Amid hostilities, Americans take over
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The noise was deafening and potentially unsettling in the minutes before the start of the men&#39;s Olympic 200-meter final. The Olympic Stadium crowd chanted &quot;Hellas!
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In what may be a glimpse of things to come, some U.S.-backed local militias are starting to shoot at each other
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U.S. soldiers have seen a sudden lull in violence in a neighorhood that has been a hotbed of sectarian attacks. Now the unnerving question is: Where is the enemy?
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American forces moved into position Friday for a decisive battle with bands of insurgents, pounding some of their last strongholds with airstrikes and repelling attempts
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Forces of war, nature, economic crisis and regional tension converge with a vengeance on populace.
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American forces overran the last center of rebel resistance in Falluja on Sunday after a weeklong invasion that smashed what they called the principal base for the Iraqi insurgency.
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US troops are vital to security, but pressure is growing for them to leave.
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The first Americans lost their land and, for some, their identities after European settlers began the mass migration to what is now the United States.
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American forces began an offensive to seize back control of the Iraqi city of Samarra yesterday, claiming to have killed almost 100 insurgents in several hours of bombing raids and street fighting.
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Description: On the fourth day of battle, American troops slow their assault, with US forces battling pockets of resistance in several parts of the city.
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A fired-up opponent makes shots from everywhere while the Americans scramble around desperately looking for answers.
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FALLUJAH, Iraq -- US and Iraqi forces took control of almost all of Fallujah yesterday, nearing military success even as pockets of resistance remained and relief agencies began moving to avert a humanitarian disaster in the city of roughly a quarter-million people west of Baghdad.
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American forces battled south through Fallujah&#39;s narrow lanes and alleys today to take control of 70 percent of the insurgent stronghold, and rebel fighters were bottled
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Americans battled to win back the streets of Dora and are now revivifying civilian life. But can the Iraqi government take over?
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American warplanes struck militant positions in two insurgent-controlled cities Thursday and U.S. and Iraqi troops quietly took control of a third in a sweeping crackdown following a spike in attacks against U.S. forces.
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Hundreds of insurgents arrive from other cities amid airstrikes by the US, which sees the city as a terrorist haven. By wire services.
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It finds itself becoming increasingly entwined with the powers it once shunned, particularly the United States.