Forces to target 4 'hotspots' in Baghdad
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The new push by U.S. and Iraqi forces to reverse a rising tide of violence in Baghdad will target four violent "hotspots" in the city, the American general in charge of the plan said Saturday.
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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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U.S. and Iraqi forces pushed on with  their second major offensive in a week Wednesday, hunting  insurgents in a triangle southwest of Baghdad that has become  one of Iraq's most notorious hot spots.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq - More than 3,000 U.S. and Iraqi forces launched a major operation Tuesday against insurgent strongholds just south of Baghdad, their second mission in five days to wrest control from militants whose attacks threaten national elections seen as crucial to stabilizing this turbulent country...
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BAGHDAD - Militants launched multiple attacks on Iraqi police north of Baghdad on Tuesday, killing 19 officers and five others. In the most deadly assault, gunmen stormed a police station about 20 kilometres
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BAGHDAD, Feb. 28 -- American soldiers are leaving their sprawling fortress-cities and establishing many small outposts in the capital's most violent neighborhoods in a major tactical shift under the two-week-old Baghdad security plan.
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U.S. forces launched a new offensive Wednesday against insurgents in an area south of the capital dubbed the "triangle of death," while militants ambushed an elite Iraqi police unit in a Baghdad neighborhood known for its loyalty to ousted dictator Saddam Hussein, killing 29 people, most of them civilians.
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British troops could be moved to Baghdad to cover for U.S. soldiers battling insurgents in the rebel-held city of Falluja and elsewhere in Iraq, British media reported on Saturday.
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U.S. troops launched fresh raids Thursday around the northern city of Mosul to rein in guerillas who have threatened to disrupt the upcoming election. Iraqi forces sealed off main routes into Baghdad one day after a wave of car bombings rocked the capital.
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Iraqi forces will expand their security operation into eastern Baghdad &#151; including Shiite militia strongholds &#151; the Defense Ministry said Friday, a day after a barrage of coordinated attacks in those areas killed 64 people and wounded 286.
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U.S. troops rolled into Baghdad primed for a showdown with Sunni insurgents and Shiite militias. But most of the shooting has come from Iraqi police firing weapons in the air to clear the way for their convoys.
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Bombings throughout Baghdad targeted Iraqi security forces and a fuel station near the Iraqi Interior Ministry complex Thursday, according to Baghdad emergency police officials.
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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 mission in five days to wrest control
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US and Iraqi troops preparing for an expected assault on Falluja have struck more targets in the insurgent-held Sunni Triangle city early Friday.
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BAGHDAD -- Iraqi forces will expand their security operation into eastern Baghdad -- including Shi'ite militia strongholds -- the Defense Ministry said yesterday, a day after a barrage of coordinated attacks across those areas killed 64 people and wounded 286.
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Backed by air power, U.S. forces targeting militants believed to be responsible for the kidnapping of two coalition soldiers raided the main Shiite district in Baghdad on Sunday.
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Britain has agreed to send troops to dangerous areas near Baghdad. Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon said about 850 personnel would move north to allow United States troops to tackle insurgents elsewhere in Iraq