Official: 2 US soldiers killed by landmine in southern PhilippinesSeptember 30th, 2009 Official: 2 US soldiers killed in PhilippinesMANILA, Philippines — Two U.S. soldiers were killed in a landmine attack Tuesday by suspected al-Qaida-linked militants in the southern Philippines, military officials said.
Two US soldiers killed in landmine blast in PhilippinesSeptember 29th, 2009 MANILA - Two US servicemen and Filipino marine soldier in southern Philippines were killed Tuesday when their Hummer jeep hit a landmine, an official said. Two people were wounded in the blast near a marine detachment in Indanan town of Sulu province Tuesday morning, chief military spokesperson Lt.
Danish soldier killed during patrol in southern AfghanistanSeptember 19th, 2009 Danish soldier killed in southern AfghanistanCOPENHAGEN — A Danish soldier was killed and another injured after they came under fire during a patrol in southern Afghanistan, the Danish military said Saturday. Kim Grunberger of The Army Operational Command said the troops were patrolling on foot in Afghanistan's Helmand province when they came under attack from insurgents.
Afghan official: Huge explosion hits southern Afghan city of Kandahar, gunfire heard on streetAugust 25th, 2009 Official: Explosion hits southern Afghan cityKANDAHAR, Afghanistan — A large blast rocked Afghanistan's largest southern city after nightfall Tuesday, sending flames into the sky, officials said. Casualties were likely but officials could not immediately say how many there were.
Philippine troops storm village, kill seven rebelsAugust 19th, 2009 MANILA - Philippine troops Wednesday retook a village from rebels in the country's western Palawan region after a gun battle in which seven militants were killed, officials said. Two rebels of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) were captured in the military operation.
Police station in Russia's Ingushetia province hit by explosion, number of casualties unknownAugust 17th, 2009 Police station in southern Russia hit by explosionROSTOV-ON-DON, Russia — The Interior Ministry says that a police station in the province of Ingushetia in Russia's restive North Caucasus has been hit by an explosion, and there appeared to be casualties. Madina Khadziyeva of the Interior Ministry's regional branch in Ingushetia says an explosive device was placed next to the local police headquarters in the city of Nazran.
12 Taliban killed in clashes, airstrikes in southern AfghanistanAugust 11th, 2009 12 Taliban killed in Afghan clashKABUL — Insurgents killed a NATO soldier during a firefight in eastern Afghanistan, bringing the death toll among foreign troops this month to at least 24, officials said Tuesday. Clashes and airstrikes in the south killed a dozen Taliban fighters, officials said.
12 Taliban fighters killed in clashes, airstrikes in southern AfghanistanAugust 11th, 2009 12 Taliban fighters killed in Afghan clashKABUL — An Afghan official says clashes and airstrikes in southern Afghanistan have killed a dozen Taliban fighters. Wazir Khan says the militants were killed late Monday inside a compound in an area bordering Ghazni and Zabul provinces.
Army officer, driver killed in Assam landmine explosionJuly 13th, 2009 GUWAHATI - Two army soldiers, including a colonel, were killed in a powerful landmine explosion in Assam Monday, officials said. A defence spokesperson said the army vehicle hit the landmine near the Balipara reserve forest area in Sonitpur district, about 210 km north of Assam's main city of Guwahati.
Teenager killed, two injured in accidental landmine blastJuly 11th, 2009 JAMMU - A 15-year old shepherd was killed and two of his teenaged friends were critically injured in an accidental landmine explosion in Mendhar area of Poonch district along the border with Pakistan Saturday morning, officials said. The shepherd Wakar and his friends were grazing cattle in the Bhatta forest area in Mendhar, about 180 km north of Jammu close to the Line of Control that divides Jammu and Kashmir between India and Pakistan, when the explosion occurred, police officials said here.
US military: 2 American troops killed, 4 wounded in eastern Afghanistan explosionJuly 4th, 2009 2 US troops killed in Afghanistan blast, 4 woundedKABUL — A blast in eastern Afghanistan killed two American troops and wounded four others Saturday, a U.S. military spokeswoman said.
2 NATO troops killed, 6 wounded in southern Afghanistan blastJuly 1st, 2009 2 NATO troops killed in AfghanistanKABUL — NATO said an explosion Wednesday in southern Afghanistan killed two of its troops and wounded six others. The military alliance did not reveal the troops' nationalities or the exact location of the blast.
British soldier killed in Afghan blastJune 3rd, 2009 LONDON - A British soldier has been killed in an explosion while on a patrol in Afghanistan, the ministry of defence said here Wednesday.
The death in a blast near the town of Gereshk in Helmand province in southern Afghanistan brings to 166 the total number of British military fatalities in the conflict so far.
British soldier killed in AfghanistanMarch 15th, 2009 British soldier killed in AfghanistanLONDON — Britain's defense ministry says a soldier has been killed while on patrol in southern Afghanistan. The ministry said the soldier, from 2nd Battalion The Royal Welsh, died Sunday in an explosion.
Grenade blast wounds 25 revellers in PhilippinesDecember 31st, 2008 MANILA - Twenty-five people were wounded when a hand grenade exploded at a New Year party in a southern Philippine city, a regional police chief said Thursday. Chief Superintendent Fidel Cimatu said the explosion occurred Wednesday in a plaza in General Santos City, 1,080 km south of here, where hundreds were attending a New Year party.
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