US-led forces take over new rebel bastion south of Baghdad
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LATIFIYAH, Iraq - US-led forces on Friday seized control of the lawless town of Latifiyah south of Baghdad, in the latest effort to restore order in war-torn Iraq ahead of January polls.
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US-led forces on Sunday declared victory in Samarra, the first step of a drive to take back all Iraq&#39;s rebel-held areas before elections in January.
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SAMARRA, Iraq  - U.S. and Iraqi forces tightened  their grip on the rebel stronghold of Samarra on Saturday with  one of the largest offensives since the fall of Saddam Hussein.
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American and Iraqi forces battled their way into the center of this insurgent-ridden city on Friday, claiming that they had taken control of more than
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US and Iraqi troops have pushed into the insurgent stronghold of Samarra, north of Baghdad, re-taking key government buildings and religious sites.
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BAGHDAD -- US forces launched a new offensive yesterday against insurgents in an area south of the capital dubbed the &quot;triangle of death,&quot; while militants ambushed an elite Iraqi police unit in a Baghdad neighbourhood known for its loyalty to ousted
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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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US and Iraqi forces captured the Iraqi city of Samarra on Sunday after fierce fighting with Sunni militants. The forces later described the operation as a successful first step in a major push to wrest key
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British troops moved from Basra on Wednesday to take over an area near Baghdad in a move that could set the stage for a US attack on rebel-held Falluja.
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American forces overran the last center of rebel resistance in Falluja on Sunday after a weeklong invasion that smashed what they called the principal base for the Iraqi insurgency.
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BAGHDAD : US and Iraqi forces swept rebel bastions south of Baghdad and pounded positions held by Iraq&#39;s most wanted, Abu Mussab al-Zarqawi, in Fallujah, pressing on with a promised anti-insurgency crackdown as Iraq again took centre stage in the US
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US and Iraqi forces on Sunday declared victory in Samarra where they battled hundreds of guerrillas in the first step of a drive to take back all of Iraq&#39;s rebel-held areas by year&#39;s end.
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BAGHDAD -- US and Iraqi forces took control of the central Iraqi city of Samarra yesterday but engaged in sporadic clashes with insurgents who had dispersed into the narrowest of its closely packed streets to continue fighting in small bands.
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SAMARRA, Iraq, Oct 2  - US and Iraqi officials said the rebel city of Samarra was largely under control on Saturday after one of their largest post-war military offensives in Iraq, while US warplanes rocked the rebel town of Fallujah, another hotspot
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US forces have launched a major offensive to reclaim the rebel stronghold of Samarra in the Sunni Muslim triangle ahead of nationwide parliamentary elections scheduled for January.
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American forces battled south through Fallujah&#39;s narrow lanes and alleys today to take control of 70 percent of the insurgent stronghold, and rebel fighters were bottled
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U.S. forces expanded their push against insurgent strongholds outside Baghdad on Wednesday as Iraqi units joined the offensive and took control of several districts in the key city of Baqouba, the military said.