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Five Terrorists Killed in Coalition Operations in Iraq  American
Forces Press Service  WASHINGTON, Sept. 13, 2007 – Coalition
forces killed five terrorists during operations today targeting
al Qaeda leaders and operatives in central and northern parts of
the Iraq.  Based on intelligence gathered in an Aug. 30
operation, coalition forces targeted an al Qaeda senior leader
in Baqubah. Two armed men who attempted to maneuver against the
assault force were killed when coalition forces fired in self-
defense. When coalition forces called for the target building's
occupants to come out, the assault force saw a woman try to draw
a pistol from a weapons belt she was wearing and fired in self-
defense, killing her. Another woman was killed when she tried to
retrieve and activate a grenade that dropped to the ground from
underneath her clothes.  A fifth terrorist was killed as
coalition forces targeted a senior al Qaeda leader in Baghdad
believed to be invol