Troops in Ramadi learn to live with danger
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The hole in the ceiling is just a way to let out steam for the soldiers showering inside a damaged trailer in Ramadi, one of Iraq&#039;s most dangerous cities.
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How insurgents turned a neighborhood into a battle zone in which U.S. troops have to fight for their lives
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ISKANDARIYA, Iraq  - Saad Hameed says he is willing to risk his life defending a large area filled with scrap metal, old mortar bombs and rusty broken cars for a steady income and the prospect of joining the Iraqi police.
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British troops today handed over responsibilty for security in the southern Iraqi province of Basra, a major landmark in the scaling-back of the foreign military presence nearly five years on from the U.S.-led invasion. "As you step up, we step back," British commander, Maj. Gen. Graham Binns, told Iraqi leaders.
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FORT SILL, Okla. -- It's a sweltering 90 degrees and soldiers Kevin Messmer and Kroften Owen are hunched in a rubble-strewn apartment. Peering from a window to avoid sniper fire, they see a bustling Iraqi city.
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Lebanese are being squeezed, no longer just by fear of bombs, but by the realities of checkpoints and roving patrols of soldiers.
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MINGAORA, Pakistan -- The rebel commander's radio station is off the air, and his house has been blown up. On the streets, army troops patrol, not insurgents. Ever so slowly, residents are starting to return.
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U.S. troops are switching tactics in the fight against insurgents in parts of this rebellious city, replacing confrontation with courtesy in hopes of winning public trust and undercutting support for the militants.
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U.S. forces traded fire with insurgents in the Sunni stronghold of Ramadi following a series of raids, residents said Thursday, and at least eight people were reported killed.
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The US military launched large-scale military raids in Ramadi today, following two days of heavy clashes in the militant stronghold in Iraq&#39;s Sunni Triangle.
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American and Iraqi forces met some resistance today as they swept into a predominantly Sunni neighborhood.
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BAGHDAD -- Iraq's Shi'ite prime minister yesterday made his first visit to Ramadi, where US and Iraqi forces are trying to win over Sunni Arab tribes to the fight against Al Qaeda.
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All that was missing was the crowds. But a  Ramadi celebration of a martyred tribal leader  provided telling evidence of the area's sudden turn against anti-American Islamic extremists
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After handing over security responsibilities, troops will focus on hunting Al Qaeda and training Iraqi soldiers.
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U.S. soldiers fought with suspected insurgents using a building as a safe house in Ramadi on Tuesday, killing one Iraqi man and five females, ranging in age from an infant to teenagers, the U.S. military said.
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After troops began fortifying and patrolling Dora, one of IraqÂs bloodiest neighborhoods, the odor of death has eased.
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Description: Guerillas dressed as policemen ambush and kill about 50 newly trained Iraqi soldiers in a remote eastern region of Iraq.