonymity. "The attack targeted the checkpoint at the inlet of the Iraqi army's 4 contingent, 5 brigade, 2 division's headquarter in Mosul," he said. "The attack was a slight distance away from the checkpoint, due to the blocks on the road," he added.
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(VOI) - Police forces on Thursday arrested two suspects and defused a roadside bomb in Wassit, a security source said. "An ordinance explosive team defused a 20-kg sophisticated roadside bomb planted in al-Gardhiya district, 4 km south of Kut, which houses the biggest fuel reservoirs in the south," a Wassit security source, who requested anonymity, told Aswat al-Iraq - Voices of Iraq - (VOI). The source noted "police forces discovered the bomb based on a tip-off reported by a resident," adding "it was defused half an hour before a high-level government official passed the area." Elsewhere in Wassit, the same source said police forces captured two suspects in al-Numaniya district, north Wassit, during a raid-and search operation.
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(VOI) - Seven individuals were killed and 24 others wounded by a suicide bombing targetting a commander for anti-Qaeda group in Diala on Thursday, a security source said. "A woman rigged with an explosive belts blew herself up targetting a commander of popular committees in Baquba al-Jadida, killing him and six individuals including bodyguards and wounded 24 others", a Diala security source, who requested anonmity, told Aswat al-Iraq-Voices of Iraq(VOI).
Boom bitches are becoming an AQI trademark.
The source identified the anti-U.S group commander as Naeem al-Dulaimi. Earlier, the source noted "the explosion took place when a roadside bomb placed inside a popular committees commander's car blew up".
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That will backfire. Revenge will be disproportionate.
(VOI) - The Multi-National forces in southern Iraq said on Thursday that their warplanes shelled a site of Katyusha rockets launchers directed against their base at the Basra International Airport. "The British base at the Basra International Airport came under Katyusha rockets attack late Wednesday without causing casualties," Captain Chris Ford told Aswat al-Iraq - Voices of Iraq (VOI). "The British jets shelled the place where the rockets were launched near the airport in al-Meaadan region in northern Basra," he added. British soldiers were stationed in one base - the Basra International Airport, 25 km northeast of the province - after handing over the former presidential palaces, which they took as a military base, to the Iraqi forces.
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Looks like our gang war may be heating up...
Gaza Ma'an Four are dead and twenty injured after the car of a Hamas leader in Gaza exploded west of Gaza City Friday evening. One of the dead is reported to be Amar Mussubyih, who was wanted by the Israeli army. He was a prominent leader of Hamas' Al-Qassam Brigades in the area west of Gaza City. Also killed were Iyad Al-Hayah, nephew of local Hamas leader Khalil Al-Haya and Nidal Mabiad. All are affiliated to the Al-Qassam Brigades. The fourth death was that of an unidentified little girl.
Ihab Al-Ghussain, spokesperson for the de facto ministry of the interior, said that the reasons behind the explosion are unknown. He affirmed that Gaza police will search for the perpetrators, though he did not rule out the idea that the deaths were the result of "outsourcing" by the Israeli army. Geez, everybody's doing it...
This is the third explosion in Gaza on Friday. Earlier in the day, one Palestinian was killed in the first blast at Ag-Gazira café in the centre of the city. The man dead was assumed to have been the bomber. Shortly after the café bombing there was another explosion outside the house of Dr Marwan Abu Ras, a Hamas member of the Palestinian Legislative Council, also in Gaza City, though no one was injured. Amar Mussubyih is dead. So are Moe Green, Barzini, Tattaglia...
The Hamas armed wing issued a statement blaming "members of the fugitive party" -- a derogatory term for Fatah -- for Friday night's blast at a major junction outside Gaza City.
"We have information that some elements are planning to carry out bombings against the interests and leaders of Hamas in order to sow anarchy," said senior Hamas leader Khalil al-Hayya, whose son, himself a gunman, was wounded in the blast.
Bomb blasts rocked a café and a Hamas politician's home in the Gaza Strip on Friday, killing at least one Palestinian in one of the biggest flare-ups in internal violence since Islamists seized the enclave a year ago. Hamas blamed unidentified gunmen for the bombings, suggesting the involvement of a Palestinian faction.
Hamas security forces said the first bomb went off outside a popular cafe in the centre of Gaza City, killing a passerby whose identity was not immediately known.
A few minutes later, a second bomb exploded outside the house of Hamas politician and leader Marwan Abu Rass. Nobody was injured in that blast.
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ION IRAN > IRNA > AHMADINEJAD: IRAN IN AN ECONOMIC STRUGGLE AGZ ITS ENEMIES [besides Pol + Mil, etc]; + KOMMERSANT > RUSSIA TO SUPPLY S-300 ADS MISSLES TO IRAN.
Also from KOMMERS > BELARUS SIDES WITH BOLIVAR [Hugo]. HUGO = Venezuela eyeing the possib purchase of up to 2500 IGLA-S BALLISTIC MISSLE SYSTEMS???
* INTERFAX > RUSSIA FEARS US MANY EXPAND AMD [Anti-Missle Defense]BEYOND POLAND AND CZECH BORDERS.
* CAMBODIA > Has formally requested UNO assistance in preluding IMMINENT WAR wid THAILAND???
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Well, things are relatively quiet with the Jooos. Time for another gang war...
Gaza Ma'an Gaza police said on Friday that they have arrested elements affiliated to the Fatah movement after two explosions in Gaza City. One Palestinian, believed to be the bomber, was killed in the first blast at Ag-Gazira café in the centre of the city in the early hours of Friday morning.
Security sources in the Gaza Strip had earlier reported that unknown persons launched an explosive device at the café, resulting in the death of at least one person and massive damage to the building.
A few minutes later there was another explosion outside the house of Dr Marwan Abu Ras, a Hamas member of the Palestinian Legislative Council, also in Gaza City, though no one was injured.
Media spokesman for the police Islam Shahwan, said that they have sufficient information that Fatah elements were involved in an attempt to attack high profile Hamas figures in Gaza . He said that the police arrested the suspects immediately after the explosion. Those arrested have apparently claimed responsibility for the attack.
He went on to confirm that police believe the man killed in the first explosion was in the process of planting the bomb when it went off unexpectedly.
The Gaza strip has witnessed a series of bombings of hairdresser's salons, restaurants and internet cafes in recent months, in each case the de facto police have claimed to have arrested those responsible.
Shahwan concluded by calling on Fatah to stop the elements that are "violating the law and enflaming the violence in the area."
Four people including two militant terrorists separatists and a teacher were shot dead in separate attacks in Thailand's troubled south, police said on Friday.
The 30-year-old Muslim teacher was killed in a drive-by shooting in the Yarang district of Pattani province on Thursday afternoon while he was riding his motorbike home, police said. He was the 100th teacher killed in more than four years of unrest in the Muslim-majority provinces bordering Malaysia. Militants have targeted government-run school workers, whom they consider a symbol of Thai authority.
A 63-year-old Thai villager was also shot dead in the Khok Pho district of Pattani in another drive-by shooting late on Thursday evening.
In nearby Narathiwat, two Muslim militants, both wanted by police, were shot and killed after clashing with security forces in Rangae district on Thursday afternoon. Seven suspects were also arrested after 1,000 security officials, backed by a military helicopter, fought with terrorists militants for over five hours, police said.
ABS-CBN News senior correspondent Ces Drilon said Wednesday night that the suspect arrested by the military in Talipao, Sulu on Tuesday is not part of the group of Abu Sayyaf members who kidnapped her, two network cameramen and a peace advocate in the province last month. "The commander 'Brain Damage' is not the one we know who was part of the group that kidnapped us," Drilon said in a statement, adding that the military sent her a picture of the suspect via multi-media message on mobile phone.
Police, meanwhile, said that Drilon and cameramen Jimmy Encarnacion and Angelo Valderama will still be asked to identify suspects caught by authorities in Sulu when they are turned over to officials in Manila.
On Tuesday, a man named Munhamer Sattari, alias "Brain Damage," and is said to be a member of the Talipao town-based Abu Sayyaf Group under the late Commander Mujib Susukan, was apprehended by members of the Marine MBLT-4 in Barangay Kandang.
Amilbahar Amilasan, presidential assistant on the peace process, said Sattari has a pending arrest warrant for four counts of frustrated murder.
Amilasan said the suspect has been brought to the 3rd Marine Brigade headquarters. Col. Eugenio Clemen of the 3rd Brigade, however, was unable to confirm the report. He said he was in Zamboanga City Wednesday.
On July 18, two other suspected kidnappers of Drilon, her crew and peace advocate Octavio Dinampo were arrested at a Marine checkpoint in Patikul town.
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Don't think'd wanna serve under a guy called Commander Brain Damage...
Another suspect in the kidnapping of a television news crew was arrested by the military in Sulu, a military spokesman said Thursday.
The suspect was identified as Abu Sayyaf member Munhamer Sattari alias Brain Damage, who was collared in Kandang village, Maimbung town, at 5:35 p.m. last Tuesday, said Lieutenant Colonel Edgard Arevalo of the Navy. No details are available as of posting time.
Sattair is the third suspect to be captured in a week. Last Friday, authorities arrested two others, including a 14-year-old boy in Timpook village, Patikul town.
On June 8, ABS-CBN news anchor Ces Drilon, her cameramen Jimmy Encarnacion and Angelo Valderama, and their guide, Mindanao State University (MSU) professor Octavio Dinampo, were seized in Sulu by suspected Abu Sayyaf bandits. Valderama was freed on June 12, while the rest was released on June 17. Police said ransom was paid.
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At least 25 Tamil Tiger rebels and four soldiers have been killed in fighting across Sri Lanka's northern region, the defence ministry said Thursday.
The ministry said the clashes between troops and members of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) happened Wednesday and brought the number of guerrillas killed since January to 5,176. The four troop deaths brought the toll since January to 454, according to the ministry tally. Casualty claims cannot be independently verified as the ministry bars reporters from visiting the conflict-affected areas.
Meanwhile, Sri Lankan warplanes Thursday carried out air strikes against a suspected rebel training centre in the guerrilla-controlled Mullaittivu area, the airforce said. Airforce spokesman Wing Commander Janaka Nanayakkara said pilots confirmed they had hit the camp. Separatist Tamil Tigers, fighting for a homeland for minority Tamils since 1972, had no comment on casualties.
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(Xinhua) -- The military in Sri Lanka said government troops captured an area of 10 square kilometers from Tamil Tiger rebels and killed 25 of them in the north of the country on Thursday.
Officials from the Ministry of Defense said the troops captured the Vavunikulam Tank area in the Mullaittivu District at around 10:00 a.m. local time (0430 GMT).
The military also said fighting ensued between the troops and the LTTE (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam) Thursday morning as security forces pounded identified rebel positions with heavy artillery and mortar fire.
Seven rebel bodies were recovered after the troops captured the area.
The military said at least 25 rebels were killed in the clashes.
Sri Lanka's government troops are currently battling the LTTE in the north with the aim of completely crushing the organization.
The LTTE has been fighting against the government since the mid-1980s to establish an independent homeland for the island's minority Tamils, which led to the death of more than 70,000 people.
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A happy smiley face would be appropriate for this.
Was sabotage responsible for disrupting a shipment of arms from Iran to Hizbullah? The London-based Daily Telegraph newspaper reported Friday of a mysterious explosion which devastated an Iranian supply convoy intended to reach Hizbullah. According to the report, the strong blast took place in one of Tehran's suburbs as a military convoy left a Revolutionary Guards' ammunition storehouse. At least 15 people were killed in the explosion.
Western sources reported that the blast took place on July 19 and that the convoy was carrying military equipment for the Lebanese terror organization. It was also reported that senior Revolutionary Guards officials banned the Iranian media from reporting the explosion, even though it was heard throughout the capital. The Guards launched an investigation into the incident.
An official source told the newspaper that the strong explosion was heard across Tehran, adding that the Revolutionary Guards were trying to silence the incident despite the fact that many people were killed. Additional explosions and mysterious incidents which have taken place in Iran recently are being investigated by the Revolutionary Guards. In one of the incidents, a blast rocked a mosque in the city of Shiraz, where weapons were being displayed, killing 11 people.
Iranian Intelligence Minister Gholam-Hossein Mohseni Ejei said following the incident that the main suspect in the affair was arrested.
"The terrorist group had ties with the US and Britain. These countries were informed of the arrest by the Foreign Ministry," he said, "but the countries did nothing to prevent these terror groups' activity."
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"The terrorist group had ties with the US and Britain. These countries were informed of the arrest by the Foreign Ministry," he said, "but the countries did nothing to prevent these terror groups' activity."
And then his head exploded, right?
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#6 I wonder if some of our spooks had something to do with this. Posted by DarthVader
As a matter of fact, Darth, I believe the Revolutionary Guard is riddled with US, UK. and Jooooo spies and apostates. If any loyal Guards are reading this, I'd recommend they launch a purge right now! Don't wait! They'll confess...
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Absolutely true JDB!
At least one in 20 work for the US and one in 40 for the Israelis.
Satan's minions all..
The only way to deal with a minion of Satan is the rack...
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AC#2 Maybe a crazed bulldozer driver rammed one of the vehicles, or....
Dammit, Abdul, the cargo-lights burned out. I cant see whats in the back of our truck.
No problem, Hosni, heres my lighter. American made, very go...
A ZIPPO AC would be WAY fitting and set off Beautiful BOOMS!
~:)
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....but Hosni will have to do with good matches as my ZIPPO is NOT for sale nor will it ever be given to a Hosni....
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couldn't have happened to a nicer, more deserving bunch of folks...
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This is a win, win if ever there was.
Either we have a mole in there, or they now are sure we have a mole in there. Brace for the promised payback, heh, heh.
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Tensions have been running high in Tehran since Seymour Hersh, the respected American investigative journalist, revealed in the New Yorker magazine last month that President George W Bush had authorised up to $400 million to fund a major escalation in covert operations to destabilise the regime.
Having contended with Irans attempts to undermine the Iraqi government over the past five years, British and American military commanders are more than happy to undertake covert operations in Iran, and there have been unconfirmed reports that special forces are operating undercover in the country.
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA...thanks, Sy, you respected American investigative journalist, you...
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Nah, I think slippery Sy was a tool. We have no assets in Tehran, it was just an accident, but Sy will have them looking under every rock for th spies.
I think that's my favorite version.
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Slippery Sy is a tool.
As for the ammo storehouse being in a suburb, it's not surprising. Zoning, for one, isn't a strong point. The other is that it allows the IRGC to have assets near Tehran for both defense of the capitol and to combat civil insurrection.
But mostly the reason is that if the storehouse (or their nuke facilties) gets hit in an attack, there's civilian casualties.
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(Xinhua) -- Afghanistan National Army (ANA) clashed with Taliban militants on Thursday in southern Afghan province of Zabul, leaving 70 militants dead, according to a statement of the Interior Ministry. "The Taliban rebels ambushed convoy of ANA on the Kabul-Kandahar highway in the Shah joy district of Zabul province," the statement said, "after hours' fierce fighting ANA foiled the attack killing 70 enemies, arresting four others and a large number of weapons. Some dead bodies of foreign fighters were also found in the battle field." 
An underground operative was killed during a "shootout" between his cohorts and police at Malsan village under Raninagar upazila of the district early yesterday.
Swat-based Taliban would retaliate if security forces continued operation in the region, a satellite channel reported on Thursday. According to Aaj News, the decision was made at the end of a two-day meeting of a Taliban Shura (council) held under 
Unidentified men kidnapped a telecom engineer and his driver in the Khyber area of Landikotal on Thursday. According to sources, the kidnappers abducted Amjad from Zeeray Road where he had gone to inspect a mobile tower with his driver. They said the kidnappers took both men towards the Gagranna Bazaar area, adding that the Khasadar force had launched a search operation for their recovery.
Al-Qaida terrorists have been largely marginalized in Iraqs Babil province, thanks to the joint efforts of Iraqi and U.S. security forces, as well as local Sons of Iraq citizen security groups, a senior U.S. military officer posted in Iraq said today. 
(VOI) - Seven individuals were killed and 24 others wounded by a suicide bombing targetting a commander for anti-Qaeda group in Diala on Thursday, a security source said. "A woman rigged with an explosive belts blew herself up targetting a commander of popular committees in Baquba al-Jadida, killing him and six individuals including bodyguards and wounded 24 others", a Diala security source, who requested anonmity, told Aswat al-Iraq-Voices of Iraq(VOI).
(VOI) - The Multi-National forces in southern Iraq said on Thursday that their warplanes shelled a site of Katyusha rockets launchers directed against their base at the Basra International Airport. "The British base at the Basra International Airport came under Katyusha rockets attack late Wednesday without causing casualties," Captain Chris Ford told Aswat al-Iraq - Voices of Iraq (VOI). "The British jets shelled the place where the rockets were launched near the airport in al-Meaadan region in northern Basra," he added. British soldiers were stationed in one base - the Basra International Airport, 25 km northeast of the province - after handing over the former presidential palaces, which they took as a military base, to the Iraqi forces.
Four people including two militant 
Another suspect in the kidnapping of a television news crew was arrested by the military in Sulu, a military spokesman said Thursday.
