US forces launch massive bombardment of Fallujah after Allawi go ...
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FALLUJAH, Iraq, Nov 8  - US forces began intense shelling across the city of Fallujah on Monday after Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi gave the go-ahead for an all-out assault on the rebel enclave.
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American warplanes have bombed the Iraqi city of Falluja, a day after the country&#39;s interim prime minister spoke of an imminent military showdown with anti-US forces.
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US forces sealed all roads leading to the besieged militant stronghold of Fallujah today and pounded the city with air strikes in advance of an all out assault.
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US and Iraqi forces have launched a major ground offensive in the rebel-held districts of Fallujah. Backed by thunderous air and artillery barrages, US troops moved through a number of neighbourhoods early Tuesday morning.
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NEAR FALLUJAH, Iraq -- US warplanes pounded Fallujah late yesterday in what residents called the strongest attacks in months, as more than 10,000 American soldiers and Marines massed for an expected assault. Iraq's prime minister warned the &quot;window is closing&quot; to avert an offensive.
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US forces stormed key areas of Fallujah early today, in what appeared to be the first stage of the long-expected assault on the rebel stronghold.
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US jets struck Fallujah with five air raids in 12 hours, softening up the insurgent stronghold for an expected major assault. Guerrillas responded with a rocket attack Friday
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More than 10,000 US soldiers and Marines have taken positions around Fallujah for an expected assault, as US jets Friday pummeled insurgent targets and troops blocked key roads.
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More than 10,000 US soldiers and Marines have taken positions around Fallujah for an expected assault, as US jets pummeled insurgent targets Friday and troops blocked key roads.
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The massive military operation to retake Fallujah has been âaccomplishedâ, a senior Iraqi official said today. Fierce fighting continued in the war-torn city where pockets of resistance were still holding out against US forces.
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Iraqi Interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi speaks at a press conference in Baghdad, Iraq, Nov. 8, 2004. Allawi announced that he had authorized US-led troops for an assault on Fallujah, and also announced a
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FALLUJAH, Iraq - US warplanes bombed rebel targets in the Iraqi city of Fallujah on Thursday in an intensifying air campaign before an expected all-out offensive.
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BAGHDAD -- US troops pounded Fallujah with airstrikes and tank fire yesterday and the Iraqi government appealed to residents to expel &quot;foreign terrorists&quot; to prevent an all-out attack. A suicide driver in Baghdad exploded a car near a police patrol, killing at least seven people and wounding 20.
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US warplanes have launched sustained and fierce attacks on the rebel-held Iraqi town of Fallujah, witnesses said. They said explosions could be heard in the attacks, a day after interim Prime Minister Iyad
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BAGHDAD - United States jets pounded parts of Fallujah yesterday, targeting insurgents in a city where American forces were said to be gearing up for a major offensive.
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US forces haved launched air and ground attacks against insurgents in Fallujah, about 40 miles west of Baghdad. The military says &quot;precision strikes&quot; are being used.
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FALLUJAH: Fierce air strikes hit Fallujah on Friday as US ground troops advanced on the Iraqi rebel bastion on Friday after a night of deadly air assaults.