Iraq Announces Major Offensive in Mosul
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BAGHDAD -- The Iraqi prime minister announced Friday that the government was preparing to strike back against al-Qaida in the northern city of Mosul after two days of deadly bombings killed nearly 40 people. He promised the fight "will be decisive."
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US-backed Iraqi commandos were poised Friday to storm rebel strongholds in the northern city of Mosul, as US military commanders said they had &quot;broken the back&quot; of the insurgency with their assault on the former rebel bastion of Fallujah.
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(Mosul, Iraq-AP) Nov. 16, 2004 - Residents of Iraq&#39;s third largest city, Mosul, report US warplanes and helicopters in the air as loud blasts and gunfire echo around them.
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The US-led assault on Fallujah is the first of what promises to be a series of military operations to secure towns and cities where insurgents could
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MOSUL, Iraq  - U.S. and Iraqi forces launched  operations in Mosul Tuesday to rid Iraq's third largest city of  groups of insurgents who have rampaged through several  neighborhoods for the past six days.
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More than 3,000 US and Iraqi forces launched a major operation Tuesday against insurgent strongholds just south of Baghdad, their second
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US and Iraqi troops entered Mosul in force yesterday to retake streets and police stations seized by rebels in the northern city last week, while a leading Iraqi insurgent
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WASHINGTON - US and Iraqi troops are now racing to crush the fighters who have now moved into Iraq&#39;s third largest city of Mosul.
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MOSUL - Iraqi commandos backed by US troops prepared on Friday to storm rebel strongholds in the northern city of Mosul as fighting wound down in Fallujah.
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US and Iraqi forces have launched a major ground offensive in the rebel-held districts of Fallujah. Backed by thunderous air and artillery barrages, US troops moved through a number of neighbourhoods early Tuesday morning.
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BAGHDAD, 15 November 2004 - As US troops and Iraqi security forces were âmopping upâ the remnants of insurgents in Fallujah yesterday, they were fighting to retake parts of Mosul in the north overrun by insurgents.
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U.S. and Iraqi troops pushed into insurgent-heavy neighborhoods and stormed police stations in Mosul on Tuesday, launching an offensive to retake parts of this northern Iraqi city where militants staged a mass uprising last week in support of insurgents in Fallujah.
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Sudden attack on convoy in Mosul underscores risks in securing Iraq before the Jan. 30 elections.
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American troops and Iraqi security forces launched a major operation to regain control of Mosul yesterday, after a week of lawlessness which saw large parts of Iraq&#39;s third city fall under the control of militants determined to open a new front in the
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US and Iraqi troops stormed insurgent-held police stations and neighborhoods in Mosul today, launching an offensive to retake parts of this northern Iraqi city where gunmen staged a mass uprising last week in support of fighters in
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MOSUL, Iraq  - U.S. and Iraqi forces launched an  offensive in Mosul Tuesday to retake control of rebel-held  areas after a week of anarchy with insurgents rampaging through  Iraq's third largest city.
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MOSUL, Iraq  - U.S. forces have carried out air  strikes on Iraq's third largest city, targeting insurgents who  have attacked police stations and fought fierce street battles  this week, the U.S. military said on Friday.