Troops fight toward city&#39;s heart
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US Army and Marine units thrust into the core of Falluja today, fighting fierce street battles and conducting house-to-house searches on the second day of a major assault to retake the Iraqi city from Islamic militants.
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US and Iraqi forces face ``pockets of resistance&#39;&#39; across the city of Fallujah as they search buildings for rebels who oppose the interim administration and the presence of foreign troops, the US military said.
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A U.S. gunship fired at suspected insurgents as hundreds of U.S. and Iraqi troops pushed into an eastern section of one of Iraq&#039;s most violent cities early Monday, the latest step in a campaign to bolster their presence in neighborhoods largely under insurgent control.
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U.S.-led troops battling to take control of Fallujah ran into clusters of fierce resistance on Friday as aid agencies pressed for access to the Iraqi city to take food and water to civilians trapped inside.
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Fallujah: US troops with Iraqi soldiers surged into the heart of Fallujah in a hail of explosions and gunfire on the second day of the largest operation in Iraq since last year&#39;s US-led war.
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Six months after Sadr City erupted in rebellion, US forces are launching a renewed campaign to wrest control of the vast Baghdad neighborhood from radical Muslim cleric Muqtada al-Sadr&#39;s forces.
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FALLUJAH, Iraq - US and Iraqi troops are fighting at this hour to re-take Fallujah. They have accomplished their first objective - taking the city&#39;s main hospital, which has been held by insurgents.
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Insurgents and American forces clashed briefly Thursday near the Iraqi city. A large US assault is expected.
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Officials say at least 42 insurgents have been killed so far. Two US Marines were killed in a vehicle accident. The American and Iraqi forces are trying to take back the city -- from insurgents
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BAGHDAD -- US and Iraqi forces have moved aggressively in the past week to combat Sunni Arab insurgents in neighborhoods across the capital and to establish a stronger presence in religiously mixed districts plagued by sectarian violence.
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Baghdad's streets were electric with tension Wednesday as U.S. officials confirmed the new security operation was under way. U.S. armor rushed through streets, and Iraqi armored personnel carriers guarded bridges and major intersections.
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As the nation awaits next weekâs report on the status of the Iraq war, the battle for the hearts and minds of Americans is escalating on the airwaves.
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An eyewitness account of the vicious battle to retake the  Iraqi city
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but US troops still face dangers in the city and guerrillas attacked elsewhere in Iraq. and an Iraqi soldier were killed before a tank &quot;silenced&quot; fighters holed up in the shattered city.
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US troops fought a gunbattle with insurgents along a busy street in Baghdad on Monday, sending passers-by scurrying for cover, witnesses
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FALLUJA, Iraq  - U.S. forces backed by Iraqi  troops surged into the heart of Falluja on Tuesday, taking a  grip on Iraq's most rebellious city after a day of intense  street-to-street combat.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq - U.S. troops battled insurgents Tuesday in a major city west of Baghdad after the U.S...