U.S. forces in Iraq on offensive against Qaeda
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U.S. and Iraqi forces launched a series of operations on Tuesday targeting al Qaeda in Iraq after an upsurge in suicide bombings which U.S. commanders say are an attempt by the militant group to reignite sectarian violence.
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The U.S. military deployed 10,000 soldiers backed by attack helicopters in a big offensive against al Qaeda north of Baghdad on Tuesday as a truck bomber struck in the capital, killing 75 people near a Shi'ite mosque.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq - U.S. forces stepped up operations Tuesday across a wide swath of the Sunni insurgent strongholds northwest of the capital, pounding targets in two cities from the air and supporting Iraqi troops in raids on mosques suspected of harboring insurgents...
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BAQUBA, Iraq  - U.S. forces believe the initial combat phase of a major offensive to clear al Qaeda from the Iraqi city of Baquba is nearly complete and any militants left could be confronted in the next 24 hours.
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U.S. forces have begun arming nationalist guerrillas and former Saddam Hussein loyalists -- and coordinating tactics -- in a marriage of convenience against al Qaeda radicals in one of Iraq's most violent provinces, senior U.S. commanders tell CNN.
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BAQUBA, Iraq  - Thousands of U.S. soldiers on the offensive north of Baghdad are facing fierce resistance from hundreds of al Qaeda militants who are ready to fight to the death, an American general said on Friday.
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Around 8,000 U.S. forces launched a fresh operation on Monday targeting Islamist al Qaeda militants in farmland south of Baghdad, the military said.
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BAGHDAD, Dec. 8 -- U.S.-led forces killed 20 suspected insurgents during a raid targeting fighters from the group al-Qaeda in Iraq northwest of Baghdad on Friday morning, the U.S. military said. Two women were among those killed, the military said.
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The U.S. occupation in Iraq has become a potent recruiting tool for al Qaeda and other terrorist groups, top U.S. national security officials told Congress Wednesday.
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U.S. forces in Iraq on Friday launched a  big offensive in the rebel stronghold of Samarra and said they  had secured key government and police buildings.
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BAQUBA, Iraq  - U.S. and Iraqi forces say they have killed 90 al Qaeda fighters around Baghdad during one of the biggest combined offensives against the Sunni Islamist group since the invasion of Iraq in 2003.
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With Osama bin Laden's ability to grab attention undiminished six years after the September 11 attacks, al Qaeda is bleeding the U.S. military in Iraq while regrouping with aims of another strike on the United States.
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BAQUBA, Iraq  - U.S. soldiers tightened their cordon around al Qaeda fighters holed up in the Iraqi city of Baquba on Saturday, advancing carefully through streets lined with roadside bombs and booby-trapped houses.
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Thousands of U.S. troops swooped on a suspected al Qaeda safe haven south of Baghdad on Monday used to reinforce militants battling in the capital.
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U.S. and Iraqi troops began major military operations today against Al Qaeda forces near Baghdad, while in the south, U.S. troops battled Shiite militants.
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A new approach by American-led forces in Iraq is producing "breathtaking" improvements in security in some areas, says Lt. Gen. David Petraeus, commander of U.S. forces in the country, but al Qaeda in Iraq remains well-entrenched in some Baghdad neighborhoods.
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BAGHDAD, Dec. 9 -- U.S.-led forces killed 20 suspected insurgents during a raid targeting fighters from the group al-Qaeda in Iraq northwest of Baghdad on Friday morning, the U.S. military said. Two women were among those killed, the military said.