Array Iraqi Police and Coalition Forces apprehended three suspected insurgents and seized a sizable cache Tuesday in a combined operation south of Baqubah.Iraqi police from Baqubah, Iraq and Soldiers with Alpha Company, 1-68th Combined Arms Battalion, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, Task Force Lightning, discovered the individuals, along with a cache, while conducting a combined two-day operation searching area palm groves and the surrounding villages for illegal activity.During the search, both elements came under small arms fire from a house near where IP and CF were operating. Baghdad Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, worked Sunday to increase the overall quality of health care provided to Iraqi citizens at a medical operation in Baghdad’s Ghazaliyah neighborhood.Local doctors, who work at a centrally located clinic in Ghazaliyah, treated residents with support from MND-B personnel as part of Operation Together Forward.The medical operation was the third offered to the residents of Ghazaliyah since Operation Together Forward brought Soldiers attached to 1st Armored Division into the area Aug. 13.This operation was notably different from those that preceded it.“This operation (was) entirely Iraqi run,” Although they killed Mr. Mahmoud, they cannot kill the vision he shared with the Iraqi people of a stable, secure, and unified Iraq.We pledge to work with and support the Government of Iraq and Iraqi Security Forces to capture and prosecute these murderers with the swiftest justice afforded under the Iraqi law. Iraqi Army soldiers discovered a weapons cache Thursday in Tamin in the Diyala Province that included 30 120mm mortar rounds, mortar fuses and one vehicle with stolen license plates.The Soldiers, from 2nd Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 5th Iraqi Army Division, discovered the cache while conducting a cordon and search of the village in an effort to disrupt insurgent activities in the area.The successful mission came after extensive planning and rehearsal on the part of the Iraqi unit with Coalition Force advisors assisting during the mission planning and review phases.IA soldiers detain high-value target30 terrorists killed during combined operation in DiwaniyahMulti-National Division – Iraqi Army soldiers from 1st Battalion, 1st Brigade, 8th Iraqi Army Division, supported by MND-B Soldiers from Company D, 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, were conducting a combined combat patrol to detain a high-value target when their patrol was attacked with small arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades.An M1A2 Abrams Tank was struck by multiple RPG rounds and was severely damaged. Baghdad Soldiers from 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team found a large weapons cache in Baghdad’s Rusafa district at approximately 7:45 a.m. Friday.The cache contained 24 82mm mortars, five 60mm mortars, 11 60mm mortar cheese charges, four 80mm mortar rounds, 266 RPK rounds, two rocket-propelled grenades, 12 grenades, an RPK machinegun, an AK-47 assault rifle, 847 AK-47 rounds, 450 PKC rounds, a block of TNT and a stick of TNT.In a separate incident, Soldiers from 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, detained five suspected terrorists and confiscated weapons while conducting combat operations near Saab Al-Bour, northwest of Baghdad, at approximately 8 a.m. Friday.While conducting a search of several houses in the area, 1st BCT Soldiers found five AK-47s, an SKS sniper rifle, an RPK machinegun, 600-800 loose rounds of ammunition and two hand grenades. Iraqi Security and Coalition Forces concluded asuccessful combined operation Tuesday, Oct. 3, which resulted in sevensuspected insurgents being detained and discovery of two large caches ofordinance.Iraqi Police of the Dali Abbas Police Station and Soldiers with the 1stBrigade, 5th Iraqi Army Division and 5-73 Cavalry, 3rd Heavy Brigade CombatTeam, Task Force Lightning, set out to locate and detain explosives smugglersand confiscate their cargo in an effort to interdict the flow of arms to terroristgroups in the Diyala province.The confiscated caches consisted of more than 159 individual pieces ofordinance to include, anti-tank mines, small arms munitions and other IEDmaking material.The detainees were taken for questioning and the two caches weredestroyed.The mission was one of several successful ISF-led combined operationsduring the past week in Diyala, with ISF demonstrating their ability to plan andlead counter-insurgency operations.Two insurgents captured outside SamarraMULTINATIONAL DIVISION – The individuals were detained for questioning.The combined patrol also apprehended an individual after receiving small arms and indirect fire at a checkpoint.After determining the point of origin of the indirect fire, IPs found and detained a man who had a mortar tube and mortars in his possession.There were no injuries to IP or ground forces personnel or damage to equipment during the incidents.The detentions come as Iraqi Security Force continue to take the lead in providing security for the people of Iraq.IA, US Soldiers build relationships with Iraqi citizens to eliminate terroristsMulti-National Division – Baghdad Soldiers, executed Operation Half Nelson Wednesday, which was designed to build trust between Iraqi civilians and Iraqi and Coalition forces and eliminate terrorist threats in Baghdad’s Hurriyah neighborhood.The operation focused on gathering information as well as getting to know the residents of the Baghdad neighborhood, which is suspected of harboring terrorists.Soldiers from 4th Battalion, 1st Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division, and 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, combined their efforts to conduct a cordon and knock mission.Operation Half Nelson, part of Operation Together Forward, began when Iraqi and Coalition forces blocked off a small area, established a security perimeter and spoke with local citizens, who voluntarily opened a dialogue with them.“Today’s mission was to conduct a cordon and knock in order to gather information on suspects who have been implicated in sectarian violence,” This support was directly responsible for attacks targeting Iraqi civilians as well as Iraqi Security and Coalition forces.No significant damage was done in the area and there were no civilian, Iraqi Force or ground forces casualties.This operation is an example of the resolve of Iraqi citizens to stop the illegal and violent activity bringing harm to their communities and demonstrates the increased ability of the Iraqi Security Force to target and combat insurgent activity.DNA confirms death of al-Qaeda bagram fugitiveBAGHDAD – Iraqi Police and Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 1st Brigade, 4th Iraqi Army Division, detained more than 30 insurgents and a substantial weapons cache Oct. 6 during Operation Dallas, in the Salah ad Din Province.Paratroopers from Task Force Loyalty, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, provided oversight and support for the Iraqi Security Force’s operation, which targeted numerous insurgent cells throughout the province.Iraq Security Force planned, led and executed the operation, resulting in the detention of 36 individuals and the confiscation of 700 7.76mm rounds, 31 blasting caps, more than 30 various types of rockets and mortar rounds, 25 fuses, three ready-to-place improvised explosive devises, two handmade rocket-launcher base plates, a variety of IED-making material, dynamite and TNT.ISF Conducts Raid Against Kidnapping and Murder Cell, Captures OneMulti-National Corps – The Iraqi Security Force conducted a raid on October 9 in the Jabbur area, south of Baghdad, and captured one individual suspected of belonging to a kidnapping and murder cell.The Iraqi Security Force, with coalition advisers, quickly secured the objective area and entered multiple buildings looking for members of a kidnapping and murder cell allegedly responsible for numerous violent crimes against Iraqi civilians. The Iraqi Army conducted an early-morning raid on October 9 in Sadr City, Baghdad, capturing a suspected bomb-maker responsible for improvised explosive device attacks against Iraqi civilians.The bomb maker is allegedly the leader of a criminal cell constructing weapons for use by illegal armed groups, including IEDs used in sectarian attacks against Iraqi citizens as well as bombs that specifically target the Iraqi Army and Coalition Force.The Iraqi Army, with coalition advisers, surrounded the objective area and found the suspected bomb-maker after a short search. Iraqi Security Force and Multi-National Division-Baghdad Soldiers worked together to kill three terrorists and detain 14 suspected terrorists over two days this week.A combined patrol from 2nd Tank Brigade, 9th Iraqi Army Division, and 463rd Military Police Company, attached to 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, killed three terrorists and detained one in Saab al Bour, north of Baghdad, at approximately 3 p.m. Tuesday.After being attacked by small-arms fire, the patrol engaged the terrorists, killing one and wounding several others; Baghdad Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, detained a terrorist cell leader and three of his associates in Adhamiyah at approximately 3:45 p.m. Tuesday.A patrol, consisting of Iraqi policemen and Soldiers from 463rd Military Police Company, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, responded to a small-arms fire attack from an unknown number of terrorists, searched the area, and detained two suspected terrorists in Saab al Bour, north of Baghdad, at approximately 11:45 a.m. Wednesday.Soldiers from 2nd Tank Brigade, 9th Iraqi Army Division, identified the two suspected terrorists as the same men who fired at them on previous days.
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-ne #3 IAN RUSHName: Ian RushYears at Liverpool: 1980 to 1987 & 1988 to 1996Position: ForwardDate-of-birth: 20/10/1961Birthplace: St AsaphSigned from: Chester City (May 1980) & Juventus (August 1988)Games: 660Goals: 346Honours:First Division Championship (1981/82, 1982/83, 1983/84, 1985/86, 1989/90),European Cup (1984),FA Cup (1986, 1989, 1992),League Cup (1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1995),Charity Shield (1982, 1986, 1989, 1990),ScreenSport Super Cup (1986),PFA Young Player of the Year (1983),PFA Player of the Year (1984),Football Writers Player of the Year (1984)Part One:Part Two:Only one word is needed to describe Ian Rush’s Liverpool career. The same year, Rushie’s status as one of the club’s elder statesman saw him handed the captaincy by manager Graeme Souness and in 1995 he fulfilled a personal dream by lifting the Coca Cola Cup as Reds skipper.While records are there to be broken it’s not inconceivable to suggest Rushie’s phenomenal tally of goals in a Liverpool shirt is likely to stand the test of time.But even if he is, somehow, one day, displaced from his position at the summit of the clubs all-time leading goalscorers, the fact he shook the Kop a record 346 times means he’ll forever be renowned as one of the all-time Anfield greats.Sold to: Juventus (July 1987) & Leeds (May 1996)Claim to fame: Scoring more goals for Liverpool than any other playerDid you know?
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-ne The early team-by-team evaluation of the 2006 season.After the Sixth week of action, every team has played a minimum of five games and so it is possible to come up with an assessment and rank the teams according to their chances, at this point, of reaching SuperBowl XLI. The teams can be ranked in three to five groups: The Double-Digit Losers: These are the teams that have no business beating anybody outside of their group, and no team that considers itself a contender should even have a close game against them. The group of shame in no particular order: Oakland (A legitimate look at a winless season), Miami (Joey Harrington is their starting QB), Cleveland (The close loss against Baltimore could have changed their season), Tennessee (Travis Henry is a great back that never gets his dues), Houston (The are still building, actually they are rebuilding (whatever)), San Francisco (A franchise with no signs of life whatsoever (unless you like fantasy football)), Arizona (Just wait, next is year is the year (right)), Green Bay (the main attraction for the next two years is Brett Favre breaking some records (great)), Detroit (maintaining the streak of 2000 consecutive losing seasons), Tampa Bay (Bruce Gardkowski actually gives them a better chance (Wow)), Washington (The same dysfunctional franchise), and Buffalo (played a couple of close games, but you give the Lions their first win and you belong with them). Of course since we are all professionals here, and since the NFL is the game of parity and âAny Given Sundayâ (not the movie) some of these teams will show some signs of life every now and then (especially in the first quarter), but so far the overall picture indicates that for any of the above teams a 5-win 2006 season is a successful campaign.The Contenders: Teams that will reach double digit in the win column and that has showed so far that they have what it takes to be playing in January. As of the end of Week 6 the most impressive teams, in descending order: -Chicago:Wins: GB, DET, MIN, SEA, BUF, ARI.Losses: None.The lineup of victims is not impressive at all, but the fact that they blew out some teams and fought to win some games when they did not play their best give them the top spot. However the win against Minnesota is the one that gave them the confidence that they can win even when they do not play their best, as proven by the crazy game against Arizona (which of course they were lucky to win).Rex Grossman grabbed national attention for the way he played and managed to come back with a big play against Minnesota on a day when he almost cost them the game, but the six turnovers against the Cardinals was a reality check for him. After the first two easy wins they were dominated by the Jaguars running game (Jags held the ball for 40 minutes), came back against the Jets and scored the winning TD in the last minute and survived the 15 laterals on the Jets last play, and came back against the lowly Titans scoring 2 TDs in the second half. The benefited from opening against two could/should-beat teams, then they fed off the festive atmosphere of the Monday night game and beat a one-dimensional Atlanta team. The Hawks surprised them with the running attack (252 yards on the ground), and against the Vikings they threw the game away with the stupid trick play on the punt return and lost in overtime (and they still could not stop the Vikings running game). The game against Baltimore was their best offensive display of the year, but their running game still ranks in the middle of the pack. Their win against Dallas and the Pittsburgh shutout on Monday night were very impressive, but the loss against Washington dropped them here, especially that their defense allowed 36 points to a struggling Redskins offense. Darrell Jackson is their best receiver this year (maybe until Deion Branch gets familiar with the team), and with the absence of Alexander they are running a 4-wide receiver set that proved effective against the Giants and Rams.On defense, they retained every starter and added Julian Peterson (28 tackles and 4 sacks), so they have no reason not to play at a high level. It is even worse this year, since they cannot run the ball (Jamaal Lewis is washed up, and they refuse to give Mike Anderson and Musa Smith bigger roles), and even their All-Pro TE Todd Heap is not playing at his pre-injuries level.The defense is still loaded with names, but they struggled to stop the run against Denver when neither team was getting anything in the passing game on a rainy night. The loss to New Orleans came in a very close game against a very good team, but it definitely exposed some of the Eagles problems.Although their offense is ranked first in the league behind Donovan McNabb who is having an MVP-type year, they are still ignoring the concept of running the ball. It was a big achievement for this team to go into the SuperBowl champions home and get a win (which was handed to them by the three back-to-back turnovers and a couple of critical Big Ben picks), but the reality check followed against the Patriots and the lowly Buccaneers (they may have lost to TB on a couple of bad calls, but it should not have been that close in the first place.)Carson Palmer looks like he overcame the knee injury, the pass rush is getting to him much more this year, and with injury to LT Levi Jones protection may get worse. Despite the fact that they opened with a tough schedule and they are sitting at a 3-2 record, and despite the win against the Eagles (that they lucked into) and a win over the overrated Falcons, the blow out against Seattle may have showed that this team may just not be that good.Tiki Barber picked up where he left last year and he is their MVP. -St. Louis:Wins: DEN, ARI, DET, GBLosses: SF, SEAHow can a team that has a win against a big team (DEN), plays another one that close (SEA) and still ranks here? Surviving a last minute drive inside their 8 against the Titans, falling short of a comeback against the Patriots, getting a win against Buffalo despite allowing a 150 rushing to Willis McGahee and two 100 receivers, and suffering a late choke against the Colts. There is always the chance of a lousy team winning three straight against other lousy teams and all of a sudden it is the media darling and the âtrueâ contender.Five weeks from now some dramatic changes are bound to happen on these rankings and that is why they play the game.
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-ne One of the many youngsters to be talked of as the next George Best, Terry Cochrane inevitably failed to live up to the early hype, but did make a telling contribution to Northern Ireland’s footballing history…Name: Terence George CochraneBorn: 23 January 1953, KillyleaghHeight: 5.07½ At Coleraine, under the tutelage of former Northern Ireland boss Bertie Peacock, Cochrane developed into a fine winger and was capped for the first time in October 1975 against Norway.In October 1976 Cochrane moved to Burnley, then playing in Division Two. After five years at Ayresome Park and a brief spell playing in Hong Kong, Cochrane moved to Gillingham in October 1983.Never really established in the international team, indeed 13 of his caps came as a sub, he will however be remembered for his goal against England during the 1980 British Championships. The goal came nine minutes after he had come on as a sub, and just sixty seconds after the English had scored, to earn Northern Ireland a crucial 1-1 draw as they went on to win the Championships for the first time in 66 years.A hamstring injury picked up in a warm-up match against France ruled Cochrane out of the 1982 World Cup squad after playing in all but two of the qualifiers. (A) L 0-1 BIC sub 20-09-1978 Rep of Ireland (A) D 0-0 ECQ sub 25-10-1978 Denmark…….
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First, the dealers:2: Larry Gagosian, dealer, five galleries around the world14: Iwan Wirth, Swiss dealer, part of Zwirner & Wirth15: Marian Goodman, New York-based gallerist16: David Zwirner, New York gallerist18: Marc Glimcher, New York gallerist (Pace)19: Jay Jopling, owner, White Cube gallery, London24: Barbara Gladstone, New York, gallerist26: Victoria Miro, gallery owner, London35: Sadie Coles, London-based dealer40: Jeffrey Deitch, New York gallerist44: The Wrong Gallery, New York, conceptual gallery (hmm… this probably should fall into the artists category - but we’ll try it in both places)54: Harry Blain & Graham Southern, London-based gallerists (Haunch of Venison)59: Javier Peres, Cuban-born dealer64: Max Hetzler, Berlin-based gallerist67: Gerd Harry Lybke, German dealer69: Maureen Paley, London gallerist70: Zach Feuer, New York gallerist76: William Acquavella, New York gallerist77: Matthew Marks, New York gallerist82: Lorenz Helbling, Swiss-born gallerist86: Gavin Brown, British-born New York galleristIt’s the second half that is most interesting.
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