G.I.'s Itch to Prove Their Mettle in Falluja
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After a long summer of cat-and-mouse games with shadowy insurgents, the Marines are hungry for a decisive battle.
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American troops and Iraqi special forces launched a major operation in Falluja late Thursday aimed at disrupting future attacks by insurgents who control the volatile city, the US military said.
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Well-armed insurgents will retreat into the heart of Falluja before making a stand against US and Iraqi troops aiming to take control of the city, the top American officer in Iraq predicted on Monday.
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FALLUJA, Iraq  - U.S. forces expect to be  positioned throughout the last remaining guerrilla stronghold  in Falluja by Tuesday, a Marine officer said on Saturday.
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FALLUJA, Iraq  - The offensive that crushed Iraq's  fiercest insurgents in Falluja in November turned U.S. Marines  into heroes and insurgents into celebrated martyrs.
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The American offensive in Falluja will test the administration&#39;s belief that the Iraqi insurgency can be subdued in time for the country&#39;s elections in
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FALLUJA: US-led forces have gained control of most of Falluja and insurgents are trapped in the southern part of the Iraqi city, Marine officers said yesterday.
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FALLUJA, Iraq  - U.S. forces punched to the heart  of Falluja on Tuesday after fierce fighting with guerrillas in  Iraq's most rebellious city, a U.S. military source said.
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FALLUJA, Iraq  - U.S. Marines backed by air  strikes fought their way through an insurgent stronghold in  Falluja on Wednesday, but have yet to quell resistance in  Iraq's most rebellious city, Marines said.
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US troops searching Falluja say they have found enough arms to support a nationwide rebellion - and a chemical lab.
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Persuading the Sunnis to act as a loyal minority in an Iraqi democracy may be the most improbable goal of the retaking of Falluja by storm.
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NEAR FALLUJA, Iraq  - U.S. planes and artillery  fiercely bombarded Falluja and troops probed rebel defenses on  Monday in a prelude to a full-scale ground offensive on Iraq's  toughest insurgent bastion.
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&quot;They know they cannot defeat us militarily. But they are hoping they can win the test of wills. It&#39;s a battle of morale.
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Falluja sees more intense fighting as US forces step up their assault to defeat insurgents in the city.
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FALLUJA, Iraq  - Iraqis who fled last month's  U.S.-led offensive on Falluja began trickling back on Thursday  to check if homes they left behind were still standing, but  most said they would not stay amid continued fighting.
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FALLUJA, Iraq  - U.S. Marines shelled targets in  Falluja on Thursday after saying they had seized 70 percent of  the city and vowing to hunt down surviving rebels.
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FALLUJA, Iraq  - U.S. forces thrust at least one  km (0.6 miles) into rebel-held Falluja on Tuesday and were not  far from the Iraqi city's heart, residents said.