Posts tagged as: killed

Violence Once Again Directed Towards Freedom of Speech | Honduras Five Journalists Killed

The task of providing accurate reports of the day’s events has become an increasingly dangerous endeavor. The United Nations is reporting today; five journalists in Honduras alone have been murdered.

Apr 1 2010 | Posted in International Criminal Justice,International News,United Nations Headlines,WorldNewsVine,terrorism | Read More »

Foreign Agents Killed, Taliban Commander Captured, Weapons Seized | Afghanistan ISAF

KABUL, Afghanistan (March 13) – In separate operations yesterday joint security teams engaged eight militants killing three and wounding another, captured a Taliban sub-Commander, and detained several others.

Mar 14 2010 | Posted in International News,NATO ISAF,WorldNewsVine,terrorism | Read More »

NATO ISAF Afghanistan | Taliban Agent Killed, Several Suspects Detained in Separate Incidents

During separate ISAF joint operations, security forces killed 1 Taliban facilitator, detained several suspected insurgents for questioning, and multiple weapons caches were destroyed.

Mar 10 2010 | Posted in International News,NATO ISAF,WorldNewsVine | Read More »

Senior al Qaeda leader “killed” in Yemen

Authorities in Yemen say the leader of an al Qaeda cell in the country has been killed by government security forces.

Jan 13 2010 | Posted in International News,WorldNewsVine,terrorism | Read More »

Operational Update – ISAF Joint Command – Afghanistan

A joint security force went to a compound outside the town of Pirdad, in the Nerkh district after intelligence sources confirmed militant activity. When the joint Afghan-international force approached the compound, the Taliban commander ran to a building, later identified as a mosque, a kilometer away. The Afghan security force surrounded the mosque and called for him to exit peacefully and when he didn’t, the Afghan security force entered the mosque. The Taliban commander opened fire with his AK-47 while in the mosque and was killed by the Afghan security force. The Taliban commander was heavily armed with grenades and hundreds of rounds of ammunition.

Dec 26 2009 | Posted in International News,NATO ISAF,WorldNewsVine | Read More »