http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/killed/ en-us Fri, 5 Sep 2008 00:18:38 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2074981/posts WASHINGTON, Sept. 4, 2008 – Coalition forces killed one enemy fighter and detained 15 suspects during operations today targeting al-Qaida in Iraq bombing cells and their supporting networks in Baghdad and the Tigris River Valley, military officials reported. A suspected car-bombing cell leader and three alleged associates are in coalition custody after an operation in Baghdad. The alleged leader reportedly is involved in procuring of bomb components, building bombs and distributing them to the cell, which has been known to attack Iraqi civilians in northern Baghdad, officials said. He also is believed to have contact with terrorists around Iraq and... American Forces Press Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2074981/posts#comment Fri, 5 Sep 2008 00:18:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2074962/posts BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan, Sept. 4, 2008 – Coalition forces have positively identified five Taliban subcommanders killed during operations over the past month in Afghanistan’s Kapisa province. Qari Nejat, along with four other enemy fighters, was killed during a coalition forces operation in the province’s Nijrab district Aug. 5. Officials said Nejat was a Taliban commander in the Tag Ab valley region, with ties to senior insurgent figures. He was implicated in the July 21 suicide bombing in the Tag Ab bazaar that injured six Afghan nationals, as well as the July 16 kidnapping of three Afghan National Police officers in... American Forces Press Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2074962/posts#comment Thu, 4 Sep 2008 23:55:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2074944/posts WASHINGTON, Sept. 3, 2008 – Coalition forces killed an al-Qaeda in Iraq weapons facilitator and detained eight suspected terrorists during operations targeting the terrorist network in the Tigris River Valley yesterday, military officials reported. Coalition forces killed a weapons facilitator in Tikrit during an operation to disrupt the al-Qaida in Iraq bombing network in the area. Officials said intelligence reports indicate the man was trafficking rockets and bombing components for a Tikrit-based cell, and may have had ties to the al-Qaida in Iraq propaganda network. When coalition forces called out for occupants of the target building to surrender, several people... American Forces Press Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2074944/posts#comment Thu, 4 Sep 2008 23:40:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2072596/posts WASHINGTON, Aug. 31, 2008 – Afghan and coalition forces have killed more than 220 militants during operations in Afghanistan’s Helmand province since Aug. 25, military officials reported. Attacked repeatedly by militants with small-arms and heavy-weapons fire during multiple engagements, the Afghan and coalition soldiers have responded with small-arms fire, heavy weapons and close-air support, eliminating the militant threats, officials said. Operations in the area have led to the discovery and destruction of multiple weapons caches containing ammonium nitrate, 107 mm rockets, motorcycles, 60 mm mortar rounds, pipe bombs, machine guns, rifles and small-arms ammunition. Several fortified fighting positions also have... American Forces Press Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2072596/posts#comment Mon, 1 Sep 2008 21:12:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2070259/posts WASHINGTON, Aug. 28, 2008 – Afghan and coalition forces killed more than 100 enemy fighters during combat operations in Afghanistan’s Helmand province over the last three days, military officials reported. Afghan and coalition forces were conducting security patrols related to an ongoing operation in the province when they were attacked multiple times by insurgents using small-arms, rocket-propelled grenade and mortar fire, sparking numerous engagements, officials said. The patrols returned fire and called in close-air support. Elsewhere, two militants were detained and one was killed during a coalition forces operation to disrupt militant activities in Paktika province yesterday. Coalition forces searched... American Forces Press Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2070259/posts#comment Fri, 29 Aug 2008 01:13:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2069618/posts WASHINGTON, Aug. 27, 2008 – Coalition and Afghan security forces detained four militants and killed more than a dozen others in separate operations yesterday and Aug. 25, military officials reported. Four militants were detained, including a targeted individual, during a coalition forces operation to disrupt militant activities in Paktika province yesterday. Coalition forces searched a compound in Barmal district, targeting a militant facilitating the movement of foreign fighters and weapons from Pakistan into Afghanistan. Afghan and coalition forces killed several militants during a combat patrol in Sangin district, Helmand province, Aug. 25. The combined force spotted a large number of... American Forces Press Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2069618/posts#comment Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:42:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2069617/posts WASHINGTON, Aug. 27, 2008 – Coalition forces killed three terrorists - two of whom were wearing suicide vests - and detained six suspects, including an alleged al-Qaida in Iraq leader, during operations in Iraq’s Diyala province today, military officials reported. Coalition forces targeted regional terrorist leaders near Jalula, about 125 kilometers northeast of Baghdad. When forces arrived, several men ran from the target building and hid in nearby fields. Coalition forces repeatedly called out for the men to surrender and fired warning shots, but they refused to comply. Coalition forces found bomb-making materials and weapons in the target building, perceived... American Forces Press Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2069617/posts#comment Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:40:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2067283/posts BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan, Aug. 24, 2008 – Coalition forces killed “multiple militants” yesterday during an operation to disrupt militant activities in Afghanistan’s Kapisa province, military officials reported. The force searched a remote area in the province’s Tag Ab district targeting a senior Taliban commander smuggling weapons and foreign fighters into Afghanistan, as well as organizing rocket, roadside-bomb and suicide attacks against coalition and NATO forces. During the operation, armed militants engaged the force. Coalition forces responded with small-arms fire, killing the militants, officials said. Coalition forces searched the area and discovered multiple AK-47 assault rifles and machine guns. The weapons... American Forces Press Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2067283/posts#comment Sun, 24 Aug 2008 20:36:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2064581/posts WASHINGTON, Aug. 19, 2008 – Two militants were killed and six were detained during separate coalition operations in Afghanistan yesterday, military officials reported. One militant was killed and two were detained during a coalition operation to disrupt militant activities in Khowst province. Coalition forces searched a compound in the Tani district, targeting a militant known to facilitate roadside-bomb attacks on Afghan and coalition forces. During the operation, an armed militant engaged the force. Coalition forces responded with small-arms fire, killing the militant. A militant was killed and four were detained during a coalition operation to disrupt militant activities in Ghazni... American Forces Press Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2064581/posts#comment Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:32:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2064032/posts WASHINGTON, Aug. 18, 2008 – Coalition and Afghan forces killed an unknown number of armed militants and seized a suspect in Afghanistan yesterday, military officials said. Enemy fighters attacked a coalition base in the Bermel Valley of Paktika province with small-arms, machine-gun and rocket fire. Combined forces retaliated with machine-gun and mortar fire, killing several militants, military officials said. No Afghan, coalition forces or civilian casualties were reported. Meanwhile, as troops searched for a Taliban leader in a compound in the Tag Ab district of Kapisa province, they came under fire from multiple enemy fighters. Coalition forces responded with air... American Forces Press Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2064032/posts#comment Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:27:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2063782/posts According to the report, the Pakistani officials confirmed that Maulana Faqir Muhammad was killed during the fighting between the Taliban and the Pakistani security forces in the tribal district of Bajaur Agency.Big news if true....Muhammad is friend and protector of Ayman Zawahiri. Jawa Report http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2063782/posts#comment Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:21:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2063399/posts WASHINGTON, Aug. 17, 2008 – Coalition and Afghan forces killed at least 30 armed militants during fierce fighting in Afghanistan over the past week, military officials said. As troops searched for a Taliban leader in a compound in the Tag Ab district of Kapisa province Aug. 15, they came under fire from multiple groups of enemy fighters. Coalition forces responded with air strikes and small-arms fire, killing the insurgents, military officials said. Seven woman and 11 children located with the militants as gunfire erupted were caught in the crossfire. All were unharmed, except for one woman who suffered injuries that... American Forces Press Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2063399/posts#comment Sun, 17 Aug 2008 20:49:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2063191/posts Several clashes in Afghanistan's south and east have killed 30 Taliban fighters, officials said Sunday. A group of Taliban insurgents attacked police checkpoints in Nad Ali district of southern Helmand province on Friday, sparking clashes that killed 23 militants, the Interior Ministry said in a statement. Four police were wounded and 13 other militants were detained, it said. Following the clash, the police abandoned the checkpoints, the statement said. Jerusalem Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2063191/posts#comment Sun, 17 Aug 2008 06:44:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2062923/posts Afghan and U.S.-led coalition forces have killed more than 90 militants during several days of fighting in the south of the country this week, the U.S. military and the Afghan Interior Ministry said on Saturday. reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2062923/posts#comment Sat, 16 Aug 2008 16:24:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2062697/posts WASHINGTON, Aug. 15, 2008 – Afghan and coalition forces killed dozens of militants and detained eight others in separate operations the past three days in Afghanistan, military officials reported. Eight militants were detained during a joint Afghan National Army and coalition forces operation to disrupt roadside-bomb networks in Paktika province yesterday. The joint force searched compounds in Orgun district targeting a Taliban sub-commander wanted for kidnapping, murdering several Afghan soldiers, and facilitating roadside-bomb operations. During the operation, military working dogs chased two men who were trying to flee. Both men received dog-bite injuries, one of which required treatment by coalition... American Forces Press Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2062697/posts#comment Sat, 16 Aug 2008 00:46:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2062079/posts WASHINGTON, Aug. 14, 2008 – Coalition and Iraqi forces killed an enemy fighter, detained 10 suspected terrorists and found weapons during recent operations throughout Baghdad, military officials said. Coalition troops killed one man and detained five others allegedly connected to al-Qaida. The individuals are believed to be involved in assassinations, bombings and financial conspiracies for the group against coalition and Iraqi forces. Various weapons were confiscated during the operation, officials said. In operations yesterday: -- Iraqi soldiers captured four suspected terrorists who allegedly attacked coalition forces in the city’s Rashid district. The individuals ambushed the U.S. police training team with... American Forces Press Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2062079/posts#comment Thu, 14 Aug 2008 23:42:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2061542/posts WASHINGTON, Aug. 13, 2008 – Coalition and Afghan troops killed five enemy fighters, detained three suspected terrorists and treated a teenage girl injured by a militant grenade attack during recent operations in Afghanistan, military officials said. The 14-year-old Afghan girl was seriously injured when a Taliban militant threw a grenade into her home yesterday in Oruzgan province’s Khas Oruzgan district. Coalition forces took the girl to a U.S. base, but later transported her to another facility for additional treatment. Her injuries include an amputated right thumb, partially amputated fingers, multiple shrapnel wounds and internal bleeding, officials said. In other news,... American Forces Press Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2061542/posts#comment Thu, 14 Aug 2008 02:37:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2060397/posts BREAKING NEWS — Senior Al Qaeda commander Abu Saeed al-Masri has been killed in recent clashes with Pakistani forces in a Pakistani region near the Afghan border, a security official told Reuters on Tuesday. "He was believed to be among the top leadership of Al Qaeda," the senior security official told the news agency on condition of anonymity. Al-Masri, which means Egyptian, was the senior most Al Qaeda operative http://www.foxnews.com/ http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2060397/posts#comment Tue, 12 Aug 2008 08:10:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2060590/posts PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - Senior Al Qaeda commander Abu Saeed al-Masri was killed in recent clashes with Pakistani forces near the Afghan border, a security official said on Tuesday. "He was believed to be among the top leadership of al Qaeda," the senior security official said on condition of anonymity. Al-Masri, which means "the Egyptian," was the most senior al Qaeda operative to have been killed in Pakistan's tribal belt since the death of his compatriot, Abu Khabab al-Masri, an Qaeda chemical and biological weapons expert, last month. Television channels identified the dead man as Mustafa Abu al-Yazid and said... Reuters on Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2060590/posts#comment Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:44:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2060212/posts BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan, Aug. 11, 2008 – Afghan national security forces and coalition forces fought militants in a series of engagements that left 25 militants and eight noncombatants dead in Khas Oruzgan district of Afghanistan’s Oruzgan province yesterday. Militants used a series of buildings along a known coalition route to launch multiple ambushes against coalition troops and then fled into a neighboring compound where they held 11 noncombatants hostage, including several children and an infant. As the coalition elements attempted to disengage from a previous attack, militants ambushed the coalition servicemembers from the compound that housed the noncombatants using small-arms... American Forces Press Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2060212/posts#comment Mon, 11 Aug 2008 23:46:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2058814/posts WASHINGTON, Aug. 8, 2008 – Coalition and Afghan forces killed enemy fighters and detained three suspected terrorists during operations yesterday in Afghanistan, military officials said. In Ghazni province’s Giro district, coalition forces killed several enemy fighters and five non-combatants during an operation in search of Taliban fighters in the area. Coalition troops were engaged as they approached their target facility. The troops returned fire, killing the militants and eventually detaining three. The attack inadvertently led to four women and one child killed, officials said. Coalition and Afghan forces killed four militants in Helmand province’s Nahr Surkh district. The joint forces... American Forces Press Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2058814/posts#comment Fri, 8 Aug 2008 23:12:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2058326/posts WASHINGTON, Aug. 7, 2008 – Coalition and Afghan forces killed several armed militants and destroyed a weapons cache in operations this week in Afghanistan, military officials said. Troops killed several militants and detained two others during an operation Aug. 5 to disrupt militant activities in Kapisa province. Coalition forces came under enemy fire as they searched a compound in the Nijrab district for a Taliban commander responsible for attacks against Afghan and coalition forces, military officials said. The troops retaliated with small-arms fire, killing several militants. Inside the compound, coalition forces found and destroyed bomb-making materials and barricaded fighting positions.... American Forces Press Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2058326/posts#comment Fri, 8 Aug 2008 00:00:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2057095/posts WASHINGTON, Aug. 5, 2008 – Coalition and Iraqi forces killed one enemy fighter, wounded two more and detained 21 suspected terrorists during recent operations in Iraq, military officials said. Today in northern and central Iraq, coalition forces captured 15 suspected terrorists during separate operations in Baghdad, Mosul, Samarra and Beiji. U.S. troops near Mosul detained two alleged al-Qaida associates and four other suspects. The two suspected associates are believed to be part of an al-Qaida network south of the city in Sharqat, officials said. Coalition forces detained six suspected terrorists in Salahuddin province, including an alleged al-Qaida leader in Samarra.... American Forces Press Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2057095/posts#comment Tue, 5 Aug 2008 23:30:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2056506/posts WASHINGTON, Aug. 4, 2008 – Coalition and Afghan forces killed enemy fighters, detained six suspects and found weapons during recent operations in Afghanistan, military officials said. In operations yesterday, coalition forces were searching areas in Ghazni province’s Waghez district when they came under attack by small-arms and mortar fire. Coalition forces repelled the attack, killing an unspecified number of enemy fighters, officials said. Afghan and coalition forces detained four suspected terrorists and discovered bomb-making materials in Khowst province. The individuals reportedly are linked to a bomb-facilitation network responsible for numerous attacks in the province’s Sabari district, officials said. In operations... American Forces Press Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2056506/posts#comment Mon, 4 Aug 2008 23:28:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2055908/posts Coalition and Afghan forces killed more than a dozen militants and detained two during operations in Afghanistan over the past few days, military officials said. A militant was killed and two were detained during a coalition forces operation yesterday in Ghazni province targeting a militant who officials said planned roadside bomb attacks and conducted indirect-fire attacks against coalition forces. In an Aug. 1 operation in Farah province, coalition forces killed several militants. Officials said intelligence reports helped to pinpoint the militants’ location in a remote area known to be a safe haven for Taliban and foreign fighters. After the militants... DoD http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2055908/posts#comment Sun, 3 Aug 2008 22:15:29 GMT