Iraq declares martial law as US forces move on Fallujah
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US troops fought insurgents on the outskirts of Fallujah early today as a full military assault appeared imminent. The offensive began hours after the Iraqi government declared 60 days of emergency rule throughout
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Fallujah, Iraq -- US Marines said American forces had taken control today of 70 percent of Fallujah in the third day of a major offensive to retake the insurgent stronghold.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq Sept. 9, 2004 - US jets pounded the rebel stronghold of Fallujah on Thursday, and American and Iraqi forces entered the central city of Samarra for the first time in months to try to reseat the city council and regain control.
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US forces have dispatched troopsfrom the battleground around Iraq&#39;s rebellion bastion of Fallujahto the northern city of Mosul, which has partially fallen intohands of insurgents, the US military said on Saturday.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi declared a 60-day state of emergency across most of Iraq on Sunday amid expectations of an imminent assault on the rebel hub of Fallujah.
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US troops inspect a car in Sadr City, in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday Nov. 18 2004. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim). BAGHDAD, Iraq Nov 18, 2004 - US troops sweeping through Fallujah on Thursday said they believe they have
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BAGHDAD, 9 November 2004 - US and Iraqi forces yesterday launched the long-awaited attack on the Sunni town of Fallujah after Iraqâs interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi gave them the green light.
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FALLUJAH, Iraq : US troops and insurgents battled on the edge of the rebel-held Iraqi city of Fallujah after deadly night-time air raids and nine policemen were killed in an ambush south of the capital.
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US troops pounded Fallujah with airstrikes and tank fire Sunday, and the Iraqi government appealed to residents to expel &quot;foreign terrorists&quot; to prevent an all-out attack.
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CAIRO, 16 November 2004 - The US military announcement that major combat was over in Fallujah echoed the words of US President George W. Bush in May last year when he declared the official end of the war on Iraq.
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The US military intensified its air raids Thursday in the Iraqi town of Fallujah, while efforts to mediate a truce between Iraq&#39;s interim government and Fallujah militants collapsed.
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The Iraqi government Sunday declared a state of emergency for 60 days throughout the country except for Kurdish-run areas in the north as US and Iraqi forces prepare for an expected all-out assault on rebels in Fallujah.
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FALLUJAH: Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi on Tuesday imposed a night curfew in Baghdad as US troops with crack Iraqi soldiers surged into the heart of Fallujah in a hail of explosions and gunfire on the second day of the largest operation in Iraq since
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FALLUJAH, Iraq : Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi authorised US and Iraqi forces to launch an assault to regain control of the rebel-held city of Fallujah as troops seized key positions in bitter fighting on its outskirts.
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US Lieutenant General John Sattler said Thursday that US troops have succeeded in the flashpoint city of Fallujah. But more anti-US violence broke out throughout Iraq, causing heavy casualties and damage.
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US and Iraqi forces moved into parts of rebel-held Fallujah, west of Baghdad, seizing the city&#39;s general hospital after a day of aerial bombardment, the US military said.
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MOSUL, Iraq - US troops fought insurgents on the streets of Iraqâs third-largest city on Monday, where violence has surged during a week-long offensive to capture the city of Fallujah from rebels.