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War in Afghanistan News May 6, 2011 <http://waronterrornews.typepad.com/.a/6a00e551d9d3fd883301538e50fd3c970b-po pup> 2AfghanMapWar in Afghanistan News reports provided by ISAF Joint Command. Operations are reported in the following provinces: Paktia, Nangarhar, Ghazni, Kandahar, Baghlan, Logar, Khost. Combined forces killed numerous armed insurgents and wounded another in a gun battle yesterday in the Zurmat district of Afghanistan's Paktia province, military officials reported. Troops were searching for a Haqqani terrorist network leader they believe is planning to assassinate the Paktia provincial governor, officials said. Forces were surrounding a compound where they believed their target to be when numerous armed gunmen fired on them with machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades. Troops returned fire until their attackers ceased fire, but called in an airstrike after the insurgents opened fire again, which is the protocol under International Security Assistance Force guidelines, officials explained. Tailor the way you get your War in Afghanistan News <http://waronterrornews.typepad.com/home/2009/09/ways-to-get-your-war-on-ter ror-news.html> The engagement resulted in numerous insurgents killed and another wounded. Eight civilians were injured and another was killed in the airstrike. The wounded were treated on site then transported to a nearby medical facility, officials said. In other operations yesterday throughout Afghanistan: -- Afghan and coalition forces killed numerous armed militants in a firefight while searching for a Taliban leader in Nangarhar province's Chaparhar district. Troops also detained a suspected insurgent. -- In Ghazni province's Gelan district, troops killed an armed insurgent and detained several others after an air weapons team watched the militants set up an ambush. The air weapons team engaged the insurgents, disrupting their operation. Troops seized four assault rifles and several grenade launchers after assessing the airstrike. -- Forces captured more than 10 suspected insurgents while searching for a Taliban leader who is a former district leader in Kandahar's Panjwai district. -- Security forces detained several suspected insurgents while searching for a deputy Taliban leader in Baghlan province's Dahanah-ye Ghori district. -- Combined forces in Logar province's Baraki Barak district detained several suspected insurgents allegedly connected to a senior Taliban leader who operates in the area. -- In Khost province's Sabari district, troops detained two suspected insurgents while searching for a Haqqani network terrorist responsible for coordinating bombing attacks and bomb making. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [email protected]. -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [email protected] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [email protected] Unsubscribe: [email protected] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtmlYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
