Iraq Leader Defends Assault in Fallujah
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Iraq's interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi defended the Fallujah assault, saying in a British tabloid newspaper Friday that the offensive has the support of most Iraqi people and is necessary to enable elections in January.
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U.S. Marines launched air and ground attacks Thursday on the insurgent bastion Fallujah after city representatives suspended peace talks with the government over Prime Minister Ayad Allawi's demand to hand over terror mastermind Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.
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Iraqi interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi has defended the attack on the rebel stronghold Falluja saying it would improve security across Iraq and pave the way for planned January elections.
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The top U.S. commander in Iraq defended his record on Thursday after scathing criticism in Congress, declaring he had laid the foundations for success and his strategy had made progress in a tough environment.
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The massive military operation to retake Fallujah has been âaccomplishedâ, a senior Iraqi official said today. Fierce fighting continued in the war-torn city where pockets of resistance were still holding out against US forces.
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BAGHDAD: The standoff between the interim Iraqi government and insurgents in the rebel city of Fallujah has entered its &quot;final phase,&quot; Iraq&#39;s interim prime minister Iyad Allawi said Sunday, warning of imminent military action.
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Interim Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi says he has given US and Iraqi forces the authority to rid the city of Fallujah of terrorists.
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American forces went on the offensive against concentrations of militants in southern Fallujah who tried to break out of a security cordon, as guerrillas launched attacks in one of Iraq&#39;s major cities in what could be a bid to
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BAGHDAD, October 14 (IslamOnline.net &amp; News Agencies) - US-backed Iraqi interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi threatened a massive assault on Fallujah unless the resistance bastion turns in militant Abu Mussab Al-Zarqawi, but a negotiator for the city
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The Government has backed an all-out assault on Fallujah, dismissing a warning from the UN Secretary General against the strike. Kofi Annan said an attack on the rebel stronghold risked alienating Iraqis whose
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Iraqi interim Prime Minister Iyad  Allawi urged the people of Falluja on Thursday to grab what he  said could be their final chance to avert a military assault on  the rebel-held city.
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The Government has backed an assault on the rebel stronghold of Fallujah, insisting it is vital to stop Iraq becoming a terrorist safe haven.
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IYAD Allawi, the interim prime minister of Iraq, threatened an assault on Falluja yesterday unless residents hand over militants, including America&#39;s foremost enemy.
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The U.S. military's ground and air assault of Fallujah has gone quicker than expected, with the entire city occupied after six days of fighting, the Marine commander who planned the offensive said Sunday.
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Coalition forces have started their attack against Iraqi insurgents in the city of Falluja after the final order for the assault was given by Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi.
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TONY EASTLEY: Residents of Fallujah, west of Baghdad, are bracing themselves for a big military assault, after Iraq&#39;s interim prime minister warned that time for negotiations was running out.
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SYDNEY - President Bush vigorously defended his troop buildup in Iraq today, and got a boost when Prime Minister John Howard of Australia said his country's forces there won't change for the foreseeable future.