US Forces Kill 125 Iraq Militants, Tighten Grip On Samarra
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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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SAMARRA, Iraq Oct. 2, 2004 - Sporadic gunfire echoed through this Sunni Muslim stronghold Saturday as US and Iraqi forces battled pockets of resistance a day after launching what appeared to be the first
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. US-led forces backed by warplanes tightened their grip on the Iraqi city of Samarra Saturday, saying they had killed 125 &quot;rebels&quot; while Iraqi witnesses say they
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US and Iraqi forces scoured Samarra for holdouts on Sunday after two days of fierce fighting to reclaim control of the city from Sunni militants.
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The US military says it has killed more than 130 insurgents in two days of fighting in Samarra, but locals say many civilians are among the dead.
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SAMARRA, Iraq  - U.S.-led forces stormed Samarra  Friday and said more than 100 guerrillas were killed in air  strikes and street-to-street combat during a major new American  offensive to wrest control of the Iraqi town.
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many people were killed. The US military last week claimed to have killed around 100 of Zarqawi&#39;s. militiamen who have the area largely under their control.
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SAMARRA, Iraq  - U.S. and Iraqi forces backed by  fighter jets tightened their grip on the rebel stronghold of  Samarra Saturday after launching 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 80 people were killed and 100 wounded.
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U.S. and Iraqi forces pushed into  Samarra on Friday 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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More than 100 people die as US and Iraqi forces launch a major attack to regain control of the town of Samarra.
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US and Iraqi troops surged into the rebel-controlled city of Samarra Friday, killing more than 90 insurgents in house-to-house combat supported by air-strikes and armor.
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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 - US and Iraqi forces in Samarra on Sunday finished retaking the last insurgent-controlled neighborhood, completing a relentless three-day push through this ancient city in a first step toward wresting control of important central Iraqi
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SAMARRA, Iraq  - U.S.-led forces stormed Samarra  on Friday and said at least 80 guerrillas were killed in air  strikes and street-to-street combat during a major new  offensive to wrest control of the Iraqi town.
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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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SAMARRA, Iraq  - U.S.-led forces stormed Samarra  on Friday and said nearly 100 guerrillas were killed in air  strikes and street-to-street combat during a major new American  offensive to wrest control of the Iraqi town.