U.S. forces face bloody start to June in Iraq
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Sixteen American troops died in Iraq in the first three days of June, marking a bloody start to the month as the U.S. military presses on with its crackdown on sectarian violence in Baghdad.
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An early departure of American troops from Iraq or a pullback to bases inside the country could lead to sharply increased violence and the deaths of thousands of people, the U.S. envoy to Baghdad told The New York Times.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq It&#39;s been the bloodiest day in almost six months for US forces in Iraq. The military says eight Marines have been killed and nine wounded by a car bomb outside Fallujah, where American forces have been pounding guerrilla positions.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq - Stepping up raids before the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, U.S. forces traded fire with insurgents in the Sunni stronghold of Ramadi, officials said Thursday, while troops detained 10 people, including two suspected insurgent leaders, in a sweep of Baqouba...
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AMERICAN marines were today poised for a &quot;decisive&quot; assault on the Iraqi cities of Fallujah and Ramadi. The troops aim to crush Sunni Muslim insurgents and Arab militants behind suicide bombings and beheadings of hostages.
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US troops and the interim Iraqi government faced an onslaught of car bombings, mortar attacks and gun battles yesterday during a series of insurgent attacks that began in the
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BAGHDAD, Iraq - In the bloodiest day for the US military in Iraq since May, eight Marines were killed and nine more were wounded yesterday outside Fallujah, where a major US assault on the rebel city seemed imminent.
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Key measures of the level of insurgent violence against American forces in Iraq, numbers of dead, wounded and insurgent attacks, show the situation has gotten worse since the summer.
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As recently as early summer, the shock  waves from a roadside bomb or mortar attack against American  forces in Iraq would ripple through U.S. markets.
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By key measures of the level of insurgent violence against American forces in Iraq - numbers of dead, wounded and insurgent attacks - the situation has grown worse since summer.
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The second major attack on American forces this month underscored the grim situation in a militant stronghold in Mosul.
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Fueled by fierce fighting in Fallujah and insurgents' counterattacks elsewhere in Iraq, the U.S. military death toll for November is approaching the highest for any month of the war.
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Thirty-one U.S. troops died in a  helicopter crash in Iraq and six more were killed in insurgent  attacks on Wednesday, the deadliest day for American forces  since they invaded the country 22 months ago.
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U.S. troops stormed Tuesday into an insurgent-controlled area of a turbulent province where police reported that gunmen &#151; some wearing military clothing &#151; had massacred 29 Shiite villagers the night before.
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American forces are gearing up for a major operation in the insurgent bastion of Fallujah, where up to 5,000 Islamic militants, Saddam Hussein loyalists and common criminals are hunkered down, U.S. officers said Friday.
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More than 3,000 US and Iraqi soldiers started a major operation yesterday against insurgent strongholds just south of Baghdad, their second mission in five days to take control from militants whose attacks threaten national elections seen as crucial to
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BAGHDAD  - A US soldier and four Iraqi civilians died in a spate of attacks, capping one of the deadliest months since the war and setting a bloody backdrop for efforts to keep landmark polls on schedule.