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| Afghanistan |
| 3 AQ Killed in Danoki Airstrike |
| 2012-06-07 |
Coalition and Afghan special operations forces killed three al Qaeda operatives in an airstrike in the same district where 38 US and Afghan troops, including Navy SEALs, were killed when their helicopter was shot down in August 2011. The three al Qaeda operatives were killed yesterday in an airstrike in the Danoki area of Sayyidabad district in Wardak province, the district governor told Bakhtar News. The al Qaeda operatives, who were not named, were meeting with the Taliban and worked together to attack the Afghan government. "At this time there is no operational reporting available that confirms the Bakhtar News story," ISAF Joint Command Media Operations told The Long War Journal. "If more information becomes available it may be released as appropriate." Al Qaeda and the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan are known to operate in Wardak province. The presence of terror cells has been detected in the districts of Maidan Shah, Sayyidabad, and Tarnek Wa Jaldak, or three of the province's eight districts, according to ISAF press releases that have been compiled by The Long War Journal. |
| Posted by:Glenmore |