U.S. Steps Up Attacks on Iraq Insurgents
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BAGHDAD, Iraq - U.S. forces stepped up operations Tuesday across a wide swath of the Sunni insurgent strongholds northwest of the capital, pounding targets in two cities from the air and supporting Iraqi troops in raids on mosques suspected of harboring insurgents...
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With the insurgency still a threat to Iraq's planned elections, the U.S. force is about to expand to its highest level of the war &#151; even higher than the initial invading force in March 2003.
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The impending attack could decentralize the Iraqi insurgency and increase the risk of violence during elections.
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The U.S. commander for northern Iraq called for reinforcements yesterday, citing a rise in sectarian attacks and other violence in his region as Iraqi and American forces focus on securing Baghdad.
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US commanders intend to use the increase of US troops in Iraq in more offensive operations.
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A spate of bombings is evidence that militants have begun an offensive they had threatened, a U.S. general said.
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U.S. forces renewed attacks on Thursday  in the towns of Falluja and Tal Afar, which they say are havens  for foreign militant fighters, and doctors said at least 30  Iraqis were killed in air strikes and fighting.
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United States forces launched a major offensive against insurgents in the northern Iraqi city of Samarra early on Friday after three car bombings rocked Baghdad on Thursday.
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The American military staged a series of aggressive strikes today in insurgent strongholds west of Baghdad.
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American forces went on the offensive against concentrations of militants in southern Fallujah who tried to break out of a security cordon, as guerrillas launched attacks in one of Iraq&#39;s major cities in what could be a bid to
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U.S. forces expanded their push against insurgent strongholds outside Baghdad on Wednesday as Iraqi units joined the offensive and took control of several districts in the key city of Baqouba, the military said.
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U.S. officials have raised their  estimates of the size and financial support of Iraq's  insurgency, The New York Times reported on Friday, citing  unnamed sources.
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Terrorists and insurgents are stepping up attacks on oil and gas operations overseas in an effort to disrupt jittery energy markets, destabilize governments and scare off foreign workers, analysts said.
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U.S. warplanes struck a suspected insurgent hideout in rebel-held Falluja on Tuesday and U.S. tanks and aircraft bombarded areas of northeastern Baghdad, stepping up military operations against guerrillas.
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Sectarian violence and new fighting brought by U.S.-led operations are accelerating the partition of the country into sectarian enclaves.
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Insurgents attack US troops, polling stations and Iraqi forces as security increases ahead of Sunday's election.
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U.S. warplanes bombed a suspected  insurgent hideout in rebel-held Falluja on Tuesday and U.S.  tanks and aircraft bombarded areas of northeastern Baghdad,  stepping up military operations against guerrillas.