European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 29, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                              June 2007 stars and stripes Mideast edition Page 3 deaths Iraq As of at least members of the Mili tary have died since the begin Ning of the Iraq War in March according to an associated press the figure includes seven military at least died As a result of hostile according to the military the a count is four higher than the defense departments last updated wednesday at 10 the latest deaths reported by the military a Soldier was killed wednesday in East the latest identifications re ported by the military army Trista Moret South killed by indirect fire monday in Nasir Lafitay assigned to the 425th brigade special troops 4th brigade combat team 25th infantry fort alas Marine Derek Ohio died tuesday during combat operations in Anbar province As signed to the 2nd assault amphibian 2nd Marine ii Marine expedition Ary Camp army Andre Craig new died monday in Baghdad of wounds from an explosive assigned to the 2nd 16th infantry 4th infantry brigade combat 1st infantry i fort army Joel los died saturday in Baghdad of wounds from Small arms fire assigned to the 2nd 23rd infantry 4th brigade combat 2nd infantry fort Afghanistan and other areas As of at least 342 members of the Mili tary had died in Pakistan and Uzbekistan As a result of the invasion of Afghanistan in late Accord ing to the defense of the military says 221 were killed by hostile outside the afghan the defense department re ports 61 More members of the military died in support of operation enduring of two were the result of hostile the military lists these other locations As Guantanamo Bay naval Cuba Djibouti Eri trea Jordan Kenya Kyrgyzstan Philippines Seychelles Sudan Tajikistan tur key and there were also four Cia officer deaths and one military civilian the latest deaths reported by the military no deaths the latest identifications re ported by the military army capt Darrell died saturday in Tashir City after his unit was attacked by rocket propelled mor tars and Small arms fire As signed to the 1st 1st in Fantry fort from the associated press a woman passes destroyed vehicles thursday at a bus station in the Bayaa neighbourhood in a parked car bomb exploded in one of Baghdad Busy outdoor bus stations at Rush hour killing at least 20 people and wounding at least police some 40 minibuses were incinerated in the had Mizban a bus station blast kills 22 in Baghdad government raises doubts about report of 20 headless bodies found by Sinan Salaheddin the associated press Baghdad a car bomb killed 22 people thursday in a bus station in Western and police said 20 beheaded bodies had been discovered on the Banks of the Tigris River Southeast the government Security officials raised doubts about the de capitation the car bomb ripped through a crowded transport Hub in South West Baghdad Bayaa neighbor Hood at morning Rush killing at least 22 people and wounding More than police said on Condi Tion of anonymity because they were not authorized the release the Many of the victims had been lining up for bus rides to some 40 minibuses were incan police Bayaa is a mixed area with a shiite it is one of a string of neighbourhoods just South of the main Road to Baghdad International Airport where sectarian ten Sions have been running attn video showed a Square strewn with soldering car parts and charred bodies with clothes in some weep gingerly loaded human re Mains into to the two policemen from separate commands said the 20 decapitated remains were found near the sunni Muslim Vil Lage of us near the City of Salman 14 Miles Southeast of the bodies All men aged 20 to 40 had their hands and legs and some of the Heads were found next to the the two officers said on condition of an one of the police officers who gave information is based at Interi or ministry Headquarters in the and the other is based in 100 Miles Southeast of Bagh an official in prime minister Nouri Alma Likis office speaking on condition of an announces death of Al Aida operative Baghdad the military announced wednesday that coalition forces killed a senior Al Aida Leader and his both in an operation in Northern Mehmet also known As Khalid operated a cell that facilitated the movement of foreign fighters into Iraq for Al Aida Central command said in a the two men were killed in an operation june 23 South of Hawi 150 Miles North of the statement said Yilmaz led a group of turks to Afghanistan in 2001 to fight against the events that led to his death began when coalition forces began following a car carrying four one of whom was believed to be when the vehicle the men got holding their they died in a Hail of from the associated press ony mity said no such report had been Alma Likis office normally is in formed of incidents of serious Vio Lence and some reports of attacks in the past have proven in an a military Alayne con said aircraft spotted what appeared to be five bodies on East Side of the Tigris River North of Salman ground troops went to area but could not find the one Soldier was killed and another was wounded by a Road Side bomb thursday during a com Bat patrol in Eastern the military later at least one mortar or rocket targeted the Green sending a huge blast echoing across Cen trial there was no imme Diate word on any also the British Mili tary said three British soldiers were killed in a Roadside bomb in the Southern City of Soldier was wounded in the blast and remains in stable condition at a military it unit pushes on As search for 2 missing gis continues by Joseph Giordono stars and stripes while units continue to search for two soldiers missing South of Baghdad since May the soldiers Parent unit has kept up other military operations in the Alex Jimenez and Byron Fouty were among three soldiers captured after an ambush near the body of the third Joseph Anzack was found about 10 Days after the predawn identification cards belonging to Jimenez and Fouty were shown on an insurgent video posted to the internet weeks but no Defi Nite word on their Fate has been All of the soldiers belong to the 4th 31st infantry 2nd 10th Mountain on the military issued a news release detailing a police recruiting drive led by the Polar As the fort unit is working with the 23rd military police company and the 4th Bri 6th iraqi army the troops registered More than iraqi men who came to apply during a three Day police recruitment which ended on june according to the the initial goal was to find 200 qualified but More than 575 applicants showed up on the first Day the police garnered from the drive will be used in part to staff the Yusuf Yah joint Security where and iraqi troops have been working the top commander in David visited the recruiting drive and spoke to some of the applicants included sunni and shiite tribe members from the officials and while military officials were optimistic Over the recruiting they Are still working toward a Resolution in the search for Jimenez and on the associated press printed an interview with the 4th 31st in Fantry regiment who was return ing to Iraq from the after a Short mid tour Michael Infanti was quoted As say in Gonna continue to search until they kill me or they Send me that just the Bottom and when i find the missing in Gonna keep running Down the Guys that did it like dogs until they kill me or Send me Home the bad Guys know in and there Gonna put up a and that the islamic state of an umbrella group of insurgents that includes Al Aida in has claimed responsibility for the attack and email Joseph Giordono at