US advances into Fallujah
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US forces backed by an air and artillery barrage launched a major attack into the southern half of Fallujah, trying to choke off Sunni fighters within a shrinking cordon, even
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BAGHDAD, 9 November 2004 - US and Iraqi forces yesterday launched the long-awaited attack on the Sunni town of Fallujah after Iraqâs interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi gave them the green light.
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US and Iraqi forces, facing sporadic but stiff resistance, advanced into the heart of Fallujah yesterday on the second day
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US and Iraqi forces have pushed into the western edge of insurgent-held Fallujah and taken control of the city&#39;s main hospital and two key bridges over the Euphrates river.
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The long-awaited assault on by US troops on the Iraqi city of Fallujah appears to have started. US forces have stormed into western districts seizing the city&#39;s main hospital and securing two key bridges over the Euphrates River.
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Fallujah (AsiaNews/Afp) - US and Iraqi forces rolled into the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah on Monday, taking a hospital and two bridges without a fight as US warplanes struck suspected rebel targets around the city in overnight raids.
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The US led assault on Fallujah has begun. Two US Marines have been killed along with dozens of Iraqis insurgents. The military said it happened when their military car flipped into the Euphrates River.
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Thousands of US and Iraqi troops pushed into the insurgent-held city of Fallujah just after sunset Monday in the
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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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US-led forces pushed into the center of Fallujah, capturing strategic positions, conducting searches and fending off fire from insurgents, who have used at least one mosque as a base, the US military said.
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US forces stormed key areas of Fallujah early today, in what appeared to be the first stage of the long-expected assault on the rebel stronghold.
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Another US air strike on the Iraqi rebel-held city of Fallujah has killed at least five people and wounded 11 others. American and Iraqi forces also are pressing ahead with an offensive in the city of Samarra
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Thousands of US and Iraqi troops have begun a long-awaited ground offensive to retake the Iraqi city of Fallujah from terrorists and insurgents.
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US warplanes pounded Fallujah on Saturday, as more than 10,000 American soldiers and Marines massed for an expected assault on the militant stronghold.
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The massive military operation to retake Fallujah has been âaccomplishedâ, a senior Iraqi official said today. Fierce fighting continued in the war-torn city where pockets of resistance were still holding out against US forces.
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U.S. Army and Marine units thrust into the heart of the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah on Tuesday, fighting fierce street battles and conducting house-to-house searches on the second day of a major assault to retake the city from Islamic militants.
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FALLUJAH, Iraq - US forces pushed deeper into the southern reaches of Fallujah, cornering militants backed into smaller pockets of the city.