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KABUL, Afghanistan (Jan. 9) – Afghan and coalition forces detained a Taliban leader along with four suspected insurgents during a security operation in Panjwa’i district of Kandahar province yesterday. The Taliban leader is responsible for supplying insurgents in his group with weapons, emplacement of improvised explosive devices and attacks against checkpoints and civilian targets in the district. He maintains direct contact with other Taliban leaders in the area. Recent reporting indicates he planned to attack a school and checkpoint in Singzai village of Spin Boldak district. Security forces followed leads to a targeted location in Panjwa’i district, where Afghan forces...

KABUL, Afghanistan (Jan. 7, 2011) — Afghan and coalition forces detained two Taliban facilitators along with one suspected insurgent during a joint security operation in Paktiya province yesterday. Both Taliban facilitators are part of the Kabul attack network operating out of the Gardez district providing financial and logistical support, managing Taliban supply routes and supporting Taliban operations. One of the Taliban facilitators had ties with Taliban operations in Pul-e ‘Alam district of Logar province. He is directly associated with senior Taliban insurgents in the Kabul attack network. Security forces followed leads to a compound in the Zurmat district where Afghan...

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6, 2011 – Afghan and coalition forces killed numerous insurgents and detained several others in recent operations throughout Afghanistan, military officials reported. Coalition troops from an air weapons and surveillance team today saw several armed men maneuver to a known insurgent location in Kunar province’s Watahpur district. The team determined that the men posed an imminent threat to security forces and the community. They followed the assessment with a precision airstrike, killing several insurgents. In other operations today: -- Afghan and coalition forces killed two insurgents and wounded several others in Helmand province’s Sangin district who were planning...

ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan 2010-12-S-345 For Immediate Release Download PDF KABUL, Afghanistan (Dec. 31) – Afghan and coalition forces detained a Haqqani Network facilitator who operates in the Terayzai district along with several other suspected insurgents during a security operation in Khost province yesterday. The detained Haqqani Network facilitator was responsible for the movement of improvised explosive device materials in addition to coordinating IED emplacement within the province. He was associated with several other Haqqani Network facilitators in the area. Recent reporting indicates he coordinated and planned an attack against an Afghan school with a suicide vehicle-borne IED. The...

Nineteen Taliban commanders and 252 fighters were killed or captured as British troops launched a bloody assault.

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MEXICO CITY – Federal police on Monday captured a Texas-born alleged drug kingpin who faces trafficking charges in the U.S. and has been blamed for a vicious turf war that has included bodies hung from bridges and shootouts in central Mexico. The arrest of Edgar Valdez Villarreal, alias "the Barbie," was the culmination of a yearlong intelligence operation, the Public Safety Department said in a statement. The department said Valdez was captured Monday in the state of Mexico, which borders the capital of Mexico City, but did not offer any other details. Valdez — the third major drug lord brought...

WASHINGTON, July 9, 2010 – Iraqi security forces arrested four terrorism suspects in recent combined operations in Iraq, military officials reported. In western Mosul yesterday, Iraqi forces working with U.S. advisors arrested a suspected al-Qaida in Iraq leader who allegedly is responsible for the consolidation and distribution of funds that support the terror organization throughout the northern Iraq city, along with three of his associates. The suspect also allegedly is connected with acquiring components used for the construction of roadside bombs. In Kirkuk on July 7, Iraqi forces working with U.S. advisors arrested a suspected al-Qaida in Iraq criminal associate...

WASHINGTON, July 7, 2010 – Iraqi forces arrested three terrorism suspects in recent operations in Iraq, military officials reported. Today in Mansour, Iraqi forces working with U.S. advisors arrested a suspected al-Qaida in Iraq criminal associate while searching for a suspected member of the terrorist organization who allegedly is involved in the facilitation of roadside-bomb attacks. In western Mosul yesterday, Iraqi forces arrested an alleged al-Qaida in Iraq member and a suspected criminal associate. The suspected al-Qaida in Iraq member allegedly is involved in vehicle-borne bombing attacks for the terrorist organization.

WASHINGTON, July 2, 2010 – Iraqi security forces killed an al-Qaida in Iraq financier and arrested three terrorism suspects in recent operations with U.S. advisors, military officials reported. Iraqi forces and U.S. advisors conducted a vehicle stop in eastern Mosul yesterday to apprehend the financier, who is believed to be responsible for the movement of foreign fighters into Iraq and allegedly has assisted in vehicle-borne bomb attacks. The wanted man exhibited hostile intent toward Iraqi forces that then initiated escalation-of-force procedures and killed him and a criminal associate. Information and evidence gathered at the scene led Iraqi forces to identify...

WASHINGTON, July 1, 2010 – Iraqi security forces working with U.S. advisors arrested three terrorism suspects in recent operations in Iraq, military officials reported. Southwest of Kirkuk today, Iraqi forces arrested a suspected al-Qaida in Iraq member believed to be in charge of facilitating the movement, procurement, and construction of vehicles for use as vehicle-borne bombs. Iraqi forces arrested two suspected al-Qaida in Iraq criminal associates yesterday in southwestern Baghdad. They allegedly are involved with an al-Qaida in Iraq member responsible for in facilitation of roadside-bomb attacks.

WASHINGTON, June 29, 2010 – Iraqi security forces arrested 16 suspected criminal associates of the al-Qaida in Iraq terrorist organization in recent operations, military officials reported. In Beiji, southwest of Kirkuk, Iraqi forces and U.S. advisors today searched several buildings for a suspected al-Qaida in Iraq member allegedly involved in building roadside bombs. A large amount of evidence believed to be related to the manufacture, emplacement and employment of bombs targeting security forces and civilians was collected at the scene. Additional information and evidence gathered there led Iraqi forces to identify and arrest the wanted man and five suspected criminal...

WASHINGTON, June 28, 2010 – Iraqi security forces arrested four terrorism suspects in recent operations with U.S. advisors, military officials reported. West of Baghdad, Iraqi forces arrested an alleged al-Qaida in Iraq member and a suspected criminal associate during a combined operation yesterday. Iraqi forces and U.S. advisors searched two buildings for the suspected al-Qaida in Iraq member, who is believed to be involved in the construction and distribution of roadside bombs and in attacks against Iraqi civilians and Iraqi and U.S. forces. Information and evidence gathered at the scene led Iraqi forces to identify and arrest the wanted man...

WASHINGTON, June 25, 2010 – Iraqi forces working with U.S. advisors arrested several terrorism suspects in recent operations in Iraq, military officials reported. In western Mosul today, Iraqi forces and U.S. advisors searched several buildings for a suspected al-Qaida in Iraq member allegedly involved in the facilitation of foreign fighters. Information and evidence gathered at the scene led Iraqi forces to identify and arrest the wanted man and a suspected criminal associate. Also today, Iraqi forces and U.S. advisors searched two buildings northwest of Baghdad for a suspected al-Qaida in Iraq leader allegedly involved in roadside-bomb production. During the search,...

WASHINGTON, June 23, 2010 – Iraqi security forces arrested five suspected associates of al-Qaida in Iraq members in recent operations in northern and central Iraq, military officials reported. Northeast of Baghdad today, Iraqi forces searching with U.S. advisors for a suspected al-Qaida in Iraq leader believed to be responsible for attacks on Iraqi and coalition forces arrested two suspected associates of the wanted man. Southwest of Mosul today, Iraqi forces and U.S. advisors searched a building for a suspected al-Qaida in Iraq leader allegedly responsible for the terrorist organization's operations. Information and evidence gathered at the scene led Iraqi forces...

WASHINGTON, June 21, 2010 – Iraqi security forces arrested 10 terrorism suspects in recent operations in Iraq with U.S. advisors, military officials reported. In southern Baghdad yesterday, Iraqi forces searched with U.S. advisors for a suspected al-Qaida in Iraq leader who is believed to be involved in high-profile vehicle-borne bomb attacks and to have ties to the terror group’s senior leadership. They arrested two suspected criminal associates of the wanted man. Also yesterday, Iraqi forces working with U.S. advisors in eastern Mosul arrested a suspected al-Qaida in Iraq member with ties to the group’s senior leadership, along with two suspected...

BAGHDAD, June 18, 2010 – Iraqi security forces arrested a wanted member of the al-Qaida in Iraq terrorist group and a suspected criminal associate of the group during separate combined operations conducted with U.S. advisors in northern Iraq today, military officials reported. Southeast of Kirkuk, Iraqi forces and U.S. advisors arrested a suspected al-Qaida in Iraq member believed to be responsible for the organization's security. In Tikrit, Iraqi forces and U.S. advisors searching for a wanted al-Qaida in Iraq member believed to be responsible for vehicle-borne bombing attacks arrested a suspected criminal associate of the wanted man. Iraqi and U.S....

KABUL, Afghanistan, June 18, 2010 – An Afghan-international force captured a Taliban commander in Afghanistan’s Zabul province last night, military officials reported. The commander is responsible for coordinating and assisting in attacks against Afghan and international forces and has also been involved in the procurement and emplacement of roadside bombs, officials said. The suspect was detained while the security force searched a compound in the province’s Shah Joy district after intelligence sources confirmed insurgent activity. The combined force protected several women and children during the operation, officials said, and no shots were fired. A separate Afghan-international security force detained two...

WASHINGTON, June 17, 2010 – Iraqi security forces arrested two al-Qaida in Iraq members and four suspected criminal associates in combined operations with U.S. advisors in Iraq today, military officials reported. Iraqi forces arrested a suspected al-Qaida in Iraq member and a criminal associate northwest of Baghdad. The al-Qaida in Iraq member is believed to have ties to the terror organization’s senior leadership, officials said. In Mosul, Iraqi forces and U.S. advisors searched a building for a suspected al-Qaida in Iraq member allegedly linked to acquiring vehicles and weapons used to carry out assassinations in the northern-Iraqi city. Officials believe...