U.S. military starts freeing Iraqis for Ramadan
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The U.S. military began releasing Iraqi detainees on Thursday to mark the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, Iraqi and U.S. officials said.
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A bomb killed 26 people in a Shi'ite   Muslim stronghold in east Baghdad on Saturday as Iraq's   minority Sunnis began the fasting month of Ramadan, which U.S.   commanders have warned may see a rise in sectarian bloodshed.
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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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The U.S. military, seeking to   maintain its current elevated troop levels in Iraq, will delay   the departure of roughly 3,500 soldiers serving in the volatile   Ramadi area, defense officials said on Monday.
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The U.S. military on Sunday announced the arrest of a suspect in the killing of a sheik who spearheaded the U.S.-backed Sunni revolt against al-Qaida in Iraq, even as the terror network launched a campaign of violence during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq - Stepping up raids before the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, U.S. forces traded fire with insurgents in the Sunni stronghold of Ramadi, officials said Thursday, while troops detained 10 people, including two suspected insurgent leaders, in a sweep of Baqouba...
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Treading into yet another flashpoint city, US Marines and Iraqi security forces began a series of raids Tuesday on mosques in and around the Sunni city of Ramadi following an upsurge in the
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The U.S. military claimed an advantage in the fight against al-Qaida in Iraq on Thursday, saying raids since the death of its leader have forced many of its foreign fighters out into the open to be captured or killed.
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15 October 2004 -- The US military is on high alert in Iraq today at the start of the holy Islamic month of Ramadan, which started last year with an increase in insurgent-backed violence.
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U.S. troops killed six suspected al Qaeda terrorists and captured 14 others in operations Saturday and Sunday in central and northern Iraq, the U.S. military said.
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U.S. forces arrested Falluja's chief  negotiator on Friday after air strikes on the rebel-held city  that the U.S. military said were part of a drive to thwart  attacks in Iraq during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.
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U.S. forces have begun arming nationalist guerrillas and former Saddam Hussein loyalists -- and coordinating tactics -- in a marriage of convenience against al Qaeda radicals in one of Iraq's most violent provinces, senior U.S. commanders tell CNN.
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U.S. and Iraqi forces launched a series of operations on Tuesday targeting al Qaeda in Iraq after an upsurge in suicide bombings which U.S. commanders say are an attempt by the militant group to reignite sectarian violence.
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The U.S. military, which just days ago completed its latest troop buildup in Iraq, has launched a large offensive operation in several al-Qaida strongholds around Baghdad, the top U.S. commander said Saturday.
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U.S. and Iraqi troops took control  of government and police buildings in the rebel Iraqi  stronghold of Samarra early on Friday, the U.S. military said.
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The violence occurred on a day when Iraqi officials announced a plan to take over operational command of IraqÂs army from the U.S. next week.
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U.S. forces will turn over security to Iraqi authorities in the southern Shiite province of Karbala on Monday, the American commander for the area said, despite fighting between rival militia factions that has killed dozens.