US, Iraqi Troops Strike Samarra Insurgents
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 1, 2004 - About 1,000 Iraqi Army and National Guard troops backed up by US 1st Infantry Division soldiers deployed into Samarra early today to eliminate a troublesome insurgent presence there.
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The US military says 33 insurgents have been killed in a joint attack with Iraqi forces north of Baghdad.
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US and Iraqi forces launched a major assault Friday to regain control of the insurgent stronghold of Samarra, and hospital officials said at least 21 people were killed and 35 wounded.
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Insurgents detonated a roadside bomb as a US convoy passed in Baghdad and gunmen tried to storm the main police station in Samarra on
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Baghdad, Oct. 1 (NNN): At least 100 people, including 80 insurgents were killed and hundreds others injured as the US military launched a major offensive to re-take the northern Iraqi city of Samarra, about 100 kilometres north of the capital, Baghdad.
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U.S. jets pounded the rebel stronghold of Fallujah on Thursday, and American and Iraqi forces entered the central city of Samarra for the first time in months to try to reseat the city council and regain control.
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SAMARRA, Iraq US and Iraqi forces began a major assault Friday to regain control of the insurgent stronghold of Samarra, trading gunfire with militants as they pushed toward the city center.
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More than 2,000 US and Iraqi troops are targeting insurgents in the northern section of Babil province, the US military announced Thursday.
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Insurgents unleashed attacks yesterday that killed at least 19 Iraqis in Samarra and wounded 20 US troops near Ramadi, in an apparent
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US troops struck at militant strongholds across Iraq on Wednesday, pounding insurgent positions in Baghdad and clashing with fighters in central and northern cities.
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One US soldier was killed and four were wounded during an assault alongside Iraqi forces to regain control of the city of Samarra, an insurgent stronghold north of Baghdad, the US military said in an e-mailed statement.
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SAMARRA, Iraq Oct. 2, 2004 - Sporadic gunfire echoed through this Sunni Muslim stronghold Saturday as US and Iraqi forces battled pockets of resistance a day after launching what appeared to be the first
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US and Iraqi forces launched a major attack against the insurgent stronghold of Samarra early today, securing government and police buildings in the city, the US command said. The offensive came in response to &quot;repeated and unprovoked attacks by anti-Iraqi forces&quot; against Iraqi and coalition forces, the military said in a statement. Its aim was to kill or capture insurgents ...
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Samarra (Iraq), Oct. 1: At least 90 people were killed and 180 wounded today as US troops and Iraqi forces charged into Samarra in a first effort to reclaim trouble spots before Iraq&#39;s planned elections.
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US forces have launched a major offensive on the rebel stronghold of Samarra after a series of horrific car bombings in Baghdad on Thursday that killed 41 people, mostly children.
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FALLUJA, Iraq  - U.S. forces hit Iraq's rebel  stronghold of Falluja with the fiercest air and ground  bombardment in months, as insurgents struck back on Saturday  with attacks that killed up to 37 people in Samarra.
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SAMARRA, Iraq - U.S. and Iraqi forces launched a major assault Friday to regain control of the insurgent stronghold of Samarra, trading gunfire with rebel fighters as they pushed toward the city center...