U.S. Marines Launch Offensive on Iraq's Falluja
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U.S. tanks and Marines stormed into  Falluja on Monday night in a fierce ground assault to retake  the Iraqi city from rebels.
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About 5,000 US Marines, British troops and Iraqi forces began an offensive yesterday aimed at clearing insurgents from a cluster of dusty, small towns south of Baghdad.
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Roughly 10,000 to 15,000 U.S. and  Iraqi troops were involved in the assault on Monday on the  rebel-held Iraqi city of Falluja, where about 3,000 insurgents  are holed up, the top U.S. commander in Iraq 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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American forces stepped up their pressure on the insurgent-controlled city of Falluja on Friday, unleashing an aerial and artillery bombardment of
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FALLUJA, Iraq  - U.S. Marines backed by air  strikes battled through a rebel stronghold in Falluja on  Wednesday, as officials said kidnappers had seized three  relatives of Iraq's interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi.
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CAMP FALLUJAH, Iraq - Marines continue to battle pockets of insurgents in Fallujah at the start of what could be a crucial week for American policy in the rebellious 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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FALLUJA, Iraq  - U.S. Marines resumed their  artillery bombardment of targets in the Iraqi city of Falluja  on Wednesday after a relatively quiet night.
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US Marines backed by aircraft fought insurgents in the Iraqi city of Falluja on Thursday, six weeks after launching a major attack that aimed to quell revolt in the city before next month&#39;s election.
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NEAR FALLUJA, Iraq  - A U.S. Marine tank company  and infantry unit moved early on Monday to a staging area near  Falluja ahead of a major offensive against the rebel-held city.
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U.S. forces launched fresh attacks in and near the restive Iraqi city of Falluja overnight, killing about 60 foreign fighters, the U.S. military said on Friday.
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FALLUJA: US Army and Marine units pushed through the centre of the insurgent stronghold of Falluja on Tuesday, fighting bands of guerrillas in the streets and conducting house-to-house searches on the second day of a major offensive to retake the city
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US tanks and Marines stormed into Falluja on Monday night in a fierce ground assault to retake the Iraqi city from rebels. Several tanks thrust into the city and guerrillas
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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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American jets bombed targets in Falluja in the first stage of a long-expected invasion aimed at the center of the Iraqi insurgency.
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FALLUJA, Iraq Thousands of US marines and soldiers swarmed over a railroad embankment on the northern edge of Falluja, setting off a wild firefight and making significant advances into the city.