Iraq ready for "final" battle with al Qaeda: PM
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Iraqi security forces have begun a "decisive" final offensive against al Qaeda in Iraq to push the Sunni Islamist militants out of their last major stronghold in the north, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said on Friday.
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BAGHDAD -- The Iraqi prime minister announced Friday that the government was preparing to strike back against al-Qaida in the northern city of Mosul after two days of deadly bombings killed nearly 40 people. He promised the fight "will be decisive."
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Iraqâs prime minister said that the government was launching a major offensive against Al Qaeda in Mosul.
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BAGHDAD - Iraq&#39;s interim prime minister said yesterday that efforts to resolve the conflict in Fallujah peacefully had entered their final phase and warned that &quot;our patience is running thin,&quot; vowing to clear the city of militants who have carried out
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Iraq's interim prime minister says decisive military action may soon be carried out in the rebel city of Falluja
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Iraq's interim prime minister, Iyad Allawi, said on Tuesday he had pressed the president of Pakistan to contribute troops to the U.S.-led multinational force in his country.
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BAGHDAD - Iraq&#39;s interim prime minister on Sunday warned that efforts to resolve the standoff in Fallujah peacefully have entered their &quot;final phase&quot; and said he will not hesitate to launch &quot;a military solution&quot; to end Sunni insurgents&#39; hold over the city
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NAJAF, Iraq - Prime Minister Ayad Allawi issued a "final call" Thursday to Shiite insurgents to disarm and withdraw from a revered shrine after his government threatened a massive onslaught by Iraqi forces. As the peace deal for Najaf unraveled, militants bombarded a police station with mortar rounds, killing seven police and injuring 31 others...
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Iraqi interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi warned Sunday that time was almost up for a peace agreement that could prevent a bloody, decisive battle in Fallujah, the western city
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Iraq's prime minister Monday touted his government's efforts in thwarting "sectarian war" and acknowledged that Iraqi troops are not yet ready to fully take over security duties from the U.S.-led coalition.
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An audio tape purportedly from al Qaeda  ally Abu Musab al-Zarqawi has urged militants to prepare for a  lengthy holy war against U.S.-led forces in Iraq, saying  victory could take months and years.
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Iraqi interim Prime Minister Iyad  Allawi sought to calm anger on Friday over his description of  states that opposed the U.S.-led war to oust Saddam Hussein as  "spectators."
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Iraqi PM Nouri Maliki says Iraq's forces will be ready to assume security control of the country in June 2007.
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BAGHDAD -- Iraq's Shi'ite prime minister yesterday made his first visit to Ramadi, where US and Iraqi forces are trying to win over Sunni Arab tribes to the fight against Al Qaeda.
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Iraq&#39;s interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi, right, shakes hands with British Prime Minister Tony Blair on his arrival in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2004, in this image made from television.
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Mr Allawi, speaking at a press conference in London, said Iraq must continue to &#39;stand firm&#39; in the face of challenges, including those posed by terrorists.
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BAGHDAD -- Iraq's most feared terrorist leader urged his followers yesterday to be patient and prepare for a long struggle against the Americans, promising in an audiotape posted on the Internet that ''ferocious wars . . . take their time" but victory was assured.