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The battle to control Fallujah perfectly illustrates the military challenge that US forces face in Iraq&#39;s Sunni Triangle. Soldiers and Marines must seize and hold territory, destroy an elusive enemy that looks
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VIENNA, Austria (CBS) The possible disappearance of nearly 400 tons of powerful explosives from a known Iraqi arms depot that US troops did not guard became fodder for the presidential campaign Monday.
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Despite a sense of progress, U.S. military commanders predict no easy victory in pressing the attack against the country's fierce insurgency and remain particularly concerned about a rising campaign of intimidation.
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With just a week until Election Day, President Bush may be busier than ever with his campaign. But the task of stabilizing Iraq and corralling insurgents is urgent.
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Blog: Even before getting to the battlefield, high-tech upgrades for ground troops must maneuver through tough political terrain.
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US forces tried unsuccessfully twice to rescue an Englishman and two US citizens being held hostage, CNN reported Tuesday. Both efforts were guided by intelligence and led US forces to separate sites in Baghdad, officials said.
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In the hot spot called Haswah, the U.S. military has an unorthodox meeting with their worst enemy in the area
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Some worry that not enough support exists to help US troops bear the psychological toll of having killed.
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Iraqi forces, whose performance is crucial to securing January elections, are riddled with problems, say local U.S. officials.
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Washington, Oct. 16 (NNN): Fearing for the worst, some members of a reserve American army unit in Iraq, responsible for transporting food, water and fuel for US-led forces, refused to undertake a convoy mission recently.
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There is &quot;no way&quot; the war in Iraq can be won by the United States and its allies, a former Army commander said Friday as he called for the troops to be withdrawn.
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General Petraeus's drive against Sunni militants has got off to a quick start. But its success will depend on intelligence
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The triumph of Jan. 30 is a fact. The shame is that Iraq-war foes can't admit it
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A newspaper quotes a US Army official as saying the military has made a &quot;mediocre&quot; effort in Iraq, and remains in peril of losing the war.
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Just before Christmas, an Army captain named Brian Freeman cornered Sens. Christopher J. Dodd (D-Conn.) and John F. Kerry (D-Mass.) at a Baghdad helicopter landing zone. The war was going badly, he told them. Troops were stretched so thin they were doing tasks they never dreamed of, let alone trained for....
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With U.S. control imperiled in Iraq, the military vows to oust the insurgents from their havens. Here's what it will take
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Making nuclear power plants crash-proof to an airliner attack by terrorists is impracticable and it's up to the military to avert such an assault