US forces control &#39;70 per cent&#39; of Fallujah
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American and Iraqi troops swept through the rebel stronghold of Fallujah today, hoisting the Iraqi flag over the city&#39;s police station and spreading out over 70 per cent of the city.
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US forces in Iraq tightened their cordon around the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah as the Red Cross and Iraqi government dispatched aid packages for the city.
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The US-led assault on Fallujah is the first of what promises to be a series of military operations to secure towns and cities where insurgents could
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The military now says 100 percent of the city of Fallujah has been secured by US and Iraqi soldiers. But Marine Colonel Mike Regner told Pentagon reporters in a
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US and Iraqi forces say they now control almost all of Falluja, amid concern over the distribution of aid supplies.
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As fighting continues in Fallujah, Iraq, coalition forces control 80 percent of the city, a top US Marine general said in Iraq today.
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Our position is: The Fallujah operation marks the start of a campaign to take control of Iraqi cities from guerrillas. The US-led military offensive under way in Fallujah against Iraqi insurgents was long overdue.
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US and Iraqi forces moved into parts of rebel-held Fallujah, west of Baghdad, seizing the city&#39;s general hospital after a day of aerial bombardment, the US military said.
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The Iraqi government sent reinforcements to the countryâs third-largest city, Mosul, today, seeking to quell a deadly militant uprising that US officials suspected may be in support of the resistance in Fallujah - now said to be under 80% US control.
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FALLUJAH, Iraq -- Thousands of US and Iraqi forces swept into this insurgent stronghold yesterday, driving into the city's narrow streets and blasting suspected guerrilla positions in a massive thrust that American military leaders said would not cease until the city is under the full control of the interim Iraqi government.
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As Iraqi officials declared Fallujah liberated, U.S. forces continued intense combat operations aimed at securing the last section of the city.
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A six-day battle to regain control of Fallujah is nearing its end and US Marines say they expect to capture the last insurgent base in the south of the city, within 72 hours.
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Defeating the insurgents in Fallujah is critical in the battle for a free Iraq because &#39;&#39;one part of the country cannot remain under the rule
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A deserted street in the western part of Fallujah, Iraq, Saturday, Nov. 13, 2004. About 80 percent of the city was said to be under US control, with insurgents pushed into a narrow corner.
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Insurgents tried to break through the US cordon surrounding Fallujah on Thursday as American forces launched an offensive against concentrations of militants in the south of the city.
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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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US troops powered their way into the center of the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah, overwhelming small bands of guerrillas with massive force.