http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/killed/ en-us Fri, 1 Jan 2010 15:41:52 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418963/posts MIRANSHAH, Pakistan (Reuters) - A missile fired by a pilotless U.S. drone aircraft on Friday killed at least three militants traveling in a car in Pakistan's North Waziristan region on the Afghan border, security officials said. "The bodies were burned beyond recognition. We are trying to determine their identity," said one security official. On Thursday night, a drone attack killed at least two militants in the same region, known as a sanctuary for Taliban and al Qaeda militants fighting in Pakistan and Afghanistan. The United States carried out at least 50 drone air strikes in northwestern border regions in 2009,... Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418963/posts#comment Fri, 1 Jan 2010 15:41:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417328/posts WASHINGTON — Iraqi forces, aided by U.S. advisors, arrested several suspected terrorists and seized weapons in Iraq in recent days, military officials report. Iraqi Security Forces yesterday arrested 14 suspected terrorists during a series of operations conducted in northern Iraq targeting suspected al-Qaeda in Iraq members. In southwest Baghdad, ISF, aided by U.S. advisors, arrested a suspected AQI explosives operative believed to be planning and conducting homemade bomb attacks throughout Diyala province. Meanwhile, in a separate operation in Jalula, northeast of Baghdad, Iraqi and U.S. forces arrested four suspected AQI members. Also yesterday, while conducting an operation southwest of Kirkuk,... Multi-National Force-Iraq http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417328/posts#comment Wed, 30 Dec 2009 01:17:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415605/posts KABUL – A heavily armed Taliban commander was killed during an pre-dawn shootout at a mosque in eastern Afghanistan, NATO said as it reported an American service member died in a separate attack. Yahoo/AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415605/posts#comment Sun, 27 Dec 2009 04:28:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2412947/posts Two Deputies in Critical Condition After Gunbattle That Left Suspect Dead Tim King Salem-News.com Domestic violence call results in two deputies shot. (EATONVILLE, Wash.) - Two deputies were ambushed Monday in a community still reeling from the loss of four police officers in a recent deadly shooting; Pierce County, Washington officials report that two of their deputies responding to a report of an unwanted guest in a home in the Eatonville area were shot. Officials there say it happened at approximately 8:48 p.m. "The initial call for assistance came from a man who was fighting with his brother. The officers... Salem-News.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2412947/posts#comment Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:54:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409125/posts KABUL, Dec. 15, 2009 – A combined Afghan-international security force detained a Taliban commander and other militants in Afghanistan today, and militants caught planting a roadside bomb were killed yesterday, military officials reported. The Taliban commander is linked to a bombing network in Zabul province and is believed to be responsible for several attacks in the area. The combined force searched a compound in the provincial capital of Qalat where intelligence sources reported the commander to be located and detained a few militants, one of whom identified himself as the man targeted in the operation. No shots were fired, and... American Forces Press Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409125/posts#comment Wed, 16 Dec 2009 23:38:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2408363/posts The DNR has refuted claims that they have brought mountain lions into Iowa to help control the deer population. But many do not believe that. This cat was checked by the DNR for a tag. None was found. Why would they look for a tag if mountain lions in Iowa are rare and wild? Associated Content http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2408363/posts#comment Wed, 16 Dec 2009 01:34:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2407583/posts WASHINGTON, Dec. 14, 2009 – A combined Afghan and international security force killed five enemy militants and detained another in Afghanistan’s Laghman province yesterday while pursuing a Taliban bomb maker linked to several attacks in the area. The force targeted a compound near Tingawar village where intelligence sources reported militant activity. During the operation, several militants threatened the force with assault rifles and shotguns and were killed. The force then searched the compound without incident. In a Dec. 12 operation, a combined force killed an enemy militant and detained another in Paktia province while pursuing a Taliban commander responsible for... American Forces Press Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2407583/posts#comment Tue, 15 Dec 2009 01:53:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2396385/posts PARKLAND, Wash. - Four police officers were shot and killed in a Sunday morning ambush at a Parkland-area coffee shop, officials said. Pierce County Sheriff's Office spokesman Ed Troyer called the ambush "a targeted attack." Officials at the scene said two gunmen burst into the Forza Coffee Co. outlet at 11401 Steele St. South, shot the four uniformed officers as they were working on their laptop computers, then fled the scene. Other customers were inside the coffee shop at the time of the attack, but none of them were shot or injured. A $10,000 reward is being offered for any... komo news http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2396385/posts#comment Sun, 29 Nov 2009 18:26:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2393831/posts WASHINGTON, Nov. 24, 2009 – Combined Afghan and international forces killed an enemy militant and detained numerous suspects in recent operations in Afghanistan, military officials reported. In Kandahar province today, a combined force detained several suspected militants, including a known Taliban facilitator responsible for the financial and logistical support of militant elements in the area. Tips from intelligence sources led the force to search compounds near the village of Bahay Dehe Sufla, southwest of Kandahar City. The suspects were detained without resistance, and one confirmed his identity as the Taliban facilitator. In another operation today, a combined force detained a... American Forces Press Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2393831/posts#comment Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:32:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2391107/posts KABUL, Nov. 20, 2009 – Afghan and international forces in Afghanistan killed an enemy militant and detained several terrorism suspects today, military officials reported. A combined Afghan-international security force killed an enemy militant in Takhar province while pursuing a facilitator for the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan terrorist organization who is responsible for financing militant activities and transporting foreign fighters into the region. The force searched a compound in the rural Bangi district east of Kunduz City. During the search, the enemy militant displayed hostile intent and was killed. The search was completed without further incident. There has been an increased... American Forces Press Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2391107/posts#comment Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:20:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2390290/posts KABUL, Nov. 19, 2009 – Afghan and international forces killed several militants and detained terrorism suspects in two Afghanistan provinces yesterday, military officials reported. A combined Afghan-international force detained several suspected militants in northern Kandahar province while pursuing a senior Taliban commander. The force targeted two vehicles near the village of Sahabey in the province’s Ghorak district after intelligence indicated militant activity. One of the vehicles contained a rocket-propelled grenade launcher and several rounds, as well as a machine gun and ammunition. The vehicles’ occupants were detained for further questioning, and the force safely destroyed the RPG launcher and other... American Forces Press Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2390290/posts#comment Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:55:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2389734/posts "Why would someone do this to her?" Breitbart TV http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2389734/posts#comment Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:38:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2388570/posts KABUL, Nov. 17, 2009 – Afghan and international forces worked together to kill or detain numerous enemy fighters and terrorism suspects in operations over the last two days, military officials reported. A combined Afghan and international security force killed several enemy militants, including a sought-after Taliban district commander, and detained several suspected militants in Afghanistan’s Wardak province early today. The force searched a compound near the village of Mayshin Kala in the province’s Sayed Abad district where intelligence indicated militant activity. Upon entering the compound courtyard, the force came under attack and returned fire, killing several enemy militants. During the... American Forces Press Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2388570/posts#comment Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:45:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2379507/posts WASHINGTON, Nov. 5, 2009 – Combined Afghan and international forces killed or detained suspected militants in Afghanistan’s Wardak and Khowst provinces yesterday, and officials are investigating whether an International Security Assistance Force rocket attack caused civilian casualties, military officials reported. A combined force targeted a compound near the village of Babur Kheyl in Wardak’s Sayed Abad district after intelligence indicated militant activity there. After entering the compound, the force received hostile fire and returned fire, killing the militants. The patrol searched the compound and detained a group of suspected militants. No civilians were harmed during the operation, officials said. In... American Forces Press Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2379507/posts#comment Thu, 5 Nov 2009 23:29:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2377652/posts MEXICO CITY – A news reporter who wrote about violent drug crimes has been strangled in the northern Mexican state of Durango, authorities said Tuesday. El Tiempo de Durango journalist Jose Bladimir Antuna was kidnapped Monday morning, said Ruben Lopez, spokesman for the state Attorney General's Office. Authorities found his body that night in a vacant lot in the state capital, about 400 miles southwest of Laredo, Texas. State authorities are investigating the murder. Lopez would not specify whether they suspected connections with organized crime. But Antuna had told his colleagues at the newspaper that he had received multiple telephone... AP on Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2377652/posts#comment Tue, 3 Nov 2009 20:25:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2372047/posts ISLAMABAD – Pakistan's army pushed deeper into a Taliban sanctuary close to the Afghan border Tuesday, claiming to have killed 42 militants in the latest stage of an offensive against extremists blamed for relentless attacks in recent weeks . In the capital, gunmen attacked a high-ranking Pakistani army officer in the second targeted shooting against top military brass in less than a week, part of a wave of violence sweeping the country in apparent retaliation for the 11-day long offensive in South Waziristan. The army officer, and his mother who was traveling with him, escaped unhurt from the assault in... AP on Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2372047/posts#comment Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:14:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2371500/posts WASHINGTON, Oct. 26, 2009 – Afghan and NATO forces have removed dozens of insurgents from fighting in Afghanistan in recent days, including a long-sought-after Taliban commander, military officials reported. Combined Afghan and International Security Assistance Force units killed at least two dozen insurgents during fighting in southern and eastern Afghanistan and detained numerous others. In operations yesterday: -- A combined force killed a dozen enemy militants in Kandahar province in an operation to interdict a Taliban commander and his unit believed to be responsible for attacks in the Arghandab district west of Kandahar City. The force coordinated an air strike... American Forces Press Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2371500/posts#comment Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:08:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2370426/posts The two car bombs were detonated near Baghdad's provincial government building and Iraq's Justice Ministry. http://www.bnonews.com/ http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2370426/posts#comment Sun, 25 Oct 2009 11:25:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2369683/posts KABUL, Oct. 23, 2009 – A combined Afghan and international security force killed enemy fighters and wounded another yesterday after forcefully entering and searching a series of compounds in Afghanistan’s Wardak province. The compounds were known to be used by a Taliban commander and his group believed to be responsible for several attacks in the area. The combined force initially searched a building in the province’s Chaki Wardak district without incident. But after observing enemy activity in a nearby compound, the force pursued those suspected militants. The militants fired on the combined force as it approached, and the force returned... American Forces Press Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2369683/posts#comment Sat, 24 Oct 2009 00:03:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2367018/posts KABUL, Oct. 20, 2009 – Afghan and international security forces killed militants, detained several suspects and seized weapons today in Afghanistan, military officials reported. A combined force killed enemy militants and detained suspected militants after searching two compounds known to be used by a Taliban commander and his element in Wardak province’s Jaghatu district. The suspects are believed to be responsible for guiding and directing other militant elements to conduct attacks in the area. During the search, enemy militants displayed hostile intent outside of the compounds. The force used precision aerial fire to kill several armed militants posing a threat... American Forces Press Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2367018/posts#comment Tue, 20 Oct 2009 23:40:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2364350/posts KABUL, Oct. 16, 2009 – Afghan and international forces killed militants today in a clash in which a woman and child died in the crossfire, killed several more enemy fighters in a separate operation, and arrested more than a dozen militants yesterday who had set up an illegal checkpoint, military officials reported. Militants attacked Afghan National Police and an international security force working to interdict suspected militants believed responsible for attacks in Afghanistan’s Ghazni province today. The combined force returned fire, killing two of the attackers, officials said, and found a woman and school-aged girl who apparently were accidently killed... American Forces Press Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2364350/posts#comment Sat, 17 Oct 2009 01:18:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2352717/posts The Taliban in Pakistan have released a video confirming that their former leader Baitullah Mehsud is dead. A video received by the BBC shows the body of the former head of Pakistan's largest Taliban group lying in a room. It is not clear where it was taken. Mr Mehsud was killed on 6 August in the tribal region of South Waziristan in a missile attack by a suspected US drone. news.bbc.co.uk http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2352717/posts#comment Thu, 1 Oct 2009 19:06:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2352719/posts The brother of Pakistan's new Taliban leader has been killed in a clash with security forces in the north-west of the country, local officials say. Kalimullah Mehsud was killed in battle on Monday after troops responded to a Taliban rocket attack on a military base in North Waziristan. Tribal sources confirmed his death. He has since been buried in his village. bbc http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2352719/posts#comment Thu, 1 Oct 2009 19:10:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2349713/posts Da Joooos in da sky catch three members of a Palestinian Islamic Jihad rocket team attempting to fire a qassam at southern Israel...hilarity ensues.... Note: This took place on Friday according to the IDF. Weasel Zippers http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2349713/posts#comment Sun, 27 Sep 2009 23:49:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2348961/posts An Israeli air strike in the Gaza Strip on Friday killed three Palestinian fighters, medical workers and the Israeli military said. According to Reuters, an Israeli military spokesman said the air force "targeted and identified hitting three terrorists on their way to launch rockets into southern Israel". The Islamic Jihad group said the fighters from its group died near the Jabalya refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip. Al Bawaba http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2348961/posts#comment Sat, 26 Sep 2009 19:00:50 GMT