US planes launch massive Iraq raid
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US warplanes drop tonnes of bombs on suspected al-Qaeda targets on the outskirts of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad.
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ZAMBARANIYAH, Iraq -- U.S. warplanes unleashed one of the most intense airstrikes of the Iraq war Thursday, dropping 40,000 pounds of explosives in a thunderous 10-minute onslaught on suspected al-Qaida in Iraq safe havens in Sunni farmlands south of Baghdad.
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Planes and artillery pound the rebel city to soften resistance as US troops move in. NEAR FALLUJAH, IRAQ -- US troops backed by thunderous air and artillery barrages launched a ground offensive yesterday to
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FALLUJAH, Iraq - US warplanes bombed rebel targets in the Iraqi city of Fallujah on Thursday in an intensifying air campaign before an expected all-out offensive.
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Iraqi insurgents took the war to the US-led coalition yesterday, launching a devastating series of attacks across the centre of the country, even as American forces massed for an assault on the rebel-held city of Falluja.
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U.S., British and Iraqi troops mounted raids Tuesday in a swath of territory south of Baghdad where armed insurgents have seized control of several cities and towns.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq - U.S. troops and their Iraqi allies launched crackdowns Thursday against anti-government forces in widely separated parts of the country, sending warplanes against insurgent strongholds in two cities and restoring Iraqi state control in a third...
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BAGHDAD, Iraq - More than 3,000 U.S. and Iraqi forces launched a major operation Tuesday against insurgent strongholds just south of Baghdad in an area notorious for kidnappings and ambushes...
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BAGHDAD - United States jets pounded parts of Fallujah yesterday, targeting insurgents in a city where American forces were said to be gearing up for a major offensive.
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American-led forces stormed the rebel stronghold of Samarra yesterday, launching a major offensive to wrest back control of the country&#39;s so-called &quot;no-go&quot; areas before the elections scheduled for January.
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US forces in Iraq on Friday launched a big offensive in the rebel strongold of Samarra and said they had secured key government and police buildings.
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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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US FORCES launched a large ground and air offensive against insurgents in Mosul yesterday in an effort to retake areas lost to the rebels in heavy fighting last week.
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US jets pounded parts of Fallujah today, targeting insurgents in a city where American forces were said to be gearing up for a major offensive.
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The US military intensified its air raids Thursday in the Iraqi town of Fallujah, while efforts to mediate a truce between Iraq&#39;s interim government and Fallujah militants collapsed.
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Billed as the biggest urban fight since Vietnam, US forces in Iraq launched a major assault at nightfall.
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US-led forces have stormed Samarra and say more than 100 guerrillas have been killed in air strikes and street-to-street combat during a major new American offensive to wrest control of the Iraqi town.