U.S. Steps Up Iraq Attacks Before Ramadan
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BAGHDAD, Iraq - U.S. troops went on the offensive from the gates of Baghdad to the Syrian border Tuesday, pounding Sunni insurgent positions from the air and supporting Iraqi soldiers in raids on mosques suspected of harboring extremists...
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The U.S. military, seeking to   maintain its current elevated troop levels in Iraq, intends to   delay the upcoming departure of roughly 3,500 soldiers serving   in the Ramadi area, defense officials said on Monday.
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RAMADI, Iraq: Gunfire and explosions rattled the Sunni militant stronghold of Ramadi yesterday when US forces traded fire with insurgents after raids launched just ahead of the start of Islam&#39;s holy month, Ramadan.
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BAQOUBA, Iraq US troops and Iraqi forces have carried out pre-Ramadan raids in the city of Baqouba. They&#39;re trying to clear out rebels before the start of the Islamic holy month.
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U.S. warplanes hit the rebel- held  Iraqi city of Falluja overnight as part of a drive to thwart  expected attacks during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan and  ensure security for national polls due in January.
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BAGHDAD, Sept. 20 -- Attacks against U.S. troops have increased in the two weeks since al-Qaeda in Iraq's new leader urged insurgents to target American forces, a U.S. military spokesman said Wednesday.
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The U.S. commander for northern Iraq called for reinforcements yesterday, citing a rise in sectarian attacks and other violence in his region as Iraqi and American forces focus on securing Baghdad.
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A car bomb killed 26 people in a   Shi'ite militia stronghold in east Baghdad on Saturday, hours   after Sunni Muslims began the fasting month of Ramadan, which   U.S. commanders warn may see a rise in sectarian bloodshed.
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BAGHDAD, 14 October 2004 - Six American soldiers were killed in roadside bombings, the US command said yesterday, as US and Iraqi troops stepped up pressure on insurgents before this weekâs start of the holy month of Ramadan.
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added: &quot;We can&#39;t deny that there has been an increased number of attacks during Ramadan.&quot;. An Estonian soldier was killed and five were wounded in a bomb blast in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, officials said.
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The deadly attack Thursday on the well-guarded Green Zone here may mark the launch of a new insurgent offensive during the holy month of Ramadan, which began Thursday night.
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Separate roadside bomb attacks killed four American soldiers in Baghdad, as coalition troops stepped up pressure on Sunni insurgents before the start of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan this week.
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On the eve of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, Iraq&#39;s most-feared terrorist group claimed credit for setting off two bombs in the heavily fortified
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Security will be increased at Baghdad's mosques and other holy sites ahead of the Eid al-Adha holiday that begins Wednesday, an Iraqi official said.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq - U.S. warplanes pounded the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah, where residents were marking the first day of the holy month of Ramadan on Friday, a day after city leaders suspended peace talks and rejected the Iraqi government's demands to turn over terror mastermind Abu Musab al-Zarqawi...
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The U.S. military will boost its troops in Iraq to 150,000 this month, the highest level since the war began in March 2003, in order to improve security for scheduled Jan 30. elections, the Pentagon said on Wednesday.
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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...