US Forces Set for Imminent Assault on Falluja
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Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi (L) shakes hands with British Prime Minister Tony Blair (R) after talks in Brussels November 5, 2004 ahead of the second day of a EU summit.
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American forces have stormed key areas of Fallujah early in the day, in what appears to be the first stage of the long-expected assault on the city.
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US troops have unleashed a fierce barrage of shelling on Iraq&#39;s rebel-held town of Falluja, where US troops are poised for a major offensive, a Reuters witness says.
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US warplanes pounded Falluja Monday as ground troops battled guerrillas on the outskirts of the rebel-held city that American and Iraqi forces were poised to storm.
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NEAR FALLUJA, Iraq  - U.S. marines prepared on  Friday to mount a "decisive" assault on the Iraqi cities of  Falluja and Ramadi to crush Sunni Muslim insurgents and Arab  militants.
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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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NEAR FALLUJAH, Iraq A US general says American forces are gearing up for a major operation against the insurgent stronghold in Fallujah.
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Roughly 10,000 to 15,000 U.S. and  Iraqi troops were involved in the assault on Monday on the  rebel-held Iraqi city of Falluja, where about 3,000 insurgents  are holed up, the top U.S. commander in Iraq said.
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Artillery fire is heard on the outskirts of the  Iraqi city of Falluja amid expectations of a major assault against rebels.
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The move marked the start of the main assault on Falluja, expected to be the most significant battle since the fall of Baghdad.
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Coalition forces have started their attack against Iraqi insurgents in the city of Falluja after the final order for the assault was given by Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi.
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American commanders in Iraq say they are preparing operations to open up rebel-held areas, especially Falluja, the restive city west of Baghdad now under control of insurgents and Islamist groups.
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American forces are gearing up for a major operation in the insurgent bastion of Fallujah, where up to 5,000 Islamic militants, Saddam
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US Marines are preparing for a &quot;decisive&quot; assault on Fallujah and Ramadi, towns held by insurgents and hostage-takers, a commander says.
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The U.S. military sealed off Falluja on Friday and launched a night of air strikes on the rebel city ahead of an assault seen as critical to the interim government's attempt to pacify Iraq before January polls.
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US forces thrust at least one km (0.6 miles) into rebel-held Falluja on Tuesday and were not far from the Iraqi city&#39;s heart, residents said.
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US forces say they are tracking down the last insurgents in Falluja in a bid to secure the bombed-out Sunni city and enable supplies to reach residents.