Word: snipering
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...announcement by Senator Bob Dole that he was supporting the deployment of American troops. "They have always liked Dole, since he has advocated lifting of the arms embargo against them." Stiglmayer, who has spent many weeks in the bloody city over the last four years, says that despite a sniper attack this morning on a city bus: "It feels almost normal." Now, says Stiglmayer, Sarajevans pray for the Americans to arrive soon...
...sniper hiding in the woods opened fire on 1,300 Army paratroopers at Fort Bragg as they were about to set out on a predawn exercise run. One soldier was killed, and about 20 were wounded. Other soldiers seized and subdued the suspect, Sergeant William Kreutzer, a comrade at the North Carolina Army base. He was being questioned by Army officials...
...revive. But then he was reminded that in Bosnia, happy endings no longer seem to take place. "For three years there has been nothing here but war and death," he said, calling to mind an especially painful memory--the recollection of a little girl who was hit by a sniper, then woke up in the middle of her operation and asked Begovic to "tell Mummy I love her." And with that, she died...
...least one soldier was killed and 20 wounded early this morning when a sniper opened fire on soldiers exercising at Fort Bragg in North Carolina. Lisa Towle reports from North Carolina: "The suspect is a weapons squad leader stationed at the base. It was dark this morning when he came out of the woods surrounding the field and started spraying troops who were exercising. A soldier in the barracks next to the field, who happened to have a video camera, heard the commotion and shot a video of the scene. It was surreal, with the moon shrouded...
...deal closes several military loopholes that led to cheating during past truces. It gives commanders five days to get the word out to isolated units, and it bans not only offensive maneuvers but also gray-area operations such as patrols and reconnaissance "forward of friendly positions," sniper fire and laying of mines. U.N. peacekeeping forces already on the ground are to monitor the cease-fire...