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KILLED OR CAPTURED - A chart showing senior al-Qaida leaders recently killed or captured and several pages of a letter found by coalition forces on the body of a terrorist were released in Baghdad, Iraq, during a media briefing by U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Kevin Bergner, a Multinational Force Iraq spokesman. Iraq: Suspects in Maupin's Death Get Death Sentence Airstrike kills 4 in Basra, 2

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SECURITY DUTY - U.S. Army Spc. Rebecca Buck secures the perimeter of an Iraqi police station in Tarmiya Province, Iraq, March 30, 2008. Buck is a medic with 25th Infantry Division's Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team.U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. William Greer Iraq: Battles kill 13 in Sadr City, blockade eased

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ROOFTOP SECURITY - U.S. Army Pfc. Paul Mandrell watches for possible enemy activity from the roof of Joint Security Station Oubaidy near Sadr City, Iraq, after a series of attacks. He is assigned to the 10th Mountain Division's 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jason T. Bailey Iraq:

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ZODIAC PATROL - U.S. Marines carry Zodiac boats into the Euphrates River below the Haditha Dam in Iraq to conduct security patrols with Provisional Security Forces. The Marines are assigned to Company W, 3rd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tyler Hil Iraq: Iraqi PM wins support from Kurds & Sunnis Battling Qaeda, one town at a time 700 killed in

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U.S. Army Pfc. Angel Marrero, assigned to 2nd Platoon, Bravo Battery, 5th Battalion, 25th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, conducts a patrol in Karadah, Iraq. DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Jason T. Bailey, U.S. Air Force. (Released) Iraq: US forces capture leader of Iranian-backed armed rebel network in Iraq Tension Between Muqtada Al-Sadr, Iranians

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David Bathgate / Corbis Silent Killer: Sources say that U.S. Predator strikes inside Pakistan are on the rise since January talks. Iraq: U.S. soldiers capture major al-Qaida player (#4 in Iraq) Coalition forces in Iraq kill 25 terrorists, detain dozens Fifteen Qaeda operatives killed in US air raid on Diyala

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LIVE FIRE TRAINING IN KUWAIT - U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Tyler Carroll fires an AT-4 during live-fire training, at the Udairi Range Complex in Kuwait. Marines of Company C, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, from Camp Pendleton, Calif., are training as part of their current deployment to the Pacific and Arabian Gulf. U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Bryson K. Jones Iraq: U.S. to Expand

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ON PATROL TO OMAR - A U.S. Army paratrooper assigned to 503rd Infantry Regiment (Airborne), 2nd Battalion, walks next to a creek during a patrol to Omar in the Kunar province of Afghanistan. U.S. Army Sgt. Brandon Aird Iraq: General Says al-Qaida on the Run in Iraq (AQ: 130 KIA, 370EPW including 40 HVT) Iraq Targets the Mahdi Army (Finally) Marines launch rescue effort to save Hadithah

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Overwatch: looking for the enemy in Afghanistan. Iraq: About 60 rebel targets destroyed in Turkish air strike in Iraq Iraqi forces set to raid three Sunni provinces to root out Al Qaida Papers Paint New Portrait of Iraq's Foreign Insurgents (Bastards) Iraqi Police clash with cult gunmen in southern Iraq Coalition disrupts al-Qaeda networks across Iraq, 16 suspects detained

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A Super Hornet launches off the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman in the Persian Gulf, Jan. 10, 2008. U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Ricardo J. Reyes Today's Terrorist Roundup Iraq: US-Iraqi troops sweep Al Qaeda village haven Al Qaeda in Iraq's shrinking area of operationsClick the map for story & large map Turkey bombs rebel targets in northern Iraq Anbar to

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In a scene all too familiar to US Servicemen past and present, a UH-60 MEDEVAC Helicopter, always call signed Dust-off, evacuates US Army Paratroopers and Afghan Army soldiers who were ambushed near Forward Operating Base Bella in November. Iraq: Soldiers Find Front Line at Iraq House Iraqi Forces arrest hundreds of Saudi Al Qaeda suspects (

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PATRIOT STRIKE - Army Staff Sgt. Joe Hammond, right front, leads his squad through a gully during Operation Patriot Strike in Ubaydi, Iraq. Hammond is assigned to the the 101st Airborne Division's Company B, 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment. U.S. Army Sgt. Ben Brody Iraq: U.S. Airstrikes Hit 'Qaida Safe Havens' Al-Qaeda leader caught in W. Mosul Two al-Qaeda operatives arrested

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DETONATION-U.S. Air Force airmen of the 407th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal team conducts a controlled detonation on Ali Air Base, Iraq, Nov. 17, 2007. The airmen unloaded just under 1,800 pounds of expired munitions to ensure they will not be used against U.S. forces. Photo By: U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jonathan Snyder

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CLEARING PROCEDURES - U.S. Army soldiers from 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment instruct Iraqi police room clearing procedures on Forward Operating Base Volunteer in Baghdad, Iraq.Photo By: Spc. Nicholas A. Hernande, US Army Iraq: Sunni Tribal Militias To Fight Iraqi Insurgents Iraqi Forces Find, Detonate Car Bombs in Sunni Leader's Complex (story #1) Son of Sunni Leader Arrested in

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Company E soldiers stand on guard during a patrol in Hadar. They are, left to right: Spc. Baird Kelly, Pvt. Matthew Sanchez and Staff Sgt. Darrell Card. Back, left to right: Spc. Jason Shepherd and Spc. Nicholas McCauley. On Sept. 4, an estimated 50 al-Qaida militants hit their combat outpost with sniper fire, machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades for six hours.Seth Robson / S&S

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PREDATOR PREP - U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Justin Cole, Tech. Sgt. Marcus Cottengim and Chief Master Sgt. Roy Cupper conduct a pre-flight inspection on an MQ-1 Predator unmanned aerial vehicle on Ali Air Base, Iraq. Photo By: U.S. Air Force, Airman 1st Class Jonathan Snyder Iraq: US Air Assault Targets Militants (Search for US POWs) Iraqis push Al Qaeda out of last stronghold

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I'm having some computer issues. Bear with me, I hope to have a post in the morning.

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CONCEALING SMOKE - A U.S. Army soldier from the 3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, conceals himself with smoke after one of his regiment's vehicles was hit by an improvised explosive device in Baghdad, Iraq. Photo By: U.S. Army Spc. Luke Thornberry Iraq: U.S. reports decimating Al Qaida propaganda network (CNN/ABC/NBC/CBS/MSNBC/NYT???) U.S. operation kills al-Qaida suspects

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U.S. and Afghan doctors team up to treat Afghans in need of medical care in Jalalabad, Afghanistan. Army Dr. (Maj.) Lee J. Trombetta, general surgeon for the 555th Forward Surgical Team, met Dr. Akmal Pardis, director of Jalalabad Public Health Hospital on his first trip here. Together they have come up with a partnership program where local Afghan doctors would work side-by-side with the

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Basra will be the ninth province to revert to Iraqi control. British-led forces already have pulled back from the center of the provincial capital, also known as Basra, to the airport on the edge of the city, 340 miles southeast of Baghdad. Large map of Iraqi provinces Iraq: Iraqi police kill al Qaeda commander of western Iraq (Aide captured) US: al-Qaida Presence in Baghdad

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A young Afghan boy waits outside the entry control point of Kabul International Airport, after receiving a toy plane from a group of Air Force members. The toy planes were given out along with soccer equipment to a group of local children from the Kabul Youth Soccer League. The equipment was donated from businessmen and supporters from Tennessee, Georgia and California. Photo By: U.S. Air

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U.S. Army soldiers assigned to the 3rd Platoon, Hotel Company, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment patrol the streets in the East Rashid district of Baghdad, Iraq.U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Andrew M. Rodier Iraq: AQ reveals signs of weakness ('Al Qaeda is simply gone in some areas') Basra police detain 267 foreign 'criminals' US Army kills, arrests 38 al-Qaeda-inspired

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STANDING GUARD - U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Joe Parson, of the 3rd Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, stands guard outside the al Zuhor Orphanage in the Adhamiya neighborhood of Baghdad. Photo By: U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Curt Cashour Iraq: Bin Laden disappointed by Iraq insurgents An Iraqi Parade

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Paratroopers from the 782nd Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division watch as Combat Delivery System bundles carrying food and water float to the ground in Paktika province, Afghanistan. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Micah E. Clare Iraq: U.S. Soldiers Capture Alleged Extremist Cell Leader Militia in Iskandariyah targeted, leaders captured Iraqi Security Forces

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Afghanistan National Army Commando cadets perform an exercise assault mission on a building at Camp Moorehead, Kabul Province, Afghanistan. The exercise was part of their training before graduating the Commando course. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Michael Carter) Iraq: Iraqi Army captures al-Qaeda leader, his aide How Small Raids Net Big Gains Gasps from al Qaeda (Excellent article)

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GREETINGS — U.S. Marine Cpl. Julia Venegas, attached to 2nd Marine Logistics Group, shakes hands with a little girl while on a security patrol in Kabani, Iraq, Sept. 28, 2007. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Robert S. Morgan Iraq: Head of militant group detained in Iraq Iraqi forces arrest 11 militants in Karbala Iraqi officer arrested for aiding in assassination 'Al-Doura

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RIDGE PATROL - U.S. Marines from 1st Platoon, Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment patrol from Expeditionary Patrol Base Dulab to a ridge along the outskirts of Dulab, Iraq. Photo By: U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Shane S. Keller Iraq: Coalition forces target Special Groups member, kill 25 terrorists (Iranian Military) U.S. military says kills 37 Iraqi militants (More

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Pam Labonte, left, weeps as her son Sgt. Mark Labonte, right, hugs his wife, Meghan, upon his returning home with the Vermont Army National Guard 131st Engineer Company in South Burlington, Vt. after almost a year spent in Iraq. (AP Photo/Alden Pellett) Iraq: More info on Captured AQ Financier Operation Anchorage Nets 5 Suspected Insurgents, Stops VBIED Al-Qaida killing nets big

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I'd like to get some feed back from readers, so please leave a comment or send an e-mail to terroristscorecard "at" hotmail.com

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Gallery of Rogues Usama Bin Laden Adam Yahiye Gadahn Abdelkarim Hussein Mohamed Al-Nasser Abdullah Ahmed Abdullah Ayman Al-Zawahiri Ali Atwa Anas Al-Liby Fazul

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U.S. Army 1st Lt. Mordechai Sorkin, assigned to Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, greets a local boy during a cordon and search in Barla, Afghanistan. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Michael L. Casteel Iraq: Iraqi army says kills 40 militants, arrests 8 Extremist brigade commander detained by Iraqi, U.S.

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HAWIJAH MISSION - U.S. Army Capt. Keith Helms from Military Transition Team 0421, attached to 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, takes a knee behind an Iraqi vehicle after hearing small-arms fire during an Iraqi army cordon and search mission in Hawijah, Iraq, Sept. 22, 2007. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dallas Edwards Iraq: Al-Qaida in Iraq Leader

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A U.S. Army soldier from Charlie Company, 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment provides security during a raid on a suspected insurgent's house in Tarmiyah, Iraq. DoD photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Scott Taylor, U.S. Navy. (Released) Iraq: American forces detain Iranian in northern Iraq Iraqi Police Surge Dramatically Reduces Baghdad Violence Iraqi Forces, U.S. Special Forces

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U.S. Marines from Task Force Guardian provide security during a search of Iraqi students from the Neighborhood Watch Community Program during a graduation ceremony at the Rowsafi School in Hitaween, Iraq. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Sarah Furrer Iraq: We Haven't Won in Iraq, but al Qaida Has Lost (Must Read) 'Al Qaida in Iraq is on the run': U.S. takes out top commander

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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Julio I. Perez (right) speaks with a local Iraqi farmer. Perez is assigned as a rifleman with 2nd Squad, 2nd Platoon, India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment. DoD photo by Lance Cpl. Peter J. Thibodeau, U.S. Marine Corps. (Released) Iraq: The Turning Point in Iraq Iraqi Army Forces Kill Three Insurgents, Three Coalition Forces Wounded During

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Captured Al-Qaeda flag featured at US military museum A US Marine looks at a captured Al-Qaeda banner on display at the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Quantico, Virginia. A banner once displayed in front of an abandoned Al-Qaeda safehouse in Iraq has found a new home at a US military museum. Iraq: US air strikes destroy car bomb factory north of Baghdad Troops detain Iraqi

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IMPROMPTU MEETING - U.S. Navy Cmdr. Dave Adams, commanding officer of Provincial Reconstruction Team Khost, holds an impromptu shura with village elders in Qalandar, Afghanistan, to discuss recent attacks on a local municipal building. U.S. Navy photo by Ensign Christopher Weis Iraq: US kills al-Qaeda militant behind deadliest Iraq attack Taji terrorist safe house destroyed, 12

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Homecoming Nothing can be finer than to be in Carolina - Capt. Benjamin Caricofe and his girlfriend, Julia Hughes, are reunited as he returned to Charleston Air Force Base, S.C. More than 117 Airmen from the 16th Airlift Squadron returned to Charleston AFB after being deployed for more than four months to Southwest Asia. Captain Caricofe is a 16th AS C-17 pilot. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman

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SUNGLASSES AND A SMILE - U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Corey West, from 3rd Platoon, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, watches and smiles while a young Iraqi girl tries on his sunglasses in Ja'ara, Iraq, Aug. 31, 2007. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Timothy Kingston Iraq: Need Help Taking Down al-Qaeda Websites 2nd IA Soldiers

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I took about a month off to be with my wife while she had our third child. Little Michael Joseph was born on August 9th and I have just started to reacclimate myself to all the duties of parenting an infant.

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Iraqis Citizens Begin to Take Defense of Iraq into Their Own Hands. U.S. Army Pfc. Emmanuel Ramanan, in background, looks on as Cpl. Ganem Najim of the Iraqi army’s 1st Battalion, 1st Brigade, 11th Infantry Division, discusses firing techniques with the first 30 members of Adhamiyah’s Critical Infrastructure Guard Force, in Baghdad. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael Pryor Iraq:

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U.S. Army Sgt. Paul Watson, a native of Manchester, England and a member of the British Army's Royal Guards, pulls rear security on a combined U.S., Iraqi, and British patrol at Patrol Base Lion's Den, Iraq. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Christina Mc Cann Iraq: Al-Qaeda "Emir of Mosul" Shot, Killed by ISF High Value Individual detained in Al Anbar Province Two Alleged Al-Qaeda "Emirs",

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Norwegian Capt Steine W. Skjaeret, on foot patrol in Kabul, is greeted warmly by Afghan women. Photo by Sgt Andreas Steindl Iraq: Iraqi security forces & U.S. Advisors Battle Mahdi Army in Karbala Iraqi National Police Rescue Infant from Trash After Terrorists Murder Mother, Uncle U.S., Iraqi Generals Chart Security Progress in Baghdad Iraqi, Coalition Forces Consolidating Anbar Gains

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President George W. Bush runs along the south driveway of the White House with wounded soldiers, Army Sgt. Neil Duncan, left, and Army Specialist Max Ramsey. Defense Department photo by Chris Greenberg Iraq: US Helicopter Kill 14 Insurgents in Diyala 36 Suspected al-Qaeda Terrorists Detained Iraqi, U.S. Special Operations

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Iraq: Antiterrorism Successes Continue in Iraq Despite Foreign-Born Resistance Troops Detain 19 Suspects, Seize Weapons in Iraq US Forces Kill Militants in Sadr City Suspected Secret Cell Terrorist Detained by Coalition Forces Operation Sets up Combat Outpost (on Iranian Border) US Military Says Nearly 30 Militants Killed in Iraq US Slams Iran

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Canadian troops from the NATO-led coalition rest atop a mountain above the forward operating base of Ma'sum Ghar, Afghanistan. REUTERS/ Finbarr O'Reilly (AFGHANISTAN) Iraq: Civilian Deaths/Iraqi Security Forces Deaths Drop Dramatically In Baghdad MND-B Aircrews Engage Insurgents in Southern Baghdad Iraq Security

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A U.S. soldier runs through smoke during a joint patrol with Iraqi soldiers in Baquba June 29, 2007. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic (IRAQ) Iraq: Al-Qaeda''s "mufti" killed near Fallujah US troops kill 26 gunmen in operation in Baghdad suburb Coalition Forces Control About Half of Baghdad Informants Guide U.S.

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