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BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan, Feb. 14, 2008 – Several armed insurgents were killed and nine armed individuals were detained during two separate coalition forces operations yesterday to disrupt Taliban command and control networks. Coalition forces conducted an operation in the Tarin Kowt district of Oruzgan province targeting a Taliban leader responsible for conducting anti-government activities in the area, and a group of insurgents on motorcycles associated with him. Aerial-delivered conventional munitions destroyed the motorcycles and killed a number of insurgents. In a follow-on assessment, coalition forces searched compounds in the district targeting the Oruzgan-based Taliban leader and his associates hiding...

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17, 2008 – Coalition forces killed two terrorists and detained 17 suspects today during operations targeting al Qaeda networks in northern Iraq. Coalition forces conducted an operation targeting an al Qaeda leader in the western region of Mosul. Reports indicate the wanted individual is a direct associate of numerous terrorist leaders, to include the al Qaeda in Iraq senior leader Abu Ayyub al-Masri. The suspect allegedly has a history of terrorist activity that originated in Baghdad and is believed to have been recently appointed to a leadership position in the region after the previous terrorist leader was killed....

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8, 2008 – The international coalition in Afghanistan continues to make progress by disrupting insurgent networks, bolstering national security forces and strengthening Afghan institutions, a top military official said today. Army Brig. Gen. Joseph Votel, deputy commanding general for operations for Combined Joint Task Force 82, spoke to Pentagon reporters via video teleconference from Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan. In conjunction with NATO and Afghan partners, Combined Joint Task Force 82 “continues to pursue a comprehensive strategy to build Afghan national security capacity that will enable development and governance,” Votel said. In “full-spectrum operations,” combined forces are isolating insurgents...

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7, 2007 – Coalition forces killed three terrorists and detained nine suspects today during operations to disrupt al Qaeda and foreign terrorist networks in central and northern Iraq. During an operation west of Abu Ghraib, coalition forces targeted an alleged associate of several senior terrorist leaders in Kirkuk. Reports also indicate the targeted individual has information about foreign terrorists in the area. As the force secured the target, several men, one of whom was armed, maneuvered toward them. The suspected terrorists did not comply with the force’s instructions. The armed men continued to maneuver toward coalition troops, who...

BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan , Nov. 5, 2007 – An Afghan and coalition forces operation yesterday in Afghanistan’s Ghazni province disrupted foreign fighter and Taliban recruiting networks. Six people were detained, one of whom was wounded, and two other militants were killed. Afghan and coalition forces conducted a search of several compounds in the Deh Yak district of Ghazni province, where intelligence reports indicated militant recruiting networks were operating. During the search of several buildings on one of the compounds, Afghan and coalition forces detained three individuals suspected to be linked with militant recruiting facilitators. While performing a search on...

BAGHDAD, Iraq – Coalition forces killed 10 terrorists and detained three suspects during operations Friday targeting al-Qaeda networks in central and northern Iraq. Southeast of Baghdad in Salman Pak, Coalition forces conducted an operation targeting an alleged foreign terrorist facilitator with ties to al-Qaeda in Iraq senior members operating in the Arab Jabour area. Reports indicate the individual is also associated with several foreign terrorist facilitators operating outside of Iraq, and an al-Qaeda in Iraq member who claims involvement in attacks against Coalition forces. The ground force was engaged by small arms fire as they approached the target building. Responding...

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28, 2007 – Coalition forces captured two wanted individuals and detained another four suspects early this morning during operations to disrupt al Qaeda networks in central and northern Iraq, and military officials report numerous weapons caches discovered and suspects detained in operations over past several days. -- In Baghdad, coalition forces captured a wanted individual reportedly attempting to re-establish the city's car-bombing operations after significant degradation by coalition forces. During several recent operations, coalition forces captured suspects with ties to the car-bombing network involved in attacks against Iraqi civilians and security forces. -- In an operation to disrupt...

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6, 2007 – Coalition forces killed six terrorists and detained 25 suspected terrorists during operations targeting al Qaeda in Iraq's operational networks in the Tigris River Valley and Kirkuk today. Coalition forces conducted two raids in and around Tarmiyah targeting senior members of al Qaeda’s network in the northern belts around Baghdad. During one raid, three armed men drew their weapons when the ground forces approached them. Coalition forces engaged the three armed men, killing them. As the ground forces continued to secure the area, they observed two men, one who was carrying a rifle, maneuvering into position...

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26, 2006 – Iraqi police forces captured members of a murder and kidnapping cell and the leadership of an illegal armed group in separate operations yesterday, U.S. military officials reported. Special Iraqi police forces conducted an early-morning raid yesterday in the Hillah area to capture members of a murder and kidnapping cell wanted by the Ministry of the Interior. Iraqi forces, with coalition advisors, arrived at the objective and gained entry to several locations where 11 suspected members of the cell were found and detained. The cell was targeted for its attacks against Iraqi and coalition forces with...

Solar flares will disrupt GPS in 2011 14:29 29 September 2006 NewScientist.com news service Jeff Hecht Navigation, power and communications systems that rely on GPS satellite navigation will be disrupted by violent solar activity in 2011, research shows. A study reveals Global Positioning System receivers to be unexpectedly vulnerable to bursts of radio noise produced by solar flares, created by explosions in the Sun's atmosphere. When solar activity peaks in 2011 and 2012, it could cause widespread disruption to aircraft navigation and emergency location systems that rely heavily on satellite navigation data. Particularly intense solar activity occurs roughly every 11...

New York Gov. George Pataki is blasting a nationwide boycott by illegal aliens planned for Monday, calling it a "terrible" idea. "I think it's just terrible," Pataki told WABC Radio host Larry Kudlow on Saturday. "You don't take a demonstration to the streets for a political cause that's going to threaten our schools and close down businesses." The New York Republican suggested that if illegal immigrants participate in a work boycott, they might be fired. "They have to show up for work if they want to continue to have a job," he said. "There are far better ways to gain...

U.S. and Iraqi Army soldiers secure seized weapons and ammunition. Iraqi Security Forces, in conjunction with units from the U.S. Army, Marine Corps, Air Force and Navy, kicked off Operation Northern Lights March 22 to capture suspected terrorists in the Abu Ghraib area west of Baghdad. U.S. Army photo by Maj. Robert Krenzel Joint Operation Seeks to Disrupt Insurgents Operation Northern Lights seeks to disrupt anti-Iraqi forcesin the Abu Ghraib area west of Baghdad. By 1st Brigade Combat Team,10th Mountain Division BAGHDAD, March 24, 2006 — Iraqi army and Coalition Forces, approximately 1,400 personnel, kicked off Operation Northern Lights...

BAGHDAD (Army News Service, March 24, 2006) – Iraqi army and Coalition Forces kicked off Operation Northern Lights March 22 to disrupt anti-Iraqi forces, and find and destroy terrorist caches in the Abu Ghraib area west of Baghdad. The joint and combined operation began with 3rd Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division, and 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, moving to blocking positions by ground before Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, air assaulted onto the objective to conduct a cordon and search. By late afternoon, Soldiers from the 3rd Bde., 6th Iraqi Army...

Hecklers Disrupt Scalia at D.C. Appearance Tuesday February 21, 2006 11:46 PM By ELIZABETH WHITE Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia grew tired of a persistent heckler Tuesday and asked organizers of a legal seminar to do something about the outbursts - gently. ``Don't use force,'' Scalia told American Enterprise Institute workers as they grabbed the young man's arm and nudged him toward the door. The workers then let go and the man walked out. It was unclear what Aaron Yule, 23, of Boston, was asking when Scalia turned to organizers and said, ``Can you,...

AD DAWR, Iraq (Army News Service, Feb. 7, 2006) - Iraqi soldiers just finished a seven-day training cycle with the 2-9 Cavalry’s Military Transition Team. The “Hunters” of 2-9 Cavalry provided the course curriculum and Iraqi Platoon Leader Lt. Abdulla Kasim Shallow led the training. Iraqi soldiers are gradually taking the place of coalition Soldiers and “putting an Iraqi face on security,” said Lt. Col. Louis Lartigue, 2nd Squadron 9th Cavalry Regiment commander. “They are Iraqis doing it for Iraqis.” The Soldiers of 2-9 Cav. are co-located with Company D, 1st Brigade, 4th Iraqi Army Division at Forward Operating Base...

KARMAH, Iraq (Feb. 3, 2006) -- The Dec. 15 elections were fast approaching for the Iraqi people and the Marines of 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment conducted operations to disrupt insurgents that might try to hinder the election process. Corporal Peter D. Foster, 1st Squad leader for 1st Platoon, Company F, and his Marines helped conduct an Iraqi Army cordon and knock operation in a town north of Karmah to disrupt insurgent activity. “We helped the Iraqi Army in the search for insurgents north of the city of Karmah,” the Southold, N.Y. native stated. “They conducted cordon and knocks on...

Beijing announced plans last week to build a high-frequency radar on the South Pole. Analysts say the radar could be used to disrupt U.S. intelligence satellites. China's Zhongshan Station in Antarctica on Jan. 24. AP Photo /Xinhua, Zhang Zongtang The radar will be built at China’s Zhongshan Station, where Beijing has set up of a space environment lab. National security analysts say the South Pole site, because of its remoteness, could be used by China to develop anti-satellite lasers capable of blinding or disrupting U.S. reconnaissance satellites, most of which pass over the pole. The station will consist of 20...

BAGHDAD, Iraq, Jan. 11, 2006 —The insurgency did not end because of the inspiring vote on Dec. 15. Recent suicide bombings and losses during combat operations remind us again that the fight is far from over. We cannot let isolated events distract us from the progress that has been made over the last year. That is what the terrorists want. As a result of the operations to restore Iraqi control to the Syrian border over the past months, we have cut the number of suicide attacks in Iraq in half by denying the people, resources and safe havens necessary for...

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3, 2006 – U.S. and coalition forces detained 15 suspected terrorists and interrupted the emplacement of an improvised explosive device Jan. 2 in Iraq. An Iraqi citizen's tip also led to the recovery of a vehicle-borne IED on New Year's Day. Task Force Baghdad soldiers detained six known terrorists and nine others during a cordon-and-search operation in southern Baghdad. The search also yielded materials commonly used to make IEDs, including PVC pipes, rubber used in pressure-plate IEDs, wires and ball bearings. An unmanned aerial vehicle from 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, observed three would-be attackers near...

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2, 2005 – About 200 Iraqi soldiers from 1st Brigade, 7th Division, and 300 U.S. Marines from 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, assigned to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, launched Operation Shank today in Ramadi, Iraq. Shank is the fifth in a series of operations by the Iraqi army and coalition forces conducting combined clearing operations to disrupt the insurgency and set the conditions for a successful Dec. 15 election in the Anbar provincial capital of Ramadi. The operation's purpose is to disrupt a terrorist group that uses an area of Ramadi as its base for attacks on...