War News for Monday, November 14, 2011

NATO is reporting the death of an ISAF soldier from an IED attack in an undisclosed location in southern Afghanistan on Saturday, November 12th.

NATO is reporting the death of an ISAF soldier from an IED attack in an undisclosed location in southern Afghanistan on Sunday, November 13th.

NATO is reporting the death of an ISAF soldier from an insurgent attack in an undisclosed location in eastern Afghanistan on Monday, November 14th.


Reported security incidents

Baghdad:
#1: A roadside bomb targeted a bus carrying Iranian pilgrims, killing one Iranian and wounding four others in Baghdad's northwestern Kadhimiya district, a police source said.

#2: Gunmen on a motorcycle opened fire at an Iraqi army checkpoint, killing one soldier and wounding another in Baghdad's northern Adhamiya district, late on Saturday, police and hospital sources said.

#3: "Two policemen have been injured in an attack by a group of unknown gunmen, who used silencer-fixed guns in their attack on a police patrol in west Iraq's Jami'a district on Monday" the Security Source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency, adding that the attackers have escaped to an unknown destination.

#4: In another incident, "an explosive charge, planted on the roadside blew off close to western Baghdad's Baya'a Garage, wounding 3 civilians and causing severe damage to a number of vehicles, parked in the garage."

#5: Four Iraqi civilians have been injured in an explosive charge blast east of Baghdad on Monday, a security source reported. "An explosive charge, planted on the roadside in one of a main road, leading to east Baghdad's al-Sadr city, has blown up early on Monday, wounding 4 civilians and causing damage to a number of vehicles, parked close to the venue of the blast," the security source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.

#6: Three terrorists, wearing explosive belts, have been killed while driving a booby-trapped car in west Baghdad on Monday, according to the Baghdad Operations Command (BOC). "Three terrorists, wearing explosive belts and driving a booby-trapped car close to a checkpoint in west Baghdad's al-Jami'a district, have been killed close to a checkpoint," the BOC statement was announced on the semi-official al-Iraqiya TV Satellite Channel on Monday.


Taji:
#1: Two roadside bombs went off near the car of an Electricity Ministry employee, killing him and wounding seven others, including four policemen, in Taji, 20 km (12 miles) north of Baghdad, police and hospital sources said. The second bomb went off when police rushed to the scene.


Tikrit:
#1: A roadside bomb targeted an Iraqi army patrol, killing one officer and wounding a soldier north of Tikrit, 150 km (95 miles) north of Baghdad, a source at the police operations centre in Salahuddin province said.


Samarra:
#1: A cop was killed by unknown gunmen in Samarra city, security sources said here today. The source told Aswat al-Iraq that "unknown gunmen with pistols equipped with silencers attacked a group of cops west of Samarra that led to the killing one member of the patrol before fleeing to unknown destination.


Mosul:
#1: A soldier was killed when a mortar shell landed at an Iraqi army checkpoint in northern Mosul, 390 km (240 miles) north of Baghdad, a local police source said.

#2: A bomb attached to a car exploded, wounding a prison guard officer, in eastern Mosul, a local police source said.

#3: Gunmen in a car shot dead a teenager in western Mosul, a local police source said.


Al Anbar Prv:
#1: Gunmen using silenced weapons shot dead a police lieutenant colonel near his house in central Falluja, 50 km (32 miles) west of Baghdad, late on Saturday, a local police source said.




Afghanistan: "The Forgotten War"
#1: A suspected suicide bomber was shot dead Monday near the site of Afghanistan's loya jirga or traditional meeting which will take place this week, officials said. "No one was killed but the bomber," said interior ministry spokesman Sediq Sediqqi.

#2: According to local officials in southern Afghanistan, at least four Taliban militants including two Taliban fighters were killed following an operation in southern Zabul province early Monday morning. Provincial police chief for southern Zabul province Gen. Fazal Ahmad Shirzad confirming the report said, at least two Taliban commanders and two Taliban fighters were killed following an operation by NATO-led international forces in this province. The source further added, the operations were conducted by NATO-led International Security Assistance Force in Sewrai district of southern Zabul province based on intelligence reports.

#3: Another mortar shell attack in Sipah area of the same region killed eight people including three children, and two injured. The first attack took place around 10.20 am in Sipah when a mortar shell was fired at a house. Both the two attacks occurred in Pakistan’s northwest tribal region bordering Afghanistan.

#4: Shortly after, a blast was reported at the market in Teerah Valley. Eight local militiamen who were fighting against militants in the area were killed and seven other people were injured. No one has claimed responsibility for the two attacks.

#5: Five Afghan civilians were killed and three more, including a woman, were injured when foreign forces conducted bombardment on a house in Daulatshah district in Laghman province where volunteers were busy in working on Sunday. The Laghman provincial shura deputy chairman Gulzar Sangarwal told the Afghan Islamic Press (AIP) one Sher Muhammad had gathered volunteers to repair roofs of his house in Chakla village of Daulatshah district today. He maintained the foreign forces conducted bombardment on them. "Owner of the house Sher Muhammad and four volunteer workers were killed and three more, including a woman, were injured in the blitz," he said. "They were clearly Afghan civilians. As deputy chairman of the Laghman provincial shura, I strongly condemnt this incident," he added.

#6: A detainee at the Detention Facility in Parwan died early on Sunday, U.S. Central Command said in a statement. The detainee had been receiving medical care since he was captured on Oct. 25 during a combat operation in Kunar Province.

#7: Security forces mounted a search for Islamist militants near the central town of Jhelum on Saturday following an intelligence tip-off, security officials said. The militants opened fire, killing four intelligence officials. There was no word on casualties from the militant side


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