War News for Saturday, December 18, 2010

I don't have much time this morning


Pakistan Denies Revealing U.S. Spy’s Identity

Top CIA spy in Pakistan pulled amid threats after public accusation over attack


Reported security incidents

Baghdad:
#1: Four civilians were wounded when an improvised explosive device (IED) targeting a procession of Shiite pilgrims went off south of Baghdad on Friday, a local security source said. “The IED targeted a Husseini procession of Shiites heading for Karbala to celebrate the Ashuraa in al-Zaafaraniya, south of Baghdad, leaving four civilians wounded,” the source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.

#2: Two policemen have been wounded in an explosive charge blast in southern Baghdad’s Abu-Tayara Street on Friday, according to a Baghdad security source. “An explosive charge blew off to wound two policemen, who were driven to hospital for treatment, in southern Baghdad’s Abu-Tayara Street in Daura ditrict on Friday,” the security source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.

#3: Two policemen have been wounded in two explosions in southern Baghdad’s Daura District on Friday, a Baghdad security source said on Saturday. “Two explosive charges blew off against a joint Iraqi federal and local police force in southern Baghdad’s Daura district, wounding four policemen, who were driven to hospitals for treatment on Friday,” the source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.


Mosul:
#1: A policeman and his son were wounded when an improvised explosive device attached to his vehicle went off south of Mosul city on Friday, according to a local security source in Ninewa province. “The IED, attached to the vehicle of the policeman who was on a leave from duty, went off in al-Habboud village, al-Qiyara district, (60 km) south of Mosul, leaving him and his son wounded,” the source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.



Afghanistan: "The Forgotten War"
#1: A suicide bomber blew himself up Saturday near an armored car carrying a district chief in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, killing himself and one civilian bystander, Afghan authorities said. The bomber targeted Ahmadullah Nazak's car in a residential and shopping area of the city as the official was traveling to a meeting, said Zalmai Ayubi, spokesman for the Kandahar provincial governor. Nazak was unharmed, but one passer-by was killed and another six people were wounded, Ayubi said.


DoD: Spc. Sean R. Cutsforth