US tightens net around Fallujah
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United States troops have reinforced positions around Fallujah after an overnight air strike and sealed main roads out of the rebel-held city.
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The US military says it responded to enemy fire on the edge of Fallujah, Iraq. A Marine spokesman says troops had been taking sporadic fire and countered with tanks and artillery.
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The skies over Fallujah lit up from the flashes of air and artillery barrages as US troops launched an offensive to seize key insurgent strongholds in a city that became the major sanctuary for Islamic extremists who fought Marines to a standstill last
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US forces battled south through Fallujah&#39;s narrow lanes and alleys Wednesday to take control of 70 per cent of the insurgent stronghold and rebel fighters were bottled up in a strip of land flanking the main east-west highway
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A deserted street in the western part of Fallujah, Iraq, Saturday, Nov. 13, 2004. About 80 percent of the city was said to be under US control, with insurgents pushed into a narrow corner.
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US and Iraqi forces are pushing deeper south into the city of Fallujah on the fifth day of a joint offensive to drive out insurgents.
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BAGHDAD -- US forces pounded parts of Fallujah from the air and ground yesterday, hitting insurgents in a city where Americans are said to be gearing up for a major offensive.
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Full control of the Iraqi city of Fallujah may be just hours away according to a senior Iraqi government official. However, the insurgency in the country is continuing, with US and Iraqi forces battling armed militants in several parts of the country.
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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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The assault on Fallujah by US and Iraqi forces entered its fifth day on Saturday, with US officials saying they are close to gaining complete control of the city.
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BAGHDAD (CBS) US forces in Iraq continue to pound the rebel city of Fallujah from the air and ground, apparently in an attempt to soften up militants in advance of a major offensive.
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Backed by Iraqi forces, US soldiers and marines have begun their long-anticipated attack on Fallujah, an insurgent stronghold some 40 miles west of Baghdad.
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FALLUJAH, Iraq  - US troops tightened their grip on Fallujah but clashed with rebels in Iraq &#39;s main northern city of Mosul, where gunmen roamed the streets, and in the capital where one US soldier was killed.
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US forces are closing in on the Iraqi city of Fallujah, launching new air strikes on the rebel stronghold, while Iraq&#39;s prime minister warns that a long-threatened battle to regain control of the city could be imminent.
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Fallujah - The United States military launched two air strikes on the rebel-held city of Fallujah on Tuesday, flattening two buildings which the military described as hideouts for Iraq&#39;s most wanted insurgent, Abu Mussab al-Zarqawi.
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As Iraqi officials declared Fallujah liberated, U.S. forces continued intense combat operations aimed at securing the last section of the city.
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FALLUJAH, Iraq - U.S. jets pounded insurgent positions in Fallujah for a second straight day Wednesday, raising plumes of smoke but leaving no extensive damage or signs of weakening the Sunni militants who have steadily expanded their control of this city about 30 miles west of Baghdad...