U.S. Seek People's Allegiance in Fallujah
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As fighting winds down, U.S. troops face an even more difficult mission in Fallujah &#151; winning the people's allegiance. Planners want to make sure the Fallujah battle doesn't mimic the U.S.-led invasion: a well-executed military assault followed by a flawed occupation.
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CAMP FALLUJAH, Iraq - Marines continue to battle pockets of insurgents in Fallujah at the start of what could be a crucial week for American policy in the rebellious city.
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The assault on Fallujah by US and Iraqi forces entered its fifth day on Saturday, with US officials saying they are close to gaining complete control of the city.
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More than 10,000 US soldiers and marines have taken positions around Fallujah for an expected assault, as US jets pummelled insurgent targets Friday and troops blocked key roads.
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U.S. commanders say they are preparing to open up rebel-held areas, especially Falluja, which is under control of insurgents.
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Troops scour Fallujah for insurgents. At least 38 American troops and six Iraqi soldiers have been killed since the offensive operation began Nov. 7. By wire services.
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US military planners and intelligence analysts believe Iraqi insurgent leaders holed up in Fallujah will defend the city by combining scrappy fighting with a media blitz designed to provoke a worldwide outcry.
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The Iraqi government rushed reinforcements Friday to the country's third-largest city, Mosul, seeking to quell a deadly militant uprising that U.S. officials suspected may be in support of the resistance in Fallujah &#151; now said to be under 80 percent U.S. control.
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The siege of Fallujah began with an expectation of weeks, if not months, of heavy fighting and worries about how that would influence
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The US military in Iraq says coalition forces struck a building in Fallujah early Tuesday where militants loyal to wanted terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi were meeting.
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U.S. troops sweeping through Fallujah on Thursday found what appeared to be a command center used by followers of Jordanian terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, and a U.S. general expressed confidence the battle for the city has "broken the back of the insurgency."
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By Scheherezade Faramarzi, Associated Press, 10/15/2004 16:28. BAGHDAD, Iraq  People in Fallujah, homegrown insurgents among them, are sounding increasingly dismayed by the beheadings and suicide bombings which some of them blame on foreign fighters.
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American forces are gearing up for a major operation in the insurgent bastion of Fallujah, where up to 5,000 Islamic militants, Saddam Hussein loyalists and common criminals are hunkered down, U.S. officers said Friday.
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The Iraqi government sent reinforcements to the countryâs third-largest city, Mosul, today, seeking to quell a deadly militant uprising that US officials suspected may be in support of the resistance in Fallujah - now said to be under 80% US control.
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Relations are deteriorating among insurgents as local fighters negotiate to avoid a U.S.-led military offensive against Fallujah, while foreign fighters press to attack Americans and their Iraqi supporters.
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INSURGENTS have tried to break through the US cordon surrounding Fallujah as US soldiers and Marines launched an offensive against rebel concentrations in the south of the city.
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The US hopes a hard strike on the city will send a message to Iraqi militants, nationwide.