U.S. Forces, Insurgents Battle in Ramadi
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U.S. forces traded fire with insurgents in the Sunni stronghold of Ramadi following a series of raids, residents said Thursday, and at least eight people were reported killed.
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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.
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Treading into yet another flashpoint city, U.S. Marines and Iraqi security forces began a series of raids Tuesday on mosques in and around the Sunni city of Ramadi following an upsurge in the use of mosques for insurgent activity, the military announced.
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RAMADI, Iraq: Gunfire and explosions rattled the Sunni militant stronghold of Ramadi yesterday when US forces traded fire with insurgents after raids launched just ahead of the start of Islam&#39;s holy month, Ramadan.
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US forces battled rebels in Falluja on Sunday after air raids aimed at foreign militants led by America&#39;s top enemy in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.
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U.S. troops killed 18 insurgents after coming under attack in the volatile city of Ramadi, the military said Friday.
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Sporadic gunfire echoed through this Sunni Muslim stronghold Saturday as U.S. and Iraqi forces battled pockets of resistance a day after the start of what appeared to be the first major push to regain control of a string of cities before elections in January.
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US and Iraqi forces have raided seven mosques believed to be providing support for insurgents in the restive western city of Ramadi.
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BAGHDAD : US troops found three bodies and their severed heads north of Baghdad while 13 people died in clashes in Ramadi and two Iraqis perished south of the capital when a car bomb exploded.
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An uptick in airstrikes and other military moves point to an imminent showdown between U.S. forces and Sunni Muslim insurgents west of Baghdad &#151; a decisive battle that could determine whether the campaign to bring democracy and stability to Iraq can succeed.
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US and Iraqi forces fought deadly battles with insurgents across central and northern Iraq on Monday â-he latest in a wave of clashes that has swept the country&#39;s Sunni Muslim
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BAGHDAD US forces battled insurgents loyal to the rebel Shiite cleric Moktada al-Sadr in the Baghdad slum of Sadr City on Tuesday, in clashes that killed at least 34 people, including an American soldier, and wounded almost 200, US and Iraqi authorities
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The US military launched large-scale military raids in Ramadi today, following two days of heavy clashes in the militant stronghold in Iraq&#39;s Sunni Triangle.
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Fierce battles between insurgents and U.S. and Iraqi forces killed at least 27 people Monday in Baqouba and south of Baghdad &#151; the latest in a wave of clashes that has swept Iraq's Sunni Muslim heartland even as American forces move against the last remaining pockets of resistance in Fallujah.
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U.S. forces launched attacks Thursday in the western towns of Fallujah and Ramadi, hunting insurgents belonging to the network of terror mastermind Abu-Musab al-Zarqawi, a military statement said.
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RAMADI, Iraq -- Medical officials say fighting between US troops and Iraqi insurgents in the western city of Ramadi has killed at least eight civilians and wounded nearly 20 others.
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Violence flared across Sunni areas of Iraq on Saturday as insurgents attacked U.S.-backed forces near Baquba and fighting erupted in Ramadi. A U.S. soldier was killed in a roadside blast north of Baghdad and while 17 bodies were discovered in Mosul.