Fierce fighting in Iraq
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BAGHDAD, Sept 12: At least 45 people died in a wave of bombings and battles between US troops and militants on Sunday, as Iraq&#39;s US-installed prime minister said over 3,000 had perished in the &#39;terrorism&#39; washing over the country.
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BAGHDAD, 8 September 2004 - Fierce fighting between followers of Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr and US forces in the Baghdad slum of Sadr City yesterday killed at least 37 people, including two American soldiers, and injured over 200.
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US forces and Shiite militants fought fierce battles in Najaf today, with airstrikes near a revered shrine and exchanges of mortar fire and artillery, as the US military
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US warplanes and tanks pummeled Fallujah yesterday as intense battles raged on the outskirts of the insurgent-held city. The escalation of fighting
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By Abdul Hussein Al-Obeidi, Associated Press, 8/22/2004 15:32. NAJAF, Iraq  Explosions and gunfire shook Najaf&#39;s Old City on Sunday in a fierce battle between US forces and Shiite militants, as negotiations
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US and Iraqi forces launched an offensive in Mosul last night as US forces battled pockets of resistance in Fallujah and clashes that spread northeast of Baghdad killed more than 50 people.
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US Marines appeared yesterday to be moving closer to a decisive battle in the Sunni Triangle area west of Baghdad, where insurgents are using violence and intimidation
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Heavy fighting erupted on Sunday in a  street in central Baghdad notorious as a guerrilla stronghold,  and witnesses said at least five Iraqis were killed as U.S.  helicopters attacked targets in the area.
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Iraqi troops backed by U.S. attack helicopters fought militants for several hours in central Baghdad on Friday as new figures showed a leap in the number of Iraqis killed in violence in November.
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IRAQ was on the brink of an all-out assault on rebel-held Fallujah today as deadly clashes erupted between US troops and insurgents in the neighbouring city of Ramadi.
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US aircraft and tanks attacked Shiite militia positions in fierce fighting early Wednesday in Baghdad&#39;s Sadr City slum, killing 10 people and injuring 92 others, hospital officials said.
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President Bush and Democratic rival John Kerry battled over Iraq in a fierce debate on Thursday, with an aggressive Kerry accusing
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The attack, the deadliest in Iraq in months, occurred in a southern city where rival Shiite groups have been battling for power.
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Insurgents have launched new attacks in several Iraqi cities, continuing their campaign of violence in the face of a US and Iraqi offensive to crush them.
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NAJAF, Iraq  - Fierce fighting broke out in the  holy Iraqi city of Najaf Monday, with numerous explosions and  gunfire echoing around a sacred shrine held by followers of a  radical Shi'ite cleric, Reuters witnesses said.
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US and Iraqi forces pressed on with aggressive raids against Sunni Muslim insurgents in towns southwest of Baghdad on Wednesday, racing against time to quell rebellion in time for an election in January.
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An eyewitness account of the vicious battle to retake the  Iraqi city