U.S. troops in Iraq go on the offensive
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Thousands of U.S. troops swept into the northern and southern beltlands of Baghdad on Wednesday in simultaneous operations against militants that the military said was the start of a "summer of hard fighting" in Iraq.
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American forces moved into position Friday for a decisive battle with bands of insurgents, pounding some of their last strongholds with airstrikes and repelling attempts
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BAGHDAD, Iraq - U.S. forces stepped up operations Tuesday across a wide swath of the Sunni insurgent strongholds northwest of the capital, pounding targets in two cities from the air and supporting Iraqi troops in raids on mosques suspected of harboring insurgents...
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U.S. and Iraqi troops pushed into insurgent-heavy neighborhoods and stormed police stations in Mosul on Tuesday, launching an offensive to retake parts of this northern Iraqi city where militants staged a mass uprising last week in support of insurgents in Fallujah.
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U.S. forces accompanied by the Iraqi  national guard launched a major offensive against insurgents in  the northern Iraqi city of Samarra Thursday, CNN reported.
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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 U.S. attack on rebel-held Falluja.
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Two battalions totaling 1,500 82nd Airborne Division troops will begin flying to Iraq from Fort Bragg, NC, on Friday, triggering a major build-up of US forces to bolster security for January national elections in the country
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BRITISH troops joined their US and Iraqi counterparts in a massive new offensive against insurgent strongholds yesterday as efforts intensified to restore government control in time for January 30 elections.
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U.S. and Iraqi forces launched attacks on Baghdad's northern and southern flanks to clear out Sunni insurgents, al-Qaida fighters and Shiite militiamen who had fled the capital and Anbar during a four-month-old security operation, military officials said Monday.
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U.S. troops backed by thunderous air and artillery barrages launched a ground offensive Monday to seize key insurgent strongholds inside Fallujah, the city that became Iraq's major sanctuary for Islamic extremists who fought Marines to a standstill last April.
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BAGHDAD, June 19 -- U.S. troops backed by helicopters and Bradley Fighting Vehicles launched a major offensive Tuesday to clear the Sunni extremist group al-Qaeda in Iraq from its new stronghold in Diyala province north of the capital, the U.S. military said in a statement.
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The U.S. military said it had launched a major offensive against al Qaeda north of the Iraqi capital Baghdad on Tuesday involving around 10,000 soldiers.
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US and Iraqi troops move in on Falluja ahead of a planned major offensive to take the city from insurgents.
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_ US troops are on the offensive in Iraq ahead of the holy month of Ramadan, which is expected to start at the end of the week. The operations appear aimed at preventing a repeat of the
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The U.S. military said it had launched a major offensive against al Qaeda north of Baghdad on Tuesday involving 10,000 soldiers, in one of the single biggest operations against the Sunni Islamist militant group in Iraq.
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US commanders intend to use the increase of US troops in Iraq in more offensive operations.
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MOSUL, Iraq  - U.S. forces have carried out air  strikes on Iraq's third largest city, targeting insurgents who  have attacked police stations and fought fierce street battles  this week, the U.S. military said on Friday.