European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 28, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                May 2007 stars and stripes Mideast edition Page 3 military reports deaths of 10 troops the associated press Over the the Mili tary reported the deaths of 10 on the military re ported two soldiers were killed when explosions hit their patrols this a task Force lightning Soldier was killed in an explosion near his vehicle in Dyala and a multinational Divi Sion Baghdad Soldier died in a Roadside bombing in Western both soldiers died sat the military on the military announced a Marine died in combat in Anbar once the site of some of the fiercest fighting in the elsewhere on three soldiers were killed in Salahuddin North of when an explosion hit their patrol another died in a Roadside bombing in South Bagh late a Soldier was killed in an ambush near North of the and two other soldiers were hit by a Roadside bomb on wednesday in Eastern the military their deaths raised to at least 102 the number of american troops who have died in the first 26 Days of an average of nearly four deaths a the most that were killed in a month were 137 soldiers in november when troops were fight ing insurgents in Taliban releases three afghan Aid launches new operation by Noor Khan the associated press Afghanistan the Taliban released three afghan Aid workers sunday who were kidnapped with two French colleagues nearly two months As the militant group announced a new operation target ing foreign and government forc the three Aid workers from the franc based group Terre Den fance Mohammad Hashim and Brothers Ghulam Rasul and thu Lam Azrat were abducted april 3 along with the two French nationals in the southwestern prov Ince of the Taliban released the French Celine on april and the Eric on May the three afghans who were detained with the two French Aid workers have been released today in Nimrod province at the request of tribal purported Taliban spokesman Qari Yousef Ahmadi said a brother of Rasul and Abdul said relatives and neighbors had gathered to Greet the three hostages when they re turned there there very my brother Ghulam Rasul is holding his two crying and kissing Ghulam Azrat is holding his two and crying kissing As All the relatives Wahab said by Telephone from you know the afghan tradition we Are going to buy sheep correction May 27 headlines should have said Riley Pitts was the first Black officer to receive the medal of to Slaughter them and to give to the poor to celebrate their Home Wahab after the release of the two French Aid workers Only the liberation of their afghan compan ions could put an end to this pain Ful he after taking the Terre Den fance group the Taliban demanded the withdrawal of All remaining French troops from of France pulled 200 French special forces out of Afghanistan late last year and still has about troops stationed in the Ahmadi also said the Taliban launched a new operation target ing government and foreign forces in As at least nine afghan Security officials were in Southeastern Patika prov the Taliban detonated sever Al Roadside bombs As a two Ehi Cle police Convoy then opened killing six said Shamai a spokesman for the provincial in the Eastern province of a Roadside bomb killed three afghan Security guards working for the said provincial police chief Abdul Jalal Ahmadi said by satellite phone from an undisclosed location that the Taliban will Start this opera Tion today in All of in this we will tar get our enemies and use our tac tics suicide Remote con trolled Roadside bombs and am Bushes against occupying forces and the he after a Winter Lull in militant attacks and military operations have nato and the coalition stepped up operations in the Early hoping to preempt a Spring Offen Sive by militants that threatened the already shaky grip of presi Dent Hamid Karrais govern Karim a boy grimaces in front of a damaged car after a and iraqi raid in Baghdad District of Sadr City military frees 42 held captive by Al Aida by Ravi Nessman the associated press Baghdad forces raided an Al Aida hideout Northeast of Baghdad on sunday and freed 42 iraqis imprisoned including some who had been Tor tured and suffered broken a senior military official said the raid was part of a 3monthold Security crackdown that included the deployment of More troops to a violent province North of the capital that has seen heavy fight ing in recent said William the top military spokesman in Caldwell said iraqis told forces about the hideout the people in Dyala Are speaking up against he said the 42 freed iraqis marked the largest number of captives Ever found in a single Al Aida some of those freed were held for As Long As four months and some had injuries from torture and were taken to medical facilities for treat he also and iraqi troops raided Baghdad Sadr City targeting shiite insurgent cells there for a second Day and arresting a suspect believed to be involved in smuggling Armor piercing bombs from the military the cell also has sent iraqi militants to Iran for the statement during another raid in Sadr troops shot an approaching vehicle that ignored signals to the military no one was injured in the but the vehicle was set the Mil itary a television news footage showed several cars burned in the including a Van that was scorched had its win Dows knocked out and its uphold deaths in Iraq the associated press As of May at least members of the military have died since the beginning of the Iraq War in March according to an associated press the figure includes seven military civil at least died As a re sult of hostile according to the military the a count is 17 higher than the defense departments last updated Friday at 10 the latest identifications re ported by the military army staff Steve Butch or died wednesday in ramada of wounds suffered when an explosive detonated near his unit As signed to the 3rd 69th Armor 1st brigade combat 3rd infantry Divi fort army Daniel died wednes Day in Balad of wounds suffered when an explosive detonated near his unit in ramada As signed to the 3rd 69th Armor 1st brigade combat 3rd infantry Divi fort army los iwo Agana Guam killed in by Small arms fire assigned to the 1st 14th cavalry regi 3rd 2nd infantry division Stryker brigade com Bat fort army Casey died Friday in of wounds suffered when an explosive detonated near his vehicle thursday in Tal afar assigned to the 3rd squad 4th cavalry 3rd brigade combat 25th in Fantry Schofield bar Story the footage also showed a House that appeared to have been Muntada the ant american cleric who emerged from months in hiding last met sunday in Najaf with leaders of his movement to discuss Iraq Security and Politi Cal said Salah a senior aide to the occupation forces Bear responsibility for the suffering the country is facing and there is no solution but the withdrawal of the said echoing demands a Sadr made in the ser Mon he delivered after reappear ing in 100 Miles Southeast of 70 police officers resigned sunday morning and handed Over their they cited their fears of being targeted by Mahdi army Mili police on gunmen in two cars threw concussion grenades at a popular Market in Northern Bagh dad and then opened fire at shop killing one person and injuring police the gun men later ambushed a killing the stealing the vehicle and abducting six Passen police in other gunmen shot up the car of hiris Albu a police commander in the Northern Salahuddin killing him and another police of police gunmen also attacked a group of Farmers in the nah Rawan Dis 10 Miles East of killing two and injuring police