U.S.-Led Forces Claim Victory After Samarra Blitz
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SAMARRA, Iraq  - U.S.-led forces on Sunday  declared victory in Samarra, the first step of a drive to take  back all Iraq's rebel-held areas before elections in January.
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US and Iraqi forces scoured Samarra for holdouts on Sunday after two days of fierce fighting to reclaim control of the city from Sunni militants.
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SAMARRA, Iraq - U.S. and Iraqi forces launched a major assault Friday to regain control of the insurgent stronghold of Samarra, trading gunfire with rebel fighters as they pushed toward the city center...
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SAMARRA, Iraq  - U.S. and Iraqi forces on Sunday  declared victory in Samarra, the first step of a drive to take  back all of Iraq's rebel-held areas before elections due in  January.
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SAMARRA, Iraq -- Bloodied by weeks of suicide bombings and assassinations, Iraqi security forces emerged yesterday to patrol Samarra after a morale-boosting victory in this Sunni Triangle city, and US commanders praised their performance.
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SAMARRA, Iraq - U.S. and Iraqi forces launched a major assault Friday to regain control of the insurgent stronghold of Samarra, and hospital officials said at least 21 people were killed and 35 wounded...
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SAMARRA, Iraq  - U.S.-led forces stormed Samarra  on Friday and said at least 80 guerrillas were killed in air  strikes and street-to-street combat during a major new  offensive to wrest control of the Iraqi town.
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SAMARRA, Iraq - U.S. and Iraqi forces battled their way into the heart of this Sunni stronghold Friday and moved house to house in search of militants in what appeared to be the first major offensive to regain control of areas lost to insurgents before the January elections...
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US and Iraqi forces captured the Iraqi city of Samarra on Sunday after fierce fighting with Sunni militants. The forces later described the operation as a successful first step in a major push to wrest key
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SAMARRA, Iraq  - U.S. 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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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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SAMARRA, Oct 2: The US-led forces, backed by Warplanes, tightened their grip on the guerilla stronghold of Samarra on Saturday, claiming they had killed 125 militants in one of the largest offensives since the fall of Saddam Hussein.
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U.S. and Iraqi troops took control of government and police buildings in Samarra early on Friday after insurgents had undermined security in the Iraqi city, the U.S. military said.
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SAMARRA, Iraq  - U.S.-led forces stormed Samarra  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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US-led forces have stormed Samarra and say more than 100 guerrillas have been 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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U.S. forces accompanied by the Iraqi  national guard launched a major offensive against insurgents in  the northern Iraqi city of Samarra Thursday, CNN reported.
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SAMARRA, Iraq - U.S. and Iraqi forces launched a major assault Friday to regain control of the insurgent stronghold of Samarra, and hospital officials said at least 80 people were killed and 100 wounded...