Soldiers of "Dragon Battalion" recently trained a group of soldiers with the 6th Iraqi Army Division on small-unit tactics, placing an emphasis on room-clearing procedures, at Joint Security Station Constitution, Iraq.

The training began with classroom work, which helped the Soldiers with B Company, 1st "Dragon" Battalion, 63rd Armor Regiment understand the prior experience their students had with clearing rooms as a team.

BREAKING: Brady Campaign whitewashes ‘Gunrunner’ in new ‘report’

The anti-gun Brady Campaign is out today with a new report about police officer slayings that critics quickly assert contains a virtual whitewash of the Project Gunrunner scandal, calling revelations about the case “unconfirmed and disputed” while using the gun trafficking case to call for further restrictions on semiautomatic firearms and retail gun dealers.

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Article by Dave Workman

Obama on border today; can he explain Holder’s ‘Gunrunner’ discrepancy?

While President Obama is down on the border today talking about immigration reform, will anyone ask about a serious discrepancy in Attorney General Eric Holder’s testimony before Congress last week, during which he claimed to have not known about the Project Gunrunner controversy until a few weeks ago.

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Article by Dave Workman

COALITION FORCES NAB INSURGENTS
During operations in Baghlan province, Afghanistan, Coalition forces captured several insurgents.
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Pakistan intelligence officials say a US drone attack has killed at least three militants in a tribal region along the country's border with Afghanistan.

Officials say the drone fired two missiles at a vehicle in South Waziristan.

The identity of the militants was not immediately known.

Pakistani officials have called for an end to the strikes, which they say are a violation of the country's sovereignty. U.S. officials have never publicly acknowledged the use of drone strikes against militants inside Pakistan but have privately confirmed their existence to various media outlets.

United Nations investigators say they have found mass graves in Ivory Coast containing the bodies of more than 50 people.

Officials with the U.N. human rights office said Monday that the graves were found in the Yopougon district of Abidjan, the country's commercial capital.

Local residents say the victims were killed April 12 when gunmen loyal to former president Laurent Gbagbo attacked supporters of the country's new president, Alassane Ouattara.

The army of south Sudan says 82 people have been killed in fighting between rebel militia and civilians in Warrap state.

Army spokesman Philip Aguer said Tuesday that the clashes broke out when rebels attacked a cattle camp, killing 34 people and wounding 45.

He says the cattle herders later ambushed the militiamen, killing 48 of them.

Aguer said the rebels entered Warrap after troops chased them out of neighboring Unity state last week.

Unrest in south Sudan has raised concerns about the region's stability as the south prepares for independence from the north on July 9.

Colombia has extradited to Venezuela a man accused of being an top international drug trafficker.

The United States had requested the suspect, Walid Makled, be sent to America to face charges he smuggled tons of cocaine.

However, Bogota opted to extradite Makled to Venezuela, where is wanted on murder and drug smuggling charges.

Makled has claimed that some of his business associates are close to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. He claims to have paid millions of dollars in bribes to top Venezuelan government officials.

A combined Afghan and coalition security force killed several Taliban insurgents while searching for a Taliban leader in Qush Tepah district, Jowzjan province yesterday.

The leader is the senior district chief, governing Taliban operations in Qush Tepah district, Jowzjan province. He is responsible for coordinating attacks against Afghan and coalition forces. He directs IED emplacements and procures funding for his subordinates in Qush Tapah and Darzab districts.