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WASHINGTON, June 9, 2009 – U.S. and Afghan forces killed an undetermined number of enemy fighters and detained 13 suspected militants in three operations in Afghanistan early today, military officials reported. In Helmand province, nine alleged Taliban and al-Qaida members were detained and other enemy fighters were killed in an operation that targeted a senior-level Taliban commander. Afghan and U.S. forces detained the nine men as they were attempting to flee from the area. As the coalition force was wrapping up its operation, enemy fighters opened fire. The return fire resulted in an unconfirmed number of enemy fighters killed, officials...

Authorities in southern Afghanistan said local and foreign troops have killed as many as 60 Taliban militants in the past week, as part of a stepped up anti-insurgency operation. And about 7,000 additional U.S. troops have begun deploying across volatile southern Afghanistan.

An Oregon woman was charged with murdering a 21-year-old expectant mother and her unborn baby after faking her own pregnancy. Korena Roberts, 28, of Washington County, is being held without bail Sunday after allegedly killing Heather Snively — whose body was found in the crawlspace of a house in Cedar Hills, Ore., according to the Washington County Sheriff's Office. The nearly full-term fetus also died.

BEAVERTON, OREGON (WSAZ) -- A pregnant woman from St. Albans was found murdered in a home in Oregon. The Washington County Sheriff's public information officer says the pregnant woman has been identified as Heather Megan Snively from St. Albans. Snively was 21 years old and still has family in our area. According to KGW News, an NBC station in Oregon, Snively's body was found in the crawl space of a Beaverton home, and the woman who lives there is facing murder charges. Police held on to the details of the bizarre murder scene for more than 24 hours after making...

WASHINGTON, June 3, 2009 – Afghan army commandos, assisted by coalition forces, were attacked today during a clearing operation in Afghanistan’s Kapisa province, and a combined force in Khost province detained three suspected militants yesterday. In the Kapisa operation, the combined element was searching an area known for enemy activity in the province’s Yakdan Valley region when it came under heavy small-arms fire from a nearby compound. The forces used small-arms and mortar fire to help neutralize the enemy. Air strikes were called to defuse the enemy and cut off their retreat routes. Two militants were killed during the engagement....

British attack helicopters in southern Afghanistan have killed a Taleban leader who has been connected to a suicide bomb attack last month that killed two British soldiers, the Ministry of Defence said yesterday. Mullah Mansur was also accused of masterminding other bombings against British and Afghan forces in and around Lashkar Gah in Helmand province, it said. Apache helicopters carried out the attack in the early hours of Monday in an isolated area northeast of Lashkar Gah. Several other insurgent leaders and accomplices were killed or injured. The operation was the culmination of months of effort. John Hutton, the Defence...

ISLAMABAD (AFP) – Pakistan's military said Tuesday it had killed 21 militants in the past 24 hours of its offensive to crush Taliban extremists in pockets of the northwest, while three soldiers died. In a statement update, the army said: "In the last 24 hours, 21 miscreants-terrorists were killed and 18 apprehended in various areas of Swat, whereas three soldiers embraced shahadat (martyrdom)." As most of the conflict zone is cut-off to media and aid groups, there is no way to independently verify military death tolls. The number of civilian deaths in the fierce five-week offensive also remains unknown. Most...

Late Term Abortion Dr. Killed…No report on what trimester he was in… I find it ironic that the same people that defended Dr.Tillers practice of killing babies are the same people that are outraged by his demise. full story - http://standourground.org/?p=741

WASHINGTON, June 1, 2009 – Coalition and Afghan forces killed 17 militants, including several high-ranking Taliban members, in operations in Afghanistan over the past five days, military officials said. Afghan National Police and coalition forces killed five armed militants in the Andar district of Ghazni province yesterday. Afghan police officers came under attack from small-arms, machine-gun and rocket-propelled-grenade fire while patrolling an area known for rampant militant activity. While under fire, police officers alerted a joint Afghan police and coalition forces element, which joined in the firefight. Ground troops called in air strikes after determining there were no civilians in...

KABUL, May 29, 2009 – Afghan soldiers, advised by coalition forces, killed 35 militants and wounded 13 others in the Deh Chopan district of Afghanistan’s Zabul province yesterday, military officials reported. The Afghan-led force was conducting an early morning combat reconnaissance patrol when the convoy came under heavy fire from militants using small arms and mortars. The combined forces returned fire and requested air support, killing 35 and wounding 13. The remaining militants retreated, and medical personnel treated the wounded enemy fighters, who were taken into Afghan National Army custody. No Afghan security forces, coalition forces or civilian casualties were...

WASHINGTON, May 28, 2009 – Afghan and coalition forces killed more than 30 militants in two separate operations in Afghanistan today, military officials said. Coalition and Afghan forces killed at least 29 militants during a fierce firefight at a suspected foreign fighter camp in Paktika province, military officials said. In the mountainous region near the Pakistan border, combined forces raided the enemy encampment, where intelligence sources indicated a senior Haqqani network leader was plotting future attacks in the area. Dozens of well-armed militants began firing on the combined force to repel the assault. Afghan and coalition forces returned fire, engaging...

WASHINGTON, May 27, 2009 – Afghan and coalition forces killed five suspects and detained 10 during operations throughout Afghanistan today. Combined forces conducting operations in northern Khost province saw a vehicle turn abruptly toward a security element. Afghan forces used verbal commands and gestures in an attempt to stop the vehicle. When the driver continued approaching, Afghan forces fired warning shots, but the driver was undeterred. After exhausting all nonlethal measures, Afghan and coalition forces engaged the vehicle, killing the driver who was the only occupant. In a rural village southwest of Kabul, a combined force raided a compound to...

WASHINGTON, May 26, 2009 – Coalition and Afghan forces killed 84 militants and detained 14 more in recent operations throughout Afghanistan, U.S. military officials reported. Afghan and coalition forces killed 13 enemy fighters today in an ongoing operation in Logar province’s Kharwar district. The joint forces were searching a compound when they spotted several groups of armed fighters closing in. An initial coalition airstrike killed four, and a follow-up airstrike killed nine more, military officials said. In operations yesterday: -- Afghan and coalition forces killed eight militants in Oruzgan province’s Deh Rawood district after the men attacked the joint reconnaissance...

WASHINGTON, May 22, 2009 – Coalition and Afghan troops have killed nearly 50 militants, detained three and seized drugs in ongoing operations in Afghanistan this week. In an update published today, military officials reported that Afghan commandos and coalition forces have killed 47 militants, including 13 in air strikes this morning, during ongoing operations in Helmand province. The combined forces launched the joint operation in the city of Marjeh in the province’s Nad Ali district on May 19 to disrupt activities in a key militant stronghold and narcotics hub. Over the past four days, troops have seized bomb-making materials, weapons...

WASHINGTON, May 21, 2009 – Coalition and Afghan operations in the past 24 hours have left 25 enemy fighters dead and seven in custody. In the city of Marjeh in Afghanistan’s Helmand province, forces killed 16 enemy fighters and confiscated and destroyed drugs, drug-refining materials and weapons. Security forces there launched an operation to secure the bazaar in Marjeh, thought to be a militant stronghold and hub of narcotics processing for southern Afghanistan. Nearly 33,000 pounds of various high-grade narcotics, including black tar opium, heroin and morphine, were destroyed. Forces also found heroin-refining products, including nearly 16,000 pounds of poppy...

WASHINGTON, May 20, 2009 – Afghan army commandos, assisted by coalition forces, have killed 18 enemy fighters and confiscated significant arms and drug caches in the city of Marjeh in the Nad Ali district of Afghanistan’s Helmand province yesterday and today, military officials reported. Heavy fighting ensued when the combined elements launched a multi-day operation to secure the city’s Loy Cherah Bazaar yesterday. The bazaar is a militant stronghold and narcotics processing hub for southern Afghanistan, officials said. After ensuring there were no civilians in the area, the combined force called for air strikes against known enemy fighting positions, killing...

WASHINGTON, May 19, 2009 – Coalition and Afghan forces killed seven militants and detained another during operations in Afghanistan over the past two days, military officials said. In a joint operation this morning, militants fired small-arms, machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades at combined forces as they searched an area in Helmand province thought to be an insurgent hub. Coalition air support responded to requests from the ground forces, destroying the enemy fighting positions and killing five militants. In a dramatic turn, two men wearing suicide vests approached coalition forces during the firefight. A coalition member shot one of the men,...

WASHINGTON, May 18, 2009 – Afghan and coalition forces killed an insurgent and detained 18 others during recent operations in Afghanistan. The joint forces detained two suspected militants yesterday during an operation in northern Afghanistan’s Konduz province to disrupt foreign-fighter networks. In May 16 operations throughout Afghanistan: - Afghan and coalition forces raided a compound in the Sora Kheyl Valley of Khost province’s Musa Kheyl district to disrupt a network directly connected to the April 16 attack of the Musa Kheyl District Center. A man armed with an AK-47 assault rifle fired on the forces and was killed in return...

BAGHDAD (Reuters) – As U.S. troops gradually curtail combat operations in Iraq, Iraqi soldiers are taking over the task of securing the country -- and for Iraqi special forces, that means hunting down insurgents and militiamen. There are persistent doubts about Iraqi forces' readiness to take on an insurgency which, although weakened, is far from defeated and can still launch devastating attacks. "We're absolutely killing them," General Fadel Barwari, commander of the Iraqi Special Operations Force (ISOF), said with more than a hint of aggression, sitting in an office adorned with a stuffed eagle and rows of automatic weapons. "The...

Ariz. man was Vietnam vet who decided to re-enlist after 9/11 attacks PHOENIX - A 60-year-old Vietnam War veteran who was killed by a roadside bomb in Iraq has become the oldest Army soldier to die in that conflict, the military said Thursday.

Chicago - busy putting on its best face to garner a 2016 Olympics bid and basking in the afterglow of President Obama's election - has become the nation's most violent city for youths. With three weeks left before summer break, a record 36 Chicago Public Schools students have been killed this school year, marking the third straight year that youth homicides have climbed into double digits. Chicago has surpassed New York City and Los Angeles for having the highest youth homicide rate in the nation. "I think people in Chicago have almost gotten numb to the statistics," said Dexter Voisin,...

KABUL, May 11, 2009 – Afghan and coalition forces killed one militant and detained seven suspects in operations yesterday to disrupt Taliban networks in eastern Afghanistan, military officials said. Afghan national police and coalition forces at a compound in the Sharan district of Paktika province killed one man with links to a Taliban network and detained two suspected militants. Combined forces also discovered grenades, armor-piercing rounds, explosive materials and other military equipment, which troops later destroyed. In a separate operation in the Sorkh Rod district of Nangarhar province, Afghan army and coalition forces detained five suspected militants, including the targeted...

WASHINGTON, May 8, 2009 – Afghan forces, advised by coalition forces, confiscated 600 pounds of opium and killed seven armed militants last night during operations in the Nahr-e Saraj district of Afghanistan’s Helmand province. Prompted by local reports of Taliban activities in the area, the Afghan forces launched a search of compounds in a known insurgent safe haven and narcotics hub. The Afghan-led force found the opium, an AK-47 assault rifle with 1,000 rounds and remote-controlled bomb-making components during the search. The Afghan forces also found a trauma room fully stocked with medical supplies and ready to treat militant casualties....

KABUL – Bombing runs called in by U.S. forces killed dozens of civilians taking shelter from fighting between Taliban militants and Afghan and international troops, Afghan officials said Tuesday. The U.S. promised a joint investigation. A provincial councilman said he saw about 30 bodies, many of them women and children, after villages bought them to a provincial capital. Overall death toll estimates varied widely. Villagers estimated from 70 to well over 100 civilians may have died, according to local and regional officials. But no government official could confirm such a toll.

WASHINGTON, May 4, 2009 – Afghan commandos, advised by coalition forces, killed 19 militants during overnight operations in Helgal Valley in the Shakail Shatel district of Afghanistan’s Kunar province, May 1-2. The Afghan-led force was conducting a combat reconnaissance patrol about 150 miles east of Kabul in an area known to harbor militants when they were attacked by several armed enemy fighters with small-arms fire from a wooded area. The combined force positively identified the enemy’s position and, after ensuring there were no noncombatants in the area, returned fire on the militants and called for close-air support, killing seven fighters....

WASHINGTON, May 1, 2009 – Acting on a warrant, coalition advisors operating with Iraq’s 4th Emergency Response Battalion in Tikrit, Iraq, killed two suspected terrorists while attempting to arrest them today. Both of the men were associated with developing and placing homemade bombs targeting Iraqi and coalition forces in the area, officials said. After entering the residence of the person listed on the warrant, the Tikrit battalion and coalition advisors moved to arrest the suspect. After repeated calls in Arabic to drop their weapons, the suspect and an associate aimed their weapons at the forces, who shot and killed them....

WASHINGTON, May 1, 2009 – Afghan and coalition forces killed 15 militants, wounded 12 others and detained one in the Arghandab district of Afghanistan’s Zabol province after their convoy came under attack today. The patrol was en route to a local village to talk with elders about security issues when it was attacked from a compound by several armed militants with small-arms fire. The combined force returned fire, killing one militant. Afghan forces secured and searched the compound. During searches of other compounds in the area, the combined forces came under small-arms fire from militants on a nearby hillside. The...

WASHINGTON, April 30, 2009 – Afghan and coalition forces killed four men and detained two others in operations overnight to disrupt bomb-making networks in Afghanistan’s Lowgar and Helmand provinces. In Lowgar’s Charkh district, Afghan and coalition forces conducted an assault to dismantle a Taliban network responsible for planning and conducting attacks. When the forces arrived at the rural village, they spotted several men moving in a field near the targeted compound. Using close-air support to contain the threat, they attempted to detain the men. One suspect was detained when he followed the forces’ instructions, but four others were killed during...

SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. -- Eyewitness News has learned that the Shoot Straight Gun Range will no longer be renting out guns at any of its Florida locations. According to Casselberry Police, 26-year old Jason McCarthy of Winter Springs rented a gun then shot himself in the head at the Casselberry location on Monday evening. The Shoot Straight Gun Range is the same place where a woman shot and killed her son and then herself earlier this month.

BROWNSVILLE — A former military official brought in to purge the police force of a northern Mexico border city was assassinated early Saturday, three days after about 70 patrol officers went on strike to demand his resignation.

WASHINGTON, April 24, 2009 – Coalition and Afghan forces killed 14 insurgents in a six-hour battle in the Sangin district of Afghanistan’s Helmand province yesterday. Forces were patrolling in an area known for heavy insurgent activity when they were attacked. The insurgents fired at the forces with rifles and rocket-propelled grenades. Coalition forces called in close-air support on two enemy fighting positions, killing 14 fighters and injuring one, who later surrendered. Two others also were detained. No coalition or Afghan forces were injured in the attack. In other Afghan news, coalition and Afghan forces detained three suspects last night in...

WASHINGTON, April 23, 2009 – Afghan and coalition forces killed two militants and captured seven others in overnight operations in Afghanistan. Afghan National Army commandos disrupted a Taliban network in Helmand province’s Nadi Ali district last night when they detained four armed militants and confiscated a large cache of bomb-making materials. The commandos found and destroyed more than 40 pounds of homemade explosives, rocket-propelled grenades, mortar rounds and pressure plates used to manufacture bombs. Women and children in the compound were moved to a secure location while the commandos destroyed the cache. Earlier this week in the same area, coalition...

KABUL, Afghanistan, April 22, 2009 – Afghan and coalition forces killed an insurgent and detained six suspects following an operation early today in eastern Afghanistan’s Konar province. In the Pech district, about 50 miles northeast of Jalalabad, the combined force searched two compounds to remove a key enabler of the al-Qaida foreign terrorist network in Konar. Afghan and coalition forces conducted a thorough search of one compound without incident, protecting 20 adults and children. They then searched an adjacent compound after Afghan forces called for all noncombatants to come out of the buildings. More than 40 adults and children cooperated...

About the pit bull threads... Okay, I am going to ease off on the pit bull threads. The Admin Moderator has not asked me to, nor have I been threatened with banishment. Nor am I persuaded by the threads devoted to bashing me for posting these stories. I am just frankly getting tired of it myself. These attacks are basically unending, and it will only get much worse as school is out for Summer, and kids are around more, the temperatures rising, and what have you. I will certainly still post these from time to time, or maybe I'll do...

WASHINGTON, April 21, 2009 – One militant was killed and a suspect was detained during a joint operation today by coalition and Afghan forces in southern Afghanistan. The operation’s target was an associate of a local Taliban leader suspected of aiding the transport of weapons, ammunition and fighters into northern Kandahar province. During the operation, forces searched an isolated compound in Maywand district, about 40 miles northwest of Kandahar City. Five women and 15 children found in the compound were moved to a safe area, and forces tried to question several men believed to be under the influence of opium,...

WASHINGTON, April 20, 2009 – Coalition and Afghan forces killed at least four militants and detained four more in recent operations throughout Afghanistan, U.S. military officials reported. Afghan and coalitions forces killed two enemy fighters during a reconnaissance patrol today in Oruzgan province’s Khas Oruzgan district. The policemen and soldiers spotted the two militants setting up an ambush and armed with machine guns when they engaged them, killing both. In Helmand province’s Greshk district, Afghan police and coalition troops detained three suspected bomb makers today in a planned raid on a housing compound. The suspects allegedly are connected to Taliban...

WASHINGTON, April 17, 2009 – Coalition and Afghan forces killed eight militants and detained five in recent operations throughout Afghanistan, U.S. military officials reported. In operations today: -- Afghan soldiers, assisted by coalition forces, killed two militants in Farah province’s Khaki Safed district. The combined patrol came under machine-gun, small-arms and rocket-propelled grenade fire from five to seven militants. Shortly thereafter, 20 to 30 fighters joined in from established firing positions. The Afghan and coalition forces pursued the militants on foot. Most abandoned their fighting positions, but two were killed and several others were wounded as the combined elements cleared...

CHANDLER, Ariz. – An 18-year-old high school student caught with his 48-year-old math teacher in her bedroom was stabbed to death by her boyfriend, who was himself a former student of hers, police said Tuesday. Chandler police said 20-year-old Sixto Balbuena told them he never meant to kill Samuel Valdivia. He allegedly told police "the blade went in like going into butter" and that he just wanted to show Valdivia how much he hurt him by sleeping with Tamara Hofmann. Balbuena, a Navy sailor on leave from California, was arrested on a charge of second-degree murder after police found him...

WASHINGTON, April 13, 2009 – Twelve militants were killed and a suicide bomber was stopped in Afghanistan during weekend operations. On April 11, Afghan and coalition forces conducting a combat reconnaissance patrol in the Shinkay district of Afghanistan’s Zabol province killed four armed militants who attacked them using rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire. The forces responded with smallarms and heavy-weapons fire and close-air support, killing the militants. An Afghan man accidentally flipped his vehicle and suffered minor injuries as he fled the area to escape the militants’ gunfire. In the Sabari district of Khowst province, Afghan National Army commandos on...

A robber who walked into the Columbia downtown Alcoholics Anonymous center, pulled out a gun and demanded money was killed in a burst of gunfire from an AA visitor’s gun, police said.

Prosecutor: Illegal aliens killed teacherBy ARTEMIS COUGHLAN Staff Writer Published: Friday, April 10, 2009 MOUNT HOLLY — Two illegal alien brothers from Mexico were arrested several hours after their pickup truck broad sided a car, killing a beloved teacher on her way to school. Jose Luis Galindo-Sanchez, the 26-year-old driver, was charged with hindering apprehension, obstruction of justice and witness tampering, the Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office said yesterday. Lucio Garcia-Sanchez, the 19-year-old younger brother and passenger, was charged as a material witness. The brothers live on the 900 block of 19th Street in Camden. They were on their way to...

WASHINGTON, April 10, 2009 – Coalition and Afghan forces killed 32 insurgents today during operations in southern Afghanistan, military officials reported. In the Lashkar Gah district of Helmand province, 15 insurgents were killed after opening fire on a U.S.-Afghan patrol. The coalition troops returned fire, killing all 15 attackers with small-arms, heavy weapons and aviation weapon support. In Oruzgan province’s Shahid E-Hassas district, enemy fighters fired small arms and rocket-propelled grenades at U.S. and Afghan forces on a reconnaissance patrol. The attackers fled to a nearby shopping district, but the coalition force eventually killed all 12 as they were found...

WASHINGTON, April 6, 2009 – Coalition and Afghan forces have killed at least 52 insurgents and captured 17 others in four days of fighting in Afghanistan, military officials reported. The firefights mostly have occurred in Afghanistan’s southern Helmand and Zabol provinces, where military officials say the Taliban is increasing its presence. Afghan and coalition forces have killed at least 37 insurgents in Helmand since April 3, and 14 insurgents were killed in Zabol on April 4. Combined forces also killed one insurgent and captured eight others in the southern province of Kandahar on April 3. Bombing cells, illegal drug operations...

WASHINGTON, April 3, 2009 – Afghan and coalition forces killed five enemy fighters in operations yesterday and overnight in Afghanistan’s Helmand province, military officials reported. The overnight operation in the province’s Nad Ali district, targeted a mid-level Taliban commander responsible for attacks against Afghan civilians and coalition forces, including a suicide-bomber attack on the Musa Qala Bazaar and an attack on coalition forces that killed 12 Afghan civilians in Musa Qala, both in December. Upon arriving at the targeted compound, assault forces killed two guards who attempted to engage them. Afghan forces called out for all noncombatants to leave the...

BAGHDAD, April 3, 2009 – A Multinational Division Baghdad air weapons team engaged four armed men who were spotted planting a roadside bomb north of Taji, Iraq, last night, military officials reported. The attack left one of the would-be bombers dead and wounded two others. The men, believed to be members of the “Sons of Iraq” civilian security group, were seen emplacing an object in the road, near a critical road junction, with lookouts posted several meters away. The largely rural area north of Baghdad has been the scene of several attacks in the past few months, officials said. A...

WASHINGTON, April 2, 2009 – Afghan soldiers, aided by coalition forces, killed 20 armed insurgents in a firefight in southern Afghanistan today, near where they destroyed a bomb-making facility yesterday, military officials reported. Afghan soldiers, advised by coalition forces, have been on reconnaissance patrols for two days in Helmand province’s Kajaki district where insurgents are known to operate. While conducting a dismounted patrol today, the Afghan-led forces were attacked by dozens of armed militants with small-arms and rocket-propelled grenade fire. The troops returned fire, causing the enemy to withdraw to secondary fighting positions. The forces positively identified the enemy fighting...

KABUL, March 31, 2009 – Afghan and coalition forces killed one person and detained four known militants and eight suspected militants during pre-dawn operations in Afghanistan’s Khowst province today. In the Besmil district, a combined assault force targeted a compound housing a militant with the Islamic Jihad Union, a group known to traffic foreign fighters through the Khowst-Gardez pass. When the assault force arrived at the targeted compound, they called for occupants to peacefully exit. Twelve men and 14 children followed the forces’ directives and left the building. One person did not comply, and Afghan and coalition forces again instructed...

WASHINGTON, March 30, 2009 – Afghan and coalition forces killed 11 insurgents in separate firefights March 27 in southern and western Afghanistan, military officials said. Forces killed six of the enemy fighters in a nighttime raid to degrade terrorist networks in the Nahr Surk district of northern Helmand province. Afghan and coalition forces targeted a compound that housed known insurgents. When the assault force arrived at the targeted location, militants positioned south of the compound immediately began attacking the force using small-arms fire. The forces returned fire and called for supporting fire. Four of the insurgents were killed. Having eliminated...

KABUL, Afghanistan, March 27, 2009 – An Afghan National Army soldier reportedly killed two coalition servicemembers and wounded one in northern Afghanistan today, military officials reported. The wounded servicemember was evacuated for medical treatment. A fourth servicemember appeared uninjured, but was evacuated to a medical facility for evaluation. The Afghan National Army soldier reportedly killed himself immediately after the incident, which took place at about 2:20 p.m. local time. The scene has been secured and the incident is under investigation. Afghan Defense Minister Abdul Rahim Wardak expressed his condolences for the servicemembers killed and wounded. He said he was “saddened...

WASHINGTON, March 27, 2009 – Afghan and coalition forces killed 13 militants, detained one suspected militant and seized weapons caches in operations in Afghanistan over the past four days, military officials reported. In Helmand province’s Lashkar Gah district, Afghan and coalition forces arrived at a compound militants had occupied for the night. The force immediately was engaged by armed militants from inside the compound. Several militants fled, while the force continued to receive small-arms fire from inside a building. The force cleared the building, killing three militants. One militant was barricaded in one of the buildings, using women and children...