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Update for Saturday, February 11, 2017
Today in Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
Two U.S. soldiers are injured in a firefight in Helmand. An airstrike called in to support the action may have killed up to 25 civilians, according to local officials. One of the U.S. soldiers suffered a gunshot wound and has been transported out of the country. The other was lightly wounded by shrapnel and has returned to duty.
Suicide attack on an Afghan army vehicle in Lashkar Gah kills several soldiers and injures 15 people. Reported death totals vary, from 3 to 8. Seven is the most commonly cited number.
Gunmen kill a “counterterrorism officer” and his bodyguard in Badakhshan.
IRAQ
Sadrist rally in the capital results in deadly clashes between protesters and police. One police officer and four protesters are reported killed, as police fire tear gas and rubber-coated bullets.
Suicide bombings, 1 in Mosul and 2 in Baghdad, kill 10 and injure 33. Other reports give higher casualty totals. Note that if this happened in a European country or the U.S., it would be a huge story. It is completely ignored by U.S. media.
U.S. drone attack targets IS operative Rachid Kassim near Mosul. Results are unknown.
Today in Afghanistan
Source: http://warnewstoday.blogspot.com/2017/02/update-for-saturday-february-11-2017.html
