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BAGHDAD, Iraq – Coalition Forces killed two terrorists and detained 11 suspected terrorists during several raids targeting the al-Qaeda in Iraq network. During a raid Thursday morning east of Balad, two armed terrorists began firing on Coalition Forces. Coalition Forces engaged the armed men with precision fires from a fixed-wing aircraft, killing both terrorists. Coalition Forces also detained eight suspected terrorists during the raid. A raid Wednesday evening in Mosul resulted in the detention of three suspected terrorists with alleged ties to al-Qaeda in Iraq suicide bombing operations.

WASHINGTON, March 8, 2007 – Coalition forces detained 33 terrorist suspects and responded to a suicide-bomb attack in Iraq over the past two days. About 400 Iraqi army soldiers, from the 2nd Strategic Infrastructure Brigade, detained more than 24 suspected terrorists during joint operations in Bayji today. Paratroopers from the 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, provided quick-reaction assets. "The Iraqis are taking great strides in leading and planning operations," said Army Col. Bryan Owens, commander of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division. "Their continued success will help to make Salah ad Din a...

WASHINGTON, March 7, 2007 – Coalition forces have killed five and captured five terrorists in Iraq in recent days. Multinational Division Baghdad soldiers discovered five terrorists emplacing improvised explosive devices at a village near the banks of the Euphrates River in Baghdad on March 5. Soldiers engaged the terrorists with small-arms fire, killing four. Following the firefight, the soldiers recovered two AK-47 assault rifles. They turned the terrorists’ bodies over to local authorities and confiscated the weapons. Elsewhere in Iraq that day, Multinational Division Baghdad soldiers discovered a weapons cache along the main highway into Baghdad, near the Radwaniyah...

WASHINGTON, March 2, 2007 – Over the past two days in Iraq, coalition forces killed eight terrorists and found a car bomb and weapons cache, Iraqi forces detained five suspects, and insurgents killed four civilians with mortar fire. Coalition forces killed eight terrorists yesterday during a raid targeting al Qaeda in Iraq operating in the Salman Pak region. Intelligence reports indicate a significant number of individuals involved with the al Qaeda terrorist network currently operate in the area, officials said. Activities in this area have been linked to a roadside-bomb and car-bomb network. Terrorists in the area are also...

WASHINGTON, March 1, 2007 – Coalition forces killed 13 insurgents, detained 26 suspects and found scores of weapons in operations around Iraq over the past three days. Coalition forces in Ramadi and its surrounding neighborhoods today killed two insurgents and detained 10 suspects with alleged ties to foreign fighter facilitation. During operations elsewhere in Iraq today, coalition forces south of Baghdad killed an armed terrorist who charged at them as they entered a targeted building. In Bayji, coalition forces detained six suspected terrorists with alleged ties to al Qaeda in Iraq, military officials said. "Coalition forces will continue to...

Israeli officers kill Islamic Jihad leaders Staff and agencies Wednesday February 28, 2007 Guardian Unlimited (UK) Palestinians inspect the car in which three Islamic Jihad militants were killed by Israeli agents, in the West Bank city of Jenin. Photograph: Saif Dahlah/AFP/Getty Images An undercover Israeli unit shot and killed two Islamic Jihad leaders and their driver in the West Bank town of Jenin today, triggering promises of revenge from the militant organisation. Elsewhere in the West Bank, around 50,000 people in the city of Nablus were put under curfew for the second time this week. Witnesses said the undercover officers...

Al-Qa'eda 'plotted to kill Blair in front of Queen' By Andrew Pierce Last Updated: 1:34am GMT 26/02/2007 Tony Blair defied an assassination threat from al-Qa'eda to take part in the Queen's Golden Jubilee celebrations in central London, it can be revealed for the first time. The risk to the Prime Minister was disclosed to a new BBC documentary by Lord Stevens, the Metropolitan Police Commissioner in 2002. He positioned marksmen around Buckingham Palace in readiness for an attack by bombers or snipers. Lord Stevens, talking for the first time about the alleged plot, said: "There was a threat against the...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25, 2007 – Over the past three days in Iraq, U.S. and Iraqi forces killed terrorists, captured suspects, confiscated weapons and responded to bombings. In Mosul, Coalition Forces killed two terrorists and captured a suspected senior al-Qaida leader during a raid today. While approaching the first targeted building, Coalition Forces began receiving enemy fire from an adjacent building. Coalition Forces fired back, killing one terrorist. Upon entering the adjacent building, ground forces were confronted by an armed terrorist who began maneuvering on the ground forces. Ground forces took proper self-defense measures and killed the armed terrorist. During...

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) -- A tour bus of U.S. senior citizens defended themselves against a group of alleged muggers, sending two of them fleeing and killing a third in the Atlantic coast city of Limon, police said on Thursday. One of the tourists _ a retired member of the U.S. military aged about 70 _ put assailant Warner Segura in a head lock and broke his clavicle after the 20-year-old and two other men armed with a knife and gun held up their tour bus Wednesday, said Luis Hernandez, the police chief of Limon, 80 miles east of...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21, 2007 – No one was seriously injured when a U.S. Army UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter went down near Baghdad today, military officials reported. Meanwhile, coalition forces killed seven terrorists and detained 13 others, and local citizens and Iraqi police denied an al Qaeda convoy entry into a village over the last two days in Iraq. The helicopter went down today north of Baghdad while conducting operations. No serious injuries or fatalities occurred. Nine military personnel were on board, and all were evacuated successfully, officials said. The cause of the incident is under investigation. In other developments, coalition...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18, 2007 – Coalition forces killed four foreign terrorist facilitators and detained 63 other enemy fighters in operations throughout Iraq during the past three days. The foreign fighter facilitators were killed today during an operation southeast of Rutbah when coalition forces entered a targeted building and killed the four armed men. Four others surrendered and were detained for questioning. Meanwhile, during operations in Ramadi, coalition forces targeted terrorists with ties to al Qaeda’s senior leadership. The search netted a suspected leader of an improvised explosive devices and sniper cell network in the Ramadi area. Seven other suspects were...

A historic mall's winding hallways became a shooting gallery for a gunman in a trench coat who fired a shotgun randomly at customers, slaying five before being killed by police, authorities and witnesses said. For hours after Monday evening's rampage at the Trolley Square shopping mall, police searched stores for scared, shocked shoppers and employees who were hunkered down awaiting a safe escort. Marie Smith, 23, a Bath & Body Works manager, saw the gunman through the store window. She watched as he raised his gun and fired at a young woman approaching him from behind. "His expression stayed totally...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7, 2007 -- Coalition forces nabbed two suspected al Qaeda-affiliated bombers during a morning raid in west Taji, Iraq, today, military officials reported, while three Iraqi children were killed and a dozen other residents were wounded today as the result of a insurgent mortar attack on a village north of Baghdad. Coalition forces escort Iraqi women and children to safety after a morning raid on a suspected terrorist “safe house” in west Taji, Iraq, today. Coalition forces detained two suspected al Qaeda-affiliated bombers and also found weapons and materials used to make roadside bombs. The “safe house”...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6, 2007 – Coalition forces killed one terrorist and detained 17 in operations across Iraq this week. In addition, car bombs in Iraq have killed 10 locals and wounded 26 in the past three days. In raids in Iraq today: -- In Karabilah, coalition forces killed one terrorist and detained two suspected terrorists while targeting a foreign fighter cell. -- Coalition forces North of Tarmiyah detained two suspected terrorists reportedly associated with an al Qaida foreign fighter network. -- Three individuals with suspected ties to a car bomb cell operating near Karmah were captured. -- During a...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2, 2007 – Afghan National Army soldiers and coalition forces killed more than 10 Taliban fighters today in a small-arms engagement near the village of Farah in Farah province, Afghanistan. The battle occurred after Taliban fighters attacked an Afghan army checkpoint. The Afghan National Army, along with coalition forces, immediately responded with direct fire. One Afghan soldier was killed in the engagement, and two were wounded. In another operation, Afghan and coalition forces conducted combat operations against terrorists in the Bermel district of Paktika province today. Coalition forces spotted a group setting up rockets and engaged the group...

Would-be robber broke probationA would-be robber shot to death by an off-duty King County sheriff's sergeant Friday night near Pike Place Market had a warrant out for his arrest. Samuel Curry, 21, of Renton was shot twice in the torso and died a short time later at Harborview Medical Center, according to the King County Medical Examiner's Office.

An off-duty King County sheriff's sergeant shot and killed an attempted robbery suspect Friday night on Western Avenue just south of the Pike Place Market. The sergeant said he witnessed a man with a gun robbing another person and intervened, said Jeff Kappel, Seattle police spokesman.

LA GLORIA - There is no need to go to Mexico, Spain or to South America to watch a bullfight. This small town in western Starr County is the home of the country's only bullring that features fighting bulls. But unlike other bullrings where blood is what seems to attract spectators, the bullfights at Santa Maria Bullring are bloodless - bulls are fought with a red cape, not killed. The bullring is starting its winter season with four world-class bloodless bullfights scheduled for Jan. 14 at the arena, at the intersection of FM 1017 and FM 755 in La Gloria,...

WASHINGTON, Dec. 31, 2006 – Coalition forces killed four terrorists and detained six others, while Iraqi army soldiers detained 21 suspects as the result of a series of operations conducted in Iraq yesterday. Coalition forces killed four terrorists and detained six other suspected terrorists during a morning raid in Thar Thar. Intelligence reports indicated known al Qaeda in Iraq terrorists with links to foreign fighters were operating at the targeted building. As coalition troops approached the building, armed terrorists appeared to maneuver against them in a threatening manner. A firefight left three terrorists dead and another injured. One armed...

WASHINGTON, Dec. 28, 2006 – Combined forces captured 60 suspected insurgents and killed one cell leader over the past four days in Iraq. -- Soldiers from the 4th Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division, detained 30 suspected insurgents Dec. 26 southwest of Mahmudiayh. The detainees are being held for questioning. -- 5th Iraqi Army Division forces, with coalition advisors, raided a suspected terrorist training camp today during operations near Baqubah. Combined forces detained 13 insurgents suspected of attacks against coalition forces and civilians. -- Soldiers with the 2nd Brigade Combat Team and the 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry...