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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,...

BAGHDAD — Multi-National Division - Baghdad troops detained 31 suspected insurgents at a possible Al Qaeda meeting in the Rashid District, July 11.Soldiers from Company A, 1sy Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, attached to the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, detained the suspects during an evening raid aimed at disrupting a suspected terrorist meeting in the district.The suspects were detained for further questioning.