Sunday, September 11, 2011
Nearly 80 american soldiers were wounded and two Afghan civilians were killed in a taliban truck bombing targeting an American base in eastern Afghanistan, NATO said Sunday, a stark reminder that the war in Afghanistan still rages 10 years after the Sept. 11 terror attacks against the United States.
The blast, which occurred late Saturday, shaved the facades from shops outside the Combat Outpost Sayed Abad in Wardak province and broke windows in government offices nearby, said Roshana Wardak, a former parliamentarian who runs a clinic in the nearby town of the same name. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
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Saturday, September 10, 2011
Pro-Gaddafi forces in Libya have been putting up fierce resistance in Bani Walid, one of four towns still controlled by loyalist fighters.
Anti-Gaddafi forces, who had expected to take the town earlier, are still trying to get into the centre.
There was fighting overnight, with exchanges of fire and rockets launched, says the BBC’s Richard Galpin, who is outside the town.
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Friday, September 9, 2011
Revolutionary fighters representing Libya’s new rulers encircled and entered Bani Walid, one of the last towns loyal to ousted leader Muammar Gaddafi today, and fought with gunmen in street-to-street battles.
Libya’s interim rulers had set a Saturday deadline for several holdout towns to surrender, but fighters surrounding Bani Walid, 150 km (95 miles) southeast of Tripoli, decided to go in early saying they wanted to protect civilians.
“They are in the north of the city fighting snipers, we have also entered from the east,” senior National Transitional Council official Abdallah Kanshil said, adding that they had also made their way in from the south.
He estimated forces loyal to Gaddafi to be at around 600 men, saying pro-Gaddafi reinforcements must have been recently sent to the town.
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Thursday, September 8, 2011
Fierce battle between Somali government forces and fighters loyal to al-Shabaab movement has taken place in parts of Gedo region of southern Somalia, officials say.
The armed clash occurred in a village about 5 kilometers from the town of Luq as the two parts used artillery guns and light weapons.
The fighting broke out after the rebel group fighter launched an ambush attack on military bases manned by government forces in the region.
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Wednesday, September 7, 2011
At least 11 people were killed and 91 injured when a powerful bomb concealed in a briefcase exploded at a crowded gate of Delhi High Court Wednesday morning.
A late night home ministry statement said that of the 91 injured, 17 were discharged after first aid at the Delhi High Court dispensary.
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