US troops on offensive in Iraq
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US troops went on the offensive overnight against insurgent strongholds west of Baghdad, pounding militant positions from the air and supporting Iraqi soldiers in raids on mosques suspected of harbouring extremists.
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US troops struck at militant strongholds across Iraq on Wednesday, pounding insurgent positions in Baghdad and clashing with fighters in central and northern cities.
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BAGHDAD -- US troops staged raids in Mosul and elsewhere in northern and central Iraq yesterday, arresting dozens, while insurgents stepped up attacks two weeks ahead of national elections, ambushing a car carrying a prominent candidate and killing 17 people in other assaults.
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A brigade of new American troops arrive in Baghdad to make the total US troop stationed in the Iraqi capital to 40,000 by Monday, as the US and Iraqi forces have warned of a major assault on rebel held areas in Iraq, ahead of the countryâs elections in
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The United States has begun to increase its troops in Iraq to provide security for January elections facing possible disruptions by insurgents, US military officials said on Monday.
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More than 3,000 US and Iraqi soldiers started a major operation yesterday against insurgent strongholds just south of Baghdad, their second mission in five days to take control from militants whose attacks threaten national elections seen as crucial to
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Thousands of US and Iraqi troops have begun a long-awaited ground offensive to retake the Iraqi city of Fallujah from terrorists and insurgents.
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Backed by Iraqi forces, US soldiers and marines have begun their long-anticipated attack on Fallujah, an insurgent stronghold some 40 miles west of Baghdad.
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US, British and Iraqi troops mounted raids yesterday in a swath of territory south of Baghdad in the fourth sizable assault since last month aimed at
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U.S. and Iraqi troops began major military operations today against Al Qaeda forces near Baghdad, while in the south, U.S. troops battled Shiite militants.
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US FORCES launched a large ground and air offensive against insurgents in Mosul yesterday in an effort to retake areas lost to the rebels in heavy fighting last week.
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MOSUL, Iraq  - U.S. and Iraqi forces launched an  offensive in Mosul on 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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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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The US led assault on Fallujah has begun. Two US Marines have been killed along with dozens of Iraqis insurgents. The military said it happened when their military car flipped into the Euphrates River.
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Planes and artillery pound the rebel city to soften resistance as US troops move in. NEAR FALLUJAH, IRAQ -- US troops backed by thunderous air and artillery barrages launched a ground offensive yesterday to
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US and Iraqi troops have turned their attention to the flashpoint city of Mosul as part of their ongoing operation to target insurgents in Iraq.
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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.