Provincial Capital Near Falluja Is Rapidly Slipping Into Chaos
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While Ramadi, Iraq, is not exactly a "no go" zone for the marines, officers say it is fast slipping in that direction.
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FALLUJA, Iraq  - Iraqis reacted with anger,  frustration and resentment Friday after many returned to  Falluja to discover their homes in rubble and their livelihoods  ruined following last month's U.S. offensive.
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More than 200,000 people who fled  Falluja ahead of the U.S. offensive have yet to return and many  are in desperate need of aid, with temperatures in Iraq heading  toward freezing, a new U.N. emergency report says.
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An escalation of ethnic violence is threatening to plunge the country into chaos.
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Iraqis still living in the city of Falluja said yesterday that conditions were deteriorating, with no electricity, food shortages and limited medical aid for the wounded.
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US-led troops battling to take control of Falluja ran into clusters of fierce resistance today as aid agencies pressed for access to the Iraqi city to take food and water to civilians trapped inside.
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Much of Falluja lay in smoking ruins, and the military victory appeared to be nearly overshadowed by violence elsewhere.
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The US massive offensive on the Fallujah has resulted in an increasingly severe humanitarian disaster in the city, as the Red Crescent
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A battle erupted near a mosque in  northwest Falluja Friday just hours after U.S. Marines said  insurgents were now trapped in the south of the city.
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FALLUJA, Iraq  - U.S.-led forces met heavy  resistance in Falluja as they battled toward the heart of  Iraq's most rebellious city on Tuesday, officers said.
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FALLUJA, Iraq  - There was anger, frustration and  resentment among Iraqis who returned to Falluja on Friday as  many discovered their homes in rubble and their livelihoods  ruined following a U.S. offensive.
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U.S. warplanes bombarded hard core rebel areas of Falluja on Monday as troops hunted insurgents house-to-house in the city already devastated by the ferocity of the military's seven-day onslaught.
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FALLUJA, Iraq  - Air and artillery strikes shook  the rebel-held Iraqi city of Falluja on Friday night after U.S.  forces, using leaflets and loudspeakers, urged civilians to  leave.
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Violence erupts in the Iraqi city of Falluja as residents return for the first time since the US offensive there.
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FALLUJA, Iraq  - U.S.-led forces have gained  control of most of Falluja and insurgents are now trapped in  the southern part of the Iraqi city, U.S. officers said on  Friday.
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FALLUJA, Iraq  - A Red Crescent aid convoy tried  to reach desperate civilians trapped by a five-day-old U.S.  assault on rebels in Falluja Saturday, while insurgents took  charge of swathes of Iraq's third city, Mosul.
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US and Iraqi troops have seized much of the troubled city of Falluja from insurgents, the US military has said. Send us your comments.