Marine General: Fallujah Operations &#39;Ahead of Schedule&#39;
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Military operations to retake the insurgent-held Iraqi city of Fallujah are progressing &quot;ahead of schedule,&quot; a top US Marine commander there said today.
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In a pep talk to US troops ahead their invasion of Fallujah on Sunday, the senior enlisted Marine in Iraq, Sgt. Major Carlton Kent drew inspiration from great Marine triumphs of the past.
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WASHINGTON -- The former insurgent stronghold of Fallujah has calmed somewhat, with signs of commerce reappearing on the streets and no shots fired over the past 10 days at US or Iraqi forces, the Marine general overseeing US troops in the city said yesterday.
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The Iraqi city of Fallujah has been &quot;liberated&quot; by coalition and Iraqi forces who are currently fighting to destroy remaining pockets of insurgents and terrorists in the city, according to Marine Lt.
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US troops inspect a car in Sadr City, in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday Nov. 18 2004. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim). BAGHDAD, Iraq Nov 18, 2004 - US troops sweeping through Fallujah on Thursday said they believe they have
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There could be several more days of intense fighting in the U.S.-led battle to retake Iraq's rebel-controlled city of Fallujah, the commander of land forces said on the second day of the assault.
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The top commander of US Marines in Iraq says US and Iraqi troops have &quot;broken the back&quot; of the insurgency there by taking control of Fallujah.
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FALLUJAH, Iraq : US-led forces occupy almost the whole of Fallujah but it will still take some time before the rebel enclave is secure, a US marine spokesman said.
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Fallujah, Iraq -- US Marines said American forces had taken control today of 70 percent of Fallujah in the third day of a major offensive to retake the insurgent stronghold.
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U.S. forces expect to be positioned throughout the last remaining guerrilla stronghold in Falluja by Tuesday, a Marine officer said on Saturday.
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FALLUJAH, Iraq - On a day that started with a surprise holiday visit from Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, Marines in Fallujah received an even more unexpected gift on Christmas Eve - a day of relative peace in this violent city.
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The US-led assault on Fallujah is the first of what promises to be a series of military operations to secure towns and cities where insurgents could
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A US Marine commander in Fallujah is warning it may be some time before it is safe for residents to return to the Iraqi city, after nearly two weeks of fighting there to flush out insurgents.
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As fighting continues in Fallujah, Iraq, coalition forces control 80 percent of the city, a top US Marine general said in Iraq today.
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Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld declared Monday that the military assault on the Iraqi city of Fallujah would be carried through to completion, unlike the U.S. Marine operation in April that was aborted after several days.
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NEAR FALLUJA, Iraq  - U.S. marines are preparing  for an assault on rebels in the Iraqi cities of Falluja and  Ramadi, a senior commander said on Friday.
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Backed by Iraqi forces, US soldiers and marines have begun their long-anticipated attack on Fallujah, an insurgent stronghold some 40 miles west of Baghdad.