US, Iraqi officials declare success in Samarra assault
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Afraid to stray from home, residents buried the dead in their gardens Saturday as US and Iraqi forces battled pockets of resistance in this former insurgent stronghold, where
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US and Iraqi forces are conducting a major offensive to root out insurgents in the central Iraqi city of Samarra. In the largest operation seen in the city in several months, an estimated
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SAMARRA, Iraq  - U.S.-led forces backed by  warplanes tightened their grip on the rebel stronghold of  Samarra Saturday, saying they had killed 125 rebels in one of  the largest offensives since the fall of Saddam Hussein.
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US 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 US and Iraqi forces began a major assault Friday to regain control of the insurgent stronghold of Samarra, trading gunfire with militants as they pushed toward the city center.
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American forces began an offensive to seize back control of the Iraqi city of Samarra yesterday, claiming to have killed almost 100 insurgents in several hours of bombing raids and street fighting.
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US and Iraqi forces have pushed into Samarra to wrest control of the northern town back from insurgents, and the American military said 80 militants were killed in hours of fierce street fighting and air strikes.
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The US military said it killed 80 insurgents during an offensive launched early today to regain control of the rebellious Iraqi town of Samarra.
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US 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.
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Baghdad, Oct. 3 (NNN): US and Iraqi forces claim to have tightened their grip on Samarra after an operation that began on Friday that reportedly left over 125 rebels dead.
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As US military officials and Samarra residents assessed the damage from a major weekend offensive to rid that city of guerrillas, insurgents took their campaign into the heart
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TIKRIT, Iraq -- One way or another, the US Army and its Iraqi allies will seize the insurgent-held city of Samarra before January's general election, the US Army commander responsible for the city said yesterday.
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Iraqi security forces patrolled the streets, and US troops went door to door searching for weapons and fighters Sunday after the military claimed success in wresting control of Samarra from Sunni insurgents in fierce fighting.
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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 -- Iraqi security forces are patrolling the Sunni Triangle city of Samarra after US and Iraqi soldiers claimed victory in retaking the city from insurgent forces.
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FALLUJA, Iraq  - The Iraqi government and U.S.  commanders declared their offensive on rebel-held Falluja a  success on Thursday but U.S. troops still faced dangers in the  city and guerrillas attacked elsewhere in Iraq.
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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.