10,000 US troops to retake city
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Long convoys of American soldiers and Marines rolled onto a dust-blown base on the outskirts of Fallujah today and US warplanes intensified attacks in preparation for a
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US warplanes pounded Fallujah on Saturday, as more than 10,000 American soldiers and Marines massed for an expected assault on the militant stronghold.
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The U.S. military using attack helicopters, armored fighting vehicles and 10,000 soldiers launched an offensive north of Baghdad on Tuesday in one of the single biggest operations since the invasion of Iraq in 2003.
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American forces are gearing up for a major operation in the insurgent bastion of Fallujah, where up to 5,000 Islamic militants, Saddam Hussein loyalists and common criminals are hunkered down, U.S. officers said Friday.
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American troops and Iraqi security forces launched a major operation to regain control of Mosul yesterday, after a week of lawlessness which saw large parts of Iraq&#39;s third city fall under the control of militants determined to open a new front in the
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The US military presence in Iraq will grow by nearly 12,000 troops to 150,000 by next month, the largest level since the invasion last year, to provide security for the Iraqi elections
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Baghdad, Oct. 1 (NNN): At least 100 people, including 80 insurgents were killed and hundreds others injured as the US military launched a major offensive to re-take the northern Iraqi city of Samarra, about 100 kilometres north of the capital, Baghdad.
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Roughly 10,000 to 15,000 U.S. and  Iraqi troops were involved in the ground assault to take  control of the rebel-held Iraqi city Falluja on Monday, the top  U.S. commander in Iraq said.
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US forces prepare to move on rebel city; elsewhere over the weekend, insurgents killed scores of Iraqi troops.
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The United States plans to increase its military force in Iraq by 12,000 soldiers and Marines, bringing combat strength to the highest level since the invasion in 2003.
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The US military says 10,000 US and Iraqi troops are moving against al-Qaeda networks north of Baghdad.
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AFTER a night of pounding Fallujah, 10,000 US and Iraqi troops scrambled over a railway embankment on the city&#39;s outskirts. They immediately confronted insurgents
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More than 10,000 US soldiers and Marines have taken positions around Fallujah for an expected assault, as US jets Friday pummeled insurgent targets and troops blocked key roads.
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MOSUL: US 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&#39;s third largest city.
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If US forces prevail in taking the city, keeping it stable afterward may be the biggest task - and influence what happens elsewhere.
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Saturday night&#39;s strike was aimed at about 10 militants meeting in the city centre to plan operations, the US military said. Eight people.
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US and Iraqi forces are conducting a major offensive to root out insurgents in the central Iraqi city of Samarra. In the largest operation seen in the city in several months, an estimated