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WASHINGTON, Aug. 29, 2008 – Afghan and coalition forces killed more than two dozen militants and detained two others during two operations in Afghanistan yesterday, military officials reported. Almost a dozen militants were killed and two were detained during a coalition forces operation to disrupt militant activities in Paktika province. Coalition forces searched compounds in the Bermel district, targeting an individual affiliated with militant leaders responsible for the movement of foreign fighters from Pakistan into Afghanistan. Militants engaged coalition forces during their search of the compounds. The forces responded with small-arms fire, killing the militants. In the other operation, Afghan...

(IsraelNN.com) Police and security personnel disclosed Thursday evening they arrested five Arabs, including two Israeli citizens, who plotted to kill Jewish scientists and pilots. Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) officers, the IDF and police were involved in the joint investigation and arrests, which were disclosed a short time ago. Plans to carry out the assassinations were in the early stages when the five were arrested and they had carried out advanced training for a planned shooting attack on IDF soldiers at the Atara checkpoint near Jerusalem. Their intended targets included university academics and pilots. The Israeli Arabs, from Shefaram, east...

(IsraelNN.com) Samir Kuntar has told the Lebanese station Future TV that "Allah willing, I will get the chance to kill more Israelis." Kuntar is the child-murderer who killed three Israelis, including a four-year-old girl whose skull he crushed with the butt of his rifle, in 1979, and who was released to Hizbullah by Israel last week along with four other terrorists in return for the remains of IDF soldiers Eldad Regev and Ehud Goldwasser. Kuntar added in the television interview, filmed days after his release, that he would like to pursue a master's degree in "military resistance." The day after...

KABUL (Reuters) - Insurgents killed nine U.S. soldiers in an assault on an Afghan army and NATO outpost in northeastern Afghanistan on Sunday, making it one of the worst days for foreign troops casualties in the country since 2001. Afghanistan is suffering from a rising tide of violence this year, with a sharp increase in Taliban attacks, especially in the east where NATO says militants have taken advantage of peace deals in Pakistan to cross the border and fight in Afghanistan. --snip-- The dead soldiers were all American, a NATO official said. Fifteen ISAF troops and four Afghan soldiers were...

(IsraelNN.com) The Israel Air Force struck terrorist groups in Gaza in three separate attacks Tuesday afternoon, killing at least six operatives, including Army of Islam second-in-command Muataz Dughmush. The head of the terrorist group, Mumtaz, is Muataz' half-brother. Two of the strikes were carried out in the central Gaza town of Dir el-Balah, where IAF pilots successfully targeted the gunmen involved in the 2006 kidnapping of IDF Cpl. Gilad Shalit. One of the missiles struck a vehicle carrying the Army of Islam terrorist cell, which included Muataz Dughmush. Five terrorists were killed, including Dughmush, and three others were wounded, one...

Who Shalt Not Kill? Brain Power Leads To Level-headedness When Faced With Moral Dilemmas ScienceDaily (Jun. 11, 2008) — Should a sergeant sacrifice a wounded private on the battlefield in order to save the rest of his troops? Is euthanasia acceptable if it prevents needless suffering? Many of us will have to face some sort of extreme moral choice such as these at least once in our life. And we are also surrounded by less dramatic moral choices everyday: Do I buy the hybrid? Do I vote for a particular presidential candidate? Unfortunately, very little is known beyond philosophical speculation...

(IsraelNN.com) A 70-year-old woman was killed early Monday evening when Palestinian Authority terrorists fired a rocket into the western Negev community she was visiting. Her name has yet to be released. 13-year-old Israeli boy returns to his destroyed bedroom which suffered a direct hit by a Kassam rocket while he was sleeping in the room. Sderot 10May08 The enemy rocket slammed into the residential area of Moshav Yesha, located 21 miles east of Be'er Sheva in the Negev's Eshkol region, around 6:00 pm. It landed in close proximity to the victim, killing her almost instantly. She was in the community...

Published in the Springfield, MO "News-Leader": Believe it or not, Greene County Sheriff Jack Merritt on Tuesday said the following to a crowd of onlookers at a rally in the rotunda of the state Capitol: "The way I hear Jason sing the national anthem makes you want to go out and kill a communist." ........ Thirty-year-old Tony Pecinovsky, a 10-year member of the party living in St. Louis, called Merritt's comment "mind-boggling." "It is unfortunate that one person's sense of patriotism leads them to talk of murder while ours leads us to fight for peace and democracy and equality and...

Hundreds of protesters in Indonesia have set fire to a mosque belonging to the minority Muslim Ahmadiyya sect. Police in the town of Sukabumi in western Java say nobody was injured but that many members of the Ahmadiyya community have fled the area. The hardline Islamist demonstrators believe the Ahmadiyya practice to be a deviant form of Islam that should not be allowed in Indonesia. A nearby religious school belonging to the group has also been vandalised. Around 300 people torched the mosque just after midnight on Monday. Many Ahmadiyya members have sought refuge with friends and relatives nearby....

WASHINGTON, March 13, 2008 – Coalition forces killed two terrorists and detained 22 suspects today during operations in central and northern Iraq. -- Northeast of Samarra, forces killed two and detained 10 suspects. Forces also found several weapons in the area. Nearby, forces detained another four suspects. They also found three terrorist safe houses and medical supplies and destroyed three weapons caches. -- During two operations northwest of Samarra, coalition forces detained four suspects. -- In Baghdad, forces captured an alleged weapons handler. The suspect reportedly is responsible for a recent shipment of homemade explosives and is connected to car-bomb...

WASHINGTON, March 11, 2008 – Coalition forces in Iraq detained 11 suspected terrorists today during operations to disrupt al Qaeda networks in central and northern Iraq, military officials said. -- In Mosul, coalition forces detained four suspects during two operations targeting foreign terrorists associated with al Qaeda in Iraq networks in the western and southeastern regions of the city. -- In Beiji, coalition forces detained two suspects while targeting an alleged associate of a senior-level foreign-terrorist facilitator and al Qaeda senior leaders operating inside and outside of Iraq. -- During operations west of Samarra and near Tikrit, coalition forces detained...

Falling icicles kill sixTue Feb 26, 10:01 AM ET MOSCOW (Reuters) - Six people have been killed in three days by icicles falling from buildings in a central Russian region, ITAR-TASS news agency reported Tuesday. Plummeting chunks of ice is an annual hazard for pedestrians in Russia during the spring when the sun finally melts thick layers of ice and snow which build up on roofs over months of freezing temperatures and darkness. Medical authorities in the region of Samara told ITAR-TASS that five people died in the city of Samara and another person died in the nearby town of...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25, 2008 – Coalition forces killed one terrorist and detained 11 suspects during operations to disrupt al Qaeda operations in central and northern Iraq today and yesterday. During operations in Iraq today: -- Coalition forces conducted an operation east of Khan Bani Sad targeting an alleged improvised-explosive-device and suicide-bombing facilitator. During the operation, coalition forces were fired upon and returned fire, killing one terrorist. They also detained two suspected terrorists and destroyed a vehicle found in the area that contained explosive materials. -- Coalition forces detained two suspected terrorists, including an alleged al Qaeda associate involved in media...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21, 2008 – Coalition forces killed one terrorist and detained 20 suspected terrorists yesterday and today during operations to disrupt al Qaeda operations in central and northern Iraq, military officials reported. West of Taji this morning, coalition forces conducted an operation targeting an individual believed to be an associate of the Baghdad improvised-explosive-device and car-bombing networks. Intelligence indicates he is a terrorist facilitator of materials, vehicles and suicide bombers for multiple terrorist cells throughout the city, officials said. During the operation, coalition forces engaged and killed one armed terrorist and detained two suspects. During an operation in Sharqat,...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17, 2008 – Coalition forces killed two terrorists and captured 24 suspects today during operations to disrupt al Qaeda networks operating in central and northern Iraq, military officials said. In Sharqat, coalition forces targeted the alleged founder of an insurgent group tied to the leader of the al Qaeda in Iraq network in Beiji. As coalition forces called for the occupants of a target building to come out, one man ran out of the building and was directed to stop. He continued toward the ground force’s position despite continued commands to stop and was killed. Two suspected terrorists...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14, 2008 – Coalition forces killed seven terrorists and detained 16 suspects yesterday and today during operations to disrupt al Qaeda networks in central and northern Iraq, military officials said. During a series of operations south of Sharqat yesterday and early this morning, coalition forces targeted an alleged al Qaeda in Iraq leader for the Salahuddin province. The targeted suspect allegedly is responsible for the equipping, financing and planning of al Qaeda operations in northern Iraq and is associated with senior level al Qaeda members operating inside and outside the country. As coalition forces arrived at one of...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3, 2008 – Coalition and Iraqi forces killed one suspected terrorist, detained 16 others and seized weapons caches in Iraq over the past three days, military officials said. Coalition forces captured a suspected criminal special groups finance facilitator and detained two other suspects yesterday during operations to disrupt criminal networks in the Baghdad area, military officials reported. The targeted financier was reportedly in charge of payroll for criminal special sroups in Wasit province and oversaw all special groups operations in Suwayrah, Numaniyah, Azisiyah and Kut. He allegedly financed criminals and their attacks against Iraqi and coalition forces. Reports...

BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan, Jan. 24, 2008 – Several insurgents were killed and nine suspected insurgents were detained yesterday as coalition forces conducted an operation to degrade Taliban command-and-control networks in Afghanistan’s Ghazni province, military officials reported. Coalition forces searching several compounds in Ghazni district for a Taliban commander associated with suicide bombings were met with small-arms fire. They returned fire, using a combination of small-arms and aerial-delivered conventional munitions, killing several insurgents. The coalition forces found and detained nine individuals when they continued their search of the area. The detainees will be questioned on their involvement in facilitation operations...

MOSUL, Iraq – One of the most wanted men in Salah ad Din province was killed Jan. 16 by Sharqat Iraqi Police and Multi-National Division – North Soldiers after the units came under attack by small arms fire. The extremist leader was a planner, financier and IED facilitator and was a key target Iraqi Police and MND-N Soldiers have been aggressively pursuing, said Lt. Col. Thomas Dorame, commander for 1st Squadron, 3d Armored Cavalry Regiment. “His capture eliminates one of the worst of al-Qaeda in Iraq leaders operating in southern Ninewah and the Sharqat Police District. His death damages the...

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10, 2008 – As successful air strikes highlighted a new series of coordinated offensives in Iraq, coalition forces killed five suspected terrorists, nabbed 17 others and seized weapons caches over the past two days. Using precision strikes today, coalition aircraft hit more than 40 targets in addition to destroying reported al Qaeda safe havens in Arab Jabour. Coalition operators dropped 38 bombs within the first 10 minutes, a total tonnage of 40,000 pounds, military officials said. A joint operation between the Air Force and soldiers of the 3rd Infantry Division’s 2nd Brigade Combat Team required extensive planning to...

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21, 2007 – Iraqi and coalition forces killed one suspected terrorist and detained 24 others in Iraq over the past two days, military officials said. During operations to disrupt criminal networks this morning, coalition forces captured two suspected “special groups” leaders and detained three other suspects near Baghdad in the Mashru and Kadhimiya areas. Intelligence led ground forces to the target area south of Baghdad in Mashru, where they captured one criminal group leader and detained another suspected criminal. The targeted individual reportedly trained criminal splinter group members to attack coalition and Iraqi forces with explosively formed penetrators...

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12, 2007 – Coalition and Iraqi forces killed 14 terrorists and detained 13 suspected insurgents during operations targeting al Qaeda networks in Iraq today and yesterday. -- During an operation northwest of Muqdadiyah, coalition forces killed 14 terrorists as part of a sweep targeting associates of an al Qaeda in Iraq chieftain thought to be the leader of a group operating in the northeastern Diyala River Valley region. -- Coalition forces also captured a wanted individual in Baghdad believed to be involved in the al Qaeda in Iraq network in the city. The wanted individual allegedly is involved...

Somali pirates threaten to kill tanker crew By Laura Clout and agencies Last Updated: 12:32pm GMT 11/12/2007 A tense standoff has developed off the Somali coast between US warships and pirates who have hijacked a tanker packed with explosive chemicals. Somali pirates are able to operate with relative impunity off the volatile Horn of Africa. Under seige from the US navy, the pirates have now threatened to kill all 22 crew members of the Japanese Golden Nori unless a $1 million ransom is paid. The tanker, carrying up to 40,000 tons of inflammable benzene, was captured as it was sailing...

WASHINGTON, Nov. 28, 2007 – Iraqi and coalition forces captured 32 suspected terrorists and killed another in Iraq over the past three days, military officials said. During an operation in Mosul today, coalition forces captured a wanted individual believed to be an al Qaeda in Iraq leader with connections to terrorist operations. The suspect, who allegedly received foreign funding, has waged a campaign of murder and intimidation, hijacking fuel trucks, manufacturing car bombs, and using improvised explosive devices against coalition forces, military officials said. An IED detonated near one of the ground force’s vehicles during the operation, officials said, but...

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21, 2007 – Coalition forces killed four terrorists and captured four suspects during operations targeting al Qaeda in Iraq leaders conducted in central and northern Iraq today, officials reported. Coalition forces killed four terrorists during operations north of Hawija. As the ground forces approached the target area, they called for the building’s occupants to come out, but they did not comply. The individuals were armed and attempted to fire on coalition forces. Perceiving hostile intent, the ground force engaged, killing four terrorists, including two wanted individuals. Reports indicate that an al Qaeda leader in Kirkuk and a car-bombing...

FORWARD OPERATING BASE HAMMER, Iraq – Soldiers of Company A, 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, conducted an air assault early Nov. 11 near Al Bawi, resulting in 10 suspected extremists detained and one killed. During the air assault, Company A Soldiers cleared 17 buildings of weapons and military paraphernalia. All detainees were brought in for questioning. “In the past, the Al Bawi area has been a stronghold for al-Qaeda,” said Capt. Joshua Powers, from Atlanta, assistant operations officer, 1-15th Inf. Regt. “We used an air insertion to disrupt an area they thought was a safe haven. This operation sends a...

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13, 2007 – Coalition forces killed one insurgent and detained 14 others today during a series of operations across central and northern Iraq, military officials said. -- Coalition forces killed one al Qaeda-linked insurgent during an operation in Mosul. He was linked to the planning of attacks against Iraqi and coalition forces, including several suicide-car-bombing attacks. Another individual was detained for questioning. A deceased Iraqi woman and an injured child were found inside a nearby building. The child later died after being taken to a medical facility for treatment. -- Southeast of Baghdad, coalition forces captured four suspects...

Monkeys kill Delhi deputy mayor Delhi has long struggled to cope with the marauding monkeys The deputy mayor of the Indian capital Delhi died on Sunday after being attacked by a horde of wild monkeys. SS Bajwa suffered serious head injuries when he fell from the first-floor terrace of his home on Saturday morning trying to fight off the monkeys. The city has long struggled to counter its plague of monkeys, which invade government complexes and temples, snatch food and scare passers-by. The High Court demanded the city find an answer to the problem last year. Solution elusiveOne approach has...

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21, 2007 – Coalition forces working in concert with Iraqi security forces killed four insurgents and nabbed roughly 16 others during recent operations in Iraq, military officials said. In Iraq yesterday: -- Coalition forces captured two wanted individuals and three others during an operation northwest of Muqdadiyah. Military officials believe one suspect is a senior al Qaeda in Iraq leader operating in the northern Diyala area. Troops destroyed an improvised explosive device on site. -- Troops detained six suspected terrorists during an operation in Beiji targeting an associate of al Qaeda in Iraq senior leaders, military officials said....

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28, 2007 – A top al Qaeda leader who coordinated efforts of foreign terrorists in Iraq was killed this week, a senior official in the region announced today. (Video) A photo released by Multinational Corps Iraq officials of foreign al Qaeda leader Abu Usama al-Tunisi, who was killed Sept. 25 in an air strike on a building south of Baghdad. Courtesy photo  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. Abu Usama al-Tunisi, a foreigner who brought al Qaeda terrorists into Iraq, was killed Sept. 25 in an air strike on a building south of Baghdad where he was...

Baghdad, 25 Sept. (AKI) - A gang of women who are part of the Mahdi army militia, loyal to radical Iraqi Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, have killed a group of Sunni Muslim women in the al-Washshash district of the Iraqi capital Baghdad. This is according to a statement released on Tuesday by the Congress of the People of Iraq, the party led by Adnan al-Dulaimi, who is also the leader of the Iraqi Accord Front, a key Sunni political bloc. "The vast campaign of forced migration by the militias of the Mahdi Army against the Sunnis in that district of...

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19, 2007 – Iraqi and coalition forces nabbed dozens of suspects, killed five others and confiscated or destroyed weapons caches across Iraq over the past three days, military officials said. In Iraq today: -- Iraqi and coalition forces killed three Shiite extremists during a raid in the Bayaa area of Baghdad targeting a Shiite “special groups” battalion commander wanted for launching rocket and improvised-explosive-device attacks against Iraqi and coalition forces. The combined force also detained three suspects at the targeted sites. -- Iraqi special operations forces detained 11 suspects in an operation targeting an extremist IED-cell leader and...

New Jersey Supreme Court: Doctors Not Required to say Abortion Kills a Child By Hilary White TRENTON, New Jersey, September 13, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Doctors in New Jersey are not required to inform women seeking abortion, that it will "kill not just a potential life, but an actual existing human being", the state's highest court ruled unanimously yesterday. The case was important to the ongoing attempts to install legal protections to the unborn in the US. For decades the arguments of the abortion lobby has been that a child in the womb is not fully a human being, but only...

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) — A U.S. citizen has confessed to using an axe to kill a Dutch student after failing to find a soldier to attack, his lawyer said Tuesday. The suspect, Carlos Hartmann, 41, of Tecumseh, Mich., has confessed to the Sept. 8 killing on a train platform in the southern city of Roosendaal, defence lawyer Peter Gremmen said. Gremmen said Hartmann wanted to punish the Netherlands for its support of the war in Iraq. Hartmann appeared before a judge Tuesday and was ordered held for another two weeks for investigation. "He hates soldiers, and says that the army...

Cradling a loaded shotgun, Daniel Castillo stood in the bow of the airboat when a dark form burst from a clump of reeds. As the wildlife biologist shouldered his weapon, he had only an instant to decide: does it fly like a duck, but look like a long-legged, iridescent chicken?

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29, 2007 – Coalition forces killed two terrorists and detained 22 suspected terrorists today during operations targeting senior al Qaeda leaders in central and northern Iraq. -- South of Baghdad, coalition forces killed two terrorists while targeting a Syrian-based explosives expert who facilitates the movement of foreign terrorists in Iraq and is tied to several senior leaders of al Qaeda in Iraq. -- In three related raids around Tarmiyah today, coalition forces captured the al Qaeda emir of the northern belt around Baghdad and six of his associates. -- In two raids in the northern Tigris River Valley,...

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28, 2007 – Afghan and coalition forces killed 21 insurgents, nabbed 12 others, discovered a weapons cache and thwarted two ambushes in Afghanistan over the past two days, military officials said. Afghan National Police members from Chamkani and coalition forces detained a key Taliban leader and six other insurgents in a targeted strike near Sultak village in the Patan district of Paktia province. The high-profile suspect, Zakir Shah, is a mid-level Taliban field commander who helps transport foreign fighters and supplies between Afghanistan and Pakistan, military officials said. He also allegedly is responsible for the murders of Afghan...

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28, 2007 – Coalition and Iraqi forces killed and captured dozens of insurgents and seized scores of weapons during operations in Iraq over the past three days, military officials said. Combined forces killed eight terrorists and detained 11 suspects during raids today targeting al Qaeda leaders and their networks in central and northern Iraq. During operations southeast of Kirkuk, coalition forces targeted a regional terrorist unit commander, also referred to as an “emir,” and one of his operatives, both of whom are believed to facilitate the movement of foreign terrorists in Iraq, military officials said. As the assault...

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27, 2007 – Coalition and Iraqi forces killed 26 al Qaeda members, captured 37 suspected terrorist and seized 10 weapons caches during Operation Lightning Hammer, one in a series of coordinated “quick-strike” offensives that launched this month, a top general in Iraq said today. Multinational Division North soldiers led the 12-day operation, which targeted extremists attempting to re-establish sanctuaries in Iraq’s Diyala River Valley, Army Maj. Gen. James E. Simmons, the deputy commanding general for support for Multinational Corps Iraq, told online journalists and “bloggers” during a conference call today. The general noted that Lightning Hammer is stimulating...

Juneau police on Wednesday released a recording of the conversation between an officer and the man he fatally shot Friday at Thunder Mountain Mobile Park. Randall Clevenger, 40, was wielding a sword and asking Sgt. Paul Hatch to kill him just before the officer opened fire.

A Juneau police officer shot and killed an assault suspect wielding a samurai sword near the Thunder Mountain Trailer Park on Friday evening. Police said that Randall Clevenger, 40, lifted his sword after police caught him in a wooded area near the scene of an assault. "He asked the officer to shoot him, and stepped forward," Juneau police Sgt. Dave Campbell said. The officer, whose name was withheld as of Sunday, had backed up about 50 yards as Clevenger approached. The officer shot Clevenger three times in the chest after repeatedly ordering him to put the sword down, Campbell said.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13, 2007 – Iraqi and coalition forces detained 66 insurgents, killed five others and discovered weapons in Iraq over the past three days, military officials said. Coalition forces detained 30 suspected terrorists yesterday around Iraq during operations aimed at dismantling bombing networks and senior al Qaeda leadership. -- Troops raided a series of buildings north of Karmah targeting terrorist operatives working for the al Qaeda in Iraq emir, or terrorist unit commander, in the area. The emir's network is responsible for car bombings, including attacks involving chlorine. Ground forces detained 17 suspected terrorists with alleged ties to the...

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13, 2007 – Afghan forces working in concert with coalition forces netted three suspects and a weapons cache and killed several insurgents in Afghanistan over the past three days. Afghan National Border Police and coalition advisors detained an insurgent leader yesterday during an operation in Rabat village, in Paktika province. Credible intelligence led forces to an ex-border police officer's compound, where they found the insurgent leader and a weapons cache. The suspect is being held for questioning. Troops fired no shots and injured no civilians during the operation, military officials said. "The Afghan National Border Police are continuously...

WASHINGTON, July 30, 2007 – Coalition forces killed five terrorists and detained 38 suspected terrorists today during operations targeting al Qaeda in Iraq’s Salah Ad Din and Anbar provinces, military officials reported. As coalition forces approached one of the targeted buildings during a raid in Tarmiyah, they received small-arms fire from within. After ensuring that women and children near the scene were a safe distance from the building, coalition forces reacting in self-defense called in close-air support. Ground forces assessed that five terrorists were killed in the air strike. The assault forces detained 10 suspected terrorists and destroyed the building,...

The captain of Iraq's victorious football teams has said he will not return to his home country because he fears being killed. Younis Mahmoud scored the only goal of the game with a header in the 71st-minute to give win the Asia Cup for Iraq. But afterwards, the 24-year-old said he would not be returning to Iraq as he feared for his life if he went home to celebrate the victory.

WASHINGTON, July 29, 2007 – Coalition forces killed eight terrorists and detained 22 suspected terrorists during operations today targeting al Qaeda members in central Iraq and the Tigris River valley, officials reported. While targeting an al Qaeda leader in the Yusifiyah area, who was also suspected of helping foreign terrorists to enter into Iraq, coalition forces were engaged by terrorists with small arms fire. Coalition forces employed close air support killing five of the terrorists. The assault force then followed fleeing suspects into a building, where they detained armed individuals and uncovered fortified fighting positions and a large cache of...

WASHINGTON, July 20, 2007 – Coalition and Iraqi forces killed or captured dozens of enemy fighters and terrorism suspects in operations over the last three days, military officials reported. Three terrorists were killed and 44 suspected terrorists were detained during operations around Iraq today targeting terrorist leaders and their operational cells. In a broad operation south of Baghdad, coalition forces raided 10 buildings in search of a religious law judge believed to be a cell leader for al Qaeda in Iraq. As the ground force approached the first target, a coalition security team killed two armed men seen taking up...

WASHINGTON, July 16, 2007 – Coalition forces conducted anti-insurgent operations over the past few days in Iraq, killing terrorists and capturing suspects, military officials reported. -- A senior member of an al Qaeda media cell gave himself up to coalition forces during a raid in Mosul. He led coalition forces to the media cell headquarters, where they discovered jihadist propaganda and media materials. Three additional suspects were detained. -- In Baghdad, coalition forces detained two suspects in a raid on al Qaeda in Iraq senior leaders and car-bomb cells. -- One suspect was killed and two detained in a raid...

WASHINGTON, July 13, 2007 – Coalition forces killed two terrorists and detained 19 suspects during combat operations in central and western Iraq today. Forces targeted al Qaeda in Iraq leaders during raids on several buildings in Tarmiyah. During the raids, coalition forces detained six suspects, including an alleged weapons facilitator in Anbar province with close ties to al-Qaeda senior leaders. A separate raid in Tarmiyah netted two more suspects tied to the religious emir of al Qaeda in Iraq. West of Taji, forces captured eight suspects, including one allegedly involved in coordinating suicide operations and importing weapons. Forces raided two...

WASHINGTON, July 12, 2007 – Afghan National Army Corps and coalition forces killed 11 Taliban fighters today in a five-hour firefight near the village of Sarsina, in Oruzgan province, Afghanistan. Insurgents hiding in a tree line and a compound fired at the combined patrol with small arms and rocket-propelled grenades. Coalition forces estimated that more than 15 enemy fighters were in the compound. In another operation, the Afghan National Auxiliary Police killed five Taliban fighters when they were ambushed on patrol south of the Sangin district center, west of the Helmand River in Helmand province today. In other Afghanistan operations,...