April 25, 2008

WASHINGTON, April 25, 2008 – Coalition and Iraqi forces killed 22 suspected terrorists, captured 37 others, and seized weapons caches in Iraq over the past three days, military officials said.
During operations today:
– An air weapons team fired a Hellfire missile at four criminals as they attempted to emplace an improvised explosive device in northeastern Baghdad [...]

By Donna Miles
WASHINGTON, April 25, 2008 – Syria’s building of a secret nuclear facility with North Korean help reinforces the need to prevent the spread of weapons of mass destruction, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said today.
“It should serve as a reminder to us all of the very real dangers of proliferation [...]

April 2, 2008

TIKRIT, Iraq – Iraqi Army and Coalition force Soldiers discovered 15 weapons caches and an improvised explosive device factory in northern Iraq April 1.
The weapons and ammunition discovered included one 155mm and three 120mm rounds, one 122mm Illumination round, 14 107mm rockets, 58 82mm and 12 60mm mortars, along with other small-arms munitions.
More than 60 [...]

JURF AS SAHKR — After serving their sentences in U.S.-run prisons in Iraq, 25 detainees were released under the supervision of a local sheikh in Jurf as Sahkr, March 28.
Sheikh Sabah al-Janabi, captain of the Janabi tribe and leader of Jurf as Sahkr, said he is confident the men will return to peaceful, [...]

April 1, 2008

KIRKUK, Iraq – The 15th Iraqi Army Brigade detained 12 enemy personnel during an intelligence-driven operation in Hafriyah, southeast of Kirkuk, Iraq, March 31.
During an IA brigade unilateral operation, Iraqi Army soldiers conducted a cordon and search to capture or kill the Al Qaeda in Iraq cell responsible for the March 23 attack on 3rd [...]

By Pvt. Christopher McKenna
BAGHDAD — Iraqi Security Forces are taking the lead in securing the city of Mahmudiyah against criminals.
Iraqi Army soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 25th Brigade, 6th IA Division are securing the city’s neighborhoods with support from Red Knight Rakkasans of 3rd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air [...]

November 27, 2007

State College, Pa.  — AccuWeather.com meteorologist Henry Margusity reports in his blog that models show a trend in the direction of a storm this weekend. He suggests that a wave will come out of the Southwest and be captured by the northern branch digging into the East with the result of a major storm blowing [...]

November 22, 2007

”Extremists say that [male] doctors are not allowed to see the private parts of women and two male doctors were reportedly killed last week after leaving their clinics.”
BAGHDAD, 13 November 2007 (IRIN) - Male gynecologists are being targeted by Islamic extremists in Iraq as they are accused of invading the privacy of women. Women’s NGOs [...]

August 21, 2007

An English lawyer has pleaded guilty to perverting the course of justice. He faked a legal judgment and sent it to a father who was pleading in Taunton family court to be able to remain involved in his child’s upbringing. The lawyer, London barrister Bruce Hyman, now awaits his sentence. The judge indicated that he [...]

August 20, 2007

PUTIN ANNOUNCES RESUMPTION OF STRATEGIC BOMBER FLIGHTS
President Vladimir Putin said on August 17 during military exercises in the Ural Mountains that Russian strategic bombers have resumed regular long-range flights after a hiatus of about 15 years, Russian and international media reported. He announced that “today, 14 strategic bombers took to the air from seven airfields [...]