US Launches Large Offensive in Samarra
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US and Iraqi troops have launched a major offensive in the insurgent stronghold of Samarra, north of Baghdad, retaking key government and police buildings.
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Insurgents and American forces clashed briefly Thursday near the Iraqi city. A large US assault is expected.
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SAMARRA, Iraq  - U.S.-led forces stormed Samarra  on Friday and said nearly 100 guerrillas were killed in air  strikes and street-to-street combat during a major new American  offensive to wrest control of the Iraqi town.
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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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BAGHDAD, Iraq Sept. 9, 2004 - US 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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US and Iraqi forces have launched a major offensive against a town suspected of harboring insurgents in northern Iraq. At least eight people have been killed and dozens injured in the fighting in Tal Afar Saturday.
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A US-led offensive killed as many as 109 militants in the Iraqi rebel bastion of Samarra, a US military spokesman said. &quot;The latest numbers have gone up.
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MOSUL: US and Iraqi forces launched an offensive in Mosul on Tuesday to retake control of rebel-held areas after a week of anarchy with insurgents rampaging through Iraq&#39;s third largest city.
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SAMARRA, IRAQ - At least 80 people were killed and 100 injured when US and Iraqi forces pounded the city of Samarra Friday in a major assault on the insurgent stronghold.
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US-led forces on Sunday declared victory in Samarra, the first step of a drive to take back all Iraq&#39;s rebel-held areas before elections in January.
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US and Iraqi forces tightened their grip on the rebel stronghold of Samarra on Saturday with one of the largest offensives since the fall of Saddam Hussein.
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U.S. and Iraqi forces launched a major attack against the insurgent stronghold of Samarra early Friday, securing government and police buildings in the city, the U.S. command said.
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A heavily armored force of 3,000 US troops followed by 2,000 Iraqi soldiers, police, commandos and national guardsmen swept into Samarra yesterday to confront
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US and Iraqi forces have pushed into Samarra to wrest control of the northern town back from insurgents, and the American military said 80 militants were killed in hours of fierce street fighting and air strikes.
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SAMARRA, Iraq  - U.S.-led forces backed by  warplanes tightened their grip on the rebel stronghold of  Samarra on Saturday, saying they had killed 125 rebels in one  of the largest offensives since the fall of Saddam Hussein.
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American forces began an offensive to seize back control of the Iraqi city of Samarra yesterday, claiming to have killed almost 100 insurgents in several hours of bombing raids and street fighting.
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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.