As troops converge on Fallujah, some worry about the consequences
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The assault on Fallujah could incite violence elsewhere in Iraq, help Islamic terrorists gain followers and further sour world opinion against the United States, but
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FALLUJAH, Iraq -- Six months after US Marines arrived with a promise to win over this rebel stronghold through intense outreach and focused military strikes, the city is &quot;a cancer&quot; that threatens to spread chaos around Iraq, Marine commanders said this week in a frank assessment.
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FALLUJAH, IRAQ--Lightning may never strike the same place twice, but Iraqi insurgents do, along the endless reed-filled canals and dirt roads that surround Fallujah, in central Iraq.
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A U.S. military convoy of at least 40 armored vehicles was seen moving toward Fallujah, while British troops in southern Iraq headed north to plug any gaps that an offensive on the city might create.
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FALLUJAH, Iraq, Dec. 9 -- When the residents of Fallujah begin trickling back to their devastated city, they will be routed through sandbagged checkpoints where U.S. and Iraqi troops will take their fingerprints, issue ID cards and in some cases scan their irises, part of an elaborate plan to keep insurgents out of the former radical militant stronghold.
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Troops scour Fallujah for insurgents. At least 38 American troops and six Iraqi soldiers have been killed since the offensive operation began Nov. 7. By wire services.
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By Scheherezade Faramarzi, Associated Press, 10/15/2004 16:28. BAGHDAD, Iraq  People in Fallujah, homegrown insurgents among them, are sounding increasingly dismayed by the beheadings and suicide bombings which some of them blame on foreign fighters.
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Families of local soldiers and Marines serving in Iraq have a new worry as US and Iraqi troops launch a major strike in the city of Fallujah.
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ARLINGTON, Va. - With military operations winding down in Fallujah, US and coalition forces are starting to turn their firepower to other cities where fighting is breaking out with increasing intensity, according
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Residents of the devastated city of Fallujah will begin returning to their homes later this week in several stages, and each family will be compensated for damages caused by recent fighting between US troops and insurgents, Iraqi&#39;s
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TONY EASTLEY: Residents of Fallujah, west of Baghdad, are bracing themselves for a big military assault, after Iraq&#39;s interim prime minister warned that time for negotiations was running out.
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Relations are deteriorating among insurgents as local fighters negotiate to avoid a U.S.-led military offensive against Fallujah, while foreign fighters press to attack Americans and their Iraqi supporters.
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Some question whether it will be enough to quell the violence and worry about the impact of prolonged tours. Amid a spike in violence in Iraqi cities coinciding with the Fallujah offensive, the US military
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US troops are vital to security, but pressure is growing for them to leave.
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Fallujah has been the heart of the Iraqi insurgency but won&#39;t be its last stand, defense officials and experts say. US-led forces have moved through the one-time insurgent stronghold
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The decision, aimed at freeing up US manpower for an all-out assault on the lawless city of Fallujah, is generating deep disquiet here, where a public, at best skeptical about the war, is nervous of "mission ...
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FALLUJAH, Iraq - The US and Iraqi forces who entered this militant stronghold on Monday were prepared for days of fierce street fighting with insurgents who have been building defenses for months.