Fallujah Secure, But Not Yet Safe, Marine Commander Says
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Although the Iraqi city of Fallujah is secure now that Marines there control the city, it is not yet safe for residents to return, the commander
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Insurgent attacks have risen in western Iraq but Iraqi troops are beginning to take responsibility for a bigger area of Iraq's most troubled province, the top Marine commander in Iraq said Wednesday.
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Officials say at least 42 insurgents have been killed so far. Two US Marines were killed in a vehicle accident. The American and Iraqi forces are trying to take back the city -- from insurgents
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American commanders are expressing confidence that the Fallujah offensive will restore order in that hotbed of Sunni resistance, but they caution that much fighting remains.
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US commanders said they had established at least loose control over almost all of Fallujah on Saturday and estimated that 1,600 insurgents have been
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The Iraqi city of Fallujah has been &quot;liberated&quot; by coalition and Iraqi forces who are currently fighting to destroy remaining pockets of insurgents and terrorists in the city, according to Marine Lt.
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A senior US commander says marines are making final preparations for an imminent offensive against Iraq&#39;s rebel bastion of Fallujah and are awaiting orders to strike.
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Residents of Fallujah have to wait at least another week to return home, a US military official saidon Monday, citing security concerns.
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BAGHDAD -- US troops sweeping through Fallujah yesterday found what appeared to be a command center used by followers of Jordanian terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, and a US general expressed confidence the battle for the city has &quot;broken the back of the insurgency.&quot;
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American-led forces are said to be meeting the stiffest resistance yet from militants in the Iraqi city of Fallujah. Reports say militants are now trapped in the south of the city with no way out.
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FALLUJA, Iraq  - U.S. forces hope to gain control  of the last rebel bastion in Iraq's western city of Falluja  during the night, a U.S. Marine officer said on Friday.
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Fallujah has been the heart of the Iraqi insurgency but won&#39;t be its last stand, defense officials and experts say. US-led forces have moved through the one-time insurgent stronghold
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US Marines are preparing for a &quot;decisive&quot; assault on Fallujah and Ramadi, towns held by insurgents and hostage-takers, a commander says.
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Fears are growing for the safety of British troops in Iraq as US marines prepare to storm the rebel city of Fallujah and flush out insurgents.
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The top commander of US Marines in Iraq says US and Iraqi troops have &quot;broken the back&quot; of the insurgency there by taking control of Fallujah.
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The Pentagon&#39;s top general says US-led forces in Fallujah now control about 70 percent of the city and have captured or killed hundreds of insurgents even as tough street battles continue.
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WASHINGTON -- The former insurgent stronghold of Fallujah has calmed somewhat, with signs of commerce reappearing on the streets and no shots fired over the past 10 days at US or Iraqi forces, the Marine general overseeing US troops in the city said yesterday.