Air strikes mount ahead of expected Fallujah assault
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BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Six British and US soldiers have been killed in attacks in Iraq over the past 24 hours, while warplanes continued to pound rebel-held Fallujah and Prime Minister Iyad Allawi tried Friday to rally European support for his battered country.
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The long-awaited assault on by US troops on the Iraqi city of Fallujah appears to have started. US forces have stormed into western districts seizing the city&#39;s main hospital and securing two key bridges over the Euphrates River.
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US warplanes destroyed several buildings in the Iraqi rebel-held city of Fallujah, saying that they were weaponsâ stores, as thousands of US and Iraqi troops are getting ready to launch their eminent assault on the city.
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Local residents arrive to examine a destroyed building in the center of Fallujah, west of Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday morning, Oct. 12, 2004 following an US air strike.
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Nine people were killed in two pre-dawn raids by US planes on suspected reel targets in Fallujah, west of Baghdad today, according to a local hospital.
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More than 10,000 US soldiers and Marines have taken positions around Fallujah for an expected assault, as US jets pummeled insurgent targets Friday and troops blocked key roads.
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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.
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U.S. warplanes pounded Fallujah late Friday in what residents called the strongest attacks in months, as more than 10,000 American soldiers and Marines massed for an expected assault. Iraq's prime minister warned the "window is closing" to avert an offensive.
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FALLUJAH, IRAQ - At least 15 people have been killed and 33 wounded after two separate US air strikes on the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah.
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US forces conducted on Saturday a new air strike at a suspect training base used by insurgents in Fallujah in central Iraq, the US military said in a statement.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq - US officials said yesterday that intensified US strikes on Fallujah, which continued last night, are aimed at preparing the way for a military offensive to return the insurgent-held city to control of Iraq&#39;s interim government.
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BAGHDAD (CBS) US forces in Iraq continue to pound the rebel city of Fallujah from the air and ground, apparently in an attempt to soften up militants in advance of a major offensive.
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Car bombs killed at least a dozen people in Baghdad and another major city as American forces prepared for a full-scale US attack on the insurgent stronghold Fallujah.
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The American military launched new airstrikes against suspected militant bases in Falljuah Saturday. They also carried out probing attacks on the city&#39;s outskirts, as they prepare for a major operation here.
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BAGHDAD -- US forces pounded parts of Fallujah from the air and ground yesterday, hitting insurgents in a city where Americans are said to be gearing up for a major offensive.
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US forces haved launched air and ground attacks against insurgents in Fallujah, about 40 miles west of Baghdad. The military says &quot;precision strikes&quot; are being used.
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Black Watch troops have move into position ahead of the imminent US and Iraqi assault on the rebel stronghold of Fallujah, it was reported today.