U.S.-Led Forces Widen Control in Rebel Iraqi City
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SAMARRA, Iraq  - U.S.-led forces backed by  warplanes tightened their grip on the rebel stronghold of  Samarra on Saturday, saying they had killed 125 rebels in one  of the largest offensives since the fall of Saddam Hussein.
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U.S. troops have secured control over the whole of rebellious Falluja, a Marine officer said on Monday, with more than 1,000 insurgents taken prisoner.
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Baghdad, Oct. 3 (NNN): US and Iraqi forces claim to have tightened their grip on Samarra after an operation that began on Friday that reportedly left over 125 rebels dead.
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US forces stepped up operations yesterday across a wide swath of the Sunni insurgent strongholds northwest of the capital, pounding targets in three urban centers from the air and supporting Iraqi troops in raids on mosques suspected of harboring
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FALLUJA, Iraq  - U.S.-led forces thrust at least  one km (half a mile) toward the center of rebel-held Falluja on  Tuesday despite heavy resistance, officers said.
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SAMARRA, Iraq - Sporadic gunfire echoed through this Sunni Muslim stronghold Saturday as U.S. and Iraqi forces battled pockets of resistance a day after the start of what appeared to be the first major push to regain control of a string of cities before elections in January...
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The Iraqi government rushed reinforcements Friday to the country's third-largest city, Mosul, seeking to quell a deadly militant uprising that U.S. officials suspected may be in support of the resistance in Fallujah &#151; now said to be under 80 percent U.S. control.
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American forces bottled up guerrillas in a narrow strip of Fallujahâs alleys and streets Wednesday after a stunningly swift advance that seized control of 70 percent of the insurgent stronghold.
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BAGHDAD : US and Iraqi forces swept rebel bastions south of Baghdad and pounded positions held by Iraq&#39;s most wanted, Abu Mussab al-Zarqawi, in Fallujah, pressing on with a promised anti-insurgency crackdown as Iraq again took centre stage in the US
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SAMARRA, Iraq, Oct 2  - US and Iraqi officials said the rebel city of Samarra was largely under control on Saturday after one of their largest post-war military offensives in Iraq, while US warplanes rocked the rebel town of Fallujah, another hotspot
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US vehicles take up positions around edge of Iraqi capital's Sadr City district.
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MOSUL, Iraq  - U.S. and Iraqi forces launched an  offensive in Mosul Tuesday to retake control of rebel-held  areas after a week of anarchy with insurgents rampaging through  Iraq's third largest city.
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In Iraq, US and Iraqi forces have stepped up their military operations in areas of the country under the control of Sunni rebels. Ahead of elections set for January, Iraqi and coalition forces are attempting
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SAMARRA, Iraq  - U.S. and Iraqi forces tightened  their grip on Samarra Saturday, pressing on with one of the  largest offensives since the fall of Saddam Hussein to try to  regain control of the rebel stronghold.
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US and Iraqi forces tightened their grip on Samarra Saturday, pushing ahead with one of the largest offensives since the fall of Saddam Hussein to try to regain control of the rebel stronghold.
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U.S. forces in Iraq on Friday launched a  big offensive in the rebel stronghold of Samarra and said they  had secured key government and police buildings.
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Thousands of American troops are advancing across the deadly streets and alleyways of the rebel-held city.